Daily Archives: January 19, 2018
Why Arabs and Muslims Will Not Accept Israel as the Jewish State
Unsurprisingly, Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital aroused massive outrage in the Arab and Islamic world. This was for two main reasons — one religious and one nationalist.
The religious reason is rooted in...
Made in India: Kosher Food From Gujarat Consumed in Israel
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to India is opening many avenues of business between the two nations. But for Zeevabhai Mulishia from Junagadh, a business avenue presented itself almost three decades ago in...
Hogan allocates $2 million in budget proposal to protect schools from hate crimes
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s fiscal 2019 budget proposal includes $2 million for security enhancements at schools and child-care centers, a response to an increase in hate crimes in recent years.
If the funds are approved...
For student with unique circumstances, new Jewish two-year college program is a godsend
NEW YORK — Yechiel Malik was born and raised an hour’s drive from New York City, but until age 10 he spoke only Yiddish.
He grew up in an all-Hasidic village in New York’s Hudson...
Leader Of Viennese Jewish Community Will Not Attend Holocaust Ceremony If Far-Right Party Is...
The Jewish community of Vienna has let it be known that they will not attend Austria’s official Holocaust commemoration ceremony if the far-right Freedom Party (the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs in German, commonly abbreviated as the FPÖ) is also...
Parashat Bo – בֹּא
In this Parasha we learn about the three remaining plagues brought upon Pharaoh and his nation, once again to repay a “Midah KeNeged Midah" (“מידה כנגד מידה“), measure for measure punishment for what they...