Daily Archives: July 19, 2018
France’s reputation is at stake again over the murder of Sarah Halimi
For the second time in 20 years, France basked in the accomplishment of winning the World Cup with a team whose diverse backgrounds were as much a symbol of national unity as the creative...
The ‘occupation’ and the old-new romance of socialism
At only 28 years old and with nothing but an upset primary win in a New York City congressional district on her résumé, being anointed as the “future of the Democratic Party” was quite...
American students get firsthand experience in Israel, MDA-style
Sophie Roth, 17, from Long Island, N.Y., had always watched as ambulances whirred by and wondered what it would be like to serve as an emergency responder, assisting someone in pain.
This summer, Roth and...
Saudi journalist: ‘We must advance peace with Israel, even if we have to make...
In an article published on July 15 in the Saudi government daily Al-Yawm, Saudi journalist Sukina Meshekhis called on the Arab countries to take bold steps, including certain concessions, in order to advance peace with Israel....
Israel Bonds taps new board chair in unanimous vote
Leaders from a number of prominent Jewish organizations attended a July 10 meeting at Israel Bonds’ corporate headquarters in New York, hosted by Howard L. Goldstein, who was recently elected chairman of the board...
Alibaba co-founder in Israel for first time, for lacrosse competition (not business)
Joseph Tsai, Taiwanese-Canadian billionaire co-founder of the Alibaba company, is in Israel for the first time on a 10-day visit.
While Tsai will reportedly meet with Israel business leaders while in country, his arrival is...
Singer, composer and music producer Shim Craimer tunes in to ‘aliyah’
Shim Craimer, whose dulcet tones and high energy have secured him a place as a sought-after Jewish musical performer, has sung at hundreds of weddings in the New York area and in his native...
U.S. lawmaker: Iran’s role in Syria boosts need to recognize Israeli sovereignty in the...
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) said in a hearing he organized in the House of Representatives on Tuesday that Iran’s growing presence in Syria has bolstered the case for the United States to recognize Israel’s...
Suicide’s memoir indicts the Gur sect of Hassidim
The poor woman who wrote this book (and eventually committed suicide) was born into a specific sect, tantamount to a cult, of ultra-Orthodox Judaism known as the Gur Hassidim
As a child and teenager the...
Parashat Devarim דְּבָרִים
The book of Devarim (“דברים”) is different then the first four books. It was composed and written by Moshe’s own thoughts and Divine phrases, our Sages explain. All the other four books HaShem dictated...