Daily Archives: July 27, 2018
RESPONSE TO: “Can Israel be Jewish and Liberal”, by Omri Boehm
What is lacking in the article that ran in the New York Times on July 27, 2018 – “Can Israel be Jewish and Liberal”, by Omri Boehm, in which the author analyzes the current...
Warner Brothers’ dominates Comic- Con 2018
SAN DIEGO — Because three of the biggest pop culture staples, Marvel, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones, were absent this year, the recently concluded Comic-Con felt much quieter and much less abuzz with...
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Israel: A tale of two fronts
Israel found that it had to split its attention this week between its border with Syria, where tensions are high but the risk of escalation is low, and its border with the Gaza Strip,...
![By Weygand [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/800px-Place_Fontaine_des_barres_Limoges-324x235.jpg "Tapestries in a medieval castle inspire visitors")
Tapestries in a medieval castle inspire visitors
BOUSSAC, France — The region around Limoges has been known since medieval times for its weavers. The art of tapestry-making once flourished there for many generations, passing down from father to son. Today the...
Charlottesville, one year later
It was an image straight out of a standard Jewish nightmare. The spectacle of neo-Nazis and their Ku Klux Klan allies holding a torchlight parade through the streets of an American city while chanting...
Pilot program offers free genetic testing for Ashkenazi Jews to detect cancer risk
Cancer touches us all. But it’s no secret, at least in the medical community, that elevated genetic risk of several cancers disproportionately afflicts one community: Ashkenazi Jews.
Jews of Eastern European ancestry, commonly known as...
Israel’s newest air-defense system makes its debut
Israel’s newest air-defense system, David’s Sling, made the headlines this week after going into action for the first time on the border with Syria.
Although it appeared not to strike the target—in this case, two...
Rabbi eulogizes terror victim: He was killed while sanctifying God
Yotam Ovadia, a resident of Adam who was murdered in a terrorist stabbing attack Thursday night, was laid to rest in Jerusalem on Friday. Thousands arrived to pay their final respects to the slain...
Major Jewish group expresses concern over Palestinians leading UN’s G77 bloc
The Conference of Presidents, an umbrella group representing 51 national Jewish organizations, expressed deep concern over the announcement that the Palestinians will now head the United Nation’s powerful G77 bloc next year.
“It is completely...
One Israeli dead and two wounded in stabbing attack north of Jerusalem
One Israeli was killed and two were injured in a stabbing attack in the Jewish settlement of Adam, a few miles north of Jerusalem.
According to United Hatzalah, three people were initially injured by the...