Daily Archives: September 10, 2018
Newest Palestinian Authority Schoolbooks for Grades 11 and 12
Sept. 9, 2018
In the New Year, The Center for Near East Policy Research has again engaged the expertise of Dr. Arnon Groiss to examine and translate the newest Palestinian Authority Schoolbooks for Grades 11...
Liberman: We have foiled terrorist attacks aimed at interrupting Rosh Hashanah in the last...
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said on Sunday that the Israeli army has foiled several terrorist attacks in recent days aimed at disrupting the Rosh Hashanah celebrations.
"In recent days, too, we have arrested suspects and...
At Rosh Hashana, new Jewish community center about to start construction in Palm City
At Rosh Hashana, plans are being finalized for a new community center at the Chabad Jewish Center of Martin & St. Lucie County.
Next year this time, when the Jewish calendar turns from the year 5779...
Palestinian “Sacredness” and the Law of Armed Conflict
Israel’s Palestinian foes regard “martyrdom” as the supremely highest expression of Islamic sacredness. Nonetheless, there are certain conspicuously prominent disjunctions between the relevant obligations of faith and expectations of international law. Unambiguously, only the...
Network of Jewish Quarters in Portugal and Spain
Spain and Portugal have a rich Jewish history. Jews were in the Iberian Peninsula since the days of the Roman empire. Jewish culture flourished under Moorish rules, where Christians, Muslims and Jews coexisted. Even...
Can a divided nation learn to forgive?
In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games was not merely an athletic competition, but a religious ritual that was supposed to mandate a truce in all armed conflicts so the Hellenic world could gather in...
Rosh Hashanah fuss-free food for the modern host
It started with a chance remark after a Shabbat dinner. “What a feast! You must have cooked for hours. How do you do it?”
I didn’t answer immediately. Working in my home office, I haven’t...
The Aerospace Industry of Israel will build the Amos 8 satellite
The government wants the new satellite to be built by the Israeli industry to preserve the unique knowledge acquired for decades.
The security and defense cabinet decided yesterday that Israel's Aerospace Industry (IAI) build the...
Refurbished Torah honors American Jewish soldier who fought in Afghanistan
After losing his brother—an American soldier who served in active combat in Afghanistan—more than a decade ago, Michael Steininger wanted to honor that service by donating a Torah, which he bought from a now-defunct...