Daily Archives: September 19, 2018
Pope Francis sends greetings to the Jewish community of Rome
“I am pleased to extend my sincere best wishes to you and to the Jewish Community of Rome”, Pope Francis said in a letter addressed to Rome’s Chief Rabbi, Riccardo Shemuel Di Segni.
The occasion for the Pope’s greeting is...
Cruise to Greece in Yiddish… and you can participate!
קומט פֿאַרברענגען מיט אונדז
די ניטל־וואַקאַציעס אין גריכנלאַנד
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Federations providing hurricane relief
South Florida Jewish federations are providing immediate assistance to the people of North and South Carolina affected by Hurricane Florence and widespread flooding through a hurricane relief fund.
All contributions will be directed through the Jewish Federations...
‘Teshuvah’ should be mandatory for everyone (including Joe Scarborough)
Jews around the world will observe Yom Kippur on Sept. 19, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. They will go to synagogue, fast, dress in white (like angels), refrain from wearing leather, and...
Holocaust survivor repays a debt in ‘The Last Suit’
Holocaust survivor Abraham Bursztein (Miguel Angel Sola), the protagonist in the Spanish language, English-subtitled film The Last Suit, has a promise to keep before his children in Argentina move him out of his house and pack...
Revoke a License to Murder
A 45 year old American Israeli, Ari Fuld z”l came to my office 2 weeks ago, offering to contribute to our exposés of the PA/UNRWA “education.”
Ari gave me a bracha (blessing) for success which...
In apparent attack on Corbyn, British premier May vows to tackle anti-Semitism
British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed on Monday to eliminate the “scourge of anti-Semitism,” apparently referencing Jeremy Corbyn, who has been accused of fomenting anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiment in the Labour Party, which he leads.
May also...