Daily Archives: October 29, 2018
Delight your child, and self, with this baby book
Is there a word in Yiddish for smorgasbord? If there were, it might be perfect to describe the contents of this charming “first Jewish baby book” that will be so fun for parents and...
Aharoni named global ambassador for Maccabi games
The Maccabi World Union (MWU) Executive has appointed Ido Aharoni as the organization’s Global Ambassador.
Aharoni is a veteran of Israel’s foreign service where he spent his entire career, spanning almost three decades, in the...
Inspired by Jewish friend, Iranian immigrant raises nearly $1 million online for Tree of...
Iranian immigrant Shay Khatiri created an online fundraiser for the victims of Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh after waking up on his Jewish friend’s couch to the heartbreaking news that 11 mostly...
The futile search for meaning in anti-Semitic crimes
When something terrible happens, we demand explanations. Awful and irrational events spawn conspiracy theories because it’s part of the human condition to need to make sense of the world, even when the world makes...
Top 7 gubernatorial races Jewish voters should watch
With many of the nation’s voters fixated on the races for control of Congress, arguably elections on the state level have more of an impact on the people’s daily lives. Similar to the federal...
Tree of Life community in Pittsburgh seems split on potential visit by Trump
The Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue community is apparently split regarding a potential visit by U.S. President Donald Trump after a gunman killed 11 people and injured six others, including four responding law-enforcement officers, during...
Activists block Kerem Shalom crossing to Gaza
Early Monday a group of residents from the south together with activists from the Zionist organization Im Tirtzu blocked the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza.
The activists blocked dozens of trucks from delivering supplies into...
After 13 years as chancellor, Merkel to step down in 2021
With her popularity waning, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will step down from her position and as leader of the right-wing CDU party in 2021, having served 18 years as party leader and almost 13...
In Pittsburgh memorial service, rabbi vows that shooting ‘will not break us’
Thousands attended a memorial service for the victims of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue on Sunday night, where many decried the growing toxic political discourse in the United States, while vowing to come together...
Right-wing, pro-Israel congressman wins presidential election in Brazil
Pro-Israel, right-wing Brazilian congressman Jair Bolsonaro will be his country’s next president, after winning the national election on Sunday.
With more than 92 percent of the votes counted, Bolsonaro came out with 55.6 percent, according...