Monthly Archives: October 2018
In wake of Netanyahu visit, Oman calls for recognition of Israel at regional forum
Oman publicly called for regional recognition of Israel a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a historic visit to the Sultanate on Friday, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman’s Minister for...
La Kabala I El Zohar
La kabala es una muy vieja savyedura de antes de unos 4000 anyos, la mas antigua ke egziste i sinyifika en lingua HEBREA i ARAMEA “ARRESIVIR”. Paso de boka en boka i de generasyon...
DOJ launches hate-crimes website following shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue
Following the shooting that killed 11 people and injured six others at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a new government website to help people prevent and report hate crimes.
Deputy...
University of Michigan hosts ‘pro-BDS’ event, despite recent anti-Israel incidents
Despite the recent wave of anti-Israel incidents at the University of Michigan—and following the deadliest attack on Jews in history of the United States—the school’s Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies held a town-hall program fostering...
A Tree of Life, and Light for Joy: Philanthropy After Terror
All weekend as I watched the news, I wondered again what I’ve wondered before: why isn’t pain a zero sum game? Why can’t we spread the sadness thin by sharing it, until it almost...
Words of the Week: די סאָלידאַריטע֜ט – Solidarity
We stand in solidarity and mourning with the Tree of Life - Or L'Simcha community and HIAS, and united against intolerance and bigotry.
הײַנט שטײען מיר פֿאַרטרױערט און פֿאַראײניקט מיט עץ חיים - אור לשמחה...
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...