Daily Archives: November 2, 2018
Netanyahu meets with European leaders to up ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leaders of Bulgaria and Romania on Friday to strengthen ties between them and Israel.
At the summit meeting of the Craiova State Forum in Bulgaria, where Netanyahu...
Grief into action: Fundraisers, volunteering, Shabbat programs, even therapy pets, on Pittsburgh college campuses
Sheri-Rose Rubin was looking forward to visiting her daughter during Parents Weekend at the University of Pittsburgh. She, her husband Seth and their son Max had set off from their home in New Jersey...
‘Anti-Semitism upholds white supremacy’
On a sunny afternoon last Tuesday in Pittsburgh, about 200 demonstrators gathered outside the JCC in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood, a short distance from the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh where, on...
Returning to synagogue, how do we speak to our children about Pittsburgh?
Unlike any previous tragedy, where we listen to the horror stories, process our emotions and then return to ordinary life, this time is different. As the tragic shooting took place in a synagogue, the...
The Hanukkah connection: Sharing the light with far-away family
For generations, lighting the Hanukkah candles together has been the stuff lifelong memories are made of. But today’s far-flung families are increasingly challenged to share the sight of the candles aglow, the sound of...
Chidon competitors unite! Tournament champions prep for Israel’s 60th Bible Quiz
In 1958, a one-time event was scheduled in Israel with the support of Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. It was a heavily text-based, extraordinarily difficult “Chidon HaTanach,” or Bible Quiz, and was created as...
Will Brazil’s president-elect deliver campaign promises on Israel?
Dubbed the “tropical Trump,” Jair Bolsonaro’s victory on Sunday appears to have imbued much of Brazil’s population with renewed hope for a better economy and less corruption. The win by the right-wing, anti-establishment figure may also...
Jewish president of hospital that treated alleged shooter: ‘My job isn’t to judge him’
The doctor who treated the alleged gunman who killed 11 Jewish worshippers on Saturday at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh said Robert Bowers was treated like any other patient.
“Quite honestly, he’s just...
Funeral services held for three more Pittsburgh victims
Funeral services continued on Thursday for three of the 11 victims killed in Saturday’s mass shooting at the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
On Thursday, husband and wife Sylvan and Bernice Simon, 86 and 84,...
United Methodist Church under fire for anti-Semitism
In the wake of the synagogue shooting last week in Pittsburgh, activists from several mainline Protestant churches came under fire for promoting a culture of anti-Semitism in their churches, especially the United Methodist Church.
The...