Daily Archives: December 5, 2018
Claudia Sheinbaum swears as Mexico City Mayor and becomes the first Jewish Chief of...
Although she is not the first woman to hold office (before Rosario Robles did it on an interim basis between 1999 and 2000), she is the first to gain access to the mayor's office...
The Kominsky Method Is a Strange, Slapdash Show
Acting, Sandy Kominsky (Michael Douglas) tells his students in the second episode of The Kominsky Method, is how we explore what it means to be human. “Experience the feelings that come up, no matter how...
The untold story of Hanukkah that needs to be told
Everyone is familiar with the Hanukkah story of the outnumbered Maccabees who defeated the heavily armed Greek forces and then rededicated the Temple with sacred oil that miraculously lasted for eight days.
Less well-known, however,...
Is J Street U attempting to ‘hijack’ the Birthright experience?
When Taylor King boarded the airplane in 2012, she was a newly minted college graduate who, like most of her fellow Birthright Israel travelers, had never been to Israel.
“I didn’t really know what Israel...
Israeli ambassador: ‘I hope the Polish embassy soon relocates to Jerusalem’
Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer expressed a wish on Monday that Poland move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem soon.
Despite the tensions between the two countries, exemplified by...
Israel demands international action on Hezbollah tunnels
The Israeli government demanded international action on Hezbollah on Tuesday for building tunnels to infiltrate and launch attacks against Israel.
“These cross-border terror tunnels were built by Hezbollah with direct support and funding from Iran....
Hezbollah threatens ‘inevitable retaliation’ if Israel attacks Lebanon
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned on Monday that any Israeli attack on Lebanese soil would meet “inevitable retaliation” by the Shi’ite terrorist group.
The statement was made prior to the Israel Defense Forces’ announcement on...
Synagogue vandalized in Basel during Shabbat, won’t affect menorah-lighting
In yet another incident of apparent anti-Semitism, a window of a synagogue in Basel, Switzerland, was smashed with a hammer on Saturday morning while congregants were inside.
The damage was discovered that morning as worshippers...
Jewish media takes on Jerusalem as part of November summit
“From our earliest days and all throughout history, our words have defined who we are,” President Reuven Rivlin said from the podium at the President’s Residence to a crowd of more than 150 Jewish...
As history records it, President H.W. Bush was often at odds with Israeli leaders
Following the death of President George H.W. Bush on Nov. 30, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the 41st American president for his “commitment to Israel’s security, important contribution to the liberation of Soviet...