Daily Archives: September 4, 2019
How far can the West go to entice Iran to talk?
According to press reports, Israel’s government got a scare last week during the G7 meeting in Biarritz, France. If a story broadcast on Israeli television is to be believed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urgently...
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Gantz benefits from excesses of Netanyahu
Benny Gantz, the leader of Israel’s Blue and White party, may have a distinguished record as the former IDF chief of staff (as have two other leaders, Ashkenazi and Ya’alon) and an attractive manner,...
With Eugen Gluck’s passing, the Jewish people have lost one of their pillars
Eugen Gluck was a gift from heaven. A giant among men. But first and foremost, he was a righteous man. Eugen showed everyone who knew him what they should strive for in life. Truly...
Rwanda gets Chabad center, nation’s first synagogue and first permanent rabbi
A new Chabad-Lubavitch center is set to open in Kigali, Rwanda, that will include the nation’s first synagogue, served by the country’s first permanent rabbi, reported Chabad.org.
Rabbi Chaim and Dina Bar Sella, who arrived in...
Israel launches its largest-ever solar-energy project, situated in the Negev
A private Israeli company on Tuesday inaugurated the largest solar project in the country, reported the Israeli financial daily Globes.
Located in the Negev Desert, the Ashalim solar-energy project is the size of a small town,...
High Holiday challenge for college kids: Finding their (spiritual) home away from home
Spending the High Holidays away from home can be a lonely experience.
And, sadly, without the family around, many a Jewish college student simply ignores the call of the shofar—even the apples and honey—and attends...
Hundreds of thousands lack access to bomb shelters in northern Israel
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis in northern Israel do not have access to a bomb shelter or secure location, Israel’s Ynet news site reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, the Israel Builders Association released a study...
UTJ, Shas sign vote-sharing agreement as elections loom
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism and Shas parties concluded a vote-sharing agreement on Tuesday and pledged to continue working together in the next Knesset “with full cooperation.”
The deal was signed by Shas leader Interior...
South Florida county may repeal ‘kosher tax’ after complaints by businesses
An annual $200 license to mark food as kosher in the heavily Jewish Broward County in Southeast Florida may change next week following complaints by business owners.
The annual county license does not guarantee that...
Israel exposes Hezbollah precision-missile factory amid dramatic uptick in tensions
Days after a major security escalation erupted between Hezbollah and Israel, and amid Israeli warnings over Hezbollah’s precision-missile program, the Israel Defense Forces exposed on Tuesday a new facility in eastern Lebanon for the...