Daily Archives: November 29, 2019
Sigd: The ultimate Zionist festival
The 29th of Cheshvan is not a particularly noteworthy day for most Jews. Cheshvan is the only Hebrew month that has no holidays or fast days. But for Jews from Ethiopia, this date has...
Tiffany Haddish talks about bat mitzvah party, why her friends should study Torah
Tiffany Haddish’s bat mitzvah celebration on Dec. 3—the same day her Netflix series “Black Mitzvah” will debut—is set to be a grand affair with lots of dancing and celebrity guests, she told the Hey Alma website.
The 39-year-old’s...
5,800 rabbis and communal leaders celebrate Jewish life at Chabad conference banquet
Lettered and numbered circular tables lined the 150,000-square-foot New Jersey Convention Center, each one filled with a dozen rabbis and Jewish communal leaders, close to 6,000 people in all. They came together for the...
Who can speak for American Jews against anti-Semitism? Not the ADL
Earlier this week, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Britain’s chief rabbi, broke with precedent and wrote an op-ed article in The Times calling attention to the “new poison” that had taken hold of the Labour Party. Coming less than three...
Facing legal uncertainty, can Netanyahu run for prime minister?
With little political movement and less than two weeks remaining for the Knesset to decide on a prime minister, Israel appears poised to head for an unprecedented third election within one year.
The biggest question...
Rivlin praises UK chief rabbi’s ‘clear voice’ on Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin praised Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis on Wednesday and expressed support for his recent article strongly criticizing British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
During a meeting between the two in London,...
Pompeo to promote normalization of ties with Israel during Morocco visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Morocco next week, where his plans include an effort to normalize relations with Israel, officials said on Wednesday.
“Morocco plays a great role across the region...
Lebanon crisis and US aid freeze put Hezbollah in the spotlight
Violent clashes broke out in Beirut and other areas of Lebanon on Tuesday night, making it three straight nights of clashes in a row, as anti-corruption protests that began five weeks ago push Lebanon...
Zionist watchdog launches campaign for judicial reform in Israel
The Zionist watchdog organization Im Tirtzu launched a new public campaign this week calling to reform the “unchecked and overreaching” judicial system in Israel.
The campaign, called “Saving Israeli Democracy—Restoring Trust in the Justice System,”...
Omar accused of working for foreign government, passing information to Iran
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was accused of working for a foreign government and passing sensitive information to Iran last month by a Canadian businessman as part of a sworn deposition.
Kuwaiti-born Alan Bender said in...