Daily Archives: January 2, 2020
Tens of thousands of Jews worldwide ‘on the same page,’ celebrating 13th ‘Siyum HaShas’
Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined together on Jan. 1 to celebrate the 13th Siyum HaShas—“the completion of the Six Orders ”—the culmination of a seven-and-a-half-year study cycle in which each of...
Anti-Semitism is the ultimate marker of cultural derangement
The attacks against Jews in New York and London during the past week have left people deeply shocked.
The stabbing rampage against Hanukkah celebrants in Monsey, N.Y., following a deadly attack on a kosher supermarket...
New York Jewish Federation names former NYPD expert as new security director
UJA-Federation of New York and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York announced on Monday that Mitchell D. Silber—former director of intelligence analysis at the New York City Police Department—has been named executive...
Netanyahu builds momentum with key victories in Likud primary and Supreme Court challenge
After two Israeli elections passed without the formation of a coalition government, and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit released his long-awaited announcement that he would formally indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opponents of the embattled...
EastMed Gas pipeline agreement signed at trilateral summit between PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek PM...
PM Netanyahu: This is a historic day because the cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Israel is growing stronger. This is a true alliance in the Eastern Mediterranean that is economic and political, and it adds...
Jewish student unions call on Israel to bring remaining Ethiopian Jews
The World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) called on the Israeli government to bring the remaining Ethiopian Jews to Israel at the Union's annual Congress this week. Over 40 international Jewish student unions were represented at...
Premier Episode of Season 3 of Israeli Drama ‘Fauda’ Gets 1 Million Views in...
The opening episode of the third season of the Israeli drama “Fauda” got around one million views over the weekend, in its first 48 hours of availability, according to Israeli media outlets quoting the...
A Vast “Tyranny” Over Mind: Donald Trump and The Death of “High Thinking” in...
“I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.”-Thomas Jefferson
Once upon a time, Americans were still being instructed to value a life of the...