Daily Archives: March 20, 2020
Only rabbi to serve in Illinois state legislature loses Democratic primary
The only rabbi ever to serve in the Illinois state legislature lost in the Democratic primary on Tuesday.
Rabbi Yehiel Kalish received 31.9 percent of the vote in the state’s 16th District, while the winner,...
IDF Home Front Command opens hotels for patients recovering from COVID-19
Following a directive by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, the Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command opened its first coronavirus recovery center for mild patients at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
Bennett...
Israel Start-Up Nation invites fans to ride ‘online’ with professional cyclists
Israel’s only professional cycling team, Israel Start-Up Nation (ISN), will lead a virtual online team ride on March 20 open to fans from all over the world to help promote the “Stay at Home” message as...
RavTech educational model engages haredim in workforce after studies
The American prison population and Israeli ultra-Orthodox may not seem to have much in common; however, a recently developed educational model ties the two together, each with the goal of integration into a wider...
Yiddish Social Distancing
So how have you been spending YOUR time?
A number of friends in the New York Yiddish world have complained that being locked up has given us all such a wealth of online activities that...
Chana Roth – “Shtil Di Nakht’ (Partisan’s song in Yiddish)
This is a Partisan's song - a partizaner lid - composed by H.Glik and performed in circa mid-60's by Israeli singer Hannah/Chana Roth. SHTIL DI NAKHT in yiddish means "The night is still". From...
Broadway is dark, but NYTF will bring the stage to you
Starting this week, the longest consecutively producing theatre in the U.S. and the world's oldest continuously operating Yiddish theatre company is launching Folksbiene LIVE! – an online celebration of Yiddish culture featuring livestreamed theater, American Jewish...
Imam de Syracuse, NY : le COVID-19 doit nous écarter des infidèles – les...
Khadar Bin Muhammad, imam du centre Masjid Bilal Ibn Rabah, dans la ville de Syracuse de l’Etat de New York, a déclaré dans une vidéo mise en ligne sur la chaîne YouTube « The...