Daily Archives: May 28, 2020
‘Turn It and Turn It, for Everything Is in It’: A Torah commentary for...
Rabbi Jonathan Kligler wears a number of different hats. First and foremost, he has led the Woodstock Jewish Congregation in Upstate New York since 1988, a fact that melds well with his being a...
Rush to reopen houses of worship may be deadly
No doubt that millions of Americans have prayed as much or more than they ever prayed since the coronavirus crisis clutched us by the throat. They prayed at home – for survival and a...
Iran and Venezuela: The unshakeable alliance
In terms of putting on a spectacle, the current crop of leaders in Iran and Venezuela are a pale imitation of the situation a decade ago, when the double act of the late Hugo...
Who checks Twitter’s Trump fact-checkers?
Many cheered this week when they saw that Twitter had added a warning label to two of President Donald Trump’s tweets. The tweets concerned the president’s allegation that an election in which most ballots...
World ORT marks 140th anniversary, highlighting education in 30-plus nations
More than 300 people from the United States, Israel, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, South Africa and across Europe joined an online session that marked the 140th anniversary of World ORT, the global education network,...
Two new websites seek to fill news void for Canadian Jewish community
Two new outlets are seeking to cover the Canadian Jewish community since The Canadian Jewish News folded last month.
One is the Canadian Jewish Record, an online publication, consisting of volunteer editors and reporters.
It will not seek advertising, reported The Times...
‘Israeli annexation bid will have disastrous consequences,’ Jordanian foreign minister warns
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told United Nations Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov on Wednesday that the Israeli plan to apply sovereignty to large parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley must...
Ramallah to ‘seek clarification’ on Arab stance regarding Israeli sovereignty
PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said on Tuesday that Ramallah will “seek clarifications” regarding reports that many of the moderate Arab states will not challenge Israel’s plan to apply its sovereignty in the Jordan Valley...
Report: Israel plans to reject Chinese bids to set up its 5G network
Israel is likely to reject Chinese bids for the building of 5G networks in the country, due to U.S. pressure and because of security concerns, Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Tuesday.
This comes as U.S. Ambassador to...
HIAS and ZOA trade charges as Conference of Presidents battle escalates
Long focused on acting as the unified voice to the American Jewish community, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is facing its biggest test yet amid an escalating dispute among several...