Monthly Archives: May 2020
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...
ADL: Anti-Israel activities on campus contribute to Jewish students feeling ‘threatened’
While most anti-Israel activism on college and university campuses come in the form of political expression, a significant segment of the activism reported in 2019 contributed to an atmosphere in which Jewish students felt...
Florida state primary opponent of Jewish candidate takes anti-Semitic pot shots
A Republican primary opponent of a sitting Florida state representative has been accused of engaging in anti-Semitism against the incumbent, who is Jewish.
Randy Fine, who represents the Sunshine State’s 53rd district and is the...
Listen to the first chapter of Harry Potter in Yiddish
דעם ערשטן קאַפּיטל „הערי פּאָטער“ אויף ייִדיש קען מען איצט הערן אָנלײַן בחינום. דעם טעקסט פֿונעם פּאָפּולערן ראָמאַן לייענט פֿאָר דער איבערזעצער פֿונעם ראָמאַן אַרעלע ווישוואַנאַט אַליין. כאָטש ער רעציטירט די נאַראַציע אויף זײַן אייגענעם דרום־מיזרחדיקן...
Shavuot and the rule of law
Beginning at sunset on May 28 and until sunset on May 30, Jews the world over will be celebrating the holiday of Shavuot (Pentecost), in commemoration of receiving the Torah (the Five Books of Moses), that...
Webcasts reinforce tikkun olam
I zoomed in on two local webcasts today and although they dealt with different topics, they both made me feel good about belonging to a strong, caring Jewish community. I was particularly impressed that...
When should politicians think they’re entitled to your vote?
Former Vice President Joe Biden apologizes. President Donald Trump doesn’t ever apologize. While both said things that can easily be construed as offensive, the thinking behind their talk about being entitled to votes from...
Rep. Ilhan Omar laments Israeli, Saudi influence in Trump administration
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) compared Saudi Arabia’s influence in the Trump administration to that of Israel’s, lamenting the money both have invested in pushing their policies.
Ahead of the Tuesday publication of her book This Is...
Netanyahu discusses free-trade measures with Georgia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with his Georgian counterpart, Giorgi Gakharia, with the two leaders discussing advancing a free-trade agreement.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the leaders “discussed the deepening of bilateral relations...