Daily Archives: September 16, 2020
Rosh Hashanah prayers during lockdown: A guide for perplexed Israelis
Synagogues across Israel were busy on Wednesday making preparations for Rosh Hashanah prayer services under the shadow of coronavirus and public-health restrictions.
The Health Ministry has issued clarifications for its regulations on holiday prayer, with...
IDF hits multiple Hamas targets in response to overnight rocket barrage
Israeli fighter jets and helicopters carried out two waves of strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday morning, after terrorists in the coastal enclave fired 15 rockets into Israeli territory overnight...
Arizona State student government adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
Arizona State University’s student government has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism.
The resolution to adopt the widely accepted definition of anti-Semitism passed on Tuesday in a 15-1-3 vote.
In a statement by...
Thousands of Jews Internationally To Learn Torah Together through Orthodox Union’s Torah Yerushalayim
Thousands of participants from around the world are expected to participate in Orthodox Union’s (OU) virtual Torah Yerushalayim that brings a blue-ribbon list of rabbinic scholars, educators and Jewish communal leaders for three days...
Israeli Diplomat Israel Nitzan named Acting Consul General of Israel in New York
HaShevet’s Chairman Bryan E. Leib congratulates Israeli diplomat Israel Nitzan on being named the Acting Consul General of the Consulate General of Israel in New York. Acting Consul General Nitzan was appointed to this role in...
US orders ‘Al Jazeera’ platform to register as foreign agent
The U.S. Department of Justice ordered an affiliate of Al Jazeera to register on Monday as “an agent of the Government of Qatar,” according to a letter reported by multiple outlets.
The move to require AJ+ to...
What’s behind the Ankara-Tehran partnership?
In a video conference on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged to target Kurdish forces in joint military operations. Both countries agreed that the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK)...
A tale of two White House signing ceremonies
Attending the White House signing ceremony on Tuesday of the Abraham Accords—which normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain—was both moving and jarring. Standing at the South Lawn, just meters...
Since beginning of 2020, 120 Israelis have died alone at home and remained undiscovered...
It is terrifying to think that this has become routine – ZAKA Search and Rescue volunteers in Jerusalem today removed another decaying body of someone who lived alone, and died alone. This brings to 120 the...
Biden praises UAE, Bahrain normalization deals with Israel
Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden applauded the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain for normalizing ties with Israel.
“I welcome the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain taking steps to normalize ties with...