Daily Archives: September 17, 2020
Jewish Life Television Announces High Holidays Programming for 2020
September 16, 2020 (Los Angeles, CA): During these very difficult times, Jewish Life Television, North America’s premiere 24-7 Jewish-themed television network, is humbled to have the opportunity to offer extensive High Holiday programming to...
Rosh Hashanah 5781: Only together
My fellow Israelis, tonight I am speaking to you on the eve of the State of Israel’s second lockdown, and I ask you to open your heart to me and to what I have...
Bringing Israeli food and culture into the Jewish New Year
American Jews are often criticized these days for distancing from Israel as a result of political considerations. To counteract that trend, the “Israel trip” has become a central way to positively interact with the...
It wouldn’t have happened without Trump
The gala signing of the normalization agreements between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain was a bitter pill for the diplomatic establishment to swallow. The people who are counting on taking back...
The fundamental fracture the Abraham Accords may begin to heal
It’s hard not to get emotional about the deals signed in Washington this week between Israel and its new Gulf partners, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
It’s not just that this historic agreement has...
Israeli health minister: Public must understand that ‘we are at war’
With less than a day before Israel becomes the first Western country to impose a second nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein urged the public to adhere to government...
Report: UAE national carrier Emirates to launch ‘Kosher Arabia’
On the heels of the signing of the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords between Jerusalem, Abu Dhabi and Manama this week—and ahead of the launch of direct Tel Aviv-Dubai flights—United Arab Emirates national carrier Emirates and Emirates Flight Catering are...
Online scams in Yiddish. Don’t be fooled!
A message has started to appear in many people's emails, a message - sometimes in Yiddish with Latin letters, sometimes in a "tszebrojene Yiddish" with Yiddish letters a message inviting the reader to share...
At Rosh Hashanah, Israel’s population hits 9.25 million
On the eve of the Jewish New Year, Israel’s population stands at 9.246 million people, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported, marking an annual population growth rate of 1.6 percent (150,000 people).
The past year...
Rules for Israel’s second lockdown
The Israeli Health Ministry, Finance Ministry and Prime Minister’s Office released a joint statement on Wednesday detailing the final list of regulations approved by the Cabinet for the nationwide lockdown scheduled to go into...