Daily Archives: September 18, 2020
Recently unearthed Ramban prayer online and in English for first time
In time for the High Holidays, a recently unearthed poetic prayer attributed to the famous 13th-century rabbi known as the Ramban (Nachmanides) has been translated into English for the first time, and is now...
Ring in the Jewish New Year with a Yiddish song
וי אַ קינד אין פֿילאַדעלפֿיע אין דער אָרטיקער ייִדישער פֿאָלקסשול האָב איך זיך אויסגעלערנט אַ ריי לידער אויף ענגליש, ייִדיש, העברעיִש און אַפֿילו אַ פּאָר אויף דזשודעזמע וועגן די ייִדישע יום־טובֿים, (די פֿאָלקסשול האָט...
Who is ‘meshuggah’ in congressional politics?
With one of the GOP’s few legitimate issues, Laura Loomer is flubbing it in President Trump’s home county.
Loomer is among at least three GOP congressional candidates who are criticizing incumbent Democrats in the House...
The Holocaust vs. the rest: A new threat
“Then again I got a story that’s harder than the hardcore cost of the Holocaust/I’m talkin’ ‘bout the one still goin’ on.”
This line from the rap album “Apocalypse ’91” by Public Enemy served, 30...
Trump campaign launches new outreach initiative to American Jewish voters
The re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump launched a new initiative on Wednesday to target Jewish voters ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.
The board of the “Jewish Voices for Trump” coalition will be...
‘The Jewish Link’ expands its coverage to Manhattan
The Jewish Link, a weekly newspaper based in New Jersey, has announced an editorial and distribution expansion to Manhattan.
The independent newspaper is the flagship product of the Jewish Link Media Group, and is affiliated...
Armani Hotel Dubai to host first kosher restaurant in UAE
On the heels of the Abraham Accords signed in Washington between Israel. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates comes Armani/Kaf, the first kosher-certified dining destination in the UAW, which officially opened its doors on...
Fires blazing in US West ‘more devastating than anyone could have imagined’
Two Jewish federations on the West Coast have created emergency funds to help people severely impacted by the wildfires that have been raging across the western United States. More than 30 have died, while...
Israelis brace for High Holidays in shadow of second lockdown
On Rosh Hashanah eve, as Israelis were bracing for a second nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Health Ministry on Friday morning said it had registered 5,238 new cases in the past...
Emirati, Bahraini foreign ministers send Israel greetings for 5781
“May it be a blessed year for realizing peace and stability in the region,” wrote Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani in response to his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, who had sent a Rosh Hashanah...