Daily Archives: November 20, 2020
Recent Increase in Anti-Semitism Compels CCL Shul Members to Offer Life Saving Course to...
As synagogues around the US take increased precautionary safety measures, a Chicago-based Jewish organization is offering courses that can save lives in the event of an attack. “Stop the Bleed” is a 60-minute course...
Welcome To The Virtual Bais Medrash Hosting Your Daf Yomi Shiur
When you can’t get to the Bais Medrash and you are looking forward to learning the Daf, no worries. We have the Solution. Participate in a Shiur of Daf Yomi with Chavrusas around the...
China wants to blind the world
American democracy may be immersed in crisis at the present time, but the various claims of its death are, as Mark Twain might have quipped, greatly exaggerated. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said on...
US frees former convicted spy Jonathan Pollard from parole
Jonathan Pollard, a former intelligence analyst who served three decades in prison for spying for and giving classified information to Israel, has been freed.
The U.S. Parole Commission declined to renew Pollard’s parole conditions and...
US elections and Jewish vote: Priorities of American Diaspora, implications for Israel
A key interest for Americans and Israelis in U.S. presidential elections every four years is the Jewish voter—who they choose and over what issues. The Jewish vote drew attention this year mainly due to...
US Department of Justice denies deportation appeal of former German Nazi guard
A man who served as a Nazi concentration-camp guard has lost his appeal to halt his deportation, announced the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday.
Friedrich Karl Berger, a German citizen, was ordered removed from...
Despite uptick in COVID-19, White House to host annual Hanukkah party
Despite a significant rise in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has reached some of its highest numbers in America to date this month, the White House will host its annual Hanukkah party on Dec....
Canadian Jewish groups express dismay for pro-Palestinian UN vote
Canadian Jewish groups have expressed their disappointment in Canada voting for a pro-Palestinian resolution at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday.
The nonbinding resolution that passed with 163 countries in favor, five against and 10...
Pompeo to JNS: ‘Trump administration will continue to be a force for good’
Under the stewardship of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the administration in Washington has taken new approaches to American foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East.
The results have been profound, culminating in three...
Ben-Gurion University taps Moderna chief medical officer with namesake award
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is honoring individuals who have made significant contributions in the spirit of Israel’s first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, including Moderna chief medical officer Dr. Tal Zaks.
An M.D., Ph.D. graduate of BGU, Zaks is...