Daily Archives: August 20, 2021
Rabbi recites Jewish prayer as he is sworn in to Western Australia’s Supreme Court
The first Orthodox Jewish rabbi to be appointed to an Australian supreme court recited a Jewish prayer at the end of his swearing-in ceremony this week.
Rabbi Marcus Solomon, an experienced commercial litigator and arbitrator, was...
Following Grandma’s WWII Path Leads Author to Self-Discovery
When Sergiusz Scheller left his home in Poland to move to America to be with his bride, Rachael Cerrotti, his mother Danuta told him, “We share the same sky. We look at the same...
US Olympic Committee doctor Ariel Nassim wasn’t star-struck in Tokyo
As a captain point guard for his junior varsity basketball team at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, Ariel Nassim led the Hawks to a championship around two decades ago. While...
PM Bennett Receives 3rd Dose of Vaccine
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, this morning, at Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba received the third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Following are his comments in English:
"Israel is the pioneer of the third dose of...
Israeli astronaut to take ancient coin from Bar Kochba revolt to space
Israeli astronaut Eytan Stibbe has chosen to bring an ancient Jewish coin when he travels to the International Space Station for Israel’s “Rakia” mission early next year, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced.
The 1,900-year-old coin...
As Taliban conquer Afghanistan, time to sanction Pakistan
As Taliban insurgents swept through Afghanistan this month on their brutal quest to return that country to the 7th century, ceremonies were held in neighboring Pakistan to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the death...
The Infinite Insignificance of Donald J. Trump
Life can only be understood backwards: but it must be lived forwards.”-Soren Kierkegaard
For good reason, millions of Americans remain wary of any Trump return to presidential politics. Nonetheless, though his time in office was...
Maine lawmaker denounced for attending event hosted by anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist
A group of lawmakers in Maine condemned a state representative for participating in an event hosted by an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist.
A total of 53 members of the state legislature signed a letter expressing their solidarity against...
Palestinian consulate pressure, differences on Iran loom over Bennett-Biden meeting
On Aug. 26, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will walk the red carpet into the White House, where he will meet U.S. President Joe Biden. The two will exchange pleasantries and then they will...
Campaign Against Antisemitism calls on UK to blacklist entire Hamas terrorist group
The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) recently wrote to all members of the British Parliament, urging them to ask Home Secretary Priti Patel to ban the terrorist group Hamas in its entirety from the United...