Daily Archives: August 24, 2021
Rabbi’s new book offers spiritual boot camp for High Holidays
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Rabbi Mark Wildes, founder and director of Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE), was looking for ways to keep students and young adults engaged with Judaism and each...
Growth of Jewish Communities Promoted in the Early 20th Century
The headline in the adjoining news clipping is hype. “May” is not “will” or “shall.” Booster describes real estate developers, hucksters and visionaries who wanted to profit from growing communities and increases in real...
President Biden has chosen decline
In November 2009, the late Charles Krauthammer gave a seminal speech, titled “Decline Is a Choice.” In it, Krauthammer stated, “The question of whether America is in decline cannot be answered yes or no....
Bennett can’t have it both ways with Biden
It’s hard to figure out what Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett meant when he told his Cabinet on Sunday that in his upcoming visit to the White House, he intends to present U.S. President Joe Biden...
Bennett says Iran tops agenda on list of priorities to discuss with Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett intends to present an alternative to re-entering the 2015 Iran nuclear deal—the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA—when he meets with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, according...
Police arrest suspect for Chabad vandalism, stolen Torah scrolls remain missing
Authorities arrested a man and charged him with burglary in connection to the vandalism of a Chabad synagogue in Long Beach, N.Y., according to LIHearld.com.
On Saturday afternoon, Rabbi Eli Goodman of Chabad of the Beaches...
Amid regional upheaval, Egypt and Israel seek to strengthen ties and border security
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for an official visit in the coming weeks, which would be the first state visit by an Israeli leader in nearly a decade.
The invitation, offered...
Palestinians in Gaza continue to send incendiary balloons into Israel
Palestinian activists in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip launched another wave of explosive-laden balloons at Israel on Tuesday.
It came after the Israel Defense Forces struck terror targets overnight on Monday in response to incendiary devices that caused multiple fires...
Bennett needs to assure Biden that Israel, US share threats of instability, say Jewish...
The fallout from U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan has taken over news headlines and will likely overshadow the upcoming first in-person meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the...
Palestinian Islamic scholar urges Taliban to declare caliphate, liberate Jerusalem
Palestinian Islamic scholar Sheikh Issam Amira called upon the Taliban to declare a second caliphate and not just an Islamic emirate during an address at the Al-Aqsa mosque.
According to the report by the Middle...