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Bennett’s visit to UAE sends ‘strong signal’ amid faltering talks over Iran’s nuclear program
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed at his private palace in Abu Dhabi on Monday in the first official visit by an Israeli premier to the United Arab Emirates. The...
Israel plans 30-minute high-speed train from Haifa to Tel Aviv
The National Infrastructure Planning Council announced on Monday that it has approved a project to build a high-speed rail connection between Haifa and Tel Aviv for a travel time of 30 minutes.
The project will...
Jewish groups provide relief, physically and emotionally, after tornado devastation in Kentucky
The last time Rabbi Shlomo Litvin, co-director of Chabad of the Bluegrass, had been in Hopkinsville, Ky., he was joined by thousands of other people to see a total eclipse.
He returned to the area...
Listening Comfortably To The Sounds That Are Around You
One of the most important skills for any human being to develop who lives in a social setting is that of listening. We all hear to the best of our biological ability to do...
Dear Participants in the Yiddish Song Workshop & Sing-along
A freylekhn khanike! Happy Chanukah! We hope you enjoyed yourselves at this past Sunday's Grand Finale of the Chanukah series of the Yiddish Song Workshop & Sing-along (YSWS)!
As many of you know, we're continuing...
Library of Congress Announces Music Commissions from the 2021 Koussevitzky Foundation
The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded commissions for new musical works to seven composers. The commissions are granted jointly by the foundation and the performing organizations that will...
The New Way Of Life Called Amazon
The word is that Jeff Bezos is no longer interested in building up Amazon business for purposes of increased money and power. Rather it is with the object of constantly improving customer experience. For...
Warning! Theft Hazard!
Tonight we will turn on the 6th Hanukkah candle.
A blurred and underestimated holiday we must rediscover and whose values we must protect.
The highly valued coexistence of the Jewish community in the United States and...
Self-Care That Can Hurt Us
This last Sunday, I attended a virtual meeting of the Chicago Ethical Humanist Circle, and the topic under discussion was self-care. We were talking about the different ways that we took care of ourselves,...
In wake of anti-Semitic incidents, Hanukkah menorah-lightings evoke Jewish pride
The North MoPac Expressway runs up Austin’s west side, a busy, eight-lane artery that speaks to the city’s expanding suburbs and the extravagant consumption of space that is uniquely Texan. It’s not a place...