Monthly Archives: March 2022
Conversion bill delayed, but tensions over issues associated with Jewish law remain
The Knesset, which was to vote to revamp rules regarding Jewish conversion, has delayed the bill until the start of its summer session in May due to the political sensitivity of the issue. The...
Iran exhibits its firepower capability as its confidence on world stage grows
The 12 ballistic missiles fired from an Iranian base at Erbil, in the northern Kurdish region of Iraq, constituted a display of capabilities by the Islamic Republic, which were intended to intimidate but not...
Nides spends time at Hebrew University, first stop at Israeli academic institution
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides visited the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on Tuesday, his first visit to an Israeli academic institution.
While there, he met with researchers, scientists and senior university leaders, including the...
Russian state media reports Syrian soldiers volunteering to fight in Ukraine
Russian state media reported over the weekend that Syrian fighters are volunteering to fight alongside Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
According to a report aired on Saturday by Zvezda TV, recruitment offices have been opened throughout Syria,...
Ukrainian refugees to receive free medical services in Israel
Israel’s Terem Medical Clinics will be providing free treatment to Ukrainian refugees who do not qualify to join a health fund.
Earlier this week, Knesset member Idit Silman (Yamina), who chairs the Knesset’s Health Committee,...
Jewish House reps condemn Amnesty USA head for saying Israel ‘shouldn’t exist as a...
All 25 Jewish members among the Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives issued a statement condemning Amnesty International USA Executive Director Paul O’Brien’s recent remarks about how Israel “shouldn’t exist as a Jewish state.”
The March 14 statement,...
Senate Republicans to Biden: Without bipartisan support, new deal ‘will not survive’
A group of 49 Republican senators wrote on Monday to U.S. President Joe Biden that it would not support a new nuclear deal with Iran and vowed to “reverse” any agreement that weakens sanctions...
Lapid: Israel condemns war, but it will not act as bypass channel of Russia...
Israel will not act as a bypass channel of sanctions for Russia imposed by the West, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said Monday, according to a report by Globes.
In a meeting with Slovakian Foreign Minister...
The secret life of Purim costumes
It was precisely 10 years ago that Sharon Abeles snapped her first picture of a kid in his Purim costume.
And she was hopelessly hooked. “I could feel I was catching him at a magical...
Baking matzah in the Gulf
The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC) announced Sunday that it will bring matzah-making to several Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries ahead of Passover, which begins on Friday, April 15.
Additionally, the AGJC, the umbrella...