Daily Archives: April 11, 2022
Journeying back to where it all started: Revisiting the Egyptian Exodus
Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers?
If you were one of the 32 souls who traveled with Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman to Egypt in January, it’s the fact that you can’t read...
Avdija scores better basketball season, though still strives for improvement on court
Deni Avdija’s second NBA season with the Washington Wizards, which concluded on Sunday with a 124-108 loss to the Charlotte Hornets, ended much better than his rookie NBA season when the Israeli forward sustained...
Biggest matzah in Israel displayed at President’s Residence
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and first lady Michal Herzog on Sunday welcomed representatives of the factory that has produced the biggest matzah in Israel to the President’s Residence.
The record-breaking matzah is 6 meters long,...
Summer Lee: More Like Winter for Pittsburgh’s Jewish Voters
Congressional candidate Summer Lee warned Pittsburgh Jews that they cannot trust her if she is elected next November to represent the city and some of its suburbs.
Lee did not issue her warning in stark...
Remembering Nuremberg: Legal Obligations To Remove And Prosecute Vladimir Putin
Nullum crimen sine poena, “No crime without a punishment”
Though US President Joseph Biden was initially criticized for interfering in Russia’s “sovereign jurisdiction,” no allegation of “intervention” could have been more sorely mistaken. In this matter, the Nuremberg Principles are...
A Gang of Pecksniffs Against Animals
Henry Louis Mencken was a penetrating writer, who represented the crux of the journalism of America. Then, a philosophical analysis of his work will be useful to understand that journalism. To do this, I...
Noa Tishby named Israel’s first-ever Special Envoy for Combating Anti-Semitism
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid has appointed Israel’s first Special Envoy for Combating Anti-Semitism and the Delegitimization of Israel, naming Israeli American artist and author Noa Tishby to the position.
Making the announcement...
After slow start, Israel’s ‘aliyah’ machine for Ukraine kicks into gear
The Ukraine war has led to a wave of aliyah from the war-torn country, along with a wave of criticism as organizations managing that immigration came under fire for not working faster. On March 18, the...
In pre-Passover briefing, White House officials stress calm in time of conflict
Hours before a terrorist attack in Tel Aviv on April 7, Biden administration officials told members of the American Jewish community from across the country that they were hoping for calm in the region...
Israel approves proposal to consider revoking terrorists’ families’ state pensions
Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved a proposal to establish a team that will formulate policy on revoking state pensions and other benefits from the families of terrorists who are residents and citizens of Israel.
The...