Monthly Archives: April 2022
Israel seals Erez Crossing ‘until further notice’ following rocket attacks
Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories announced on Saturday the closure of the Erez Border Crossing between Israel and Gaza, following the launch of two rockets at Israel by Gazan terrorists on...
After two years of COVID, Israelis no longer required to wear masks indoors
Israel’s indoor mask mandate ended on Saturday evening, marking the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020 that Israelis are no longer required to wear masks in enclosed public spaces.
Announced by...
FM Lapid briefs members of the foreign press
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid today (Sunday, April 24, 2022), briefed members of the foreign press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. Following are excerpts from his remarks:
“In the past three...
The Downside Of Making Things Too Easy
One of the main things modern technology has been supposed to do is to make our lives easier. It is also supposed to extend our reach in terms of performing tasks that would have...
The Art of Transformation: Vasily Kandinsky at the Guggenheim
The Russian-born artist Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was one of the early pioneers in the field of abstract painting – along with Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian, and Hilma af Klint, among others. Through September 5,...
Did you miss the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration this past Tuesday?
View it now online now
This year we were officially back live, in person, and under the open skies at the stone in Riverside Park. As we promised, we got good video of it, so...
Book for Toddlers Tells of the Lights of Shabbat
This tale for tots conflates the light of Shabbat candles with other pleasant and helpful lights that they might encounter. These include a flashlight helping people to find their way; lanterns at an evening...
Israeli Police Vs. Circular Logic
On the first day of Passover, I left a store and entered my car only to look up and spot two bizarre signs on the wall — one warning of death in “hell-fire” for...
Does it matter if an Orthodox Jew is doxxed in an attempt to silence...
Most people are focusing on the hypocrisy involved in The Washington Post doxxing an Orthodox Jewish woman who anonymously ran the popular conservative Twitter and Instagram accounts known as @libsoftiktok. The person who ran them had said that...
Israeli police block Jewish protest flag march in Jerusalem
Israeli Police blocked a right-wing flag march through Jerusalem on Wednesday that participants said was a response to what they see as a weak government reaction to Arab violence in the Old City.
The police...