Daily Archives: May 31, 2022
Eight fun facts about Shavuot in Israel
Now that summer is upon us, it’s time to get ready for what many consider to be the best holiday on the Jewish calendar: Shavuot. Coming seven weeks after Passover (Shavuot means “weeks” in...
Cheesecake, dairy, coffee and the evolution of a holiday
As the story goes, in 1929, New York restauranteur Arnold Reuben sampled a “cheese pie” at a party and asked for the recipe. He proceeded to modify it, substituting cream cheese for cottage cheese...
Beauty meets social responsibility at Yvel Design Center
OK, admit it: sometimes you need a break from the intensity and emotional highs of touring Israel’s religious and historic sites.
A two-hour visit to the Yvel Design Center, where beauty, creativity and social responsibility...
Viva la Muerte!: Gun Violence And America’s Culture Of Death
It’s grimly ironic. Though analyzed endlessly, America’s epidemic mass shootings remain difficult to explain. To be sure, the heinous killings are the work of starkly disturbed individuals. But this fact is true by definition. Ipso...
It’s time for American Jews to stand with protesters in Iran
For the last three weeks, thousands of protesters in more than 30 different provinces throughout Iran have come out to protest against the corruption, negligence and lack of freedoms from a leadership that has...
Israel hosts OECD International Education Innovation Conference in Jerusalem
The Israeli Education Ministry and the Jerusalem Municipality jointly opened the OECD International Education Innovation Conference on Tuesday.
The conference, being held at the Jerusalem International Convention Center, will last until June 2. The opening...
Ethiopian families prepare for immigration to Israel, many after decades of waiting
GONDAR, Ethiopia—Ahead of the immigration of 180 Ethiopians to Israel on June 1, a continuation of “Operation Tzur Israel (‘Operation Rock of Israel’),” Ethiopian families spoke with JNS in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. After...
Israel-based ‘i24News’ to open branches in Morocco
The Israel-based network i24News is expanding its operations to Morocco, the network announced on Monday evening at a gala event in the nation’s capital of Rabat.
CEO Frank Melloul said the company would be opening bureaus with...
Chinese diplomat threatened to ‘downgrade relations with Israel over media interview’
A senior Chinese diplomat has threatened to “downgrade relations” with Israel following an interview published in The Jerusalem Post with Taiwan’s foreign minister, the Post’s editor in chief, Yaakov Katz, tweeted on Tuesday.
“Got call from Chinese embassy. Apparently,...
Guests at New York mayor’s mansion for Jewish Heritage Month note rise in anti-Semitism
“I was ready for just about anything when I came to an Eric Adams party, but a Chassidic guy singing Billy Joel was not one of them.”
So quipped New York City Council Member Lincoln...