Daily Archives: June 24, 2022
Israeli rhythmic gymnastics team takes gold at European Championships
Israel’s rhythmic gymnasts came up big during the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships held last week in Tel Aviv, taking home two gold medals, four silver medals and a bronze.
The Israeli team was made up of...
Eileen Wingard Honored as Lawrence Family JCC’s Volunteer of the Year
On June 8, 2022 the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS, convened its annual membership meeting and JCC and CJC (Center for Jewish Culture) Board of Directors installation.
The following awards were presented...
New accessible ‘siddur’ uses photos and graphics to accompany prayers
Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis visited a school this week to unveil a first-of-its-kind prayer book designed for people with learning disabilities.
It was created by the charity JWeb,...
The ‘Judensau,’ then and now
Two major news stories to hit the headlines in Germany this month focused rather strikingly on negative depictions of Jews in works of art, raising once more the question of whether these visual displays...
America and the World: A Vital Connection
The egocentric ideal of a future reserved for those who have managed to attain egoistically the extremity of `everyone for himself’ is false and against nature.”-Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man
Human “oneness” represents...
Israel continues to walk a diplomatic tightrope between Russia and Ukraine
Israel continues to struggle to maintain integrity while balancing its delicate diplomatic relationships with both Ukraine and Russia. While Israel’s Ambassador to Russia Alex Ben Zvi received a summons on June 16 to explain an alleged...
Lipstadt to begin first global tour as anti-Semitism envoy with trip to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday that Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Deborah Lipstadt will embark on an 11-day trip on June 26—the first of two international trips, beginning with a...
Senate Majority Leader Schumer meets with Israeli Ambassador Herzog in DC
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) met with Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog on Thursday in Washington, D.C., just weeks before U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to arrive in the...
Jewish groups urge Congress members to pass bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Jewish Federations of North America sent a letter to members of Congress expressing support in favor of the bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
The June 23 letter was signed by 189 national and local organizations, including 80 Jewish...
Iranian cyber-attackers trying, and so far failing, to create panic in Israel
Iranian cyber-attackers targeting Israel have focused on trying to create panic; however, they have not activated advanced cyber-attack capabilities, say observers in Israel while cautioning that the hostile actors will continue to search for...