Monthly Archives: September 2022
Herzog hosts celebration of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’s legacy
Stepping down in 2013 after 22 years as chief rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth, the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks did not retire to Israel. Instead, the Cambridge University-educated Orthodox rabbi took...
Party registration kicks off for Nov. 1 Israeli election
Registration for Israel’s national election opened on Wednesday, with the deadline to submit candidate lists to the Central Elections Committee set at 10 p.m. on Thursday.
Fifty-five parties have requested registration forms ahead of the...
Wiesenthal Center urges Jordan to uphold rights and dignity of Jewish travelers
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has called on Jordan’s King Abdullah II to ensure that Jews arriving in or transiting his kingdom no longer face harassment from border officials for carrying in their luggage prayer...
Israel to play key role in Germany’s ability to defend against Russian missiles
Already in early April, reports began surfacing that Berlin is interested in purchasing Israeli-made air- and missile-defense systems, in addition to unmanned aerial vehicles.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a little over a month old,...
In a historic first, Israel hosts commander of Moroccan armed forces
Lt. Gen. Belkhir el-Farouk, inspector general of the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco, arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday for an international military conference. Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Chief of Staff of the Israel...
Jewish headstones desecrated in Prague turned into public monument
A new memorial unveiled in Prague pays tribute to the desecrated Jewish headstones that were used to pave roads in the Czech Republic’s capital when the city was under a Communist regime.
“The Return of...
Construction of Adelson cancer center gets underway in Tel Aviv
A cornerstone-laying ceremony was held at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center – Ichilov Hospital on Sunday for the Adelson National Center for Advanced Cancer Therapy.
Dr. Miriam Adelson took part in the ceremony, as...
In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Private Schools Flush With Public Money
די חסידישע געמיינדע אין ניו יארק פירט שוין לאנגע יארן איינע פון די גרעסטע פּריוואטע מוסדות אין ניו יארק אויף אירע אייגענע באדינגונגען, זיך קעגנשטעלנדיג סיי וועלכע דרויסנדיגע איבערזיכט אויף די לימודי חול וואס...
IDF intelligence report: ‘Reasonable risk’ of clash with Hezbollah in near future
An intelligence report produced by the Israel Defense Forces’ Northern command has assessed that there is a reasonable risk of an armed clash between Israel and Hezbollah in the near future, Israeli media reported...
Parashat Ki Tavo: Creating Genuine Happiness
Dr. Michael Mantell
SAN DIEGO — Couldn’t we all use some genuine happiness about now? This week’s parasha may be just the thing that can help us create it. We are offered these days of Elul...