Daily Archives: March 13, 2023
Oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible to be displayed at Tel Aviv museum
The oldest near-complete edition of the Hebrew Bible, a manuscript from a millennium ago, will be on display on March 23-29 at the ANU—Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, the museum announced...
Israel comes from behind to win 3-1 in World Baseball Classic
Team Israel’s first game of the 2023 World Baseball Classic against Nicaragua on Sunday was supposed to be its easy game before playing powerhouse teams Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. But it took a come-from-behind...
The Jews of Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur, Mexico — Chabad has established vibrant and growing Jewish communities on either side of the southern tip of the Baja California Sur peninsula. The larger one, on the Pacific Ocean side...
Seeking Interior Views: Understanding Russian Crimes Against Humanity “from withín”
“So says science, and I believe in science. But up to now, has science ever troubled to look at the world other than from without?”
– Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man
Prima facie,...
Chabad rabbi in Cape Coral, Fla., reports congregation resolute after building attack
Rabbi Yossi Labkowski, director of Chabad of Cape Coral, Fla., wants to make it clear that he and his congregation “will not cower,” despite an attack on their synagogue following Shabbat-morning services on March...
Nary a politically conservative Jewish woman to be seen at inaugural White House Forum
The White House hosted more than 70 community leaders on March 9, marking the Purim holiday with its first-ever Jewish Women’s Forum. Attendees hailed the event—part-mixer, part-holiday celebration and part-Jewish affairs state of the...
Parents sue California to use special-education funding at Jewish schools
In what the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty calls “a special kind of chutzpah,” California denies Jewish families the opportunity to use special-education funding for children with disabilities at private, religious schools.
“It takes a...
Ben-Gvir to High Court: ‘Permit me to represent myself’
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir asked the Supreme Court on Monday to permit him to seek independent counsel and not be tied to the representation of the attorney general, in whom he has lost...
175,000 Israeli children not vaccinated against polio
The New York State Department of Health issued a warning over the weekend for travelers to Israel to ensure they are fully immunized against polio.
It came after Israel’s Health Ministry earlier confirmed four positive...
Opposition leaders to boycott final votes on judicial reform
Opposition leaders meeting on Monday declared that they would boycott future parliamentary votes on the Netanyahu government’s judicial reform plan.
Opposition leader and Yesh Atid Party Chairman Yair Lapid, National Unity Party Chairman Benny Gantz,...