Daily Archives: March 28, 2023
Jewish Life in San Miguel de Allende
San Miguel sits at 6200 feet in Mexico’s high central altiplano 146 air miles northwest of Mexico City. Passenger train service ceased many years ago. Volaris Airlines very efficiently flies 240 passengers the 1,735...
‘His Only Son,’ Movie about Abraham and Isaac, Opens March 31
On March 31, in theatres around the country, His Only Son, a Christian movie by David Helling depicting the binding of Isaac, will open. Except for some Christian references at the beginning and end of...
‘Musical retelling’ of Exodus story aims to bridge Jewish, African-American communities
‘Musical retelling’ of Exodus story aims to bridge Jewish, African-American communities
A Chicago pastor who made headlines camping out on the roof of an abandoned motel for 345 days to raise money for a new...
A ‘resistance’ coup just defeated Israeli democracy
After months of increasingly strident mass protests against his government’s plans to reform Israel’s out-of-control and highly partisan judicial system, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have given in to the pressure. He said he was...
Resisting “Mass”: Intellect, Courage and Human Survival
Perpetually self-destructive, humankind continues to embrace war, genocide, and terrorism almost routinely. Plausibly, this lethal embrace is today even more worrisome than in the past. What are the pertinent particulars?
To begin, the lead engines...
Herzog opens talks between parties to foster compromise on judicial reform
Israeli President Isaac Herzog convened the first meeting on Tuesday evening meant to bridge the gaps and find a compromise on judicial reform.
Herzog met with the working teams representing the ruling coalition, the Yesh...
Robert Kraft and Brandeis University team up to respond to antisemitism
The Robert Kraft Family-Brandeis Collaboration on Antisemitism, a multi-tiered effort aimed at combating hatred of Jews, debuted this month. It is a collaboration of the university in Waltham, Mass.; the Kraft family; and the...
Pakistanis arrested for plotting attacks on Israeli, Jewish targets in Athens
Greek police arrested two Pakistanis in Athens on suspicion of planning attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets, authorities revealed on Tuesday.
In a statement, the Mossad said that those detained were part of a “wide...
New law allows Israeli hospitals to ban chametz during Passover
The Knesset plenum on Tuesday passed into law a bill to allow hospitals to ban chametz, or leavened foods, during the weeklong Passover holiday that begins on the evening of April 5.
Forty-eight Knesset members voted...
Gallant’s sacking yet to be finalized
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not yet finalized the firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and could roll back the move given simmering opposition to it within his coalition.
As of Tuesday morning, Netanyahu...