Daily Archives: October 5, 2023
Rabbi Leo Dee shoved during Sukkot prayers in Tel Aviv
Rabbi Leo Dee, who lost his wife and two daughters in a terrorist attack in April, was intentionally barged into by a passerby while praying at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning.
The passerby...
New ‘Blossom’ reboot to shift show from sitcom to drama
Fans concerned about the fate of Mayim Bialik after her writers-strike-inspired departure from hosting the quiz show “Celebrity Jeopardy!” need not worry: In development is a new project returning to the cast of “Blossom,” the 1990s...
OU executive fellowship offers young professionals a taste of nonprofits
In response to what it believes to be a shortage of talented professionals willing to fill Jewish communal leadership positions, the Orthodox Union launched an executive fellowship program in August to encourage those in...
Shin Bet probes hack of Israeli President Herzog’s Telegram account
Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency is probing a hack of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s account on the Telegram messaging app, the President's Residence in Jerusalem announced on Thursday.
According to an initial investigation, the...
Verter fun der Vokh – Having a Baby
Mindl’s niece wasn’t due until April 20, but somehow her water broke ten days early, on April 10. At first she had to be induced and she struggled for a few hours. Although they...
Kevin McCarthy, ‘true friend of Israel’ ousted from House Speakership
The end of the 269-day tenure of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has provoked responses ranging from friendly, warm regards to spiteful snark.
“Kevin McCarthy is a true...
Canada’s largest museum to change Palestinian ‘dispossession’ exhibit texts
The exhibition "Being and Belonging," on view through Jan. 7 at the Royal Ontario Museum, features artworks by contemporary women artists "from the Islamic world and beyond," per the museum website, which hails the...
Thousands of evangelicals join Jerusalem March
Thousands of evangelical Christian friends of Israel from around the globe joined a march through Jerusalem on Wednesday in a show of support for the Jewish state, according to the International Christian Embassy in...
Haredi coalition partner: Close Temple Mount to Jews
After more than 3,000 Jewish pilgrims visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the first days of the week-long Sukkot holiday, one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's key ultra-Orthodox coalition partners on Wednesday...
Palestinians ambush Israeli family in Samaria
An Israeli family narrowly survived a terrorist ambush near Ma’aleh Levonah in southern Samaria on Wednesday night, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The family was driving home when their car was forced to stop...