Daily Archives: November 18, 2025
Israel to host Davis Cup games for first time since Oct. 7
Israel’s national tennis team will host a Davis Cup playoff in February for the first time since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s Tennis Association announced on Sunday.
The games, against Lithuania, are scheduled to take place...
UN’s obsession with condemning Israel isn’t new
Far too many pro-Israel organizations and writers marked the 50th anniversary of the U.N. General Assembly vote to adopt Resolution 3379, which stated that Zionism “is a form of racism and racial discrimination,” by...
What’s in our Jewish DNA?
I once heard a particular story from a colleague in Johannesburg, who, like me, grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. He said that his grandfather was once the victim of an attempted mugging on Shabbat....
Oxford Union: Israel is a greater threat than Iran
Members of the Oxford Union, the world’s best-known debating society, last week voted in favor of a motion that called Israel a greater destabilizer than Iran, prompting criticism from Jewish community leaders.
The Oxford Union...
Starting in 2026, OU says only certified kosher beers at its venues, events
Historically, unflavored beers have been generally assumed to be kosher, but the stout and bitter truth is that craft brewing has introduced recipes that extend beyond water, hops, barley and yeast, per a Nov....
Georgian national known as ‘Commander Butcher’ pleads guilty to plan to poison Jewish children
A Georgian national, who goes by “Commander Butcher” and who plotted to poison Jewish children with ricin-laced poison, pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Monday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
“The outstanding...
Vilnius University launches new AI tool that accurately reads handwritten Yiddish
Scholars from Vilnius University in Lithuania have launched a breakthrough AI tool capable of reading handwritten Yiddish.
The Vilne-Yiddish model, developed at the university’s joint Digital Humanities Laboratory, was created by Sergii Gurbych, of the...
Miami Dolphins QB wants to play in Jerusalem
Quarterback for the Miami Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa told reporters on Sunday he would like to play an NFL International Series game in Jerusalem.
The football player was asked after the Dolphins’ 16-13 win over the...
Adams urges Netanyahu to attend NYC inauguration to back Jewish community
New York City’s outgoing Mayor Eric Adams is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to travel to the city despite Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s intention to arrest him. “ mayor, not emperor,” Adams said.
Speaking during...