Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: wikipedia Last year, then Iraqi President Fuad Masum approved Law No. 76 of 2017, which stripped Palestinians living in Iraq of their rights and classified them as “foreigners.” {Originally posted to the Gatestone Institute website} Palestinians living in Iraq were recently stripped of the equal-rights status they had enjoyed under Saddam Hussein. Now, […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Chanukah was in the air. All around town, menorahs burned brightly in people’s windows. “We need some more oil,” Mr. Sherman said to his wife. “Could you please pick up a bottle this afternoon?” Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Mrs. […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Question: Why is there an extra month in the Jewish calendar every few years? And who decides whether a particular year should be a leap year or not? Name WithheldToronto, Ontario Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Answer: Many years ago, […]

Photo Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90 Leah Goldin, mother of fallen soldier Hadar Goldin, August 5, 2018. Hamas is refusing to stop the attacks it controls in Judea and Samaria, as part of a general deal with Israel, Reshet Bet radio reported Sunday. The proposal was recently put forward by foreign sources that met with the Hamas […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay Crystal Ball-Telling the future Long before the year 2020, the Jewish nation was concerned with and driven by a vision – a vision of what the best possible life would look like, a vision of the future when each man and woman would live up to his or her divine calling and […]

Photo Credit: Photo: Clara / flickr A pro-Palestinian rally in London organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, and other groups, January 2009. {Originally posted to the Washington Free Beacon} British prime minister Boris Johnson told Parliament that his government will not stand by while countries boycott Israeli-made goods. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ […]

Photo Credit: FLASH90 Dec. 25, 2019 Imam Mohamad Joban Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Masjid Ar-Rahmah Redmond, Washington Dear Imam Joban, I was enlightened to learn that Jews were turned into apes for failing to believe in Allah. Would this explain why Jews eat […]

Photo Credit: Mendy Hechtman/FLASH90 A page of Gemara Although January 1 is an important date on the secular calendar, it usually has little significance in the Torah community. Other than getting used to writing a different number on checks and having an extra day off (in chutz la’aretz), it generally does not engender much excitement. […]

Photo Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 Ayelet Shaked and Bezalel Smotrich, the favorites to lead Habayit Hayehudi and New Right parties respectively. Senior New Right officials on Sunday told Reshet Bet radio that they are not ruling out a last-minute union with their three sister right-wing parties, Habayit Hayehudi, which is already running together with Otzma Yehudit, […]