Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: courtesy, European Jewish Association 2020 Carnival of Aalst ribbons, clearly again displaying anti-Semitism of the organizers The State of Israel quickly welcomed the decision of UNESCO to delist the Belgian Aalst Carnival from its world heritage list in response to its annual anti-Semitic displays. UNESCO Delists Antisemitic Aalst Carnival Celebration Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ […]

Photo Credit: Aalst Carnival screen grab via World Jewish Congress Aalst Carnival The United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday decided to delist the Aalst carnival celebration following deliberations held at a meeting of its Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Bogota, Colombia. During the March 2019 […]

Photo Credit: Yaakov Naumi / Flash 90 Bnei Brak (illustrative) Hundreds of people in Bnei Brak protested the operation of the public transportation system on the Sabbath in the Gush Dan district and Tel Aviv by municipalities which began this weekend. Since Friday night, at least 16 strictly Orthodox residents were arrested for blocking roads, […]

Photo Credit: State of New Jersey New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ordered flags across the state to be flown at half-mast for a full week beginning on Friday, Dec. 13, in “recognition and mourning of the passing of the victims in Jersey City.” Jersey City Police Det. Joseph Seals was killed in the line of […]

Photo Credit: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90 El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner after landing at Ben Gurion International Airport, August 23, 2017. An El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Shabbat hit a power pole at Las Vegas Airport. There was severe damage to one of the wings, as well as a power outage at the airport. תראו איזה […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Can you believe it’s almost Chanukah? I can! Chanukah already came early in our house, when, by accident, my son opened an Amazon box containing his present. Oh well! This year I came up with a new latke recipe that is modern, beautiful and contemporary. This recipe is versatile, delicious and […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The battle between Esav and Yaakov ends peacefully without any shots fired, but the far-reaching effects of this encounter reverberate throughout history. The one chapter prophet of our haftarah, Ovadia, was a convert who descended from Esav. He is truly fitting to be the one to reprimand Esav for straying from […]

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