Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Jewish Press As a child, I loved the movie “Home Alone.” I fantasized about how I would behave if I were left behind while my family was on vacation. Little did I know that as an adult, I would be arranging for my own children to be left at home, while hoping to […]

Photo Credit: Fire and Rescue Services of the Negev Firefighters combat flames at Kargal factory in Lehavim Firefighters from Be’er Sheva, the Bedouin city of Rahat and a number of district stations worked for hours to combat a blaze Monday morning in the Kargal cardboard and packaging factory at the Idan Ha’Negev industrial park. The […]

Photo Credit: Ben Kelmer / Flash 90 Israeli palm trees in high winds (file) Two young girls, ages 8 and 9, were injured Monday morning while waiting for a school bus north of Tel Aviv, when a palm tree collapsed on top of them, knocked over by extremely windy conditions. One of the girls, age […]

Photo Credit: Flash 90 Strictly religious Jews brave high winds at Har Zeitim (Mount of Olives) cemetery in Jerusalem. (file) The Nature and Parks Authority has announced it is closing a significant number of hiking trails throughout the country as of Monday ahead of potentially dangerous weather conditions. “Due to extreme weather warnings, it is […]

Photo Credit: Wikimedia / JPhillips23 University of Toronto’s University College Building The University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) was forced to eat crow this week after refusing to support an ongoing campaign by the campus Hillel organization to secure kosher food access for students. In a statement issued Sunday evening, the GSU apologized for […]

Photo Credit: US Dept of State / public domain US Ambassador to Egypt Jonathan R. Cohen The United States has appointed a new ambassador to Cairo for the first time in more than two years, according to a report in Ahram Online. Ambassador Jonathan Cohen, a Jewish American, arrived in the Egyptian capital on Sunday […]

[embedded content] Equipped with advanced means and well prepared for any scenario, Israel’s Border Guard Police tactical brigade officers are deployed along the state’s southern coastal strip to prevent terrorist infiltration and strengthen residents’ security. Here’s a glimpse into their activities this past week. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, […]

Photo Credit: twitter European Union and Palestinian Flags {Originally posted to the JCPA website} The European Court of Justice issued a controversial ruling on November 12, 2019, and declared: Foodstuffs originating in the territories occupied by the State of Israel must bear the indication of their territory of origin, accompanied, where those foodstuffs come from […]

Photo Credit: Save A Childs Heart Lionel Messi and Sylvan Adams with African children On Sunday night, global superstar Lionel Messi and the rest of the Argentina soccer team, in Israel for a friendly match in Jerusalem with the national team of Uruguay, met Canadian-Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams, the man behind “Save A Child’s Heart,” […]