Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Erik Christensen / Wikimedia The peninsula Tinganes is seat of the Faroese Government in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands The beautiful self-governing archipelago of islands in the Atlantic Ocean that is called the Faroe Islands is planning to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and intends to open an office […]

Photo Credit: Ayelet Federation 17-year-old Alon Leviev winning the gold medal in the under-18 category at the Ju-jitsu World Championship. Nov. 15, 2019 Israel’s national anthem, Hatikvah, was played in Abu Dhabi on Saturday after Israel’s 17-year-old Alon Leviev won the gold medal in the under-18 category at the Ju-jitsu World Championship. Leviev beat competitors […]

Photo Credit: Hana Levi Julian This way to the bomb shelter. Be’er Sheva – an ancient city with a long history of successfully facing vicious enemies – is home to a shopping mall that claims to be the biggest in the Middle East, and also turns out to be one of the safest and most […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press A wise friend of mine, a mother of small children, recently said: “No matter what, we have to make sandwiches and drive our kids to kindergarten every day. Our choice is how we do this – stressed out or with joy, in bitterness or with enthusiasm. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, […]

Photo Credit: Hadas Parush / Flash 90 View of the train and railway during a test drive of the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv express train in central Israel on January 16, 2018. Daily tests runs are beginning on the long-awaited high-speed railway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The first run began Saturday night and then again on […]

Photo Credit: unsplash A letter written by a local elementary school teacher, I’ll call “Mrs. Krieg,” was brought to my attention by a mutual acquaintance. In light of the notice that honor classes will be discontinued, she thoughtfully agreed that equity (defined as fairness and impartiality) in the schools should benefit all students. Regrettably, she […]

Photo Credit: Haim Zach/GPO Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside 10 Downing Street, September 5, 2019. In response to a request from the Jewish Agency for Israel Chairman Isaac Herzog—which called on 30 European heads of state, demanding that Jews be protected within their countries—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged […]

Photo Credit: People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran on Twitter In Shiraz, south-central Iran, protests continue as people block roads and take control over various areas. On Friday, Iran’s “Supreme Leader” Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei tweeted an unexpected announcement that “the abolition of the Zionist regime means the Palestinian people, the true owners of the […]

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Photo Credit: Republic of Korea via Flickr Pope Francis (on a visit to Korea) Pope Francis last week warned that violence against Jews is on the rise again. Speaking at his weekly general audience, the pope reflected on the life of a first-century married Jewish couple who accompanied Paul in his ministry and were expelled […]