Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Pixabay The old adage “Spring forward, fall back” takes place in Israel this weekend as the clock turns back one hour at 2 am Sunday, to become 1 am Sunday. The European Union and the Palestinian Authority join Israel in the time change this weekend. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: […]

[embedded content] StopAntisemitism.org is accepting nominations for their “Antisemite of the Year Award.” The watchdog group is calling on the public to select the most notoriously vile anti-Semites who not only spread hatred, but also incite violence against the Jewish people. StopAntisemitism.org is a leading organization focused on exposing anti-Semites from the radical right, radical left […]

Photo Credit: Marine Corps Cpl. Harrison Rakhshani US Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicles. Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday that the United States is involved in smuggling Syrian oil to other countries, with the convoys of stolen oil being guarded by US private military companies and special operations forces. Russia’s defense ministry […]

Photo Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 It’s not Petra. It’s the Tomb of the Kings, located in Jerusalem’s Shimon Hatzadik (Sheikh Jarrah) neighborhood. The tombs are believed to be the burial site of Queen Helene of Adiabene. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Queen Helena of Adiabene […]

Photo Credit: Victor U via Flikr In mid-October, the Palestinian Authority decided to stop importing calves from Israel, dealing a severe economic blow to Israeli growers, who must continue feeding the calves beyond the usual schedule – with heavy economic consequences. The cost of feeding a calf is about 300 shekel a month, so that […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press During my career as both a pulpit rabbi as well as a principal of a day school, I visited Israel many times. I led numerous tours and personally visited Israel to celebrate the bar mitzvahs and weddings of my children and my grandchildren. Each time I visited I was filled with […]

Photo Credit: pixabay Prepare yourself for a different kind of show this week. Ross shares with Jono the story of a beautiful synagogue in the town where he lives. He tells the story of Temple Sinai Synagogue, built in 1901, how he came to utilize the building for several years, the circumstances of his leaving, […]

Photo Credit: pixabay Celebrating her 100th show, Andrea shares insights from the Torah portion, Bereishit, first of the Five Books! In keeping with the ‘newness’ theme, ideas of how to keep the fresh feelings from the High Holy Days alive in our day-to-day dealings and thoughts. Advertisement <!– Publisher #16: JewishPress.com Zone #113: Comment Banner […]

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Photo Credit: Jewish Press The Torah relates (Bereishis 2:16-22) that Hashem created Adam HaRishon and placed him in Gan Eden, commanding him not to eat from the Eitz HaDaas. Hashem then brought all living creatures – male and female – before him and Adam assigned names to all of them. He noted, though, that he […]