Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Jewish Press From one wedding to another, rich or poor, the chupah ceremony always has the crowd excited. Everyone wants to see the groom put the ring on the bride’s finger and break the glass under his foot while they all clap and cheer loudly, “Mazal Tov!” I assume most people have attended […]

Photo Credit: Courtesy: Extinction Rebellion Jews Extinction Rebellion Jews making their sukkah in London. Extinction Rebellion Jews erected a sukkah in the center of London last week to draw attention to climate change. Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, who attended the event, told The Jewish Press, “Lots of us feel that to do our utmost for the […]

Photo Credit: pixabay Orly gives a clear message to Russia, calling them to be on the right side, of history, for our children. Advertisement <!– Publisher #16: JewishPress.com Zone #113: Comment Banner / (02) / News Size #15: Banner 468×60 (Comments and Mobile) [468×60] –> ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, […]

Photo Credit: pixabay Rod Reuven Dovid Bryant and Jerry Gordon bring back Dilliman Abdulkader, a Kurdish policy expert. He is director of external relations at Allegiance Strategies, a Washington, DC -based public affairs consulting firm. Abdulkader’s family fled from Kirkuk, Iraq during the Gulf War and spent seven years as a child in the Al-Hol […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Harry Houdini (1874-1926), undoubtedly the greatest showman of his age and probably of all time, was an awe-inspiring escape artist and the undisputed master of his craft. He was the first “superstar” to manipulate the media to gain broad mass acceptance, and his fame was such that George Bernard Shaw quipped […]

Photo Credit: Flash90 US ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks to members of the Christian press during an event in Jerusalem The U.S. administration will not call for the evacuation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria under the much-anticipated Mideast peace plan, according to U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Wednesday. In an […]

Photo Credit: Nasser Ishtayeh / Flash 90 (file) A resident of eastern Jerusalem attempted to ram Border Police forces near Ramallah, hitting an armored vehicle and causing significant damage, on Thursday. The terrorist was shot and seriously injured, and was taken to the Sha’are Tzedek hospital for treatment. No Israeli forces were hurt during the […]

Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Sebastian Gorka Liberal Jews are not fond of Sebastian Gorka. A few years ago, they went so far as to accuse him of being an anti-Semite. More conservative Jews have a very different take. They see him as a staunch friend of Israel and an ally in the fight […]