Category: Israel

Photo Credit: Kobi Richter / TPS US President Donald Trump in Jerusalem Israeli and Jewish politicians and organizations have come out in support of US President Donald Trump’s decision to sign an Executive Order to combat anti-Semitism at US higher education institutions. The Executive Order makes use of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press When Yaakov gained the upper hand in his struggle against Eisav’s angel, the angel asks to be released, saying, “Send me away, ki alah hashachar – for the morning has arisen” (Genesis 32:27). “Shachar” in the sense of “morning” appears some 20 times in the Bible; “boker,” on the other hand, […]

Photo Credit: Flash90 Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan, November 4, 2019. A new poll shows that over half of Israelis are in favor of establishing an independent inquiry committee to investigate the alleged abuses of the Netanyahu investigations, including illegal leaks and witness coercion. The poll, conducted by the Midgam polling […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay In this week’s show, Ross and Jono share some stories about public transportation. Jono informs the listeners about a new direct flight from Australia to Israel. This leads the duo into a discussion about previous trips, including Ross’ account of an awkward situation with a seatmate on a previous flight to Israel. […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay Rod Reuven Dovid Bryant and Jerry Gordon interview Dexter Van Zile, Christian Media Analyst of Boston-based Committee for Accuracy for Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA). Van Zile gave the latest update on extremist Christian and sinister academic groups fostering anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism – “the likes of which we haven’t seen since […]

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Photo Credit: Dr. Ivan Mauer Yitzchak was the very first baby, all of eight days old, to have a brit mila. The book of Bereishit shares with us parts of his story. A complex life as a ben zekunim, including a tough older brother named Yishmael, a spirited step-mom Hagar, a sacrificial actor in his […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press “I need your help,” Rabbi Brecher* told his son, Shlomo. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); It was merely a few days before the wedding of the youngest Brecher girl. The final preparations, which should have been a source of excitement […]

Photo Credit: Naomi Klass Mauer The years pass, but my memories of you – my beloved mother – only get stronger. And in addition to my memories, Hindy and I have little girls named after you who daily bring you to mind. The oldest one is Hindy’s very special granddaughter, Ayelet Yitta. She is such […]

Photo Credit: Asher Schwartz {Originally posted to the FirstOne Through website} Antisemitism has always been a problem around the world. In the United States, an average Jew is three times more likely to suffer a hate crime than an average black person, and twice as likely to be attacked as an average Muslim person. Yet […]