Category: Israel

Photo Credit: YouTube screenshot Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi According to a senior Pentagon official who spoke to Newsweek, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was killed by the US Joint Special Operations Command’s Delta Team in the group’s last bastion of resistance in northwest Syria on Saturday. The CIA […]

Photo Credit: Yonatan Sindel / Flash 90 Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit The ongoing criminal probes against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are reaching their climax. By the end of the month, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit will reportedly decide whether or not to end Netanyahu’s political career by indicting him on corruption […]

Photo Credit: Daveynin via Wikimedia People pay their respects at a memorial to the victims of a mass shooting in front of the Tree of Life synagogue, Pittsburgh, PA, November 4, 2018. This Sunday marks exactly one year since a vicious anti-Semitic shooter opened fire at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, leaving 11 people dead […]

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, […]