admin | April 6, 2020
(JTA) Hours before he was rushed to hospital in Milan because of the coronavirus, Efry Levy Azizoff was chatting on the phone with his friend Amichai Lazarov. Azizoff was already feeling unwell, yet he didnt even mention it, Lazarov recalled
admin | April 6, 2020
By Lieba Nesis As Passover arrives, the formerly joyous holiday has lugubrious undertones as all global programs have been canceled. Over the years Passover travel has skyrocketed with over 170 tours offering kosher food and entertainment for hefty prices. It is not uncommon for a large family to spend a quarter of a million dollars for the holiday.
admin | April 6, 2020
For most modern secular readers not well versed in the enigmatic midrashic style of our Sages, the Passover Haggadah is a rather abstruse text.
admin | April 6, 2020
WASHINGTON Nearly 140 US Jewish leaders unveiled an open letter Monday to Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz and his deputy, MK Gabi Ashkenazi, urging them to remain steadfast in their opposition to West Bank annexation under a unity government. The missive warns against allowing the coronavirus pandemic to enable Israel to annex West Bank settlements, at a time when the country needs to unify in the face of a public health emergency.
admin | April 6, 2020
(JTA) There are about 250,000 Jews in the United Kingdom. They account for only 0.3% of its population. But the coronavirus has killed 44 known Jewish victims so far about 2.5% of the total U.K
admin | April 6, 2020
Its going to be a very different seder night this year. Some will be mourning the loss of loved ones from the coronavirus. Others will feel the isolation of being apart from family, friends and community
admin | April 6, 2020
Within a matter of a few short weeks, our everyday lives have been upended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like many Jewish communities around the world, the Jewish community of Montreal has been hit hard by this crisis. Federation CJA has immediately leapt into action in collaboration with their agencies and community partners to ensure that needs continue to be met during this trying time
admin | April 6, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic could lead Haredim to rely less on rabbinic sages and think for themselves more when it comes to matters unrelated to religion, a leading expert on the community says. Gilad Malach, who heads the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel program at the Israel Democracy Institute, does not predict a revolution regarding Haredi reverence for their religious role models
admin | April 6, 2020
A coalition agreement between the Likud and Blue and White parties will be finalized no later than Friday afternoon, sources from both parties said Thursday evening.A deal must be reached by Friday to enable parties in the coalition to bring the agreement to their institutions on Sunday and allow a vote in the Knesset to approve the government on Monday. The Knesset does not meet during Passover, which begins on Wednesday evening and lasts for a week. Blue and White leader Benny Gantzs mandate to form a government, and the leverage that comes with it, ends during the holiday.Progress was made between the two parties as they made compromises on disputed portfolios.I feel the negotiations with the Likud are about to be completed, said Blue and White MK Chili Tropper, who is close to Gantz.Likud agreed to let the Justice Ministry go to Blue and White faction chairman Avi Nissenkorn
admin | April 6, 2020
Bonjour, gut morgn is the typical greeting at La Maison de la Culture Yiddish Bibliothque Medem in Paris (MCY). Studying through Smith Colleges Junior Year in Paris, I had the privilege to immerse myself in both Yiddish and French.
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