Three weeks and counting – Cleveland Jewish News
admin | July 17, 2020
This is a tough time of the year to be Jewish.
Thousands of protesting Israelis call on Netanyahu to resign – Minneapolis Star Tribune
admin | July 17, 2020
JERUSALEM Thousands of Israelis on Tuesday demonstrated outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on the embattled leader to resign as he faces a trial on corruption charges and grapples with a deepening coronavirus crisis. Netanyahu has seen his popularity drop in recent weeks as he comes under criticism from a series of directions. A loose-knit movement has held a number of demonstrations saying that Netanyahu is unfit to lead at a time when he is on trial
Netanyahu the magician finally fumbles his rabbit and the threat of an early election recedes – Haaretz
admin | July 17, 2020
Calling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a magician or even a king has become axiomatic in Israeli politics. Hes the man who sees every move against his political rivals as a chess game while theyre playing checkers; hes the one whose cold calculations, will to survive and healthy dose of luck put him in a league of his own. But in recent weeks, the magician seems to have lost it.
What to make of a series of odd explosions in Iran – The Economist
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Jul 11th 2020 BEIRUT AND JERUSALEM IN THE EARLY hours of July 2nd a building caught fire in the grounds of the nuclear plant at Natanz in central Iran. Officials downplayed it as an accident in an unfinished shed. But photos showed a building with machinery on the roof.
EU Official: Israel trying to drag Trump into war with Iran before november election – The Nation
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There are concerns in Europe that Israel might be trying to drag the United States into a conflict with Iran before the November general election, an anonymous EU official has toldBusiness Insider. I fear the Israeli plan here is to provoke an Iranian response that can turn into a military escalation while Trump remains in office, the EU official was quoted as saying. The US president, who champions a maximum pressure Iran policy and is a staunch Israeli ally, is trailing in the polls behind his rival Joe Biden with less than four months to go until the next election
Synagogue service times: Week of July 17 | Synagogues – Cleveland Jewish News
admin | July 17, 2020
Conservative AGUDATH BNAI ISRAEL: Meister Road at Pole Ave., Lorain. Mark Jaffee, Ritual Director.
Renovation of historic SF synagogue slowed but not halted J. – The Jewish News of Northern California
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We thought maybe wed have it ready before High Holidays, Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi said about the renovation of his San Francisco synagogue, Congregation Chevra Thilim.
Jesus came to town and He was rejected – Laurinburg Exchange
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The Scriptures teach us Jesus was not always welcome when He came to town. This time He came from Capernaum to Nazareth, and it was the second visit He made to His hometown during His earthly ministry
The changing face of our relationship with synagogue – The Times of Israel
admin | July 17, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way we conduct ourselves in so many ways especially now as the country may enter another lockdown.
Conservative leader Jacob Blumenthal looks at how his movement has adapted to COVID-19 – Washington Jewish Week
admin | July 17, 2020
So many times, both for joy and for sadness, we wanted to reach out and give each other a hug, says Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal. And instead, we need to remain physically distant so that we can ensure everyone stays healthy.
