admin | December 5, 2020
By Rabbi Marc Mandel| Newport Daily News Can Hanukkah teach us anything about COVID- 19? Can we find inspiration and solace during these challenging times from a holiday that was established 2,000 years ago when the Maccabees lit the candles in the Temple? The lights of Hanukkah take us back to the beginning moments of the universe and the creation of light.
admin | December 5, 2020
A Rockland County village is facing a new federal lawsuit over what prosecutors call an institutional history of anti-Semitic zoning codes against Orthodox Jewish residents since the village formed three decades ago. The administrators of the village of Airmont, near the ultra-Orthodox Jewish haven of Monsey, are accused of creating zoning codes that explicitly prevent residential places of worship as a by-right use, and applying village code in a way to make it impossible for Orthodox Jewish applicants to win zoning approval of home synagogues and a school, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal district court by Audrey Strauss, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
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Courtesy Congregation Kol Tikvah By Jill Fox If the family isnt ready to head to Disney World, Congregation Kol Tikvah is bringing the happiest place on earth to Parkland. A drive-thru event complete with activities, characters, and animals a la Noahs Ark, was originally scheduled in November but postponed due to weather concerns.
admin | December 5, 2020
By Richard Spence, Ph.D., University of Idaho Two children wearing KKK robes and hoods stand on either side of Dr. Samuel Green, a KKK Grand Dragon, at Stone Mountain, Georgia, on July 24, 1948
admin | December 5, 2020
You might have missed it. November was Mizrahi Heritage Month and judging by the lack of publicity surrounding the events, it will take a lot more than 30 days a year to put the topic in the spotlight.Of all the things that unnecessarily divide Israeli and Diaspora Jewry or at least Jews in English-speaking countries one of the most striking is the perception that talking (or cursing) in Yiddish is the main sign of a shared cultural heritage
admin | December 5, 2020
Just in time to bring a bit of brightness into a dark year, Santa Barbaras Jewish families and their friends will be firing up the menorahs at sundown on December 10 to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah, which lasts until the evening of December 18. Here are numerous ways to feed your body and mind during the eight-night Festival of Lights.
admin | December 5, 2020
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 2020.(Christopher Pike/Reuters)If its model for peace is successful, the UAE could positively transform the entire Middle East and the broader Muslim world. A remarkable feature of the first months of peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the way the Emiratis have warmly embraced delegations representing Israel and American-Jewish communities. UAE leaders have urged their citizens to be hospitable and have largely been heeded.
admin | December 5, 2020
Last Monday, President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenAppeals court OKs White House diverting military funding to border wall construction Federal student loan payment suspension extended another month Pentagon: Tentative meeting between spy agencies, Biden transition set for early next week MORE chose Alejandro Mayorkas to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees immigration policy and border security among its vast portfolio of responsibilities. In recent years, the department has been at the forefront of President TrumpDonald John TrumpAppeals court OKs White House diverting military funding to border wall construction Pentagon: Tentative meeting between spy agencies, Biden transition set for early next week Conservative policy director calls Section 230 repeal an 'existential threat' for tech MOREs agenda to militarize border security, separate asylum-seeking families, slash refugee admissions, end protections for DREAMers and build additional walls along the border with Mexico. Mayorkass background signals a stark contrast with recent predecessors who have unquestioningly championed these policies.
admin | December 5, 2020
Middle Eastern Jewish communities truly are a bridge to peace. Internally, we hear a lot of our speakers say If you had just put Mizrahi Jews at the negotiating table from day one, we would have peace in the Middle East a long time ago. Sarah Levin, Executive Director of JIMENA (Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa) offered these reflections on the power of Mizrahi voices during a November 30 webinar that marked Israels Day of Commemoration for Jewish Countries from Arab Countries and Iran
admin | December 5, 2020
Today, Rappaport, Rappoport, Rapoport andRapaport are all common Jewish family names, found both among Ashkenazi andSephardi Jews. The name was borne with pride by successive generations ofrabbinic leaders and their families since the 15th century.
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