Ohio man pleads guilty to providing material support to ISIS, attempting to commit attack on synagogue – The Highland County Press
admin | May 23, 2021
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Damon M
‘Exceptionally scary’: Lakewood Rabbi Weisberg, visiting Israel, reports on the violence – Asbury Park Press
admin | May 23, 2021
Here are some major events leading to the current violence we see happening with what some are calling an all-out war between Hamas and Israel. USA TODAY JERUSALEM -Rabbi Moshe Weisberg and his wife, Tehila, had been waiting for more than a year to visit her mother-in-law when they arrived in Israel two weeks ago
Synagogue counts its blessings on 50th anniversary – The Jewish Standard
admin | May 23, 2021
Milestones anniversaries, say have a way of focusing peoples attention, shining a spotlight on major events, changes, and challenges. As Beth Haverim Shir Shalom prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, that spirit of reflection is very much alive in the community
Treasures from Archives of Rabbi Shmuel Lew Printed in Teshura – Anash.org – Good News
admin | May 23, 2021
100 pages of letters and maanos from the Rebbe to Rabbi Shmuel Lew, longtime shliach and educator in London, were published in a teshura distributed by his grandchilds wedding Wednesday night. By Anash.org reporter 100 pages of letters and maanos from the Rebbe to Rabbi Shmuel Lew, longtime shliach and educator in London, were published in a teshura distributed by his grandchilds wedding Wednesday night
Rabbi taken to hospital after ‘religiously-aggravated assault’ in Essex – Echo
admin | May 23, 2021
A RABBI was taken to hospital after being attacked in a "religiously-aggravated assault" in Essex.
The moral imperative behind the Big Bold Jewish Climate Fest – Yale Climate Connections
admin | May 20, 2021
Earlier this year, more than 5,000 people gathered online for the first Big Bold Jewish Climate Fest, a five-day festival designed to connect Jewish values with climate action. Lisa Colton produced the festival. She says that for many Jews, climate change has become a moral issue
Non-Jewish man assaulted in Munich and called a ‘Jewish pig’ – Cleveland Jewish News
admin | May 20, 2021
(JTA) A 44-year-old Munich man has been arrested in the assault of a man he called a Jewish pig but in fact was not Jewish. Also in Germany, Nazi symbols and antisemitic rhetoric were spray-painted on a Jewish cemetery near Frankfurt.
The Wawa Foundation Selects Jewish Family Service to Receive $15000 Grant – InsiderNJ
admin | May 20, 2021
The Wawa Foundation Selects Jewish Family Service to Receive $15,000 Grant Margate, NJ (May 19, 2021) The Wawa Foundation has awarded a $15,000 grant to JewishFamily Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties (JFS). The funds ensure JFS can continue tokeep its pantry shelves well-stocked to accommodate the influx of food requests fromindividuals and families in our region. The Wawa Foundation continues to be a wonderful JFS partner through their charitablegiving which ultimately helps build stronger communities.
Lod counts its losses: Torched synagogues and coexistence in this Jewish-Arab city – Haaretz
admin | May 20, 2021
The scars left by the firebombs and stones are still evident around the houses of worship in Lod. Days after the unprecedented destruction, looting and violence that took place in this mixed Jewish-Arab town, the damage to the symbols of religion is visible to the eye and seared in the memories of residents. The images of people rescuing Torah scrolls have become a symbol of one of the most difficult weeks in the history of this central Israeli city, one of several mixed towns that erupted in violence last week, amidmilitary hostilities between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
No, ‘Minions’ weren’t inspired by Jewish children who endured the Holocaust – PolitiFact
admin | May 20, 2021
A black-and-white image of people wearing what look like helmets with a single eye hole is spreading on social media alongside a horrifying claim. "The minions from Despicable Me are based off of these Jewish children tortured by Nazis during the Holocaust," the post says.
