COVID has exposed a simmering schism within Chabad – Haaretz
admin | June 27, 2021
The COVID pandemic has cost a tragic, disproportionate numbers of lives among the ultra-Orthodox community, in the United States and Israel.
Death toll of West Bank synagogue disaster in May rises to three – Haaretz
admin | June 27, 2021
A man who was critically injured in a grandstand collapse at a synagogue near Jerusalem last month died on Thursday, as police continued to investigate suspicions of criminal negligence surrounding the Givat Ze'ev disaster that claimed the lives of three people so far.
The Meaning Behind Different Jewish Hats – My Jewish Learning
admin | June 27, 2021
Nearly every Jewish community has some kind of head covering tradition, but there are many different ideas about who should wear them and when. There are also a remarkable array of styles
Miami condo collapse: The missing were a diverse group – Los Angeles Times
admin | June 27, 2021
On the ninth floor, Magaly Delgado, 80, a devout Catholic from Cuba with a love for lobster and Elvis Presley, was looking forward to traveling to Napa, Calif. Seven floors below, Chaim Harry Rosenberg, a 52-year-old asset manager from Brooklyn who is Jewish, was thrilled to host his daughter, Malki, and her husband, Benny, from New Jersey
What a haircut taught me about rebuke, rights and responsibilities regarding the coronavirus vaccine – Forward
admin | June 27, 2021
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Kamel: Like most things in life, Zionism is not black and white – Daily Northwestern
admin | June 25, 2021
The emotions and passions surrounding Israel-Palestine are volatile, to say the least. There are few issues in our political discourse that cause people to run to their ideological corners faster than when the conversation turns to the latest round of violence in the small sliver of land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River
The politically lonely progressive Zionists – Jewish Insider
admin | June 25, 2021
As rockets flew between Israel and Gaza last month, American Jews watched with alarm as anti-Israel rhetoric became the norm in some left-wing circles. Accusations of Israels alleged genocide, ethnic cleansing and apartheid spread widely, even reaching the halls of Congress.
Jewish flight from Zionism continues with Riesman piece criticizing grandfather’s role in Israel lobby Mondoweiss – Mondoweiss
admin | June 25, 2021
More good news from the Jewish world. Abraham Riesman, a 35-year-old writer for New York Magazine, has published a long, critical/loving article on his grandfather Robert Riesman (1919-2004), who was a leader of the Israel lobby in Rhode Island, with close ties to politicians in the ocean state. The article in New York Magazine is titled, My Grandfather the Zionist
Banning American Zionists Changes Nothing, and Increases Hate – Algemeiner
admin | June 25, 2021
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Zionism has EVERYTHING to do with Judaism – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | June 25, 2021
The great American civil rights warrior, Martin Luther King, said way back in 1968 in response to a question from a student attacking Zionism, When people criticize Zionists, they mean Jews. Youre talking Antisemitism
