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.
admin | March 31, 2020
By Bethann Hromatka, Ph.D. Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry is under the umbrella of European ancestry, but its clear from numerous studies that people of Ashkenazi ancestry are distinct from the European population at large
admin | March 31, 2020
The Knesset Intelligence Subcommittee at press time on Monday was moving toward approving the Shin Bets surveillance of coronavirus infected citizens. Even as they approved most of the surveillance program, Chairman Gabi Ashkenazi (Blue and White) and MK Eli Avidar (Yisrael Beytenu) pushed hard to inject limits and continuous oversight on the Israel Security Agencys use of technological surveillance. In multiple instances where the government might have wanted broader and vague language regarding the surveillance program, the committee members insisted on a more explicit list of what the agency could and could not do with the new surveillance powers
admin | March 31, 2020
Until recently, actor Morgan Spector had never thought of David Simon as a particularly Jewish writer. I thought of him as this sort of tough, ex-journalist Baltimore guy, he said of the renowned TV writer who worked as a police reporter for The Baltimore Sun before going on to create the hit show The Wire
admin | March 31, 2020
The last two years might have been quiet for Bruno Mars (real name Peter Gene Hernandez), but that does never displace his position from one of the best vocalists, musicians, and artists to ever walk on earth. His retro showmanship, combined with a fantastic, three-octave vocal range, slowly led Bruno to where he is now.
admin | March 30, 2020
Benny Gantz and Gabi Ashkenazi appear to be heading into a unity government, which will enable Benjamin Netanyahu to lead his fifth term as prime minister for the next year and a half. Under the apparent agreement between Kahol Lavan and Likud, Ashkenazi will be defense minister, while Gantzs role remains unclear.
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