Ezriel Gelbfish
ARTICLES BY: Ezriel Gelbfish
Facebook Acquisition of Israeli Startup Sparks Senate Hearing
Facebook's buyout of Israeli facial recognition company Face.com has caught the attention of the federal government, which has called the social media giant to a...
Sephardic Rabbi Endorses Concubine Scenario Under Jewish Law
A Sephardic Rabbi in Israel has ruled that the taking of a concubine is an act that in certain instances is permissible by halacha, the code...
Israel Ranks Highest Globally in Children’s Internet Usage
According to a new World Health Organization report, Israeli children spend more time daily on the internet than those of any other country in the...
Jerusalem Residents Plan to Fight Muslim Prayer Call with Rock and Roll Music
Residents of the French Hill neighborhood in Jerusalem plan to combat Arab prayer-calls by blasting music from loudspeakers, in defiance of Arab religious conventions. According...
German Brochure: How To Peg A Neo-Nazi
In Brandenburg, Germany, authorities released a new brochure this month that helps hotel owners recognize customers who may be neo-Nazis, after a number of the...
Former Mossad Chief: Israel Must Prepare for Possible Military Action in Syria, Cites Bio-Chemical Threat
Former Mossad Chief Danny Yatom stressed today that Israel must be prepared for the possibility of military attacks on Syria, which may deteriorate into war...
Exclusive Algemeiner Interview: Olympic Jewish Gymnast Aly Raisman Talks Medals, Fashion and Calls for Minute’s Silence
Alexandra "Aly" Raisman is a Jewish American gymnast slated to compete in the London Olympics later this month. Rated one of the world's top...
Study on Arranged Marriages Reveals that Orthodox Jews May Have it Right
For the past eight years, Robert Epstein, the Harvard-educated Senior Research Psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, has...
Orthodox Rabbi May be First ALS Patient Cured by Israeli Drug
Haredi leader Rabbi Refoel Shmulevitz, a victim of the motor neuron disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), may be the first known patient cured of ALS,...
Murder Victim’s Family Urges Exodus for Yemen’s Jews
The family of Aharon Joseph Zindani, a Yemenite Jew who was murdered in his native country in May, is urging Yemen's remaining Jews to emigrate to...
New Twitter Ratings Paint Bleak Picture of Influence for Israel
AFP's new e-Diplomacy Hub has rated Didi Remez, a leftist Israeli activist, and Azmi Bishara, a former Arab Member of the Knesset, as the most...
Member of Hungarian Anti-Semitic Party Learns of His Jewish Roots
Csanad Szegedi, a leader of Hungary's notoriously anti-Semitic party Jobbik, found out that he has Jewish roots, reports AFP. "I learnt not long ago that I...
Israeli Hashish Prices Double Following Brotherhood Victory in Egypt
The price of Moroccan hashish in Israel has risen dramatically, following tighter border restrictions instituted by politically agitated Egypt, representing a significant crossroads for the...
Egyptian President-Elect Morsi to Receive Paltry Salary of $1650
Egypt's President-Elect Mohamed Morsi will receive a salary of $1,650 a month from the Egyptian government he is slated to head, reported Israel's Channel 2...
