Posts Tagged: hurricane sandy
Congress Passes Bill That Could Provide Relief for Synagogues Hit by Natural Disasters
JNS.org - Legislation to grant houses of worship access to federal disaster relief funding passed last week in the US House of Representatives. The measure would...
Belittling Tormentors Allows Us to be Free
A friend from New Jersey, who lived through Hurricane Sandy, as did I, called and asked me why God did not send a similar storm...
Random Musings: Israeli Elections, Rand Paul, and Charities Hurt by Sandy
Some random thoughts on a cold New York night in January: With the Israeli elections a little over a week away, there is a deafening silence...
John Boehner, Eric Cantor Clash on Sandy After Fiscal Cliff Deal
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), who supported the fiscal cliff deal reached between the Republican party and the Democratic Party under the direction of...
Random Observations: Israel and the Media
Some random observations on Israel and the media from a public relations professional: During Israel's recent "Pillar of Defense" operation there were a number of...
Jewish Federations of North America CEO on Sandy, Iran and Young Leadership (INTERVIEW)
BALTIMORE—The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) set a theme of "Where the Jewish community downloads/uploads/shares" for its 2012 General Assembly well in advance. Then...
Following Sandy, Israel to Lead Summit on Sustainability Innovation
Proven solutions exist to help address human sustainability while politics prevents adoption in USA. Leading figures from the USA and Israel to gather in...
Sandy’s Wrath Spurs Comprehensive Jewish Community Response
NEW YORK—Hurricane Sandy stormed into New York and New Jersey with unmitigated force, carrying death and destruction, disrupting lives, and devastating neighborhoods in America's most...
Hurricane Sandy Tested Us, And We Came Through
On Sunday, October 28, at 4:00 p.m., I joined the parishioners at St. James Cathedral Basilica in Brooklyn in honoring my friend and their fellow...
The Hurricane They Almost Named ‘Israel’
While Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on East Coast Jewish communities, another storm 11 years ago made serious political waves in the Jewish world. It's not unusual...
Finding Our Humanity: The Calm After the Storm
You know things are bad when a Hollywood production of the biblical story of Noah is shut down because of a flood! Having witnessed a...
Being a Leader or Looking Like a Leader: Hurricane Gives Second Wind to Obama
Hurricane Sandy has caused much death and destruction, but it may save Barack Obama, because it gives him a chance to look like a leader just...
Saudi Cleric Calls Hurricane Sandy Punishment for U.S. Support of Israel, Jews
Saudi cleric Nasser Al-Omar called Hurricane Sandy "divine punishment" for the U.S. due to the fact that America is "an infidel and tyrannical nation...
For Israel, a Second Term From Hell
Within days, Hurricane Sandy and all its devastation will be featured less prominently on front page headlines, to be replaced by a rapid countdown to...
