Posts Tagged: Jewish
Berlin Bans Mohels From Performing Ritual Circumcisions
Germany's capital city of Berlin has announced new rules on circumcision procedures, banning Jewish mohels from performing the ritual and requiring that both parents of...
Top Syrian Journalist Claims Assad Planning to Flee to Russia
Abdallah Al Omar, the former head of the state run Aleppo TV in Syria and a member of the Presidential Palace Press Office in Damascus,...
Ahmadinjead Cites Western Sanctions as Problematic for Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinehad on Tuesday admitted that the West's sanctions have created problems for the Islamic Republic's oil exports and banking. "There are...
Two Men Attempt to Run Over Hasidic Jews in New York
Two men in upstate New York have been arrested and charged with crimes after they allegedly drove a vehicle into a crowd of Hasidic Jews...
Romney Fires Back After DNC Platform Excludes Jerusalem as Israeli Capital
Unlike the party's 2008 platform, the Democrats 2012 platform does not specifically mention Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and now Mitt Romney is firing...
President Obama: “I Have Israel’s Back”
In a moment of great emotional distress for Israel and the Jewish people regarding the unfolding of the Iranian crisis and the present...
Desmond Tutu and Tony Blair
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has pulled out of a speaking engagement in Johannesburg because he refuses to speak alongside Tony Blair. Explaining his decision,...
Russia, Unfortunately, Being Russia
Before the pundits start telling you the Romney campaign stepped into a time-warp on the subject of Russia, it's worth considering what adviser Rich Williamson...
The Torah: Listening and Law
It would be reasonable to assume that a language that contains the verb "to command" must also contain the verb "to obey." The...
Modern Orthodox Rabbincial School Announces Leadership Change
The modern Orthodox Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (YCT) has announced that Founder and President Rav Avi Weiss will be handing over its presidency...
Egyptian Synagogue Will Hold Jewish High Holiday Services
Youssef Gaon, the caretaker of the centuries-old Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt, has refuted earlier reports in Israel that Egyptian authorities planned...
Romney vs. Obama Vis-à-Vis Israel
"President Obama has thrown allies like Israel under the bus." That's what Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for president, said in the high-profile speech accepting his...
David Arquette Gives Back at Chabad Treatment Center (PHOTOS)
David Arquette paid a visit last Thursday to the Chabad Residential Treatment Center in Los Angeles, to share his personal struggles with alcoholism, addiction, and...
Crucifixions, Not Fictions
I recently wrote an article based on Arabic reports that Muslim Brotherhood supporters had crucified Morsi's opponents. Because it was picked up by several websites...
