December 2021

It was recently reported that Jewish students at Tel Aviv University are protesting against a "Christmas Market" event held on December 15 on the university campus. The Christmas market is part of an ongoing series of multicultural events…

Chief Justice NK Sodhi is no more. Son of the late illustrious judge HR Sodhi, he was a fully-fledged legal dean. Graduated in law from the University of Punjab in 1965, his professional expertise as a judicial lawyer led him to be…

One of the remarkable characteristics of the medieval Spanish Jewish community was the confidence to weave philosophical teachings into biblical commentary. One of the exemplary voices in this genre was Rabbi Isaac ben Moses Arama, a…

JTA - As Danny Tenenbaum prepares to open debates in the Montana Legislature on March 29, he said to himself: better keep it short. So he sang the Shema prayer. He had other ideas for the invocation, he told the Jewish Telegraphic…

Herzog hosts New Year's reception for church leaders: "I pledge for freedom of worship" President Isaac Herzog hosts a traditional New Year's reception for heads of Christian churches in the Holy Land, alongside Minister of…

Why should I do a scholarship rather than just find a job that interests me? A scholarship will provide post-professional training in a specialized area of ​​practice. Participation in a scholarship will give the scholarship holder…

The first Christmas marked the birth of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. The stage was set in Bethlehem, a small town in Judea. The cast included Joseph, Mary, shepherds and angels. The Baby Jesus is at…

The organization behind the R proposal has announced that it will no longer push for a rushed application of…

Padma Shri Awardee Farmer Pioneers Profitable and Self-Sufficient Aquaculture Batakrushna Sahoo, 71, meticulously ironed his blue vest and white shirt before heading to the nation's!-->…

Although Seamus Heaney and I had lived in the Sandymount area since the mid-1970s, I never saw him until the summer of 1983, when we both witnessed the Tribute Head unveiling in honor. by Nelson…

A little over ten years ago, Richard Evans and I co-created the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, a unique and distinctly “Sydney” offering to the world. Our intention was to create a word class festival that pushes the boundaries of acceptable…

(JTA) - Desmond Tutu, the archbishop who closely identified with the historic suffering of the Jewish people in his strong advocacy against apartheid in South Africa, died Sunday at the age of 90. Tutu, Cape Town's first!-->…

Where's the science to shut down entire economies? Leni Riefenstahl was a German filmmaker who in the 1930s was fascinated by Adolf Hitler and by implication his harmful prescriptions for society. She served as a…

(RNS) - Relations between Muslims and Christians are strained around the world, in the United States and even in Congress. But at Christmas, the two faith communities whose combined size represents more than half of humanity can turn to…

At the time of Mr Banks' resignation, the investigation into illegal alcoholic beverages was focused on certain people who also had ties to the city government. Through these connections, the federal investigation was broadened to examine…

Edward A. Palleschi, Undersecretary of the Office of Consumer and Business Regulation, or OCABR, awarded a Certificate of Excellence to the Brezniak funeral directors of West Newton in a ceremony on December 7. Calling them the lifeblood…

Between October 2015 and June 2019, we prospectively recruited 313 consecutive non-transplanted adults with AHI at the University of Medicine in Warsaw, Poland. Pure AIH, along with its cholestatic variants, namely AIH-PSC and AIH-PBC,…

Through Michel Gryboski, Christian Post reporter | Wednesday 22 December 2021Classroom | Unsplash / Jason SungA Senate committee removed some of the controversial language from the Build Back Better bill that would restrict funding and…

From January 22 to 30, Theater for the New City will present the New Yiddish Rep's production of "Di Froyen" (Women), based on the play "Women's Minyan" by Naomi Ragen, adapted for the Yiddish Rep by Melissa Weisz and Malky goldman. The…

(RNS) - There will be no American church choirs singing Christmas carols in Bethlehem Manger Square to mark the birth of Jesus this year at Christmas. At the end of November, Israel imposed a ban on all inbound travel from the United States…

ALBANY, NY, December 21, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Market research on transparency: The Tablet Harness Testers market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.41% during the forecast period 2021 to 2031, according to a Research…

In all three cases reported here, the patients were of advanced age and long postmenopausal. In the context of demographic development in industrialized countries, many elderly people are in good general condition and have high…

The Hernando County Legislative Delegation was held on Monday, December 6, 2021. This is the meeting where local officials meet with state officials to request changes or additions to the law and request state funding for county projects.…

An 82-year-old Jewish woman, who is the subject of a Labor Party investigation for suspected anti-Semitism for the third time in less than three years, threatens legal action against the party, claiming it illegally discriminated against…

Late last month, Illinois Democrats and Governor JB Pritzker passed a new map defining the boundaries of…

POST FALLS - The crackdown on gay and transgender material at Community Library Network facilities drew a crowd on Thursday. Despite a snowstorm and!-->!-->!-->…

A diversity and inclusion student senator from the University of Southern California tweeted, "I want to kill every fucking Zionist king" in May, along with several other views considered anti-Semitic.In May, Yasmeen Mashayekh, a diversity…

THE WEEK IN CORONAVIRUS There were a total of 116,892 deaths and 5,382,290 confirmed cases of coronavirus contagion at press time yesterday compared to 116,748 deaths and 5,354,440 confirmed cases the previous Friday. Amid warnings…

By Hailey Konnath (December 17, 2021, 11:46 p.m. EST) - A trio of lawyers from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP were sanctioned on Friday for making “shocking” and “offensive” anti-Semitism allegations in new trial offer in…

Part IV As all movie buffs in Sri Lanka know, the gallery is known as "The Gallows". Long ago, on a Saturday night at a popular cinema, the gallery was full of undergraduates who had gathered there after a cricket match.…

There is a group of Jewish women in the Bay Area who like to go unnoticed. For an hour every Friday morning, women gather on Zoom to deliver challah, participate in intellectual discussions and emotionally vulnerable conversations, and…

Former President Donald Trump in a Newsmax interview in which he claimed to have brought back the use of the phrase "Merry ChristmasIn a bizarre interview between the presenter of Newsmax Mike Huckabee and former president Donald trump, the…

Bringing Judaism into the Metaverse: Rabbi Shmuli Nachlas, Rabbi Yisroel Wilhelm, and Alex gelbert launched JewishVirtualReality.com, the first Jewish virtual reality center. Full story The world of humans is expanding. Through 1s and…

The political weaknesses and disorganization of the Biden administration are the unifying denominator of the two national security crises we are currently facing: China's emerging supremacy and Russia's impending takeover of…

The first fellows Avi Amon, Nemuna Ceesay, William DeMeritt, Rebecca S'manga Frank, Benji Kahn, Lilach Orenstein and Daniel Terna as well as the founder of The Workshop, Kendell Pinkney. NEW YORK CITY: The workshop, a new program…

Upon hearing that I had recently written a book on Leonard Cohen, someone asked me why I thought Bob Dylan had received the Nobel Prize for Literature rather than Cohen. Not being a member of the Nobel Prize jury, I…

The past, present and future of sorry are decidedly women.In Square Enix's highly anticipated 2022 action RPG, our hero Frey comes from the real world. But she suddenly finds herself in the fantasy realm known as Athia thanks to a…

A coalition that wants voters to decide how Michigan should cap interest rates on payday loans won approval on Tuesday for its sketchy wording for a petition to bring the issue to the November 2022 ballot.Members of Michiganders for Fair…

By Sam Ben Meir Sam ben meir NEW YORK - To date, nearly two hundred million Americans - just over 60% of the population - have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Recent reports indicate that unvaccinated adults are more than…

Wed Dec 15 2021 09:00 - Fri 17 Dec 2021 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time (UTC ± 0)Register here.Literary and visual representations of animals from Central Asia to the MaghrebAbout this eventAll times are in GMTWednesday 15 December9 a.m. - 10…

"Moral blindness" The opinion piece by rabbis Nancy H. Wiener and Lester Bronstein ("Banning the boycott of Ben & Jerry is a distraction that makes anti-Semitism harder to fight," December 7) reveals its true colors when it refers…

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said the trade potential between his country and the United Arab Emirates was "limitless".Bennett arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for the first official visit of an Israeli leader to the…

Philosophy for kids is essential for personal growth, expert says at conference in Riyadh RIYAD: An expert speaker at the Riyadh Philosophy Conference believes that philosophizing with children is essential for their personal growth…

A group of Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders are urging luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to stop using animal fur in its clothing and other products.In a joint statement, Orthodox Christian priest Stephen Karcher, Hindu…

Theater producer Emanuel Azenberg likes to tell this story about the time, over 30 years ago, when "Jerome Robbins's Broadway" was in rehearsal. The show, which Azzenberg was co-producing, was a collection of brilliant musical numbers from…

BETHLEHEM, West Bank - For the second year in a row, the West Bank city of Bethlehem, which normally attracts Christians from all over the world, is considering the possibility of a Christmas season with barely any tourists. As he…

Nadine Lott's heartbroken mom paid a moving tribute to her daughter, saying, "She will be in our hearts forever." And ahead of the second anniversary of her sadistic murder by ex-partner Daniel Murtagh, 34, Claire revealed that she still…

CLAREMONT, Calif .-- A Conservation Botanist and Director of Conservation at the California Botanic Garden, Naomi Fraga, Ph.D., is the 2021 recipient of the Center for Biological Diversity's annual EO Wilson Award for Outstanding…

The literary magazine and 156 years old politics The nation has long been seen as out of the mainstream, on the far left of the political spectrum. Bias and anti-Israel screeds such as this one by activist Ariel Gold are crazy by for the…

PLYMOUTH - Rabbi Estelle Mills had big shoes to fill to take over as spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Jacob last summer.His predecessor, Rabbi Lawrence Silverman, had held the position for over four decades and was an institution in…

Hours after Syrian media accused Israel of hitting the port city of Latakia, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that the military was constantly fighting "evil forces" in the Middle East. "We push back the forces…

LAST week, the Donegal News reported on lengthy discussions at the November plenary meeting of Donegal County Council to review the goals and policies of the County Development Plan for Wind Turbines.Many councilors explained how the…

Orthodox synagogues in New Jersey that hosted National Synagogue Youth Conference events in the 1970s and 1980s, and the youth group's professional counselors and volunteers during this time, are at potential legal risk due to a…

WASHINGTON (JTA) - Amy Coney Barrett, the new Supreme Court justice, asked a Maine state official how he would treat a school that bases its teachings on the 'Judeo-Palestinian' conflict on how it considered the Jews.!-->…

ImportanceWith different types and manifestations of increasing polarization, it is crucial to understand their impact on the processes of promoting well-being in society. This understanding is important when polarization interrupts…

Late last month, Democrats and Governor JB Pritzker passed a new map defining the boundaries of central Illinois congressional districts for the next 10 years.Three districts cover the territory within a 35 mile radius of Peoria - the 15th,…

Hello, New York. Today is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the US Naval Base in Hawaii that precipitated the US entry into World War II. WE HAVE COVERED YOU:!-->…

Emhoff hosted a virtual Passover dinner earlier this year, lit the first menorah at the vice president's residence, and was the first to affix a mezuzah to the door.Vacations to the White House and the Vice President's Residence have been…

Enter Wall Street with Street Insider Premium. Claim your 1-week free trial here. Washington, December 6, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Today, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman issued the…

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban takes his team onto the field for the second half against Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala on November 3, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst /…

Payday loans can be a debt trap for borrowers who cannot afford to make payments. Here's how you can pay off your payday loan balance before it's sent to debt collectors. (iStock) Payday lenders prey on borrowers with bad…

The recently published book by Dr Sally Charnow is the first biography of the French Jewish writer Edmond Fleg. // Photo courtesy of the Hofstra Cultural Center. Dr Sally Charnow, professor of history, author, editor and current…

BOISE - Anti-Semitic graffiti was painted overnight in three tunnels…

People waiting to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in Marseille. The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus was detected on Thursday in mainland France. Credit...Daniel Cole / Associated pressFrench authorities on…

The Chinese Communist Party has taken American democracy to task, sharply criticizing a world summit on democracy hosted by President Joe Biden next week and extolling the virtues of its system of governmentThrough Associated press KEN…

As Tuesday's election deadline draws near for the recall of Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant, voters in his city district are expected to get their ballots to remove him from office two years ahead of schedule. The council…

Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham, Congregation B'nai AmoonaDecember 3, 2021Our Torah portion this week, Parashat Miketz, focuses on Joseph's rise to power and what happens when he meets his brothers after a long hiatus. I have always focused on…

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From the point of view of the American left, we should strive for the much more desirable system of socialism. You know, a type of socialism that never worked anywhere in the world. But the kind that only the left can…

Young people volunteer for the Project HOPE Passover meal at the Sinai Temple in Dresher in 2019. (Courtesy Samuel Domsky) Millennials enjoy giving their money and time to charity, according to local nonprofit leaders. But, unlike older…

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration aims to get people to work together to emerge from an economy hit by COVID. This could explain why the first menorah lit by a Jewish spouse to a vice president came from the home of a businessman…

Attendance rose 8% from last year at Jewish schools in the Milwaukee area, reflecting a partial rebound from the start of the pandemic. “This year's census shows growth, despite the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Tzipi…

PHOENIX (CNS) - Australian Cardinal George Pell, jailed for more than a year for crimes of sexual abuse of which he was ultimately cleared, said the experience enabled him to understand suffering as a redemptive process which allows one to…

How to combine the virtues of European cities, so intimate, alive and rich in discoveries, with the…