International

No reason to trust what Rep. Rashida Tlaib says

By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Some of the most embarrassing mistakes that occur in human communication happen when people experience an unfortunate “slip of the tongue.” The words come out differently than what we consciously intend for them to mean. Sigmund Freud was a remarkable man whose interests spanned across the […]

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International, Jewish History, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USA

UMich: Education, not politics, should guide decisions

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) — More than 80 organizations on Wednesday applauded the University of Michigan for its adoption of a Blue Ribbon Panel report that states that faculty should base decisions, such as letters of recommendations and other academic judgments “solely on educational and professional reasons,” never on politics. The panel was established after University

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

The Myth of Lag B’Omer

By Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin BOCA RATON, Florida — The following is from my book Mysteries of Judaism without the footnotes. The semi-holiday Lag B’omer is based on an unsubstantiated and unlikely tradition. Lag B’omer means the thirty-third day since bringing the barley harvest (omer) to the tabernacle and later temples to thank God for the barley harvest.

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Israel Drazin-Rabbi Dr., Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Grossmont College vigils for Chabad victims

Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori EL CAJON, California – The city of El Cajon boasts a large population of refugees from Iraq, with some estimates running as high as 60,000.  Behind Detroit, the city is said to have the second highest concentration of Iraqi Christians (Chaldeans) in the United States. 

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

New Zealand must back Israel

By Pastor Nigel Woodley FLAXMERE, New Zealand — The anti-Semitic movement which is trying to disguise itself as a humanitarian cause for the Palestinian Arabs–BDS (for Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions against the State of Israel)—is primarily a political weapon in the hands of Israel’s enemies to try and discredit and delegitimize the Jewish people in

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International, Middle East

Five U.S. mayors visit Israel on week- long tour

JERUSALEM  — A bipartisan delegation of of five U.S. mayors is visiting Israel with AJC (American Jewish Committee) Project Interchange for intensive dialogue and briefings. The week-long educational seminar marks the first delegation under the auspices of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the U.S. Conference of Mayors and AJC, the highlight of which is

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Middle East, USA

Historic marker ceremony honors Lucy F. Covington

  By Jerry Klinger CHENEY, Washington — The Great Drum was rhythmically beaten by ten Native American Salish Singers seated about it. Their Song drifted over the Palouse Prairie as it had before for untold years. Hundreds gathered on the high ridge above Eastern Washington University, below the white colored water tower with the school’s

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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Travel and Food, USA