International

Biden bans most travel to U.S. from India to limit COVID-19 spread

Published by Reuters By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday imposed new travel restrictions on India in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-U.S. citizens from entering the United States. The new restrictions, which take effect on Tuesday, May 4 at 12:01 am ET (0401 GMT), are on the advice

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International, USA

Baby Moses and the Unaccompanied Migrant Minors

Enrique Morones, a humanitarian who has spent decades advocating for dignified and welcoming treatment for migrants, told Thursday of a woman at a Jewish congregation who expressed shock that parents would allow their minor children to cross into the United States by themselves to whatever fate might await them. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish Religion, USA

Tragedy Strikes on Joyous Day of Lag B’Omer

Sometimes when we are hit with an immense tragedy we are left speechless. The Torah tells us that after the Jewish people had inaugurated the Mishkan (Tabernacle), Aharon’s two sons, Nadav and Avihu, died tragically. At the height of the celebration tragedy struck. The Torah tells us that Aharon was silent (“VaYidom Aharon”), there was nothing for him to say. G-d Himself, and the Children of Israel led by Moshe, came to comfort Aharon in his profound distress. [Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort]

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Yeruchem Eilfort-Rabbi

Who was Shimon Bar Yochai?

An Israeli national disaster occurred at the Lag B’Omer festival on Mount Meron in northern Israel on April 28 when 45 people were killed and 155 were injured when thousands people gathered in the tightly packed confines of a compound surrounding the grave of a Jewish holy man. The tragic incident demands answers for why a hundred thousand mainly Haredi Jews from Israel and abroad would make their way to this isolated site at this special time. [Barry Shaw]

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Barry Shaw, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Joys and Perils of Internet Shopping

Another of the consolations provided by the internet was on-line shopping. I don’t know about everyone else, but my screen ‘feeds’ constantly contained images of desirable garments, books, items of furniture, gadgets and sundry items with which someone out there sought to entice me. Most of the time I managed to resist the temptation, but , I must confess that there were occasions on which I succumbed. [Dorothea Shefer-Vanson]

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Business & Finance, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East

Palestinian election will be postponed, says Abbas

Published by DPA Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced late Thursday that the Palestinian election will be postponed. Abbas made the announcement after meeting with representatives of several Palestinian groups in Ramallah on Thursday evening. The Palestinian president said it had been agreed to postpone the poll election until the participation of the people in East

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Middle East

Exclusive: Pfizer begins to export U.S.-made COVID-19 shots, first doses sent to Mexico

Published by Reuters By Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc’s shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico this week includes doses made in its U.S. plant, the first of what are expected to be ongoing exports of its shots from the United States, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The vaccine shipment,

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USA

India infections top 18 million as gravediggers work round the clock

Published by Reuters By Alasdair Pal and Francis Mascarenhas NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s total COVID-19 cases passed 18 million on Thursday after another world record number of daily infections, as gravediggers worked around the clock to bury victims and hundreds more were cremated in makeshift pyres in parks and parking lots. India reported 379,257

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International

No requirement to respect elections rigged by dictators

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with regard to elections in South America, tweeted earlier this month: “I recall @POTUS saying: ‘Democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended. That we must be ever vigilant.’ Elections are the first step. We must respect results and hold leaders accountable to sustain our democracies.” [Shoshana Bryen]

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

China ‘closing in fast,’ Biden warns Congress, as he asks for trillions in spending

Published by Reuters By Trevor Hunnicutt and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden proposed a sweeping new $1.8 trillion plan in a speech to a joint session to Congress on Wednesday, pleading with Republican lawmakers to work with him on divisive issues and to meet the stiff competition posed by China. The Democratic

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USA

Some Jewish Race Car Stories You May Not Have Known

If it had not been for a nice Yiddishe fellow, Siegfried Marcus, there would not have been the internal combustion engine. Greta Thunberg would be thrilled today.  No cars, no CO2 or sulfur emissions to cause global warming and give the antisemites something else to hate the Jews over.  [Jerry Klinger]

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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USA