Judaism

‘Rabbi Shteinman carried entire Jewish people on his shoulders’

Shortly after Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 104, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin marked the passing of the late rabbi in a statement, lauding Rabbi Shteinman”s wisdom and humility, saying that he “gave direction to thousands”. “Our teacher, the brilliant Rabbi Shteiman, was a leader who bore the […]

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Obituaries & memorials

Bnei Menashe celebrate Chanukah in India

CHURACHANDPUR, India (Press Release)– Thousands of members of the Bnei Menashe community from across northeastern India gathered today to light candles for the first night of Hanukkah. “The story of the Maccabees’ heroic determination to preserve their Jewish identity resonates strongly with the Bnei Menashe, who – against all odds and with tremendous effort –

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International, Jewish Religion

Satmar group slams Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem

The head of one of the two rival groups of the staunchly anti-Zionist Satmar Hassidic movement ripped into President Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last week. Satmar, known as one of the most dogmatically anti-Zionist Hassidic sects, refuses to recognize the State of Israel and calls on members living in Israel not to

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

‘Shabbat Law’ wins coalition backing

The Ministerial Legislative Committee approved a government proposal sponsored by Labor and Social Services Minister Haim Katz (Likud) which would allow the minister to define and limit the conditions under which government employees or employees of state-owned entities may be employed on the Sabbath. Under the proposal, the Labor and Social Services Minister would be

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Global tour of Auschwitz relics begins seven-year, 14-city journey

By Matt Lebovic An unprecedented world tour of artifacts from Auschwitz-Birkenau premiered in Madrid on December 1, the first stop in a “roving exhibition” about the Nazi death camp where one million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. With the tagline, “Not long ago. Not far away,” the tour will appear in 14 cities during

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International, Jewish History, USA

Is Reform Judaism forgetting its Zionism?

Gil Troy The Union for Reform Judaism is holding its Biennial in Boston this week. I know nothing about their governance procedures, but hope they pass — by acclamation — a resolution supporting President Donald Trump’s move recognizing “Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.” The resolution should affirm: Such a resolution, even if accompanied by

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Jerome Crowe, the FBI agent who delivered the ransom money in the Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnapping, dies at 93

LOS ANGELES — Jerome Crowe, a former L.A.-based FBI agent who delivered the ransom money in the Frank Sinatra Jr. kidnapping and led a SWAT team in the bloody SLA shootout, has died after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. A lifelong law enforcement officer who is credited with assembling the FBI’s first SWAT team

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

The American man who was held hostage in Iraq for 31 days has sadly passed away at 49

frost A man from Wichita, Kansas who was held hostage for 31 days in Iraq in 2016 while working as a private military contractor and suffered in captivity has died at the age of 49 due to complications from his ordeal. RELATED: A toddler is the only survivor in a crash that killed 4 people

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Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, USA

‘French Elvis’ Johnny Hallyday dies aged 74

Veteran French rocker, Johnny Hallyday, who achieved iconic status during a career spanning over half-a-century, has died following a battle with lung cancer, his wife said Wednesday. He was 74. “Johnny Hallyday has left us. I write these words without believing them. But yet, it’s true. My man is no longer with us,” Laeticia Hallyday,

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials

Renowned French writer Jean D’Ormesson is dead at 92

France loves its intellectuals and writers as perhaps no other country does, and one of its favourites has died. Jean D’Ormesson, once the youngest member of the Academie Française, passed away early Tuesday at the age of 92. D’Ormesson died of a heart attack, after a long battle with bladder cancer. A member of the

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International, Obituaries & memorials