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November 16, 2010
Israelis being called on to fast, pray for rain
Israel\’s chief rabbis have called for a public day of fasting and prayer in order to bring rain to the parched country. Thursday has been designated as a day of fasting and prayer to atone for sins that the rabbis believe could be contributing to the lack of rain, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday.
Iran opens air defense war games
Iran opened a five-day air defense war games exercise reportedly to test its skill against the Israeli and United States militaries. The exercise, which began Tuesday, was designed by Iran to examine its air defense system, according to reports. Called \”Defenders of the Sky 3,\” the exercise simulates an attack on the Islamic Republic\’s borders and nuclear facilities. The war games reportedly are said to test Iran\’s skill against Israel and the United States in the event that one or both of them decide to launch a military strike against Iran\’s nuclear facilities.
British chain bans, brings back toy pig
A British toy store chain said it will return pigs to a farmyard set after they had been removed to avoid offending Jewish and Muslim parents. On Monday night, the Early Learning Center announced that it would return pigs to the HappyLand Goosefeather Farm toy set, The Mail reported. The pig\’s banishment from the barnyard had raised the ire of some parents, who expected to find the animal in the set, which did include a sty and a button that makes oinking noises when pressed, according to British news media.
In the lions’ den: Federation women cap week in the Big Easy
Just down the road from where the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America had concluded a day earlier, more than a thousand of the federation system’s most generous women found a philanthropic sanctuary of their own.
Glenn Beck under fire over George Soros comments
Fox News provocateur Glenn Beck spent spent several days taking aim at billionaire businessman and philanthropist George Soros, but so far — at least within Jewish circles — the barrage appears to be backfiring.
Philly museum opens with stars, speeches and plenty of American nostalgia
Her granddaughter at her elbow, 89-year-old Ruth Sarner-Libros walked slowly through the fourth floor of the National Museum of American Jewish History, drinking in every display.
Seven mild earthquakes hit northern Israel
An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit northern Israel, the seventh temblor in two days.
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