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March 16, 2011

Marseille befriending Jerusalem with gift of fountain

Jewish Journal March 16, 2011

The city of Marseille, France, has given a bronze fountain to the city of Jerusalem as a show of friendship. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat on Tuesday thanked Marseille Mayor Jean Claude Gaudin for his gift of the \”Fontaine Longchamp,\” which stands more than 11 feet high. The fountain, which is on its way to Israel, is an exact replica of the famous fountain on Marseille\’s Boulevard Longchamp.

Arab-owned cars set afire in Safed

Jewish Journal March 16, 2011

Two cars owned by Arab students at the Safed Academic College were set alight following a campus event to promote dialogue between Jews and Arabs. Anti-Arab graffiti also was spray-painted on the walls of the college following Tuesday night\’s event, according to reports. \”Arabs get out,\” \”Death to Arabs\” and \”Kahane was right\” were among the epithets.

Iran denies connection to seized weapons

Jewish Journal March 16, 2011

Iran denied Israeli assertions that it sent weapons to Gaza aboard a ship intercepted by Israel\’s Navy. \”The Jerusalem occupation regime is a regime of lies, production of lies and dissemination of lies. We reject all of these mendacious reports,\” the Iranian army\’s chief of staff, Gen. Atallah Salhi, told the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency on Wednesday.

Egypt resumes supplying gas to Israel

Jewish Journal March 16, 2011

Egypt resumed supplying Israel with natural gas after a six-week interruption. The gas flow resumed late Tuesday night after a fifth delay on Monday. The break in supply came after a gas line was sabotaged on Feb. 5 during the uprising in Egypt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Desperately seeking Chametz

Jewish Journal March 16, 2011

When our ancestors fled slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago, they didn’t have an opportunity to plan for the trip: They gathered what they could, grabbed their unleavened bread and high-tailed it out into the desert. Today, when we prepare for Passover, which commemorates their exodus, we have a little more time. In fact, the preparation for the holiday is nearly as significant as the holiday itself. Clearing one’s home of chametz is an ancient twist on the concept of spring cleaning.

Advice from the Yentas

Jewish Journal March 16, 2011

These are not your grandmother’s yentas. The Wedding Yentas, a Conejo-based Web site offering planning advice to the modern Jewish bride, is the brainchild of Alison Friedman and Nicky Kahn.

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