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April 13, 2011

Egypt’s Mubarak, sons detained

Jewish Journal April 13, 2011

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons have been detained for 15 days while the country\’s prosecutor general investigates corruption allegations. Wednesday\’s detentions came a day after Mubarak, 82, was hospitalized in Sharm el-Sheik with heart problems, which afflicted him as prosecutors began questioning him over allegations of corruption and abuse of power. He is also being investigated on allegations that he ordered the military to fire on demonstrators. State prosecutors are probing his sons, Alaa and Gamal, on allegations of embezzlement.

Bieber says logistics stalled meeting with kids

Jewish Journal April 13, 2011

A spokesman for Justin Bieber told JTA that the pop star is not meeting with children from Israel\’s rocket-beset south because of logistics, not politics. “Justin welcomes the chance to meet with kids facing difficult circumstances, regardless of their background, and in fact, he had already invited children from the Sderot area to join the 25,000-plus other fans at his concert in Tel Aviv on Thursday night,” the spokesman told JTA.

McCormick stopping spice sales to Iran

Jewish Journal April 13, 2011

Spice giant McCormick has agreed to stop selling its spices to Iran, following the efforts of a Baltimore Jewish activist. Jay Bernstein, an attorney and community activist, read in The New York Times article last December that despite sanctions against Iran, the U.S. Treasury was still allocating licenses to American companies to conduct business with the Islamic Republic. One of those companies, he learned, was the Baltimore-based McCormick & Co., founded in 1889 by a Jewish immigrant.

Lieberman says he is unconcerned about likely indictment

Jewish Journal April 13, 2011

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said he has no cause for concern following an announcement that he would be indicted on graft charges. \”I know and you know that I always acted in accordance with the law, and there is no reason for worry,\” Lieberman said Wednesday. \”After 15 years, I finally will have an opportunity to prove that I acted lawfully.\”

Poet’s Haggadah story

Jewish Journal April 13, 2011

Every year at Passover, families around the world pull out their Haggadahs for their Seders, and whether they use a traditional text, a modern one, or even Maxwell House, the story and the words remain largely the same. But one man, Rick Lupert, saw an opportunity to do something more than produce just another slight tweaking of the classic text. And thus, the Poet\’s Haggadah was born.

African stamps honor Jews who fought apartheid

Jonah Lowenfeld April 13, 2011

Every year, Jews around the world tell the story of the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in roughly the same way. And every year, familiar props help bring that story to life.

Becoming a Kingdom of Priests: Achrei Mot (Leviticus 16:1-18:30)

Rabbi Anne Brener April 13, 2011

I want to recruit you into an order to which all Jews belong: the Mamlechet Kohanim, the Kingdom of Priests. I begin my campaign as we read of Aaron, the priest, and the instructions given him when he is, according to 12th century commentator Nachmanides, “in the most severe stage of mourning,” a time of sadness when “the Holy Spirit does not manifest itself.”

Jeremy Ben-Ami and David Suissa face-off over Israel

Jonah Lowenfeld April 13, 2011

On April 11, David Suissa, a columnist for The Journal, joined Jeremy Ben-Ami, president and founder of J Street, the self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby group, for a discussion about what it means to be “pro-Israel.”

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