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January 23, 2015
Why I don’t want to watch the (white) Oscars this year
In my family, the Academy Awards are an annual event celebrated with the kind of specific rituals more often associated with major cultural events.
Five years in the making, ‘The Return’ takes new look at Polish Jewish revival
On the crumbling wall of a former Polish synagogue, adjacent to a one-time Jewish ritual bath converted into a car wash, a graffiti artist has painted “Jews, We Miss You” in Polish and German.
Silver’s arrest a 2nd strike for N.Y. Orthodox power brokers
To critics of Albany’s culture of political corruption, the sight of the powerful longtime speaker of New York’s State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, getting arrested Thursday may have been a sign that even the state’s most powerful politicians are not immune from the long hand of the law.
Israeli scribes restore 200-year-old Iraqi scroll
Israeli scribes restored a 200-year old Iraqi Torah scroll that arrived in Israel under mysterious circumstances.
Invitation to Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress: When bipartisan means partisan
When U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner, a Republican, jolted Washington this week by inviting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, his office said it had been done \”on behalf of the bipartisan leadership.\”
Argentina suspects rogue agents were behind death of prosecutor
Argentina suspects rogue agents from its own intelligence services were behind the death of a state prosecutor investigating the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.
Kobe Bryant has torn rotator cuff, likely out for season
Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant has a torn rotator cuff, according to preliminary results of an MRI exam, the Los Angeles Lakers said on Thursday.
‘Magic Kippa’ designed for attack-wary observant Jews
The Associated Press reported today that, in response to the increasing numbers of anti-Semitic attacks in Europe, an Israeli barber has designed yarmulkes that blend in with the wearer’s hair.
What does the International Criminal Court action mean for Israel?
On Jan. 16, the International Criminal Court prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, launched a “preliminary examination into the situation in Palestine.”
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