Rabbi Barry Freundel, the former spiritual leader at a prominent Washington synagogue, is expected to plead guilty to as many as 88 counts of misdemeanor voyeurism.
Most of the outspoken supporters of Israel among Los Angeles’ congressional representatives will attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 speech on Iranian nuclear capabilities before a joint session of Congress — but not without first expressing their displeasure with the Israeli leader and Republican House Speaker John Boehner.\n
Rabbi Barry Freundel, the former spiritual leader at a prominent Washington synagogue, pleaded guilty to 52 counts of misdemeanor voyeurism.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ Feb. 11 King David Society gala at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel featured Shimon Peres, Israel’s former longtime president and two-time prime minister.
Chani Lerner-Mor’s political activism began on a street corner here in Raanana, Israel, in 1993.
“This one is me,” chef Lior Hillel said, smiling as he held up a bottle of the kale tahini sauce bottled under the Kronfli Brothers label, which he makes with his business partners, Daniel and Robert Kronfli.
President Barack Obama on Thursday urged countries to tackle violent Islamist militancy around the world and rejected as \”an ugly lie\” suggestions that the West was at war with Islam.
Known for a soft approach to security that emphasizes helping radical Muslim youths with housing and jobs, Denmark may face pressure after the Copenhagen attacks to prioritize tougher laws and more resources for the police.
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