yemen Archives – Page 6 of 6

Yemeni high court upholds death sentence

Jewish Journal July 26, 2010

Yemen\’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Yemeni man who killed a Jewish fellow citizen after demanding that he convert.

Spying for Israel Death Sentence Upheld in Yemen

Jewish Journal April 7, 2010

An appeals court in Yemen upheld a death sentence for a citizen convicted of spying for Israel. The court on Saturday upheld the conviction of Bassam al-Haidari, who was sentenced to death in March 2009 after being accused of contact with an enemy state for sending an e-mail in 2008 to then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.\n

RECIPE: Yemenite Charoset/Charoset Truffles

Judy Zeidler March 25, 2009

1 cup pitted, chopped dates, 1/2 cup chopped dried figs

VIDEO: CNN visits the dwindling Jewish community of Yemen

Jewish Journal August 6, 2008

CNN\’s Paula Newton reports on the few hundred Jews left in Yemen

Biblical Davening

David Suissa June 22, 2007

As I reflected later on my Yemenite moment in time, I couldn\’t help but think of all the traditions that so many Jewish communities throughout the world are fighting to maintain. There are countless variations of Ashkenazic and Sephardic traditions that have their own melodies, their own chants, their own ways. We all read the same words, but after that, we\’re allowed to tweak. It\’s as if God gave us the consonants, and then said: \”Have fun with the vowels.\”

PASSOVER: Yemenite Flavor at the Seder

Nili Goldstein April 6, 2006

Yemenite Jews in Israel live longer and healthier lives than other Israelis. Over the years, many researchers have attributed the Yemenite\’s good health to the simplicity of their cooking and their use of herbs and spices. Fenugreek, for example, a staple spice in our kitchens, has shown promise in research to treat diabetes and high cholesterol.