Archive for July 2020
Russian Police Arrest Suspect in Murder of Holocaust Survivor
Prof. Irina Shur was found murdered in her Moscow apartment. Photo: VGIK Moscow. Russian police have detained a woman suspected
US Military Chief Visits Israel, Amid Heightened Tensions on Northern Border
US Army General and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General
Trump Cancels Republican Convention in Florida After Coronavirus Spike
US President Donald Trump takes questions during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news briefing, at the White House, in Washington, DC,
Lebanon Follows Venezuela Into Hyperinflation Wilderness
A woman has her temperature checked in front of an H&M store, on Hamra Street in Beirut, Lebanon, May 18,
Iran Condemns US Jet Fly-By of Airliner as Terrorism by ‘Outlaws’
An Mahan Air plane. Photo: Reuters / Wolfgang Rattay. Iran said on Friday a US fighter jet “harassed” an Iranian civilian airliner
Erdogan Joins Thousands to Pray for First Time at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends Friday prayers at the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 24, 2020.
Uncertainty
“Are we there yet?” This backseat cliché captures one of the greatest challenges of the three weeks. We are
I Am Not a Man of Words
This Shabbat, we begin the fifth and final book of the Torah: Devarim, (Deuteronomy). The book of Devarim opens
Models for Our Own Behavior
When Moses addressed the Israelites before entering the Land of Israel, he reassured them with two ideas about God
The Long Winding Road to Freedom
Growing up in Troy, Alabama, as the son of sharecroppers, John Lewis, of blessed memory, lived a very sheltered early