Archive for 2020
Far-Right and Far-Left Crime Rise in Germany in 2019
Police officers secure an area after a shooting in the town of Hanau, Germany, near Frankfurt, Feb. 20, 2020. Photo:
Florida Virus Surge Threatens Trump’s Convention Plans
US President Donald Trump speaks during an event on reopening schools, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the East
Consistency
This past Thursday July 9, we began the three weeks of mourning with the fast of the 17th of
Listen to One Another
This week, we begin the three period in the Jewish calendar beginning with the fast of the 17th of Tammuz
Verbal Bribery
Shortly after Rabbi Joseph Babad (author of the classic work Minchat Chinuch) was appointed as the rabbi of Tarnipol
A Challenge of Extremism
A challenge of extremism rears its ugly head in this week’s Torah reading as God rewarded Pinchas for the
Joining the Conversation
In the Spring of 1861, on the eve of the Civil War, Isaac Mayer Wise, the patriarch of Reform
Passions Reward
The beginning of this week’s portion deals with the bestowing of the honor of priesthood — the covenant of
Israeli Company Developing 75-Minute COVID-19 Test Kit
Scientists at work in laboratory. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. CTech – Rehovot-based AID Genomics is developing a coronavirus (Covid-19) test kit
Severe Bread Shortages Loom for Syria as Fresh US Sanctions Grip
A combine harvester harvests wheat in a field in Qamishli, Syria, June 2, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said /