Who By Fire, Who By Water, Who By COVID-19, And Who Gets My Respirator?

I am not familiar, and neither is my rabbi, with a Jewish view that says an older person is deserving of a lesser medical or other attention than a younger person based on their age difference alone.

Islamic Waqf Takes Advantage of Temple Mount Closure to Conduct Illegal Digs

The semi-official Waqf slogan is: "Destroying Jewish artifacts and history since June, 1967."

Evangelical Leader Cardoza-Moore: COVID-19 Not Punishment for Jews for Rejecting Jesus

“Rick Wiles professes to be an Evangelical Christian Pastor, but he never quotes scriptures."

Sephardi Rabbis Under Fire for Allowing Zoom Video Seders with Isolated Elderly

Obviously, now it's time for Rabbi Pearl's people at Zomet to come up with a gramma version of Zoom.

First Time in 31 Years: Women of the Wall to Spend Rosh Chodesh at...

Anyway, we should add "No WOW clashes with Haredim at the Kotel" to the long list of #Coronavirusbenefits.

Health Ministry Reverses Guidelines to Permit Cleansing the Coronavirus Dead

The new guidelines determine that “before being buried, the body must be enclosed in a double wrap of impermeable plastic bags, and only then be brought to burial."

Chief Rabbi of Tsfat Excited After Pope Calls to Observe Jewish-Style Sabbath

Rabbi Eliyahu quipped that the Pope would soon endorse building a Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount.

Manhattan Synagogues Close Doors for Fear of Spreading Coronavirus

Those saying Kaddish should arrange to have someone say Kaddish on their behalf in places where minyanim are still being held.
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Mayim Bialik’s Abbreviated Megillah

Mayim Bialik, of The Big Bang Theory fame, presents an abbreviated and somewhat hyper version of the Book of Esther story.

Vatican Opens Archives of ‘Hitler’s Pope’

Pius 12th was an anti-Semite and simply didn't care about the fate of European Jews.

Judge Throws Out Plea of Duma Defendant for Refusing to Look at Women

It appears Judge Ido Druyan-Gamaliel's liberalism is so lopsided, it's a wonder he can walk the street without falling over.

Saudis Call Off Mecca Pilgrimage Fearing Coronavirus

The Umrah (the meaning in Arabic is literally '"to visit a populated place"') is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Women of the Wall, Celebrate Rosh Chodesh But Not Together

The Women of the Wall claimed that despite the Orthodox's promises to bring thousands of seminar girls to drown out and interrupt the WOW service, only a few showed up.

Women of the Wall Fail to Provoke Smotrich into a Brawl: Too Busy

Of course, when he made the statement, Smotrich was referring to Chabadniks, but the statement he made.

Tzfat Chief Rabbi Leads Prayer at the Kotel for China’s Coronavirus Victims

Rabbi Eliahu called on all creative people, "composers, musicians and singers to compose a gift song from Israel to the Chinese people. A song of partnership, of prayer, of blessing."

Clergy From Around the Planet Gathered to Pray for the Environment at Megiddo National...

According to the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible, Megiddo (Armageddon) is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies for a battle during the end times.

German Court Rules Anti-Semitic ‘Pig and Jew’ Artwork Stays on Church Façade

A post-Reformation script describing the relief references Luther's suggestion that the Rabbi holding up the sow’s tail is studying the Talmud.

Pope Condemns Anti-Semitism’s ‘Barbaric Resurgence’

Eighty years or so too late, but better late than never.

50 Years Late: Rabbinate Recognizes Ethiopian Jews in Israel, Many Ethiopian Jews Aren’t Impressed

Kes Maharat: "We have made sacrifices to keep our Judaism. For us to come to Israel only to be told it is doubtful we are a Jewish – there's nothing more humiliating than that."

President Rivlin Invites Pope Francis to Visit Jerusalem

"I deeply appreciate the recent remarks of Pope Francis, that anti-Jewish persecution is neither human nor Christian, as well as the statements of other Christian leaders against rising anti-Semitism."

1,200-Year Old Cruse Loaded with Gold Coins Found in Yavneh Excavation

The large-scale excavation, carried out southeast of Tell Yavneh, has revealed a massive number of pottery kilns.
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WATCH: PA Taking Over Greek Orthodox Church Land in Bethlehem

Recently, Fatah activists rioted in the village of Jifna, and then forced Christian-Arabs to pay a Jizyah tax for their "protection".

Get that Inn Ready: 165,000 Visitors Expected in Israel for Xmas

According to Tourism Ministry statistics, 55% of the approximately 4.5 million tourist entries (those staying at least one night) in 2019 were Christians.
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Jews Have Rights in Judea

The new promises of new construction for the Jews of Hebron offered by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett.

Enter Your Son in the Siyum HaShas Raffle in Israel

Each week, a raffle is drawn with 20 lucky winners. Prizes include vouchers for toys and Sefarim.

Jewish Quarter Residents Fear Unrest Following Opening of Mosque Next to Jerusalem’s Hurva Synagogue

Authorities have reportedly intervened in the matter and are seeking to ensure that no loudspeaker for the muezzin or green lighting is installed on the mosque.

Biggest Shabbat Project Ever Included Jews in 1,685 Cities, 106 Countries

From November 15-16, the 7th annual international Shabbat Project outdid its predecessors on all fronts, attracting record numbers of participants.

Only in Israel: Radio Host Rescues a Southern Chuppah

The bride began to cry, realizing her wedding would need to be postponed ...

FBI Nabs White Supremacist Who Planned to Bomb Pueblo, Colo. Synagogue

The FBI said Holzer also plotted to poison the water at Temple Emanuel synagogue with arsenic.

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