Museum Seeks Jews’ Memories of Baseball

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

Do you remember where you were when Sandy Koufax said he would not play on Yom Kippur. The National Museum of American Jewish History is looking for you.

Cleveland Jewish Runner Crossed Finish Line One Hour before Blast

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

A Cleveland Jewish man’s ability to finish the Boston Marathon in less than four hours helped save him from injuries, or worse, in the terrorist attack Monday “I was in the hotel when the explosions went off, Kevin Goodman, 50, told the Cleveland Jewish News. “The explosions happened about an hour after I finished. I [...]

Saudi Questioned in Boston Terrorist Attack

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

It took the White House an hour or more until it could bring itself to say that the attacks in Boston were “terror.” A Saudi student is under questioning. But it is just an “isolated” incident.

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On the Scene, Boston Rabbi Offering ‘Some Sense of Serenity’

Posted on: April 16th, 2013

“You can imagine the pandemonium. Everyone was running, and glass was flying around."

UPDATE #5 Fatal Explosions Rock End of Boston Marathon (video)

Posted on: April 15th, 2013

A nurse staffing the medical tent told a New York radio station that after the explosions the tent 'began to look like a makeshift morgue.'

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Satmar Sets up ‘Draft Refugee’ Panel to Send Yeshiva Youth to US

Posted on: April 15th, 2013

This really is Independence Day! Satmar sets up an emergency panel to hustle IDF Draft Refugees’ out of Israel lest they be contaminated by serving the country. Let them be America’s problem.

F-35, Due for Israel in 2016, in First Vertical Landing (Video)

Posted on: April 15th, 2013

Israeli Air Force pilots won’t be flying the controversial and costly F35 Stealth Lightning fighter plane before 2016, but everyone now has a glimpse of how the advanced jet makes a vertical landing.

Pearl’s Father: Execution Caused ‘Revolution’ against Barbarism

Posted on: April 15th, 2013

Prof. Judea Pearl said at Israel’s Remembrance Day for Fallen Soldiers in Jerusalem Sunday night that the terrorists’’ brutal execution of his son Daniel “caused a revolution in our society’s struggle against barbarism.” He added, “The notion of absolute good and bad was almost erased, but was reborn with the murder of Daniel in Pakistan.” [...]

Mezuzah Firebug Remembers Nothing from that 2-Day Bender

Posted on: April 15th, 2013

“I don’t hate nobody, I don’t even remember. . . . It don’t make no sense.”

Gaza Analyst Says Fayyad’s Resignation a Failure for Kerry

Posted on: April 14th, 2013

Kerry tried to follow Obama’s first-term act to “hit the ground running” in the Mideast but so far he is stuck in the sand. Fayyad’s resignation is another feather out of Kerry’s cap.

Nadler Reintroducing Bill Helping Elderly Turn US Citizens Faster

Posted on: April 14th, 2013

“This commonsense bill would remove unnecessary hurdles for elderly immigrants."

Yom Ha’atzmaut Draws 200 New York UJA Leaders

Posted on: April 14th, 2013

The UJA Federation of New York’s William Rosenwald Mission landed in Israel Sunday with 200 leaders who will be celebrating the country’s 65th anniversary as a modern state on Tuesday. The delegation will examine how the New York community can help improve Israel’s quality of life, especially for children in distress, Holocaust survivors and new [...]

‘Nazi Essay’ Teacher Placed on Leave

Posted on: April 14th, 2013

One of the three classes given the assignment refused to do it.

PA Stability Doubtful as Prime Minister Resigns

Posted on: April 14th, 2013

The timing of the resignation is a blow to American prestige.

American Volunteers to Fire Up BBQ’s for 3000 IDF Soldiers

Posted on: April 12th, 2013

The young folks in olive green came to investigate, first one by one and then in droves.

G8 Issue Message of Hope to Palestinian Deadbeats and Firebombers

Posted on: April 12th, 2013

We interrupt this press release to examine the information therein…

One Door Closes, Two Open: Two Shuls Host Geller Talks Sunday

Posted on: April 12th, 2013

So, in the end, the intimidation against her led to an amplification of Geller's message, not a diminution.

‘Plastic Bag’ Airplane Passenger a Kohen Staying Pure?

Posted on: April 12th, 2013

Look up in the sky? Is It a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Plastic Man – the Orthodox Jew who wrapped himself in plastic on an airplane, apparently because he is a very scrupulous Kohen.

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US Efforts to Retain PA’s Fayyad May Have Finally Torpedoed Him

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

U.S. and similar EU efforts to retain Fayyad have instead worked to discredit him in the eyes of many Arab Palestinians.

Jewish Groups Rally for Immigrants with Sign What Would Moses Do’

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

Carrying signs reading “Don’t Deport My Bubbe” and “What Would Moses Do?,” Jewish demonstrators representing several organizations participated Wednesday in the Rally for Citizenship in Washington. The Jewish groups rallied on the west lawn of the Capitol alongside Latinos, Catholics, Unitarians, union members and women’s groups. Members of Jews United for Justice, HIAS, the American [...]

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