Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
Winston Churchill’s Granddaughter on Art and Israel
Posted on: June 28th, 2012
Sections → ArtsEdwina Sandys' planned sculpture for Israel will be comprised of a circle of upright stones, in black and white, cast in the shapes of women, connected by a lintel across the top. Sandys explains that Israel is one of the most suitable places in the world for such a sculpture. “Israel is at the forefront of women being treated equally, relative to other areas of the world.”
Community Currents – June 29, 2012
Posted on: June 27th, 2012
Sections → Community → Community Currents.
Before The Deluge: The Jews Of Turkey (Part Two)
Posted on: June 27th, 2012
Sections → Features → Features On The Jewish WorldThe French traveler Nicolay, who in 1551 accompanied Jews exiled from France to Constantinople, depicted the life, activities, trade and traffic, culture, and the social setting of the Jews in the following manner:
Title: Rav HaKolel, A Biography Of Rabbi Yaakov Yosef
Posted on: June 27th, 2012
Sections → BooksIn the 1880s, a substantial immigration of Jews poured into New York from all parts of Europe, Russia, and Galicia. They were eager to escape the hard life of poverty and lack of peace back home, but the reality in America was not as they had expected it to be. It was hard to find work; it was a struggle for mere existence.
Posted on: June 26th, 2012
Sections → ArtsNow, only months after the artist’s death, is no time to be coy. Moshe Givati’s work is a revelation: dynamic, throbbing with life, pulsating with meaning. The exhibition “Equus Ambiguity – The Emergence of Maturity,” is up for only a few more days but I urge you to hurry to the Jadite Gallery and familiarize yourself with this under-recognized artist.
One Woman’s Voice and Story – and a Message for Israel
Posted on: June 26th, 2012
InDepth → Op-EdsAt the recent President's Conference in Jerusalem - though Shimon Peres and others spoke about the dearth of women in professional life in Israel, few spoke about the amazing lack of women presenters at the conference. I counted only about a hand-full. One was Ayaan Hirsi-Ali.
Tevye in the Promised Land, Chapter Two: Golda
Posted on: June 25th, 2012
Sections → Books → The Bookshelf → Tevye in the Promised LandTevye took the shovel and started to dig. The earth was hard, but after breaking through the frozen topsoil, the ground became looser below. Whoever would have dreamed of Tevye digging up his Golda?
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Israeli Olympic Team Announced
Posted on: June 25th, 2012
News → IsraelThe Olympic Committee of Israel approved its list of 36 athletes to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday.
Posted on: June 24th, 2012
Sections → Special Features → President's Conference 2012Consider the following scenario. The good (and free) food at the President’s conference is in the VIP lounge. But to get in there you either need to be a VIP, or have a VIP invite you in. Outside the room are guards preventing your entry, and direct access to talk to the VIPs is limited [...]
Negotiating Tomorrow: An Interview with Prof. James Sebenius
Posted on: June 24th, 2012
Sections → Special Features → President's Conference 2012JewishPress.com had the opportunity to interview Harvard Business School professor James Sebenius at the 2012 President’s Conference. Professor Sebenius is both an expert on the theory of negotiations and a professional negotiator to boot. He's involved in some of the negotiations in the Middle East.
Fledgling Israel Lacrosse 2-0 in European Championships
Posted on: June 24th, 2012
Sections → SportsIsrael’s lacrosse team – which did not exist just two years ago – is dazzling the world of sports, defeating Slovakia and France in recent matches to stand 2-0 in its first-ever European Championships. On Thursday, Israel defeated number 17 ranked Slovakia 11-8, and then number 27 ranked France in a drenching rain on Friday. [...]
Posted on: June 22nd, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriWith the Omer completed and the three weeks still a short time away, there seems to be an abundance of simchas being celebrated. Here are two easy, yet professional looking ideas to enhance any simcha. You may color coordinate these ideas for your sweet tables and the cookies make great party favors as well.
Posted on: June 22nd, 2012
Sections → ArtsBoris Schatz (1866 – 1932) had a revolutionary vision. He believed that the creation of a new modern Jewish visual culture would become a major force to both articulate a Jewish national identity and sustain the Zionist enterprise. In 1904 he approached Zionist leader Theodor Herzl with the proposal to establish a national arts and crafts school in Palestine and got his blessing. Tragically Herzl died later that year, but the Zionist leadership in Vienna assumed responsibility for the project and its funding.
Blogging Tomorrow at the President’s Conference
Posted on: June 22nd, 2012
Sections → Special Features → President's Conference 2012Bloggers had the opportunity to ask President Peres some questions at the gathering. Bloggers from both national papers and personal websites were represented and asked questions that ranged from straightforward politics to ones that were more personal. One inevitably centered around the issue of Iran, in which Peres answered that Iran is using dangerous means that don’t give Israelis much of a choice when deciding what to do next.
Posted on: June 21st, 2012
Sections → Magazine → PotpourriWhile for many of us summer is synonymous with vacation, relaxation and a time for a well deserved break from the rigors of the daily grind, the dog days of summer bring with them the need for an extra dose of vigilance as we head for the pool, fire up the barbeque or just spend our days enjoying the great outdoors.
Shoshana Bluth: A Supermom Hotline Of Emunah
Posted on: June 21st, 2012
Sections → Jewess Press → Impact Of Women On Jewish History/Prof. L. JacksonShoshana Bluth’s telephone number is a help hotline for mothers and wives of Israeli soldiers – a hotline of faith, emunah in Hebrew.
How Refusing To Be Ruth-less Led To Moshiach
Posted on: June 21st, 2012
Sections → Magazine → On Our Own/Cheryl KupferBy now just about all of us are in summer mode, and Yom Tov cheesecake and blintzes are out of our minds - though not necessarily off our bodies. Nonetheless, the topic I am addressing is tied to the festival of Shavuot, as I wrote it just after the holiday had ended. (This time warp often occurs when addressing deadlines ahead of time, a necessity when I know that visiting a near minyan of pre-school grandchildren in three cities will make writing a coherent column rather challenging).
Posted on: June 21st, 2012
Sections → Family → Marriage and RelationshipsDear Dr. Yael: My wife, who takes good, loving care of our children and is very generous with her time, has a closed nature. It is not in her character to pay compliments or show appreciation. While she tries valiantly to never raise her voice to the children or me and works hard to always speak with derech eretz, I yearn to hear her tell me that she loves me – although I know that she does.
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Modern Interpretations of Hatikvah and the Anthem’s Future