Tag: Hong Kong
Report: Chinese President Supports the Palestinians’ ‘Just Demands’
Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian Authority supports China's takeover of Hong Kong.
1,016 Dead in China in Coronavirus Outbreak, Virus May Spread via Water Pipes
By Tuesday, the coronavirus has hit more than 43,100 people in China and in 24 other countries.
El Al Pilots Ignore Court Order, Flights Still Grounded
Pilots are still ignoring the back-to-work order by the Tel Aviv District Labor Court. A new hearing is set for Feb. 22.
Israeli Travel Advisory for Hong Kong
Israeli travelers are being advised by their government to be wary of Hong Kong due to pro-democracy protests and clashes with police.
Hong Kong Business Delegation to Visit Israel, Strengthen Economic Ties
The trip highlights Hong Kong’s strong economic ties with Israel and aims to further raise Israeli business interest in the region.
Walking Up 45 Flights On Shabbat: Being a Jew in Hong Kong
I was entering 3 months in which my connection to my Judaism would be up to me, and I feared I would lose everything.
Israel Ranks 10th in Number of Millionaires per Capita
Israel is the home to 84,000 millionaires, putting it in 10th place in the world’s ranking of the number of millionaires as a percentage...
On Rye Please, Hold The Stereotypes
In an effort to procrastinate, I occasionally like to bounce some ideas around. As I work from home with only my two cats for company, this often means waiting until my children return home from school.
New Sefer Torah For Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Ohel Leah Synagogue recently celebrated the dedication of a new Sefer Torah. Britain’s Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Lady Elaine Sacks joined Rabbi Asher Oser and Assistant Rabbi Ariel Zamir of Ohel Leah at the festivities. Also present were Rabbi Mordechai Avtzon of Chabad of Hong Kong, Rabbis Meir Azarzar and Avner Cohen from the Shuva Israel community, and the sofer, Rabbi Yehonatan Yitzhak-Halevy. Hundreds of members of the Hong Kong Jewish community participated as well.
First Limmud Held by the Great Wall of China
Jews living in Asia gathered near the Great Wall of China for the first-ever Limmud event in the world most populous nation.
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Purim In Hong Kong
A traditional Purim in Hong Kong requires an obligatory visit to Pottinger Street in the bustling Central District. Also known locally as Stone Step Street, Pottinger Street is more of a steep, irregularly paved pedestrian stone path (with steps too small for Western feet) than a street. My children run ahead up the stone slabs as I carefully balance my size nine feet on the thin, uneven stairs. My five year old stumbles but quickly recovers and catches up to the big kids.
The Whole World Is Jewish
Our Jewish world is small but from his five-year-old perspective it is large, perhaps all-encompassing. The fact that in a population of over 7 million people in Hong Kong (95% of whom are ethnically Chinese) we as Jews collectively account for only about 4,000 or 0.05% of the population can be seemingly irrelevant. Large numbers and statistics don’t play into his worldview.
A Very Hong Kong Chanukah
To explain to my children what Chanukah was like for me as a young girl, I find I am just as inclined to recount what it wasn’t as I am to describe what it was.
Moshe Rabbeinu Lego: A Hong Kong Pesach Special
In Hong Kong, there are certainly some inconveniences involved in finding every last product necessary to recreate the Pesach we had in New York. But, we have found it is merely a matter of mastering logistics and advance planning. Sometimes it involves finding shlepers coming in from the States willing to take a few bulky boxes of tasteless Crispy O’s and Streits Brownie Mix in an extra suitcase. This is all part of the Hong Kong festival ritual.
The Chabad Cookbook – The Most Prized in My Collection
I collect cookbooks the way other people collect coins, shot glasses, or miniature teaspoons.
Review: The Jews Of Kaifeng, China ? History, Culture, and Religion
My cousin Phil, of Los Angeles, once told me - what I consider an apocryphal story - that during the Korean War, when he was stationed in Hong Kong, he was seeking a synagogue for Friday evening services and was told to go to a small shul atop a hill.