Mark D. Zimmerman , Special For The Jewish Light
• Published June 7, 2022
A court-ordered redistricting in New York has resulted in two current Democratic members of Congress having to run against each other, as the newly-drawn district borders now encompass both of their residences.
Jerry...
MARK D. ZIMMERMAN, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published May 16, 2022
Lag B’Omer will be celebrated this Thursday. The name of the holiday means “the 33rd day of the Omer,” a period that begins on the second day of Passover. Counting the Omer historically references the harvesting of the new barley crop to be brought...
Mark D. Zimmerman, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published April 11, 2022
Congressman Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina is in the news for his recent comments that he witnessed leaders in his party using cocaine, and that he had been invited to orgies by older prominent Republicans....
MARK ZIMMERMAN, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published March 7, 2022
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Airbnb users have booked rooms in Ukraine with a value of more than $2 million.
This represents more than 60,000 nights of rental of Ukrainian houses, apartments and guest rooms....
Mark Zimmerman, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published February 14, 2022
Canada has been dealing with a growing truckers’ protest over the last few weeks, which began in response to a vaccine mandate for drivers entering from the United States.
The...
Mark Zimmerman, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published February 7, 2022
Jason Brown is a Jewish figure skater who will be representing the United States at the Beijing Olympic Games. He has won numerous events in the past, including 9 medals at Grand Prix international events, the 2015 United States National Championship,...
MARK D. ZIMMERMAN, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published January 24, 2022
It was just announced that Jon Stewart will be the recipient of the 2022 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
The award program will take place at the Kennedy Center on April 24, and will later be broadcast on television. Stewart...
MARK D. ZIMMERMAN, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published January 17, 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in political trouble, as he once again was caught violating governmental COVID restrictions.
Since the pandemic began, there have been numerous incidents where the Prime Minister and...
Mark D. Zimmerman, rrrjewishtrivia.com
• Published January 3, 2022
The American division of the Israeli company Teva Pharmaceuticals was found liable in a lawsuit alleging responsibility for aspects of the opioid crisis in this country.
“Teva Pharmaceuticals USA...misled the American people about...
Supply chain problems have led to shortages of many consumer products, including computer chips, breakfast cereal, running shoes, paint and more. What product has been in short supply recently which has affected the Jewish community?
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