Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has come forward with a bold proposal to “jump start” the all-but-moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process: unilateral Israeli withdrawal from parts of the West Bank (see related news story, p.1).Whether bold...
NEW YORK — The Conservative movement — affirming that same-sex marriages have “the same sense of holiness and joy as that expressed in heterosexual marriages” — last week established rituals for same-sex wedding ceremonies. The landmark vote...
Was Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s recent suggestion that Israel take “unilateral action” to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a hint at a policy under discussion or just an off-the-cuff remark? And how will the response of others —...
WASHINGTON -- The so-called “kishkes issue” -- what does President Obama, deep down, really feel about Israel -- is now being addressed at the highest level by Obama himself. Obama dropped in on a White House meeting Tuesday of lay and rabbinical...
KFAR MENACHEM, Israel – It’s become a mainstay of Saturday nights on the Ben Yehuda Street pedestrian mall in Jerusalem. Between the crowds of Israeli revelers and American teens at the frozen-yogurt shops, a group of Koreans singing hymns vies for...
Wow, what an experience! My first trip to Israel was not as a tourist, but as a volunteer with Volunteers for Israel (VFI). VFI is an American organization that is part of the Israeli Sar El group. We are an organization that volunteers at Israeli Defense...
Torah MiTzion Kollel and Bais Abraham are holding a farewell party for the family of Gilat and Assi Gastfraind, who have served as Israeli emissaries (shlichim) in St. Louis since July 2009. The event will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May...
Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel will hold a tribute event to honor Rabbi Mordecai Miller from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 3 at BSKI, 1107 E. Linden Avenue in Richmond Heights. The event costs $18 and will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres. The program/tribute...
NA’AMAT USA St. Louis Council will launch its Spiritual Adoption Campaign in June. This year’s campaign focuses on children of economically disadvantaged families in Israel to assure them a place in one of NA’AMAT’S daycare centers. The NA’AMAT...
The JCC Helene Mirowitz Center of Jewish Community Life is organizing a travel experience to Israel for parents and their children in grades K-8. The trip will take place May 29 to June 9, 2013 and be led by JCC Rabbi Brad Horwitz. Join other St....
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published May 23, 2012
A partnership between the Technion, often called “Israel’s MIT,” and Cornell University, will result in a new, multi-billion dollar academic campus located on Roosevelt Island, N.Y. slated to break ground in 2015, according to a top Technion official...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 23, 2012
“Family Feud” it is not but area Jewish families are certainly getting themselves into the game this summer — and building a connection to Israel at the same time. “It’s a new approach to Jewish programming that we’re really excited to try,”...
