A new trend- Israeli athletes win international competitions, but the host countries can't seem to find a recording of the Israeli national anthem, so the athletes sing it unaccompanied . http://tinyurl.com/ygykf5z Read Full Story
Sands book a lie Home / Articles / Jewish Peoplehood Denied, While Israel’s Foes ApplaudJewish Peoplehood Denied, While Israel’s Foes ApplaudOpinionBy Hillel HalkinPublished June 24, 2009, issue of July 03, 2009.Print Email Share Author Archive Forward Forum Although there is probably no book too foolish to go un-admired by someone, there are subjects for which the market for foolishness is especially large. Any list of these would have to include “Jews” and “Israel” near its top, as has once... Read Full Story
An American Yom Tov JEAN LEON GEROME FERRIS‘The First Thanksgiving’By Dennis PragerPublished November 18, 2009, issue of November 27, 2009.Print Email Share Author Archive Forward Forum Thanksgiving has always been my favorite national holiday. In fact, although I am a religious Jew (or rather, because I am a religious Jew), it rivals my favorite Jewish holidays for my affection.It does so because it is quintessentially American, it is deeply religious without being denominational and it is b... Read Full Story
Home / Articles / Jewish Peoplehood Denied, While Israel’s Foes ApplaudJewish Peoplehood Denied, While Israel’s Foes ApplaudOpinionBy Hillel HalkinPublished June 24, 2009, issue of July 03, 2009.Print Email Share Author Archive Forward Forum Although there is probably no book too foolish to go un-admired by someone, there are subjects for which the market for foolishness is especially large. Any list of these would have to include “Jews” and “Israel” near its top, as has once again been demon... Read Full Story
Magen Tzedek: Model of the Jewish Future or Show Without an Audience?The PolymathBy Jay MichaelsonPublished November 18, 2009, issue of November 27, 2009. ForwardNow, along come the Conservative movement’s efforts to create a Magen Tzedek, a seal for food products that would certify conformity not to the ritual particulars of kashrut, but to the deeper and more profound requirements of Jewish social justice law.I think the Magen Tzedek is a fantastic idea — if it works. It makes a strong case... Read Full Story
Where Tech Keeps Booming In Israel, a clustering of talent, research universities and venture capital..ArticleComments (5)more in Books ».EmailPrinter FriendlyShare: facebook ↓ More..StumbleUponDiggTwitterYahoo! BuzzFarkRedditLinkedIndel.icio.usMySpaceSave This ↓ More.. Text .By JAMES K. GLASSMAN 'There are more new innovative ideas . . . coming out of Israel than there are out in [Silicon] Valley right now. And it doesn't slow during economic downturns." The authors of "Start-Up Nation," Da... Read Full Story
In-Depth Issues:Columbia, Rutgers on Iran-Controlled Foundation's Gift List - Isabel Vincent (New York Post) Anti-Israel, pro-Iran university professors are being funded by a shadowy multimillion-dollar Islamic charity that the feds charge is an illegal front for the repressive Iranian regime. The Alavi Foundation has given away hundreds of thousands of dollars to Columbia University and Rutgers University for Middle Eastern and Persian studies programs that employ professors sympatheti... Read Full Story
J Street: Not Really So Concerned About Israel's SecurityAnother fun email from the NIAC treasure trove...Given that J Street blasted Sarah Palin for her support for the official policy of the government in Jerusalem, and given that even ADL chief Abe Foxman is questioning J Street's "pro-Israel" bona fides as a result, it's worth taking a look behind the scenes of J Street's campaign to scuttle new sanctions on Iran -- a campaign that the group coordinated with NIAC. Here's J Street politica... Read Full Story
# Israeli Invention Allows for Early Detection of Cancerous Skin Tumors - Dan EvenA new Israeli invention allows cancerous tumors on the skin to be detected and examined before they become visible to the naked eye, Ben-Gurion University announced. The developer of the new instrument, Ofir Aharon, a doctoral student at the electrophysiological department at Ben-Gurion University, said the technology "allows manipulation of different light frequencies and adjustments to electric fields to exami... Read Full Story
