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September 29, 2016 at 5:03 pm
In an open letter on Wednesday, campus leaders across the UK slammed the head of the country’s largest student union for her repeated dismissal of concerns of systemic antisemitism on campuses.
“Over the past six months, the [National Union of Students’ (NUS)] Leadership has rightly come under increased scrutiny for its attitude towards Jewish students,” said the letter, signed by 43 student leaders and directed at NUS President Malia Bouattia.
Referring to a recent interview with the UK’s Guardian — in which Bouattia acknowledged that she applies double standards when it comes to racism against Jews — the student leaders wrote that despite an ongoing discussion of antisemitism within the NUS, the voices of...
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September 29, 2016 at 5:03 pm
After years of complaints about his antisemitic rhetoric, a tenured professor at Canada’s University of Lethbridge is reportedly being asked, finally, to resign.
Professor Anthony Hall — who supports “open debate” on the Holocaust and has blamed Israel for 9/11 — told The American Herald Tribune, a website he helps run, that he was asked to step down after Jewish advocacy group B’nai Brith Canada urged the university to launch an investigation into his behavior.
“If the University of Lethbridge allows Hall to continue teaching, it would demonstrate complete disrespect for true scholarship and the values of the academy,” Amanda Hohmann, national director of B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights, told ...
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September 29, 2016 at 5:03 pm
A legal expert and founder of a conservative blog told The Algemeiner that the recent controversy surrounding offensive rhetoric used by radical Israeli activist Miko Peled serves as a litmus test of antisemitism for two prominent anti-Israel groups.
Legal Insurrection founder William Jacobson, a professor at the Cornell Law School, said he is gauging the reactions of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to comments made by Israeli anti-Zionist Miko Peled, who referred to Jews as “sleazy thieves” on social media.
“The negative stereotypes of Jews employed by BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement) activists test the claims of JVP and SJP that they are only anti-Zionist or anti-occup...
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September 29, 2016 at 5:03 pm
(JNS.org) Chinese investors are expected to fund up to $50 billion in some 500 Israeli start-up companies as the two countries continue to strengthen ties in many areas including trade and travel.
“Over the past few years we have seen a series of investments coming to Israel from China, but only now are we beginning to understand the great potential of this cooperation for both countries,” said Amit Lang, director general of Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry. He spoke at the second annual “Innovation” China-Israel Investment Conference on Wednesday in Tel Aviv attended by over 1,000 Chinese investors.
The event was organized by the Infinity Investment Group with help from Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry.
“The impor...
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September 29, 2016 at 5:02 pm
(JNS.org) Republican pollster and political consultant Frank Luntz said there are five things Jewish students can do to more effectively discuss combating anti-Semitism on college campuses.
Luntz, who has worked for years with Israeli leaders – including the late former Israeli President Shimon Peres – has teamed up with the Jewish National Fund (JNF) to take on anti-Semitism across the country.
To better prepare students to engage in conversations about anti-Semitism, and specifically the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Luntz and JNF have developed a “language library.”
The idea behind it is “to be the most efficient, effective process to provide information, awareness and messaging that will help make the Jewish community...
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September 29, 2016 at 4:39 pm
We regret to inform you of the Petira of 11-year-old Elimelech (Ben Menachem Mendel Malkiel) Gradon in Los Angeles, CA.
Eli was Niftar on Thursday morning, after battling cancer for a number of years. Thousands of people had been Davening for him, and many followed his condition closely on the web.
The Levaya will be on Friday morning 9:00AM at Cong Sharei Tefila 7269 Beverly Blvd LA CA 90036.
Kevura will be in Mt Carmel Cemetery 6501 Gage Ave. Commerce CA at 11:30
Shiva will be at 176 S Fuller Ave LA CA 90036
Friday from 1:00-3:00 Motzei Shabbos from right after Shabbos Sunday Shacharis at 7:00 with Shiva ending for Rosh Hashana at 2:30
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach...
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September 29, 2016 at 4:39 pm
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – The Gaza Health Ministry says a Palestinian was killed in an accident while working in a "military tunnel" used by Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant group.
It said Ahmed Mayyat was killed and three others were injured Thursday without elaborating.
Mayyat was a local contractor hired by the Islamic Jihad to remove a bomb from the tunnel, the group said. Local media reported he also worked for several international aid organizations in Gaza on a freelance basis.
Gaza militants have...read more at FOX NEWS
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September 29, 2016 at 4:00 pm
A long list of world leaders will attend the funeral of former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres, who died on Wednesday at 93.
Some of the world's most powerful figures will be at the service in Jerusalem on Friday, including US President Barack Obama.
Mr Peres's condition had deteriorated after suffering a stroke two weeks ago.
He was one of the last of a generation of Israeli politicians present at the nation's birth in 1948.
Mr Peres won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 for his role negotiating the Oslo peace accords with the Palestinians a year earlier, a prize he shared with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
The agreement was witnessed by former US President Bill Clinton and signed at the White House. On Wednesday...
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September 29, 2016 at 3:52 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government is beefing up emergency cellphone alerts like the one used in New York to advertise a search for a bombing suspect earlier in September.
The Federal Communications Commission approved a measure Thursday that will let messages be up to four times longer than the current 90-character limit. Cellphone companies will have to support Spanish messages under the new rules. The changes will also let officials target messages more narrowly and include links in messages. The New York alert had an awkward phrasing, "See media for pic," rather than a link to Ahmad Khan Rahami's photo.
The FCC also says it's seeking comments on how to attach photos inside actual alerts themselves.
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September 29, 2016 at 3:47 pm
UPDATE as of Sept. 29, 2016 - Marc is now a top contender currently in the top three – only today and tomorrow left to vote!
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Baltimore, MD - Sept. 20, 2016 - Marc Ward is a finalist in Jamie Geller’s Kosher Masters international competition. A lawyer by profession and a talented cook at home, Marc heard about Jamie Geller’s Kosher Masters competition and jokingly mentioned to his family that he would love to share one of his favorite Rosh Hashana recipes and compete. His family members took this seriously, and urged him to compete and let others enjoy the creative dish that has become a family favorite. Marc worked part time as a mashgiach while working his way through law school. Marc is now a finalist with his Rosh Hashana Wine Sauce Chicken recipe tha...
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September 29, 2016 at 3:18 pm
Baltimore, MD Daily Dvar Halacha - Sept. 29, 2016 / 26 Elul 5776 - Is that an Aravah?
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September 29, 2016 at 3:15 pm
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Latest on funeral preparations and a nation in mourning at the death of Israel's ninth President, Shimon Peres (all times local):
9:45 p.m.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with former U.S. President Bill Clinton ahead of the funeral for former Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Netanyahu said Clinton wrote a warm message in a guest book at the meeting Thursday night. He did not elaborate.
Earlier in the day Clinton joined thousands of mourners paying respects outside Israel's parliament building in Jerusalem where Peres' casket lay in state.
Clinton is among dozens of world leaders and dignitaries attending Peres' funeral on Friday.
It is expected to be the largest such gathering in Israel since the funeral of Prime Minister Yitzhak ...
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September 29, 2016 at 3:08 pm
NY Governor Cuomo was on the plane heading to attend the funeral of Shimon Peres when the train crash occurred. He has since gotten off the plane, and is now heading to the scene of the train crash in Hoboken, NJ.
The following initial statement was just delivered to YWN by Governor Cuomo.
“At approximately 8:45 a.m. this morning, a New Jersey Transit train originating in Spring Valley, NY collided with the platform at the Hoboken Train Station in New Jersey. The train was carrying a large number of New Yorkers. While we are still learning more about the accident, recent reports indicate that at least 65 riders were injured and one person has been tragically killed.
“The state is working closely with New Jersey Transit and New Jersey authorities, as well as all local a...
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September 29, 2016 at 1:13 pm
Just as the ticking of the seconds become minutes which become hours and which become days, the days become weeks, become months and become years. What is the worth of marking time?
What makes one day different than the next? How do we value the boxes on our calendars that help us to distinguish one day from another, with birthdays, anniversaries, business meetings, doctor appointments and holiday celebrations? In an interesting way, we are very much as our calendars present us. Do we take “one day at a time” or a full week? Do we plan for the immediate, or do we plan long-range?
I speak not of a “calendar” in the theoretical, philosophical sense; that is, the lines we place on time so that it progresses in a way tha...
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September 29, 2016 at 12:45 pm
The issue is not so far-fetched. As it stands now, both candidates have Jewish sons-in-law. But what if we were to take things one step further?
What if there were a mandate that both candidates, in the debates and in the times directly before and after, would also have to follow halacha?
Let’s explore this a bit.
LYING
During the actual debate on Monday evening at Hofstra University, both candidates told some whoppers. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump fully denied saying things that they had actually said. Regarding the prohibition found in parshas Mishpatim of “MiDvar Sheker Tirchak – stay away from a false matter (Shmos 23:7) ” we have three opinions: The Chofetz Chaim writes in his Sefer Ahavas Chesed that the verse MiDvar Sheker Tirchak is a full-blown...
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September 29, 2016 at 12:24 pm
Jerusalem, Israel - Sept. 29, 2016 - Inside the Israeli Knesset Building, on Thursday, the corridors were quiet. The main Chagall Hall had a desk with two chairs, ready for international visiting dignitaries to sit and sign a memory book for the former President of Israel Shimon Peres z'l.
Outside was a very different scene. Israeli flags flew at half mast, as thousands of Israelis, young and old, religious and secular, some waiting in line in the hot sun for over an hour, slowly passed by the Israeli flag draped casket of Shimon Peres z"l.
One had to pass multiple security layers to reach the Knesset, but the public was invited and they came. One man had a framed photo of Peres who years ago visited his home. The youngsters from the Peace Team soccer came as a group. Bus...
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September 29, 2016 at 12:23 pm
On the last day of Moshe Rabbeinu’s life he gathers the entire nation one last time to initiate them into the covenant of G-d. He emphasizes how every single one of them stands before G-d equally in their responsibility to G-d and one another, each to their own ability.
You are standing today, all of you, before G-d, your Lord,: the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers - all the men of Israel; your small children, your women, and your proselyte who is in the midst of your camp, from the hewer of your wood to the drawer of your water...
Who are these ‘woodchoppers’ and ‘water carriers’ that are singled out and noted by their profession rather than by their essence?
Rashi informs us that these were Canaanites who presented themselves to Moshe ...
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September 29, 2016 at 11:34 am
A commuter train plowed into the bustling Hoboken rail station during the morning rush hour Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 100 others, some critically, in a tangle of broken concrete, twisted metal and dangling cables, authorities said.
Witnesses reported seeing one woman trapped under concrete and many people bleeding after the arriving New Jersey Transit train crashed through a barrier at the end of the track. The train came to a halt in a covered area between the station’s indoor waiting area and the platform, collapsing a section of the metal shed roof.
Sources have confirmed to YWN that the train is the Pascack Valley Line, and originated in Spring Valley NY. It is train #1614. The train left Spring Valley 7:30AM.
Nancy Bido, a passenger on the t...
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September 29, 2016 at 10:30 am
FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that the Justice Department gave immunity to top Hillary Clinton aide and attorney Cheryl Mills, not the bureau.
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R., Wis.) questioned Comey on the matter at a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.
“Who authorized granting Cheryl Mills immunity?” Sensenbrenner asked.
“It’s a decision made by the Department of Justice. I don’t know at what level inside,” Comey said. “In our investigations, if anything, any kind of immunity comes from the prosecutors, not the investigators.”
Sensenbrenner then asked if Mills requested the immunity.
“I don’t know for sure what the negotiations involved,” Comey said. “I believe her lawyer asked for...
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September 29, 2016 at 10:00 am
A Farewell to Shimon Peres, Israel's ninth President.President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset Chairman Yuli Edelstein lay memorial wreaths by President Peres' coffin at the Knesset Plaza.
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