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November 25, 2022 at 11:16 am
ResumeBuilder.com surveyed 1,131 hiring managers in November, asking them about their views of Jewish individuals and their perspectives on antisemitism in the workplace.
What did they find in their survey?
Their survey showed that 26% of hiring managers say they are less likely to move forward with Jewish applicants. When asked why, 38% said that "Jews have too much power and control," which is also tied to another 38% who said, "Jews claim to be the 'chosen people.'"
A few of the other "reasons" were that "Jews have too much wealth", "Jews are greedy", "Jews killed Jesus," and many other antisemitism responses, according to the ResumeBuilder survey.
Another 26% of hiring managers make assumptions about whether or not the applicant is Jewish based on their looks an...
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November 25, 2022 at 11:16 am
Online safety experts say this will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation
Elon Musk said late Thursday that he will provide "general amnesty" to suspended accounts on Twitter starting next week, after running a poll on whether to do so for users who had not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.
Out of the roughly 3.2K votes Musk polled, 72.4% were in favor of bringing back users who had been suspended by the platform.
“The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Musk tweeted using a Latin phrase meaning “the voice of the people, the voice of God.”
Open to all users, polls on Twitter are notoriously unreliable and potentially targeted by fake accounts and bots.
Last week, Musk reinstated...
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November 25, 2022 at 11:11 am
With Itamar Ben-Gvir to serve as the Minister for National Security
Likud, the part of Israel's prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, reached on Friday an initial coalition agreement with the far-right Jewish Power party that will see leader Itamar Ben-Gvir appointed the Minister for National Security.
It is understood the post represents a version of the Public Security portfolio with an expanded purview that also includes the Real Estate Enforcement division and the West Bank Border Police division. Additionally, Ben-Gvir's party will be tasked with Negev and Galilee ministry—which will now be decoupled from the Social Periphery Ministry—and the Heritage Ministry.
Amichai Eliyahu will preside over the latter, while the Negev and Galilee Ministry wi...
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November 25, 2022 at 11:10 am
Police say the incident is nationalistically motivated arson attack
Unknown vandals torched rive vehicles in the majority Arab towns of Abu Ghosh and Ein Naqquba, near Jerusalem, Israeli police said on Friday.
According to police, evidence points to arson motivated by nationalist hate. The slogans "Arabs out" and "the nation of Israel lives" were scrawled at the scenes.
No one was hurt in the incidents but the vehicles were completely destroyed. Acts of vandalism by Jewish extremists targeting Arab property are known in Israel as "price tag" attacks.
The acts of vandalism come amid a wave of terrorist attacks targeting Israelis and rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions. On Wednesday, two coordinated bombings in Jerusalem injured 18 people and le...
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November 25, 2022 at 11:01 am
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said about 70% of the Ukrainian capital was still without power
The Ukrainian capital Kyiv remained without heat or power on Friday after the most devastating Russian air strikes on the country's energy grid so far, as residents were warned to brace for further attacks and stock up on water, food and warm clothing.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said about 70% of the Ukrainian capital was still without power. "During the day, energy companies plan to reconnect electricity for all consumers on an alternating basis," he wrote on Telegram, as temperatures approached freezing.
The systematic Russian attacks have been denounced by Ukraine's allies as a "war crime" and come in the wake of a string of military setbacks for Russia on the frontlines. Western ...
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November 25, 2022 at 10:37 am
Baltimore, Md - Nov. 25, 2022 - RUUUUUUUNN! This word is usually associated with online deals that you don't want to miss. But if you think about it, this word is very much associated with Parshas Toldos. Rivka had two children inside of her, each one running in their own direction. In this week's episode of The Torah Sparks Podcast, we discuss an incredible Rashi in 25:22, and bring out a valuable lesson for our Divine service.
Click here to listen.
Powered by TYARUUUUUUUNN!Everyone associates the word “running” with different things. If you are a criminal, you probably think about running from the cops. If you are a politician, you probably think about running for a government position. If you are a grammar teacher, you probably think about run on sentences. If yo...
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November 25, 2022 at 10:29 am
Could it really happen here? Could “it” – the kind of antisemitism that morphs and mutates into violent hate and rage – really happen here, in America? We hear too many individuals – celebrities, “influencers”, politicians, media personalities – speaking the “dog whistle” messages out loud. We hear ancient, hateful tropes “normalized”. We hear in criticism of Israel much more than legitimate policy differences. All conspiring to force the question, Could it happen here?
Already, we have witnessed too many acts of violence and trespass against our people and our institutions; too many instances where voices have been raised without being shouted down, too many acts that seem to find approv...
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November 25, 2022 at 10:16 am
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 25, 2022 - A beautiful Yarchei Kallah learning program took place yesterday at Khal Kedushas Yisroel - Kollel Khal Chasidim on Park Heights Avenue.
A sizeable crowd of Baalei Batim took the opportunity to use the day off and indulge in Torah learning.
The event began at 10 AM when the oilem began by learning the sugya of reciting Hallel on Rosh Chodesh (yesterday was the 1st day Rosh Chodesh Kislev) in the pre-printed kuntreisim with copies of the Gemoros and seforim needed on this topic. What a beautiful sight to see the chasiddishe kollel yingerleit learning together b'chavrusa with the local Baalei Batim, which brought out Baltimore’s tremendous achdus and ahavas hatorah.
At 11:45, Hagaon Rav Yosef Berger, Shlita, Rav of Kehillas Kol Torah gave a...
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November 25, 2022 at 9:29 am
Yaakov encounters Esav in a moment of vulnerability. Esav returns home from a ‘day at the races’ exhausted. He begs his brother Yaakov to partake from the red porridge he is in the midst of preparing, as he is famished. Yaakov seeing an propitious opportunity accedes to Esav’s request in a ‘fair’ exchange for Esav’s birthright.
Why does the Torah emphasize the exhaustion that fueled Esav’s hunger? What difference did it make why he was starving, the main issue at hand was the circumstance of his ravenous urge for food that enabled Yaakov to cleverly manipulate the birthright away from Esav?
The Torah carefully avoided using the normative term for hunger — רעב, choosing instead to utilize the word עיף — tired, even though in trut...
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November 25, 2022 at 9:26 am
A young mother told me that she began to study the weekly Torah portion and asked what there is in this week's Torah portion that she could discuss with her children and guests at her Shabbat table. Here are some thoughts of our commentators through the ages regarding two central subjects of this week's parasha.Parashat Toldot hints at the anguish of Yitzchak and Rivkah due to their longing for children, a recurring theme throughout the book of Genesis. The fathers and mothers of our nation provide a lesson in how to cope with childlessness and, in general, with whatever causes us pain or is lacking in our lives. Yitzchak and Rivkah wait twenty years for Rivkah to become pregnant. Twenty years of prayers and supplications must pass before Ya'akov and Esav are born. What did ...
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November 25, 2022 at 9:24 am
More than a month after U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown demanded answers from the head of the U.S. Postal Service on ongoing mail thefts and delays, he said he received nothing but silence. Now, he's sending out a second letter to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors to say action must be taken.
"This head of the postal service who came from three to four years ago has done major damage to the postal service," Brown, D-Ohio, said. "(Postmaster General Louis) DeJoy has an arrogance that is second to none."
Brown said he sent the original letter after receiving constant complaints from his 12 million constituents in Ohio. Columbus mom Angel Rodriguez has called Sen. Brown's office multiple times.
"They're all with their hands in the air saying, 'I don'...
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November 24, 2022 at 4:44 pm
“And Isaac loved Esav because [his] game was in his mouth, but Rebecca loved Jacob (Bereishis 25:28).”
The commentaries struggle to understand the meaning of this verse. It appears as if the Torah is telling us that Yitzchak and Rivka played favorites. But could this really be? As parents, we learn to appreciate the differences within our children. We celebrate their strengths, help them to address their weaknesses, and create a special and unique bond with each individual child. No two children are alike; each child is a world unto him/herself, and it is the sacred task of parents to understand, love and connect with each child. Each child is different but should never be made to feel more or less loved than the other. If these lessons are understood and obvious to us (not th...
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November 24, 2022 at 4:44 pm
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 24, 2022 - This morning, Cheder Chabad hosted fathers of talmidim in grades 5-7 for a special Rosh Chodesh davening.
After davening, the talmidim and their fathers were treated to a special musical ensemble led by fifth grade talmidim.
During breakfast one of the talmidim shared a special Dvar Torah connected to Rosh Chodesh Kislev.
Rabbi Elchonon Lisbon, Mara D'Asra of Congregation Ohel Levi Yitzchok, shared memories of Rosh Chodesh Kislev 5738-1977 marking the Lubavitcher Rebbe's restored health.
Following the Divrei Torah and Hisorerus, the talmidim broke out in spontaneous dancing to the singing and music from the Cheders very own talent!
A special thank you to Goldbergs Bagels for sponsoring this beautiful event.
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November 24, 2022 at 10:14 am
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 24, 2022 - Seven Mile Market will be open today, Nov. 24, 2022, until 11PM
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November 24, 2022 at 10:03 am
Iranian hacker group publishes surveillance video of the terrorist attack
Israel's security establishment remains on high alert after two coordinated bombings in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning.
The manhunt continued on Thursday morning for the perpetrators behind the blasts that caused the death of a 16-year-old and wounded at least 18 others.
Israeli police are investigating the incidents as terrorist attacks working on the assessment that the explosions were coordinated. Both were conducted by remotely detonated devices that contained marbles and nails to maximize the radius of the blasts.
Meanwhile, an Iranian hacker group published security camera video footage of the attack. The group posted a threatening message to its Telegram account along with the videos.
The atta...
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November 24, 2022 at 9:42 am
The official state airplane, "Kanaf Tzion" (lit. Wing of Zion) took off from Nevatim airbase in the Negev for a refresher flight on Thursday morning, after a year of being stored in a hangar on the base.
The aircraft, which will serve Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu as well as President Isaac Herzog, took a fifteen-minute flight to swoop around the Negev skies.
Netanyahu intends to use the plane, despite outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid's plan to sell it as a civilian aircraft. After becoming prime minister, Lapid ordered the aircraft to be grounded and for its special systems to be disabled and removed, but now it appears that the plane will return to the skies with its systems intact, within the next few weeks.
According to journalist Yaron Avraham, only one system ...
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November 24, 2022 at 9:39 am
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott released a statement after Baltimore reached 300 homicides in 2022.
Baltimore reached its 300th homicide of the year on Tuesday after police upgraded the classification of an April shooting.
Officials said a 24-year-old man who was shot on April 12 in northeast Baltimore died Monday.
No arrests have been made.
Scott issued the following statement:
"I have long said that my main priority as Mayor is to strengthen public safety and create a Baltimore where people can walk to or from school or sit with family or friends on their front porch or in a parked car without fear of being caught in the crossfire of a hail of bullets. The flow of illegal guns into our city from beyond our borders continues to serve as a catalyst for violence in our streets. I r...
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November 24, 2022 at 9:34 am
The holidays are upon us which means it's a time to keep an eye out for those scams.
A simple swipe of a credit card could cost you more than what you're bargaining for.
With Black Friday shopping around the corner, many will be out and about snagging the best deals, but buyers must beware.
"Obviously the scammers are going to understand that there is going to be a lot more people out shopping when it comes to Black Friday shopping," one person said.
Chief Deputy William Davis says devices called skimmers can be placed on ATM's, at checkout scanners and gas stations. Just recently, they were found at three locations in Harford County.
"At the point of sale, where the actual scanner is, they put imitation scanners on top of the store scanners or the bank scanner, which a...
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November 24, 2022 at 9:32 am
On Wednesday, Kan News reported that a group of Iranian hackers known as "Mateh Moshe" published new footage from one of the bombing attacks in Jerusalem that morning, supposedly from the city's own security cameras. It has now become clear that the internal systems of a major Israeli security firm were breached in the attack.
Furthermore, although the Iranian hackers succeeded in obtaining the sensitive footage, Israeli investigators remained unable to access it as the cameras at the city's entrance, where the attack took place, were not operational at the time of the attack.
Kan quoted the Jerusalem municipality: "The video clip which was published was not filmed using our cameras."
Meanwhile, the hackers themselves publicized a message on ...
