Is the death of the McDonalds McBagel good for the Jews? – Forward
admin | October 9, 2021
After a 22-year run, the bagel as a staple of McDonalds is no more.
Progressively Speaking: Why are we married to a Jewish law that fails to protect women? – Jewish News
admin | October 9, 2021
When Zebulun Simantov, the last Jew in Afghanistan, was evacuated from Kabul, initial reports failed to mention that his wife had been waiting for a get, a Jewish divorce, for more than 20 years. Various rabbis had tried and failed to get him to agree to a get and it appeared that she would remain an agunah, chained to the dead marriage forever.
Letter to the editor: Pingree should back bill to ease Israel-Palestine conflict – pressherald.com
admin | October 9, 2021
The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians continues to smolder and periodically ignite with terrible consequences. Those of us concerned about the region feel powerless to have any influence
East Palestine park renovated to be more accessible to all kids – WYTV
admin | October 9, 2021
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (WKBN) The East Palestine City Park has been renovated. Its now more accessible for children with wheelchairs or other mobility devices and also offers play options for children of all abilities. Its called the Rainbow Dreamland Playground
One step back: The city of Palestine urges Museum of East Texas Culture to regroup and form a plan of action – Palestine Herald Press
admin | October 9, 2021
The city of Palestine has changed the locks on the historic Reagan Building, home of the Museum of East Texas Culture, after meeting with members of the board and spelling out their terms to move forward in a lessor/lessee relationship. The building is closed and no activities will be taking place at the Reagan Building, said Teresa Herrera, Palestine city manager. We want to work with Museum of East Texas Culture, but they need to figure out who the board is.
Radio Alhara: the online station that prompted a global movement – Dazed
admin | October 9, 2021
Taken fromthe autumn 2021 issueof Dazed. You canbuy a copy of our latest issuehere On May 10, 2021, Radio Alhara, the Palestinian online radio station, went silent.
Jews, drugs and rock n roll: The Jewish stories behind a heavy metal cult classic film – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
admin | October 9, 2021
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (JTA) The Star of David pendant comes exactly 15 minutes into the 16.5-minute documentary. It bounces against the chest of a guy with big hair whos prancing in front of his girlfriend, who has equally big hair
For Orthodox Jews and Israelis, WhatsApp outage highlighted basic community infrastructure and its vulnerability – JTA News – Jewish Telegraphic…
admin | October 9, 2021
(JTA) Asher Lovy was expecting a flood of notifications on Monday morning when he posted information about a sexual abuse case to several WhatsApp chat groups devoted to tracking the work of his organization, which provides support to survivors of sexual abuse within the Orthodox community.
The performative nature of heritage months | Editorials | valleybreeze.com – Valley Breeze
admin | October 9, 2021
Editors note: This week starts our new schedule of columnists in the slot thats typically been filled by Arlene Violet. As a reminder, Arlene will now be writing once per month in her retirement, starting next month, and three other columnists will be writing on other weeks, including Marcela Betancur, Tom Ward, and Ricardo Pitts-Wiley. Since Sept
"The Many Saints of Newark" Disappoints – City Journal
admin | October 9, 2021
The Many Saints of Newark, the prequel to the beloved TV series The Sopranos that opened last week in theaters and on HBO Max, is the biggest film disappointment of 2021 so far. If The Sopranos paved the way to a new cinematic art formthe multipart, multi-season TV dramathe prequel seems to want to bury an entire genre: the ethnic mafia film
