All around the shabbat table, Jews are scared – opinion – The Jerusalem Post
admin | July 19, 2024
Shabbat night dinner is a magical time.
Radical Islam, fundamentalist Christianity pose a threat to Judaism – opinion – The Jerusalem Post
admin | July 19, 2024
Like other forms of predatory behavior, there are common motivations that link fundamentalist Islamist terrorists and fundamentalist Christian missionaries. Both actively pursue the Jewish people individually and as a nation. Jihadists aspire to physically eradicate the Jews and their progeny, and missionaries hope to absorb and consume them spiritually
Book review Questioning Belief: Torah and Tradition in an Age of Doubt – The Times of Israel
admin | July 19, 2024
In her groundbreaking book Off the Derech: Why Observant Jews Stop Practicing Judaism; How to Respond to the Challenge, Faranak Margolese observed that one of the primary reasons young people leave religious observance is that many of their serious questions about faith and belief remain unanswered. And for many, its not just that their teachers left them unanswered; they were mocked and shamed for asking them. For many students, asking challenging questions related to Talmud study is rewarded with praise.
Moshe Taragin on Jewish celebrations of US Independence Day – The Jerusalem Post
admin | July 6, 2024
The Fourth of July is an annual celebration of democracy. In the modern era, democracies have supplanted oppressive forms of government, protected individual rights, and liberated the human spirit. Affording every citizen political and economic freedom, democracy has unleashed immense human potential, generating a modern world of progress and expansion
From the Bosnian Diaspora: Womens Voices of Srebrenica – Sarajevo Times
admin | July 6, 2024
This May, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution designating July 11 as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. Three decades ago, General Ratko Mladicled the (VRS) Army of Republika Srpska (RS) in a massacre of this Bosnian town, then a UN-designated Safe Area.
Detroit’s annual African World Festival is back at Hart Plaza to celebrate the African diaspora – Detroit Metro Times
admin | July 6, 2024
Nearly 20,000 people are expected to gather from July 12-14 at Detroits Hart Plaza to celebrate the beauty, strength, and spirit of the African diaspora at the 41st Annual African World Festival.
10 Travel Destinations to Explore in the African Diaspora – Black Love
admin | July 6, 2024
The best way to travel is with a mix of natural beauty and local immersion, and the Black Love Team is encouraging you to do just that with our list of top travel destinations. Explore the traditionsand monuments of African descendants across the globe while enjoying colorful backdrops, crystal clear oceans, and taste-bud jumping foods. This isnt your typical list.
Tree of Life Synagogue to Break Ground on New Sanctuary, and New Mission – The New York Times
admin | June 27, 2024
Debates over antisemitism have flared for months on college campuses, in local government meetings and in Congress, in many cases boiling down to bitter disagreements over what is, and what is not, antisemitism. There was no such argument five and a half years ago in Pittsburgh. When 11 worshipers were killed at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct
Agnieszka Holland on New Film Green Border About Europe’s Refugees & Her Movies About the Holocaust – Democracy Now!
admin | June 27, 2024
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New UNESCO report warns that Generative AI threatens Holocaust memory – UNESCO
admin | June 27, 2024
Published in partnership with the World Jewish Congress, the UNESCO report explains that as learners increasingly use Generative AI to complete assignments and find information online, they risk exposure to distorted information about the Holocaust, which has found new ways to spread through AI-generated content.With four in five (80%) of young people between the ages of 10 and 24 now using AI several times a day for education, entertainment and other purposes, action to ethically guide these new technologies must be taken quickly. Generative AI must be trained using vast amounts of data
