05 Apr Latest Women Warned Not to Say Kaddish at the Western Wall April 5, 2013 By Daphna Berman 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram The Jerusalem police commissioner sent a letter to Women of the Wall today warning that it would enforce the law prohibiting ...Continue reading
21 Mar Latest Rabbi to Seek Out “Lost Jews” of Italy March 21, 2013 By Daphna Berman 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram An Italian rabbi has been appointed a new emissary for the "lost Jews" in Sicily and southern Italy. Rabbi Pinchas Punturello, 36, will...Continue reading
20 Mar Latest From the Moment Bookshelf: A Review of Yitzhak Orpaz March 21, 2013 By Daphna Berman 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram Death of Lysanda: Two Novellas Yitzhak Orpaz, translated by Richard Flint and David Zaraf Dalkey Archive Press $14.00 By Katie M...Continue reading
15 Mar Latest Muslim Brotherhood: “Women Should be Controlled by Man of the House” March 15, 2013 By Daphna Berman 1 comment Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram Statements about the role of women from top officials in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood are garnering criticism and shedding a sp...Continue reading
15 Mar Latest Haggadah 2.0: New Website Makes Passover Story Personal March 20, 2013 By Daphna Berman 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram A California-based start-up is aiming to make the traditional seder Haggadah more relevant by offering users the chance to create a tex...Continue reading
14 Mar Latest A New Pope and the Genetic Legacy of Jewish Catholics March 14, 2013 By Daphna Berman 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram The Catholic world has elected a new Pope, the world’s first Latin American to hold the position. Francis, as he will be know...Continue reading
13 Mar Latest The View from Istanbul: When Did Hatred Become a Religion? March 13, 2013 By Daphna Berman 3 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram When did hatred become religion? By Aylin Kocaman For some, religious devotion has long been “hatred”. If a Mus...Continue reading
12 Mar Latest Female MKs Join Women of the Wall in Jerusalem March 12, 2013 By Daphna Berman 0 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram Female members of Knesset joined Women of the Wall at their monthly gathering at Jerusalem's Western Wall this morning and used their p...Continue reading
12 Mar Latest Lunch with an Auschwitz Tour Guide: A Personal Essay March 12, 2013 By Daphna Berman 6 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Arielle Silver “I used to be a tour guide at Auschwitz,” Timo said, and then rested his fork on the edge of his Panang curry. Tim...Continue reading
08 Mar Arts & Culture, Latest Israeli Soccer Player and Pianist to Perform in Venezuela March 11, 2013 By Daphna Berman 2 comments Facebook Twitter Pinterest linkedin Telegram By Ilona Oltuski Pianist Elisha Abas – Scriabin in the Genes The ante has just been upped: at the personal request of powerhouse ...Continue reading