A perfect dish for Tu Bishvat dinner. Presented by Cookkosher.com Member: Cook350 / Leah Schapira Prep time: 20 minutes Level: Medium Serving/Yields: 4-6 servings Tu Bishvat dried fruit chicken rollup Photo by: Courtesy of Cookkosher.com This was my grandmother’s specialty. She served it at every elegant occasion. Read More »
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Syrians trawl through hacked emails of Bashar’s presidential aides | FP Passport . Move over, WikiLeaks: There’s a new sheriff in town. Read More »
Internationally recognized composer Cantor Meir Finklestein will be the featured artist at Bet Shira Congregation’s 21st Annual Tu BiShevat Concert, which celebrates Jewish Earth Day, at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Arin Stacey Applebaum Sanctuary of Bet Shira Congregation at the Letty Roth Synagogue Complex, 7500 SW 120th St. in Pinecrest. Read More »
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Syria: Assad Secret Memos Reveal Tactics On Dealing With Press; Barbara Walters | World News | Sky News . ( ANONYMOUS ! Protector of the people! All the honor…. – JW ) Private messages between the president and his advisers have been revealed by hacking group Anonymous. Read More »
Two cars and a stone fence near the Valley of the Cross Monastery in Jerusalem were vandalized overnight Monday in a suspected ‘price tag’ attack.The cars and fence, discovered Tuesday morning, were covered with anti-Jesus graffiti. The word “Migron” and Jewish Star of David were spray-painted on them, and the car’s tires were slashed. Read More »
Two Jewish Holocaust victims who survived the Nazis as young adults are being tortured in their twilight years — by a synagogue ! Manhattan Beach octogenarians Isaac and Rosa Blum say they haven’t had a decent night’s sleep since 2009, … Read More »
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This understanding of Zionism is an inaccurate and harmful, and it is killing our culture. We forget that the political aspect of the term developed long after its initial goal: to save Jewish and Hebrew culture from certain death in the Diaspora. Read More »
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One of Israel’s most successful musicians talks about upcoming projects, his collaborations with singers from around the globe. ‘I love people that become the soundtrack of their countries,’ he says One of Israel’s most successful musicians talks about upcoming projects, his collaborations with singers from around the globe. Read More »
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January 16, 1981 Click on the cartoon below to open a larger, more readable version of this full page Dry Bones Special: Tomorrow is Tu B’Shvat. The Jewish New Year of the Trees. I’m posting this Golden Oldie full page cartoon from a Tu B’Shvat way back in 1981. Read More »
Fatah and Hamas agreed on Monday that they would reconcile, with ‘moderate’ ‘Palestinian’ President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen serving as temporary ‘Prime Minister’ in place of Salam Fayyad. Jonathan Tobin argues that by doing so, the ‘Palestinians’ have effectively killed the ‘peace process. Read More »
I have discussed the concept of an ‘immunity zone’ – a point where Iran has moved enough nuclear enrichment underground so that Israel could no longer effectively attack Iran’s nuclear program, but the United States still could – several times over the past few weeks. The most detailed discussion is here. Read More »
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, worried about the influx of money to groups supporting Republican candidates, said on Monday it would start supporting the struggling Super PAC designed to help Obama stay in office. Read More »
Roasted walnuts are ground and are used with the bulgar to add flavor and to make the salad perfect for Tu B’shvat. Read More »
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If you can get candied orange peel for this quick sweet pastry, use it. Candied orange peels are available in many Middle Eastern stores. Orange zest will do a fine job as well. Almond and orange braid Photo by: Vered Guttman Serve warm with ice cream on top. Read More »
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Jewish Gay and Lesbian organisation Dayenu is extending an invitation to members of the Jewish community who support GLBT rights t… Read the rest Read More »
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Reconciliation between Palestinian Fatah and Hamas factions should not be seen as contradictory or mutually exclusive from negotiations with Israel, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told PA President Mahmoud Abbas in a Monday night phone call. Read More »
Chief Rabbi of Rome writes in Torah Scroll Israel news photo: Courtesy of El Al Hundreds of Rome’s Jewish residents, led by the community’s rabbis, recently wrote in the Chabad movement’s Sefer Torah for the Israeli Unity which is being written at the initiative of Israel’s national airline, El Al. Read More »
Sydney’s The Great Synagogue, with its unique acoustics and history going back to 1875, will change its role briefly on 1st April for a special classical music concert. The Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra will play an unusual program of music linked to Jewish composers. Read More »
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IDF personnel in Southern Israel following August 2011 terror attacks. Photo: wiki commons. Ynet – Infrastructural work on the southern border fence is ongoing and now the IDF is planning an operational revolution in the day-to-day handling of the ever growing terror threat emanating from the Sinai Peninsula . Read More »
Robert Mugabe Wikipedia/Public domain According to the agreement brokered by the South African Development Community (SADC), a coalition was set up in Zimbabwe. Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the opposition Democratic Movement for Change (DMC,) serves as the Prime Minister to Robert Mugabe the President. Read More »
Syrian President Bashar Assad Israel news photo: Flash 90 A senior Muslim leader has called to boycott Russian and Chinese products as a response to the two countries’ veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria over the weekend. Read More »
The ability to hear has been returned to Meir Turgeman, the most veteran resident of Sderot, who said Monday that thanks to the operation he underwent at Kaplan Medical Center, he will for the first time be able to hear the Red Alert warning siren against rockets from Gaza. Read More »
Vox pop – Has Israel’s security changed in the year since the Arab Spring? Read More »
Antonis Samaras Wikipedia As final details of the Greek bailout package are still not in place and another deadline has passed in terms of reaching an agreement between Athens and the international creditors, the Greek government and the entire Greek political class is coming under pressure. Read More »
WASHINGTON – Longtime US Mideast envoy Dennis Ross said Monday he did not believe the time was ripe for a permanent deal between Israelis and Palestinians and suggested regarding the region now from a position of “humility. Read More »
Iran: Genocide a Moral Obligation – Defense/Security – News – Israel National News . An article calling for the destruction of Israel and genocide has appeared on numerous official government and military websites in Iran By Gavriel Queenann First Publish: 2/6/2012, 11: 04 PM Ali Khameini Israel news photo: Wikimedia Commons/sajed. Read More »
William Masso, leaving federal court in Manhattan on Monday, faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in June. Read More »
IAA excavation in Giv’at Yonah Sa’ar Ganor, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority The foundation of a large fortress from the First Temple period was exposed in an excavation the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) conducted at Giv’at Yonah in Ashdod. Read More »
By Yvonne Greenberg SAN DIEGO — Speaking about this year’s Joyce Forum in a recent phone interview, its founder, Joyce Axelrod, proudly pointed out that this year’s shorts program (Shorts in Winter) received a record number of submissions, 100, that Read More »
BEIJING – The world must get used to a rising China speaking hard truths about international disputes such as Syria, a top newspaper said on Tuesday, saying its veto of a UN resolution on the Syrian crisis showed China would be no “rubber stamp”. Read More »
Our World: Obama’s rhetorical sto… JPost – Opinion – Columnists . By CAROLINE B. GLICK 02/06/2012 23: 28 If you take the Obama administration’s statements at face value you are left scratching your head in wonder. By REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque The Obama administration is absolutely furious at Russia and China. Read More »
Prisoners in Ofer jail (archive) Flash 90 Palestinian Authority Arab terrorists who are serving time in the Israeli Ramon prison have announced their intention to start a hunger strike as of Tuesday. Read More »
Los Angeles schools Supt. John Deasy told parents Monday evening that the district is replacing the entire staff of Miramonte Elementary School in the wake of the arrests last week of two teachers on lewd conduct charges. Read More »
Beirut Related in Opinion Editorial: Killing in Syria (February 7, 2012) Room for Debate: Is Assad’s Time Running Out? (February 6, 2012) ALMOST one year after anti-government protests began in Syria , a disaster of enormous moral and strategic proportions is fast approaching. Full-scale civil war is now likely. Read More »
TOKYO – Japan’s trade minister said on Tuesday he had not set deadlines to resume operations at nuclear reactors after a media report said the government aimed to restart two reactors around April, the first since the Fukushima disaster almost a year ago. Read More »
Dr. Josef Olmert: Assad’s Downfall and the Regional Balance of Power . The remaining advocates of Bashar Assad are working overtime to portray a vision of a completely chaotic Middle East if and when the Alawite regime finally collapses. Read More »
The Israeli bodyguard’s battle scars are pretty clear in the photos from the scene. Justin Bieber’s bodyguard — a former Israeli soldier — just laid the smackdown on an overly aggressive paparazzo — not ours — at LAX airport moments ago … according to sources connected with the Biebs. Read More »
Op-ed: The Covert Meaning Behind the Headlines – Features – News – Israel National News . Undermining Israel, explicitly and implicitly. By Rachel Hirshfeld First Publish: 2/7/2012, 2: 13 AM Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The writer is a member of the Arutz Sheva staff. Read More »
The state will spend NIS 845 million over the next five years to rehabilitate the Dead Sea, the Tourism Ministry said on Monday.According to the ministry, the sum was agree upon during a meeting of Finance, Tourism, Environmental Protection, and Energy and Water Ministry officials on Sunday night. NIS 725m. Read More »
The Jewish National Fund’s annual Green Sunday campaign enlisted the help of more than 300 Jewish students to plant 20,000 more trees in the Israeli desert. Read More »
Stephens: (How) Should Israel Bomb Iran? – WSJ.com . Diplomacy has run its course, sanctions are too late, and Israel can’t cry wolf again. Read More »
Calling for members of the Jewish community to sign a petition against the display of Nazi flags in Australia, after a Swastika and SS flag were raised outside a home on Nepean Highway. Sign the petition at www.change. Read More »
“Oh. I was just thinking about you. How was your day?” Ruti’s mother asked her the minute she walked through the door. “Fine, Mommy.” “Did you come straight home after school? I started getting a little nervous.” “The bus was running a bit late. That’s it,” Ruti said, trying not to sound frustrated at her mother’s concern. Read More »
A few weeks ago in these pages you were introduced to Menifa – Leverage for Life, a nonprofit organization based in Israel that works with youth at risk who have dropped out of high school. There are 25,000 teens who live on the street and Menifa’s goal is to help them complete high school and reintegrate into society. Read More »
Terrific traffic jams ensued after rain runoff damaged a section of the Ayalon North highway, causing all its northbound lanes to be closed. The section affected is from the Seven Stars exit in Herzliya to the North Herzliya exit. Potholes opened in some places and the tarmac became wavy in others. Read More »
When a person is called a gaon, it is because he is a great scholar, a genius in the Torah. But many of our gaonim, besides their greatness and their scholarly acumen, were also gaonim in their deeds. Their kindness towards their fellow man was unsurpassed. One of these gaonim was Rabi Menachem Nachum of Horodna, a small town in Lithuania. Read More »
Atias finds money for religious buildings, though it’s not his ministry’s job. Although local authorities are desperate for government aid to fund new public buildings, they are instead receiving millions of shekels from the Housing and Construction Ministry to build religious institutions. Read More »
Calling a series of overtly sexy Purim costumes that appear in a recently distributed catalogue for children “scandalous,” World International Zionist Organization (WIZO) chairwoman Gila Oshrat urged parents on Monday to boycott companies that sell such outfits. Read More »
Across 1. Common portable device 7. of the land 10. Store 14. Interest 15. State the Jews were in at Har Sinai 16. Last word of “The Shawshank Redemption” 17. Og and kin 18. David Ben-Gurion and Levi Eshkol 20. Acquire 21. One doing a slalom 22. Something of value. 25. Whiz preceder 26. Matter for a dung beetle 30. Kind of shirt 31. Read More »
A web site that specialises in recordings of prerecorded prank phone calls has misappropriated a picture of a prominent orthodox rabbi, almost certainly without his permission as an illustration for a prank phone call titled “the horny rabbi”. Read More »
Testimony from Yitzhak Navon and Ariel Sharon was not enough to prompt the state to give back the land it seized from an Arab man who helped Israel in 1948. Read More »
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RiT Technologies has picked itself a new chief executive: the Israel Defense Forces’ former attaché in Russia who was arrested on suspicions of spying last May and expelled back to Israel, Vadim Leiderman. The company says in its press release that it expects Leiderman’s appointment to take it to a whole new level. Read More »
Firefighters have severed ties with the national Fire and Rescue Services in response to what they described as a “trampling” on their rights by the Public Security Ministry on Monday.The Israeli Professional Firefighters Organization (IPFO) removed personnel from the Services’ Rishon Lezion headquarters as part of the protest. Read More »
La Grèce érige une barrière anti-migrants face à la Turquie Le chantier prévoit une double rangée de barbelés de 2,5 mètres de haut surmontée de 25 caméras thermiques. Photo AFP Agence France-Presse Athènes, Grèce La Grèce a commencé lundi la construction d’une clôture censée barrer la route[… Read More »
Turbulence. There is Turbulence Up here. In the air. And it throws us And thrashes us. We become As light As a bird. Even though we are A massive weight. But in my heart There is calm. Calm And peace. The turbulence Does not effect My emotions Or my Happiness. Read More »
TEHRAN — One measure of the profound anxiety now coursing through Iranian society can be seen on Manouchehri Street, a winding lane at the heart of this city where furtive crowds of men gather every day like drug dealers to buy and sell American dollars. Related Obama Imposes Freeze on Iran Property in U.S. Read More »
As the concentration committee prepares its final report, Benjamin Netanyahu and his associates must embrace competition and strangle monopolies. The moment of truth is approaching. Read More »
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