Parshas Vayeira – Who Are We?
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Klal Yisroel is identified for its Mida of Chesed. We have numerous Mitzvos instructing us as to the high regard Hashem places on the Mida of Chesed. Chesed is one of the three things which supports the entire world at all […]
Mayor Brandon Scott will unveil 'Squeegee Collaborative' plan Thursday
<p>Mayor Brandon Scott will officially roll out his long-awaited "Squeegee Collaborative" plan at a news conference Thursday, the mayor's office said.</p> <p>Previously, the mayor's office released a few details about the plan, which includes self-policing by the squeegee kids and some kind of guaranteed income program to discourage the practice.</p> <p>It was unclear whether all […]
Parshas Vayeira
Rabbi Berel Wein Wars, family dysfunction, and the danger of future extinction are the challenges that confront our father Avraham and our mother Sarah in the narrative that dominates this week’s Torah reading. In this era, correcting the past and editing personal biographies to make people’s lives appear perfect, serene, and smooth is especially true. […]
2,000 Rabbis Call Upon Conservative Judaism to Respect Israel’s Democratic Voice
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Baltimore, MD, Nov. 9, 2022 — Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), today called upon American Jewish and other leaders to “respect the Israeli public and their democratic voice.” This came after Mercaz Olami, the Zionist arm of the Conservative Jewish movement […]
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and LifeBridge Health Partner to Establish a New Regional Medical Campus in Baltimore, Maryland
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;"><strong>Washington/Baltimore – Nov. 9, 2022 — </strong>The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and LifeBridge Health have signed an agreement to establish a new Regional Medical Campus (RMC) for the GW SMHS MD Program. The new […]
Parshas Vayeira – A Marriage Forever Young
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">When we read the story of the angels visiting Avram and Sarai, we marvel at the miracle of the child foretold. What we too rarely recognize in this remarkable narrative is the warmth, respect and intimacy evident in the marital relationship […]
Ryan Turell, the First Orthodox Jewish NBA player
<p class="content-excerpt">'For all the young men and women of his faith, seeing Ryan perform on the court is inspiring'</p> <div class="components"> <p>Ryan Turell, a 23-year-old Orthodox Jew from California, made his professional debut on Tuesday with the Detroit Motor City Cruise NBA minor league basketball team.</p> <p>The six-foot-seven player who wore a blue yarmulke bearing […]
Elon Musk Sheds Billions of Tesla Shares as Net Worth Drops
<p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/elon-musk/" _mce_href="https://www.cnbc.com/elon-musk/">Elon Musk</a> has sold at least another $3.95 billion<strong> </strong>worth of shares in his electric car company <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/TSLA/" _mce_href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/TSLA/">Tesla</a><button class="AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton"></button> after closing his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.</p> <p>According to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission published Tuesday,<strong> </strong>Musk sold 19.5 million more shares of Tesla.</p> <p>Musk sold almost $22 billion worth of Tesla shares in 2021, a […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Vayeira / To Open The Door
<p><span style="font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-family: times new roman, times; font-size: large;">As usual, the cameraman for the morning TV program was waiting for me yesterday to do our broadcast outside my home. But then he messaged me that in rain like this, it would not be possible to broadcast outside and we […]
Russia Orders Military Withdrawal From Ukraine's Kherson City
<p class="content-excerpt">This comes shortly after the death of Moscow-installed deputy head of Ukraine's southern Kherson region</p> <div class="components"> <p>Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a military withdrawal from Ukraine's Kherson city, announced Wednesday. </p> <p>"Begin to pull out troops," Shoigu said during a televised meeting. The commander of the Russian troops in <a class="link" title="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/ukraine-conflict" href="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/ukraine-conflict" _mce_href="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/ukraine-conflict">Ukraine</a>, Sergei […]
