Parshas Vayeishev – In the Spotlight
We approach this Chanukah with conflicting emotions. On the one hand we identify with the battle of light against darkness, as the Chashmonaim fought against an enemy that sought our spiritual destruction. We face an adversary that not only denies our values but seeks our utter destruction. So as our brothers and sisters are waging […]
UPenn Donor Withdraws Gift of $100 Million Over School's Response To Antisemitism
Ross Stevens, a University of Pennsylvania donor. is withdrawing a gift worth around $100 million in protest against the school’s response to antisemitism on campus, Axios reported on Thursday. According to the report, the final straw for Stevens, founder and CEO of Stone Ridge Asset Management, was Tuesday’s widely criticized congressional testimony by UPenn president Liz Magill. […]
House Votes To Censure Rep. Bowman For Pulling Fire Alarm In Capitol Office Building
House members voted again Thursday to punish one of their own, targeting Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman for triggering a fire alarm in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings when the chamber was in session. The Republican censure resolution passed with some Democratic votes, but most Democrats stood by Bowman in opposition of an effort they said […]
Light Rail Services To Be Suspended Starting Friday
Maryland Transit Administration officials revealed that Light Rail services will be suspended effective Friday. Officials held a news conference at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to officially announce the suspension. “The decision to suspend service is based on two issues. First, we’re discovered that high voltage conduits on our vehicles have been punctured. This was discovered as […]
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Kisses and Connection (Vayeshev)
There is excitement in the air. The beautiful and holy Yom Tov of Chanukah is here. It is on this Yom Tov of Chanukah that we remember our brave ancestors who after defeating the Syrian Greeks, rededicated the Temple, lit the spark of Jewish rejuvenation, and breathed new life into our collective soul. There are […]
White House Official: We Haven't Given Israel A Deadline To End The War'
The United States has not given Israel a firm deadline to end major combat operations against Hamas in Gaza, and if the war ended now, the group would continue to pose a threat, White House national security aide Jon Finer said on Thursday, according to Reuters. “We have not given a firm deadline to Israel, not […]
White House Response to Canceled Hanukkah Celebrations Sparks Fury
The White House has faced backlash over its response to cancellations of public celebrations of Hanukkah. Speaking during a briefing earlier today, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre said “every action” had been taken in attempting to make sure the Jewish community feels safe amid an uptick in antisemitism and cancellations of Hanukkah celebrations […]
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber's Virtual Drasha: Vayeshev: Fill the Void (Video)
Israel Updated Two Months Into War (Photo Essay)
Jerusalem, Israel – Dec. 7, 2023 – The Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) is based in Jerusalem, Israel in the Malha Technology Center. However, the GPO has opened up a site in Tel Aviv to accommodate the hundreds of international journalists who arrived in Israel after the invasion by Hamas on Simchat Torah on October 7, 2023. […]
