Jewish Religion and Thought
“The Arab public in the State of Israel isn’t summoned to enlist, so it doesn’t apply to them,” the Yesh Atid Party leader said.
“It’s not just a display of the scrolls, which of course in and of themselves would be powerful,” but other “wow objects” leave viewers in awe, the museum’s director of exhibits told JNS.
The Rt. Rev. Alexei Smith, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, told JNS that “people can overcome animosities and hatreds and disrespect.”
Dozens of protesters leapt on MK Yoav Ben-Tzur’s car, threw cardboard boxes and garbage bags and broke one of the vehicle’s windows.
Rabbi Yosef Hamra plans to tell Congress that sanctions from the Assad era “obstruct the restoration of religious and cultural sites and impede efforts to preserve what remains of Syria’s Jewish heritage.”
“Symbols like these have been a fixture of American life since before the founding,” the firm representing the state told JNS.
Since taking office two years ago, Argentina’s president has propelled relations with Israel to unprecedented heights.
Ceremony takes place for first time in three years, as 300 worshippers return to the sacred site at Mount Betarim.
The rally, in which protesters prayed and recited Psalms, was sparked by the recent arrests of Jewish seminary students.
“It represents the fact that we’re not all rowing in the same direction when it comes to our responsibilities” to the Jewish community, Rabbi Kenneth Brander told JNS. “It’s very painful to see that.”
The mass rally is expected to effectively shut down the Jewish state’s capital on Thursday.
The senator told JNS that the rabbi was “very substantive, but the depth of his personal friendship and his commitment to people was remarkable.”
