Sex and the City’s (SATC) reboot, And Just Like That has stirred up nostalgia for some, though not always in the way the show intends. For one Aussie, the new show is a painful reminder of what he lost. Introducing his lengthy post, Reddit user Bobo7ate writes, “Just over 20 years ago, that show lead […]
For the first time, an Orthodox Jew is being appointed to the Supreme Court in Western Australia. Rabbi Marcus Solomon is an attorney, legal educator and Jewish educator, as well as a leader in the Perth Jewish community, having established the Beit Midrash of Western Australia in 1993. Western Australia Attorney-General John Quigley said, “It […]
After Adjustments for Muslim Runners, Olympics Says No Way to Help Jewish Marathoner It appears the IOC is now taking the position that an athlete’s deeply held religious beliefs and practices can never be taken into account in scheduling Olympic events. The IOC’s broad rejection of any consideration of an athlete’s religious observances and restrictions […]
An Improbable Relic of Auschwitz: a Shofar That Defied the Nazis The daughter of a Holocaust survivor has brought forward a ram’s horn trumpet and her father’s account of the power of belief amid death. He described for his family how, despite the danger, this shofar, or ceremonial ram’s horn, was blown at the camp […]
Jerusalem Students Design New Medical Technology For Infants at Hackathon A group of students at the Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT) won a prize for designing a wireless oxygen saturation monitor for infants as part of the second annual women’s hackathon at the college’s Machon Tal campus last week. The device was designed as a […]
Kids Kicking Cancer Orthodox Jewish All Star Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg is kicking his way to the headlines through his incredible charity. By empowering thousands of children with martial arts therapy, he eases the pain of having lost his own child while helping others. Georgia Welcomes Evacuees With Open Arms Rabbi Ilan Feldman leads a […]
