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Fall not only brings maturity but also vitality and freshness

There are various theories about the origin of “aki,” the Japanese word for autumn. One is that the leaves of trees and grass turn red...

Social media and COVID shaming: Fighting a toxic combination

In the spring, Rick Rose drew the wrath of strangers after he practically shouted on Facebook that he wasn’t buying a face mask. Two months later,...

China balks at U.S. efforts for nuclear arms talks

During the Cold War, the nuclear landscape was dominated by the globe-spanning U.S.–Soviet bipolar rivalry. Russia and the United States still...

Suga needs public's understanding to improve ties with China

Beijing fuels distrust with heavy hand at home and abroad

The Italian media’s double standard for the US and China

Commentary. No one denies the distortions present in the Chinese system—on these pages, we have certainly not been soft on Chinese policies in...

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Fridays for Future vs. ENI: environmentalists respond to unions’ accusations

Report. After climate activists occupied a biorefinery, Confindustria Veneto and the confederal officials called their protest ‘criminal.’ The...

Soul Care During COVID-19: How Have Your Rituals Changed?

Once upon a time (and we know how that goes; the unimaginable is about to happen!)…. Once upon a time, we knew ourselves to be creatures of the...

Does Water Relax You?

In the warm indoor pool, I focused on how it felt to move through the water. How would I describe the feeling? Floating on a Styrofoam noodle, I...

‘Avoidance is no longer an option’: US rabbis focus sermons on racial injustice

JTA — From the coronavirus pandemic to the fires that have ravaged California to the anxiety of our politically polarized moment, there was no...

Why God Gave Us Donald Trump

As I contemplated this year’s Day of Atonement on the walk to shul with my beloved, and as I sat in the privacy of my masked and socially...

Facebook or Falsebook

In democratic societies criticism is respected in print and media publications. Zuckerberg’s Facebook does not adhere to the rules of freedom of...

If Israel Were America

For months, I have been watching with growing trepidation the cavalier nonchalance of Israelis toward COVID-19. Now, I am afraid, it’s too late...

Kuwait swears in new emir after death of ruler

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) — Kuwait on Wednesday swore in its new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and prepared to receive the body of his...

New tech accelerator seeks to boost startups in construction sector

Israeli workspace sharing firm OpenValley and Israeli construction company Stern Engineering Ltd. have set up a joint accelerator program to foster...

Israel’s IAI to help Bosnia boost cybersecurity via online training program

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the nation’s largest aerospace and defense company, said Wednesday it will collaborate with Bosnia and...

COVID-19’s Collateral Damage

In all wars there are innocents who are killed or wounded – the collateral damage. And sometimes there is death or injury from friendly fire. What...

Where Are We Now, Wisconsin?

Two memories stand out in my mind from last summer just before my wife and I moved from the US to Israel. One has to do with conspiracy theories,...

(POGLED) Tujci na drugi strani okenca

Mesto Maribor obožujem. Vem, kje se dobi najboljša kava in kje najboljše pivo, kje lahko naročite najboljši sladoled, v kateri galeriji se...

The new Lord Protector – Puritanical Boris Johnson channels Cromwell as he bans singing and dancing. What’s happening to Britain?

If anyone had said during the last election that the Tory Party was going to ban casual sex, singing and dancing, I think even the most ardent...

Cepivo proti covidu kot poslovna operacija

Cepljenje je smrtno nevarno. To so sporočali prejšnji teden pred parlamentom ljudje, ki bi jim na pogled prej rekel pričevalci kot protestniki...

Clowns in hazmat suits and a bed for mommy: Hospital opens COVID kids facility

With clowns in hazmat suits and playrooms for the positive, a central Israel hospital is opening a dedicated children’s COVID-19 facility. Some...

Trump, Biden bicker bitterly as crucial first debate gets underway

CLEVELAND, Ohio — US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden squared off Tuesday night in their crucial first debate of the...

Showing off site, Hezbollah denies Netanyahu claim of Beirut arms stores

Hezbollah denied placing arms depots in downtown Beirut after Israel alleged the Lebanese terror group was producing and storing weapons next to...

Sweden allocates $1.1 million to start work on its first Holocaust museum

JTA — Sweden has allocated $1.1 million to prepare for the opening of the country’s first Holocaust museum. The Ministry of Culture said last...

Tokyo must frustrate Beijing’s Senkaku strategy

The understanding reached between Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Chinese President Xi Jinping to pursue high-level contacts is unlikely to stem...

Qatar's solidarity with Palestine shows that not all members of the Arab League are worthless

The Arab League has a reputation for being full of men overburdened by their own sense of importance. This, though, could be about to change...

Impunity only encourages armed groups to continue with their violence against the civilian population.

When given a choice between security and freedom, people always choose security. That is why so many dictators and demagogues survive by creating a...

Knesset passes bill clamping down on protests after all-night session

The Knesset passed a controversial measure to curtail public protests due to coronavirus regulations early Wednesday morning, following an...

After years of bashing Israel at UN, UAE and Bahrain dramatically soften tone

Old habits die hard. But sometimes they do die, and this week’s session of the United Nations General Assembly showed that, with strong political...

Who are the Proud Boys, the far-right group that got a shoutout from Trump?

JTA — Who are the Proud Boys, the far-right group that US President Donald Trump name-checked at the first 2020 presidential campaign debate? And...

Scandinavian neo-Nazis circulate anti-Semitic flyers on Yom Kippur

JTA — Several incidents involving anti-Semitic hate speech occurred in Scandinavia in what the World Jewish Congress said was a coordinated...

A Cool New Energy-Efficiency Policy

DENVER – Air conditioning (AC) may be cooling us, but it’s cooking our planet. Countries around the world have experienced scorching temperatures...

How Harley-Davidson lost its rumble in India

Harley-Davidson Inc. is riding out of India. That’s as much of a problem for the American motorcycle icon as for one of the largest two-wheeler...

If we can’t ban nukes, let’s stigmatize them

There are potential catastrophes so dire, only an approach that blurs the realist and the utopian seems appropriate. Take for example the Treaty on...

Two ways to stand against racism and sexism at work

It is astounding to see so many companies taking stands against racism. But mea culpas will ring hollow if they are not followed by real action....

Making sense of China’s new plan

HONG KONG – China’s leaders are currently putting the finishing touches on the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan, which will cover the 2021-25...

Whither Oil?

LONDON – There are no ready solutions to the dilemma of oil. Daily life as most of us know it depends on the production and transportation of oil,...

Middle East: Elation in Washington, Indignation in the West Bank

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, signing a peace agreement with the UAE and Bahrain in Washington in the presence of US President...

A Little Good News Couldn’t Hurt (Zechariah 14:1-21)

The prophecy chosen for the first day of Sukkot is eschatological in nature, namely, it expresses Zechariah’s vision of the ultimate redemption...

There is no end to Hesed in the House; just check out Chabad

Picture shared with Rabbi Claire Ginsburg Goldstein to post of where and how far her toys have reached. These Jewish American children are sharing...

Freshers’ week upended by strict rules and awkward Zoom socials

Settling into the first year of university always has its challenges but this year’s intake of freshers have had the whole experience upended...

Establishing residence (Daf Yomi Eruvin 52)

Embed from Getty Images “If you turn away your feet.” Today’s reading opens with a familiar parable from Rabbi Meir: if one negates an eruv in...

You can visit sukkot on ever continent

Exactly a year ago, I traveled to Israel for a meeting with more than thirty Jewish leaders and activists, at the invitation of Israel’s...

EU on a Time Bomb; Dangerous game of Tehran and Hezbollah with ammonium nitrate

The recent report by the US State Department Counter-Terrorism Coordinator on the presence of Lebanese Hezbollah ammonium nitrate in several EU...

Unis risk becoming outliers in failing to deal with antisemitism

The Universities are in danger of becoming the outliers in failing to adopt effective policies and systems to deal with antisemitism. Only 29...

Remembering Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour passed away two years ago, on October 1, 2018, at the age of 94. For more than six decades, he was recognized as one of the most...

Sometimes it’s best to stay shtum about success

A  non-Jewish journalist friend emailed me the other day with a cutting from The Washington Post (subsequently picked up by UK press). It...

5781 – A Year With Great Potential

I have often greeted the new year with a celebration of the one that just ended. 5780 brought much to celebrate, but we didn’t know how much,...