The Jerusalem Post is reporting that Hezbollah was likely planning to take over the Syrian chemical weapons plant that was bombed by Israeli warplanes last Thursday.
Would you find it strange if I wished you a happy New Year in September. Probably. But that greeting is fitting, because the Jewish New Year – Rosh Hashanah (literally, "head of the year") – begins on September 20.
Barcelona’s chief rabbi warned that the Jewish community in his city is “doomed” because Spanish authorities do not want to confront radical Islam. Rabbi Meir Bar-Hen was quoted in The Times of Israel last week, a day after Thursday’s deadly car-ramming attack in his city.
After his diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in 2011, Glen Campbell’s abilities to play, sing and remember songs began to decline rapidly. His wife Kim’s sense of urgency grew to get him into the studio one last time to capture what magic was left, knowing this would be the last opportunity.
Longtime Jewish Voice Ministries supporter and Country Music Hall of Fame member Glen Campbell died in Nashville August 8. He had been struggling through the final stages of Alzheimer’s disease. He was originally diagnosed with the disorder in 2011.
Medical Outreaches to the Jewish people in Ethiopia brought a new and deeply impactful element to Jewish Voice Ministries. Meanwhile, other ministries continued. 2008 In 2008, television coverage continued to expand, reaching into Russia and republics of the former Soviet Union.
Imagine if the U.S. had experienced multiple traumatic events over the centuries since its colonization, all occurring on September 11. That’s what the 9th of Av – or Tisha B’Av (TISH-ah Beh-Ahv) in Hebrew – is like for Israel and the Jewish people.