‘Son of Saul’ Wins Oscar For Best Foreign Language Film
Son of Saul,” the Hungarian Holocaust drama from first-time feature director Laszlo Nemes, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film on Sunday night’s 88th Academy Awards.
Rabbi David Yosef Says Reform Jews Are ‘Idolaters’
During his weekly synagogue lesson, Rabbi David Yosef, a member of the Council of Torah Sages, made aggressive remarks against the Reform Movementm saying it is “not Jewish” and its members are “literally idolaters.”
Elizabeth, NJ – Off-duty NYPD Cop Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver On NJ Turnpike
ELIZABETH, New Jersey – A hit and run driver killed an off-duty NYPD officer on the New Jersey Turnpike early Sunday morning.
Mystery Malaysian High Roller At Center of Global Money Laundering Investigations
He arrived from out of nowhere in 2009, a mysterious, geeky 28-year-old dropping ridiculous amounts of money all over the city.
Pesia Soloveichik Comes Out As A Gay Orthodox Gemarrah Teacher
What is it like to be a Soloveichik?”
Young Soccer Fans Threaten Jewish Italian Sportscaster
A group of youths accosted an Italian Jewish sportscaster after their team lost a key match in London.
Prominent Rabbi Compares IDF New Beard Permit Rules To Actions of Nazis
Large numbers of religious IDF soldiers have had requests to have a beard while serving denied in recent weeks, ahead of a new directive from the IDF Manpower directorate which will make it more difficult to obtain permission to grow a beard.
‘Israeli Drone’ Seen In Syria
An image released Sunday appears to show an Israeli-made drone flying over Syria. Israel Air Industries (IAI) sold the same model of drones to Russia, which may explain the aircraft’s presence in the country.
Salt Lake City Police Shoot 16-Year-Old Wielding Broomstick
A police officer shot a 16-year-old boy when he refused to drop the broomstick he was holding in Salt Lake City last night.
Op-Ed: On The Reform Movement and Israel
Recently, questions about the Reform movement and its demand for full religious recognition (at the Western Wall, regarding access to state-funded ritual baths [mikva’ot] to perform conversions, and with regard to chaplaincy in the IDF) have resurfaced.