Новости за 19.07.2017

God gave us Shabbat for us to rest, but God also gave us free will, so that we can make our own decisions. And now, one Jew has decided that he’d like to spend his Shabbat working, because it’s his God-given right. Or, at the very least, his court-ordered right.

We still love you, Gal Gadot, but other Israeli women are making box office bank this summer: The Women’s Balcony, a charming indie comedy that was an audience favorite when released last year in Israel, just crossed the $1 million mark stateside.

Back in October, the Anti-Defamation League released a study of anti-Semitic abuse on social media during the 2016 election campaign. As part of it, they ranked the top 10 Jewish journalists who had received the most harassment from the alt-right. I was #2. CNN anchor Jake Tapper came in at #7, no doubt due to his dogged interrogation of Trump over his ties to the alt-right and white supremacists like David Duke.

This summer we’re bringing you daily posts from our sister site, Jewcy.com, edited by Gabriela Geselowitz. You can find more from Jewcy here.

This summer we’re bringing you daily posts from our sister site, Jewcy.com, edited by Gabriela Geselowitz. You can find more from Jewcy here.

The faithful leaving Jerusalem’s al Aqsa mosque yesterday evening were thrilled for the after-party. Marching on and around Temple Mount, they chanted cheerful slogans like “We will sacrifice our lives for al-Aqsa,” “We will die as martyrs,” “There’s going to be another Intifadah,” and “There’s nothing like killing soldiers.” More than a few were throwing rocks and glass bottles at the Israeli police officers stationed nearby. Among the rioters was Ekrima Sa’id Sabri, the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem... Читать дальше...

Emily Paster’s obsession with food preservation began the same way it did for many others: as an attempt to make her summer hauls from the farmer’s market last. She started simply with pickles and a couple of jams. But before long, she caught the bug and began filling her pantry with fruit butters, chutneys, and countless batches of pickled vegetables.

An exhibition at the Italian American Museum in New York recently celebrated Gino Bartali, whose fame as a cycling champion has been amplified in recent years by his alleged participation in the rescue of Jews during World War II. Films and a theater play accompanied Yad Vashem’s recognition of Bartali as a righteous gentile in 2013.

What is the responsibility of God? To show you the way? To help you make sense of the world and your place in it? To provide answers, or comfort? To guide you through the landscape of right and wrong? To foster debate, and community? To bestow upon you a venue in which to eat free food on Saturday mornings once they finish the damn service already?