50,000 Israelis Visit UAE in Two Weeks
BY GABE FRIEDMAN
(JTA) — Over 50,000 Israelis have visited the United Arab Emirates since the recent normalization pact between Israel and the UAE, according to a report this week in The Washington...
Jedwab: Our Day in DC
Five days. That’s how long it took Women for America First to organize their rally in Washington, D.C., a rally that blew the roof off all expectations. Over one...
Jedwab: My Day in Scranton
Monday morning, November 2, feels like two lifetimes ago. Our epic day started like this. It was just barely 9 a.m. when I reached out to my friend Michalli;...
OU Partners With Ritz Carlton Manama to Provide Kosher Food
Beginning later this month, the luxurious Ritz Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain, will become the first hotel in the kingdom to offer kosher-certified food through the help of Orthodox...
Up Close With Joanna Landau, Founder, CEO of Vibe Israel
For the past decade, the perception among Americans is that Israel’s economic identity is tied to technological innovation. However, newly released research commissioned by nonprofit Vibe Israel shows that...
What I’ve Learned About Emirati Culture As the Chief Rabbi’s Wife
By MICHELLE WALDMAN SARNA, PhD
(JTA) — Jews around the world are rightfully celebrating the historic and euphoric peace agreement between Israel and the UAE — and so are Emiratis.
In particular, Israelis are looking forward...
Mindbiz: Husband’s Travel Bug Crushed By COVID
Dear Esther,
My husband, Chaim, and I have always loved to travel. We both share a tremendous curiosity about the world and are interested in lands far and near. Thank...
Ukraine, Belarus Argue Over Breslovers Stranded at Border
Ukraine accused Belarus on Wednesday of trying to escalate a row over 2,000 Hasidic Jewish pilgrims stranded at a border crossing after Ukrainian border guards did not allow them...
Israeli Tourism In The Time Of Corona
By Dina Davidovics
Virtually every tourism-related business in Israel has taken a hit from COVID-19. In the first half of 2020, there were only 794,600 tourists to Israel compared with...
Other Side of the Bench: The Conventional Catskills
It was extremely weird yet incredibly nostalgic. We don’t go away often for Shabbos, and when we do it’s for a family simcha or perhaps a celebratory weekend of...