Guest AuthorSeptember 15, 2020
7min823
He has been the friend to Israel that Israel has been waiting for.
Tag: Jews
Guest AuthorSeptember 15, 2020
Associated PressApril 8, 2020
8min288
The coronavirus has forced Jewish families to limit celebratory Passover meals known as seders.
Guest AuthorFebruary 2, 2020
7min348
The lessons of the Holocaust are lessons for the entire world.
Scott PowersApril 30, 2019
8min2557
The bill's sponsor Randy Fine dismissed the group as not representative.
Scott PowersJanuary 29, 2019
8min448
"There's no free pass to engage in commercial discrimination against the state of Israel."
Scott PowersJune 14, 2018
13min1219
The old adage says everything a candidate has ever said, written, or done, and everything he has ever been becomes fair game once he’s running for public office. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King is wrestling with that now, wrestling with a single quote that could be read with anti-Semitic overtones, attributed to him back when […]
Scott PowersJanuary 24, 2018
7min514
Heat of the Israel-Palestinian conflict flared Wednesday at the Florida House Government Accountability Committee when a pro-Palestine student charged that a resolution supporting Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is a threat to peace, and then the bill’s sponsor interpreted her comments as apparent threats of terrorism. “There will be no true peace and safety […]
Associated PressSeptember 19, 2017
8min270
During Hurricane Irma, Temple Shalom served as a sanctuary of a different kind. When the storm changed course at the last minute, the Naples synagogue suddenly became an emergency shelter. As power stayed off for days, the Reform temple, which had only minimal damage, was a place for neighbors to escape the heat and have […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 3, 20165min254
During his visit to the United States in September, Pope Francis told the American people that “climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to our future generation. When it comes to the care of our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history.” Nowhere does this message resonate […]
Guest AuthorDecember 25, 2015
6min219
Monticello, New York – Dec. 24 2015 It’s almost Christmas Eve. I’ve received a number of emails today, mostly advertisements, heralding the upcoming Christmas holiday. I’ve read my morning news, a mix of mainstream news and political blasts from both the left and right. Like most days, it’s depressing to read the state of our […]