Bill Clinton will be there to tell Ed Koch one last time that he did just fine. The former president will lead a parade of dignitaries at Monday’s funeral for the ex-New York mayor, who coined the phrase, ‘How’m I Doin’?’ Clinton will cut short an Asian trip to speak at the service at Manhattan’s…
A former International Criminal Court prosecutor is the new advisor for the Argentinean Jewish community on the truth commission formed with Iran. Luis Gabriel Moreno Ocampo, former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, will help DAIA, the Argentinean Jewish political umbrella, to supervise the memorandum that the Argentinean government signed a week ago with Iran…
Jewish Super Bowl attendees will be able to find kosher food in the Superdome. A glatt kosher food cart under the supervision of the Louisiana Kosher Committee will be located on the fifth floor concourse, according to the Chabad.org website. In addition, two kosher New Orleans restaurants deliver to downtown New Orleans and its French…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday took on the job of forming a new government and said its most important task would be to ensure that Iran does not gain nuclear arms. President Shimon Peres formally called on Netanyahu to assemble a new coalition following the Jan. 22 general election in which Netanyahu’s rightist…
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Saturday formally asked incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new governing coalition following the Jan. 22 general election. Netanyahu will initially have 28 days to form a coalition. His rightist Likud-Beitenu party took a battering at the ballot box and won 31 seats, 11 fewer than it had…
The United States is ready to hold direct talks with Iran if it is serious about negotiations, Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday, backing bilateral contacts that many see as crucial to easing an international dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme. Speaking at a security conference in Munich, Biden said Iran – which says it…
President Obama mourned the passing of New York Mayor Ed Koch, noting among Koch’s passions his love for Israel. “In public office and beyond, his energy, force of personality, and commitment to causes ranging from civic issues to the security of the state of Israel always informed and enlivened the public discourse,” Obama said Friday….
The Reform movement corralled a broad array of religious denominations to call into Congress on Monday and demand action on gun violence. Participant organizations in the “Faiths Calling” event organized by Reform’s Religious Action Center include the Reform, Orthodox, Conservative and Reconstructionist streams, as well as mainline and evangelical Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Sikh…
Chuck Hagel’s cautious testimony may not have won converts during his contentious nomination hearing for U.S. defense secretary, but it appeared on Friday not to have cost support he will need to be confirmed as the new Pentagon chief. Republicans hammered Hagel when he appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday, with some…
Jewish figure skater Max Aaron will represent the United States at the men’s ice skating world championships after winning the U.S. men’s national championship in Omaha, Neb. The 20-year-old was a surprise winner at this week’s event after landing two quads in Sunday’s free skate program, which vaulted him from fourth place to first. In…
The Obama administration simplified its definition of religious groups that would be exempt from allowing staffers contraceptive coverage. The proposed rule change, posted for comment Friday through April 8, also proposed a mechanism to provide contraceptive coverage for self-insured groups. The move aims to address two of the reasons religious groups had objected to in…
