Monthly Archives: March 2020

“Chief rabbi urges keeping lips off hands touching mezuzahs; European rabbinical group bans those feeling unwell from synagogue, even to recite the Kaddish prayer for the dead”

Posted on March 1, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

TIMES OF ISRAEL Coronavirus takes toll on religious life as rabbis advise against ritual kissing by Stuart Winer March 4, 2020 Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel David Lau on Wednesday said Israelis should avoid touching and kissing mezuzahs affixed to … Continue reading →

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“Trump’s peace plan calls attention to Palestinian division and the collapse of the Arab political order”

Posted on March 1, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

WALL STREET JOURNAL Israel’s New Diplomatic Moment by Jonathan Spyer March 3, 2020 …Jerusalem’s Palestinians remain in a kind of limbo. Israel places barriers before their acquisition of full citizenship, and they can complain justly of large discrepancies in municipal … Continue reading →

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Paterson NJ revises its noise ordinance so that everyone can hear the “call to prayer”

Posted on March 1, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

PJ MEDIA Good News: Paterson, N.J., Gets Muslim Police Chief and Islamic Call to Prayer Over Loudspeakers by Robert Spencer February 26, 2020 The next Democratic debate isn’t in Paterson, New Jersey, but it should be: that unlikely city is … Continue reading →

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