Category: Quality of Jewish Life

Quality of Jewish Life

Ivy League Presidents: Two Down, One to Go

Claudine Gay ex-president Harvard

Liz Magill is gone, and now, so too is Claudine Gay. Now we wait only for Sally Kornbluth to follow through. These are the three Ivy League college presidents under fire for refusing to condemn antisemitism. Magill resigned from UPenn, and Claudine Gay resigned from Harvard. Will MIT’s Kornbluth follow suit? She should. Perhaps she …

inflation, Israel

Israel’s War on Hamas and its Effect on the US Economy

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The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has far-reaching implications beyond the immediate region. As the violence escalates, concerns are rising about the potential impact on the US economy. One major concern is the effect on oil prices. The Middle East is a major oil-producing region, and any disruption to the flow of oil could …

antisemitism, Israel, Quality of Jewish Life

Restaurants Not Immune to Antisemitism

Caffe Aronne

November 8th, one month after the October 7 Hamas massacre of innocent Israeli men, women, and children, five anti-Israel employees staged a walkout at a Jewish-owned cafe in Manhattan, Caffé Aronne. As in many places around the world, the hate isn’t directed solely at Israel, but specifically at Jews. If you ask the employees why …

Israel, Quality of Jewish Life, Terror

Lockdown Lifted in Beitar after Bus Bomb and Fear of Infiltration

beitar illit

Beitar Illit, located in Gush Etzion, was on lockdown overnight, after a bomb was discovered on a bus. Baruch Hashem, nissim niflaos, the bomb malfunctioned. It fizzled and smoke, but didn’t explode. Residents were finally released from their lockdown at 7am the next morning, making it quite a lot easier to shop and get ready …

American Jewry, Holocaust, Quality of Jewish Life

Kanye Tells Jews to Forgive Hitler

In a recent interview with the Proud Boys, Kanye (Ye) West declared that if he wins his bid to become America’s next president, said he’ll force Jews to work for Christians, and place cameras in their living rooms. The rapper also said that the Jews should “forgive Hitler” yemach shmo v’zichro. “Jewish people, forgive Hitler …

Quality of Jewish Life

Fetterman Beats Oz for Pennsylvania Senate Seat

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The hotly contested Pennsylvania senate seat has gone to stroke victim John Fetterman, showing just how blue this state has gone. Fetterman shows obvious signs of cognitive deficits. It is difficult for him to speak. And then there was the whole question about fracking: was he for or against. (He was against it, now he’s …

inflation, Israel

Gas Prices Going Down in August (At Least in Israel)

sonol gas station rishon letzion

Gas prices have been soaring in the United States even while President Biden’s approval ratings continue to plummet. But in Israel, the price of gas is going down. Interim Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced that gas prices will be lowered in August after several successive increases. Lapid says lower gas prices are part of an …

American Jewry, Quality of Jewish Life

Passover Poultry Shortage

scant supply of chicken on a supermarket shelf

Kosher consumers are confronting a chicken shortage, just in time for Pesach. So dire is the shortage that Facebook groups have sprung up to alert followers when a store restocks its shelves. In the stores themselves, customers police other shoppers’ carts, if it looks like someone is guilty of stockpiling, leaving that much fewer chicken …

inflation, Quality of Jewish Life, Russia

Impact of Russian Invasion of Ukraine on US Consumers

Gas pump next to pile of dollars

Americans can’t help but be touched by the plight of the underdog Ukraine, a sovereign nation under attack by Russia. We watch, seemingly helpless as Ukrainians, either stay and fight and die, or flee their native land in droves. But aside from our empathy for a small nation under attack by a big Soviet-style bear, …