Isranet Daily Briefing

Isranet Daily Briefing

Friday, October 9th 2015

NB: Beth Tikvah Synagogue & CIJR Present: The Annual Sabina Citron International Conference: THE JEWISH THOUGHT OF EMIL L. FACKENHEIM: JUDAISM, ZIONISM, HOLOCAUST, ISRAEL — Toronto, Sunday, October 25, 2015, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The day-long Beth Tikvah Conference, co-chaired by Prof. Frederick Krantz (CIJR) and Rabbi Jarrod R. Grover (Beth Tikvah), open to the public […]

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Thursday, October 8th 2015

NB: Beth Tikvah Synagogue & CIJR Present: The Annual Sabina Citron International Conference: THE JEWISH THOUGHT OF EMIL L. FACKENHEIM: JUDAISM, ZIONISM, HOLOCAUST, ISRAEL — Toronto, Sunday, October 25, 2015, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The day-long Beth Tikvah Conference, co-chaired by Prof. Frederick Krantz (CIJR) and Rabbi Jarrod R. Grover (Beth Tikvah), open to the public […]

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Wednesday, October 7th 2015

 We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication. Please address your response to:  Rob Coles, Publications Chairman, Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, PO Box 175, Station  H, Montreal QC H3G 2K7 – Tel: (514) 486-5544 – Fax:(514) 486-8284; E-mail: rob@isranet.wpsitie.com   On Topic Links     NB: Beth Tikvah Synagogue & CIJR Present: The Annual Sabina Citron International […]

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Friday, October 2nd 2015

  Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Speech at the United Nations General Assembly, 2015: Algemeiner, Oct. 1, 2015 — Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you greetings from Jerusalem. The city in which the Jewish People’s hopes and prayers for peace for all of humanity have echoed throughout the ages. Iran Sanctions Relief Will Feed Europe’s Syrian Refugee […]

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Thursday, October 1st 2015

    Putin’s Jets in Syria Are a Threat to the U.S.: David Axe, Daily Beast,  Sept. 30, 2015 — On September 30, Russian lawmakers unanimously approved President Vladimir Putin's plan to begin combat operations in Syria—and hours later Moscow's warplanes in the region began attacking what the Russians said were ISIS militants. What Putin's […]

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Wednesday, September 30th 2015

 We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication. Please address your response to:  Rob Coles, Publications Chairman, Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, PO Box 175, Station  H, Montreal QC H3G 2K7 – Tel: (514) 486-5544 – Fax:(514) 486-8284; E-mail: rob@isranet.wpsitie.com   On Topic Links     Is Syria On the Way to Becoming a ‘Frozen Conflict’?: Jonathan Spyer, […]

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Friday, September 25th 2015 / Friday, September 25th 2015

  The Migrants and the Elites: Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal, Sept. 10, 2015 — What a crisis Europe is in, with waves of migrants reaching its shores as the Arab world implodes. Sweden’s Ugly Immigration Problem: Margaret Wente, Globe & Mail, Sept. 11, 2015 — In Europe, refugees from Syria and Iraq have been […]

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Thursday, September 24th 2015 / Thursday, September 24th 2015

    Rabbi Sydney Shoham z”l, Rabbi of Beth Zion Congregation in Montreal, was our spiritual guide and good friend. He officiated at our son’s Bar Mitzvah and other family events.  When we heard the sad news this morning, after being out of town for a few weeks, we immediately began reflecting on what a […]

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Tuesday, September 22nd 2015

We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication.   Keeping Your Word: Rabbi Asher Jacobson, CIJR,  Sept. 22, 2015 — One of the finest virtues we can ever achieve in our lives is when our word is our bond. What Chapter Will We Write in the Book of Life?: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Arutz Sheva, […]

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Monday, September 21st 2015

We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication.   Israeli Strategic Challenges and Opportunities in the New Year: Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, BESA, Sept. 16, 2015 — Global upheaval is upon us. Europe is being flooded by refugees fleeing dysfunctional Africa and the disintegrating Middle East, and the influx, which it is struggling […]

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Friday, September 18th 2015

We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication.   The Nonsense Kids Learn in School: George Jonas, National Post, Aug. 22, 2015 — September being just around the corner, it’s time for another instalment of my periodic complaints about schools and education. UC is Not Welcoming Place to Jewish Students: Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, Santa Cruz […]

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Thursday, September 17th 2015

We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication.   Russia's Military Presence in Syria: Jonathan Spyer, Jerusalem Post, Sept. 12, 2015 — The current increase of the Russian military presence in northwest Syria is a function of the declining military fortunes of the Assad regime. Assad Regime Fans Refugee Crisis: Sam Dagher, Wall Street […]