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Coronavirus "Message to the Community" from the Va'ad HaRabbonim of Rhode Island

[Editors note: the Vaad Harabbonim (Rabbinical Council) of Rhode Island is broadly representative of the Orthodox Jewish Rabbinate in Rhode Island. It is a separate organization from the RI Board of Rabbis. Hebrew or Yiddish expressions are translated with help from Google in italics.]

To the Rhode Island Jewish Community,
The Vaad Harabbonim would like to thank everyone in our community for the admirable way in which our community has conducted itself during this pandemic. As we begin to try and return to normal it is important that our community continue to be Mekadesh Shem Shomayim [sanctifying G-d's name] by clearly following guidelines established by the governor and her advisors for the benefit of the public. At the same time we are painfully aware of how sorely we have all missed being able to function as a tzibbur [congregation]. Rest assured that we are doing everything we can to work with the authorities to reestablish that as soon as possible. We implore you to please maintain the regulations until such time as correct and acceptable protocols are established and then to please follow those protocols precisely.. '
Tizku lemitzvos [a blessing of thanks for doing an act of kindness]

Vaad HaRabbonim

Pompeo, the coronavirus and the "risks" of sovereignty
Caroline Glick - May 15, 2020

On Sunday, Saudi journalist Abdelhameed Al-Ghoban gave an interview to the BBC in Arabic. His remarks, which were translated by MEMRI, were devoid of nuance.

“Today, the public is informed. There is a deluge [of opinions] against the Palestinian cause. It is no longer just public support for normalization and building ties with Israel. [Our] public has turned against the Palestinians in general. Unfortunately, the Palestinians have lost. The Palestinians have not contributed anything. We can say that they are emotional people whose behavior is governed by their feelings.”

Al-Ghoban added, “It is in our strategic interest, and in keeping with our future economic interests, to maintain real relations with Israel. Israel is an advanced country and we can benefit from it.”

Al-Ghoban’s remarks are not a lone voice in the wilderness. During the Ramadan Muslim holy month, Saudi television networks broadcast two series that portray Jews and Israelis in a positive light.

Palestinian leaders are beside themselves at what they view as pan-Arab abandonment. In remarks to Israel Hayom this week, a senior Palestinian official bitterly referred to the mild criticisms of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan and of Israel’s plan to apply its sovereignty to its communities in Judea and Samaria and to the Jordan Valley as no more than “lip service.”

Jewish and pro-Israel groups applaud passage of Never Again Education Act

Survivors at the Dachau concentration camp cheer their liberation by U.S. soldiers. Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Md.

(May 14, 2020 / JNS) Jewish and pro-Israel groups applauded the U.S. Senate passage on Wednesday of the Never Again Education Act, which seeks to expand Holocaust education in the United States. Read article.

CUFI SUMMIT 2020 IS GOING VIRTUAL!

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'CAMERA' BACKGROUNDER: THE INTRINSIC ANTISEMITISM OF BDS
BY: RICKI HOLLANDER MAY 12, 2020

BDS’ latest campaign, which uses the hashtag #CoronaRacism falsely charges Israel with victimizing the Palestinians with racism in response to the pandemic – constituting the latest version of the medieval blood libels/conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic attacks that have nurtured and fueled anti-Semitism for so long.

CAMERA’s backgrounder documents the fundamental anti-Jewish nature of this movement and how it has become a haven for anti-Semites to indulge their racism. Read article.

WATCH: How can Anti-Zionism be Anti-Semitism?

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Pompeo, the coronavirus and the "risks" of sovereignty Caroline Glick - May 15, 2020

Jewish and pro-Israel groups applaud passage of Never Again Education Act

CUFI SUMMIT 2020 IS GOING VIRTUAL!

'CAMERA' BACKGROUNDER: THE INTRINSIC ANTISEMITISM OF BDS BY: RICKI HOLLANDER MAY 12, 2020

Pompeo, the coronavirus and the "risks" of sovereignty
Caroline Glick - May 15, 2020

'CAMERA' BACKGROUNDER: THE INTRINSIC ANTISEMITISM OF BDS
BY: RICKI HOLLANDER MAY 12, 2020