THE JEWISH EXPRESS NEWS 24/12/2016

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December 23, 2016 / 23 Kislev 5777 Shabbat Shalom! It's Almost Chanukah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Jewish Press Print Edition Your copy of The Jewish Press is now available for you to read online. Cartoons The Last Time Joseph Does the Laundry – Parshat Vayeishev Read more Cartoons articles Headlines & Recommended Berlin Truck Attacker Killed in Shootout with Cops David Israel Amri, 24, who had spent time in prison in Italy, was stopped by two policemen during a routine police check in the Sesto San Giovanni neighborhood of Milan. Trump Saves the Day on Obama-Backed Anti-Settlements UNSC Resolution JNi.Media President-Elect Donald Trump engaged in his first act as leader of the free world on Thursday, when his tweet stopped the game clock on an Egyptian anti-settlements UN Security Council resolution. ‘Jewish Family Who Stole Xmas’ Didn’t Steal, Didn’t Flee, It Was All Fake David Israel Yes, Virginia, there are no facts in our world any more, which means there could well be a Santa Claus. MK Basel Ghattas Arrested For Aiding Hamas Prisoners in Israeli Jail Hana Levi Julian An Israeli Arab parliamentarian is arrested for aiding Hamas terrorists in an Israeli prison. IDF, Shin Bet Captures Hamas Cell in Shechem (Nablus) [video] Hana Levi Julian Israeli security personnel tracked down and captured a 20-member Hamas cell and weapons lab in Samaria. ‘Safe Spaces’ For – Almost – Everyone Tzipora Baitch AMCHA reports nearly 100 more incidents of anti-Semitism in college settings during the first 6 months of 2016 compared to the first 6 months of 2015. Not surprisingly this has hardly been publicized. Read more Headlines & Recommended articles The Yishai Fleisher Show Jewish Sell Outs So hard to imagine, but Joseph’s brothers sell him into slavery and that sin reverberates for generations. Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai on Spiritual Cafe to discuss the personality of Joseph, how God talks through dreams, and even how sexual challenges are part of the Messianic process. Read more The Yishai Fleisher Show articles News Knesset Passes NIS 907 Billion Budget for 2017-2018 The national budget for years 2017 and 2018 was approved by the Knesset in a vote of 60-48. Defense, as usual, is the biggest expense, at NIS 70 billion per year. Teva Pharmaceuticals’ Russian Subsidiary Fined $519 Million The Teva pharmaceuticals company will pay $519 million in fines after being found guilty in the U.S. on one count of bribing foreign officials. Read more News articles InDepth Syrian Opposition to Jewish Community in Diaspora: “Return Home to Get your Assets and Property Bck” Rachel Avraham The Syrian Opposition extends a message of peace to the Syrian-Jewish community: “Syrian Jews were always like every other Syrian and post-Assad, the Jewish community can return to its glorious days.” More Biased Media Coverage Of Palestinian Terror Stephen M. Flatow If a paper holds a pro-Palestinian agenda, they cease reporting the news, rather they promote an agenda. The NY Times and Washington Post are both guilty of this. Read more InDepth articles JewishPress.com Radio BULLETPROOF – Would the U.N. Recognize Honesty if it Knocked on its Door? [audio] Bulletproof Israel News Talk Radio The UN condemns Israel, while only a few miles over the border, Syria is on fire. Israel On My Mind – Start up count down! [audio] Israel on My Mind Israel News Talk Radio Israel is everywhere! Even in your phone. Conversations with Heroes – Chanukkah & “Ancient Greek” Body Worship TODAY [audio] Conversations With Heroes Israel News Talk Radio Why the Chanukkah miracles matter to the world today. Read more JewishPress.com Radio articles Jewish ABC’s of Chanukah (Hanukkah) Rabbi Shraga Simmons The Hebrew word Chanukah means "dedication." When the Greeks challenged Jewish life, a few courageous Jews took to the hills of Judea in open revolt against this threat. The Dream in the Flame Rabbi Simcha Weinberg Like Yosef, the Chashmonaim were dreamers. Chanukah is the story of dreamers: defeating a mighty army, recapturing and rededicating the Temple, finding a single jar of ritually pure oil in the rubble Chanukah And The Home Rabbi Raphael Fuchs Tosafos points out that this answer is not fully satisfactory since there are other mitzvos, such as affixing a mezuzah, that require having a house. Parshas VaYeshev Rabbi Yaakov Klass . Redeeming Relevance: Parshat Vayeshev: The Rhymes and Rhythms of Biblical History Rabbi Francis Nataf How could Ya’akov make the same 'mistake' as his father, to favor one child over another after all the troubles that plagued him resulting from Yitzchak favoring Esav? Vayeishev: Who Really Sold Joseph? Rabbi David Fohrman This week's parsha course unravels the sale of Joseph and discusses the implications "blame." Where does responsibility begin? And most importantly, how do I make moral decisions? What Is The Theme Of The Stories Of Genesis? Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks he first 11 chapters of Genesis teach us many fundamentals of faith; Exodus to Deuteronomy is about revelation and redemption. But what are Genesis 12-50 about? Daf Yomi Rabbi Yaakov Klass His Father Gave The Ring ‘What About A Worker Toasting The Produce And Eating?’ (Bava Metzia 89a) The Refuah Before The Maka Esther Lehman Gross Baruch Hashem all worked out well and they are doing both fine recuperating now. Counting Time Debbie Garfinkel Diament My daughter was in a state of shock. How could this be? How would she and her husband cope? Read more Jewish articles Video of the Day Holy Temple Myth Busters Read more Video of the Day articles Click for your Print subscription to The Jewish Press . Forward this email to a friend . Received this from a friend? Subscribe .