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" On this week's AP religion roundup, the world in worship. Jews in Jerusalem celebrate suco at the Western Wall, Peruvian Catholics revive a tradition and Muslims celebrate the prophet's birthday. Thousands of Jewish worshippers attended the priestly blessing at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Wednesday. The traditional blessing attended by tens of thousands of worshipers has held three times a year, including this year's sukha holiday. It's a weeklong holiday that celebrates the harvest and God's protection during the Hebrew flight from Egypt. Thousands of Christians from around the world also marched through Jerusalem, singing songs and blowing the traditional Jewish shofar horn. To celebrate suco and support Israel, Israel has cultivated close ties in recent years with evangelical Christians. Many of whom profess a strong affinity for the Jewish faith and consider modern Israeli history as fulfilling biblical prophecy. Carl helberg, a Maori Christian from New Zealand, says the gathering speaks to his identity and his faith. I come from a indigenous Maori people in New Zealand, and I bring my flavor here and my understanding of who the God of Israel is and who is Sanders, you saw the sign. A few days earlier, Muslims marched through the streets of Jerusalem to celebrate the birth of Islam's prophet, Muhammad. Mao lid was celebrated by Muslims around the world. Including Sudan, where hundreds of Sufi worshippers wore colorful outfits and performed rituals in celebration. In Peru, the country's most popular Roman Catholic procession, the lord of miracles, returned to the streets of Lima for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The procession venerates a 17th century rendering of Jesus Christ. The procession culminated with the giant replica painting being carried to a monastery where the original lord of miracles mural is located. I'm Walter ratliff
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The world in worship: Jews in Jerusalem celebrate Sukkot at the Western Wall, Peruvian Catholics revive a tradition, and Muslims celebrate the Prophet's birthday
"On this week's AP religion roundup the world in worship Jews in Jerusalem celebrate suco at the Western Wall Peruvian Catholics revive a tradition and Muslims celebrate the prophet's birthday Thousands of Jewish worshippers attended the priestly blessing at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Wednesday The traditional blessing attended by tens of thousands of worshipers has held three times a year including this year's sukha holiday It's a weeklong holiday that celebrates the harvest and God's protection during the Hebrew flight from Egypt Thousands of Christians from around the world also marched through Jerusalem singing songs and blowing the traditional Jewish shofar horn To celebrate suco and support Israel Israel has cultivated close ties in recent years with evangelical Christians Many of whom profess a strong affinity for the Jewish faith and consider modern Israeli history as fulfilling biblical prophecy Carl helberg a Maori Christian from New Zealand says the gathering speaks to his identity and his faith I come from a indigenous Maori people in New Zealand and I bring my flavor here and my understanding of who the God of Israel is and who is Sanders you saw the sign A few days earlier Muslims marched through the streets of Jerusalem to celebrate the birth of Islam's prophet Muhammad Mao lid was celebrated by Muslims around the world Including Sudan where hundreds of Sufi worshippers wore colorful outfits and performed rituals in celebration In Peru the country's most popular Roman Catholic procession the lord of miracles returned to the streets of Lima for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic The procession venerates a 17th century rendering of Jesus Christ The procession culminated with the giant replica painting being carried to a monastery where the original lord of miracles mural is located I'm Walter ratliff
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"States of America. The citation noting his powerful voice, courage to challenge convention and shatter stigma, and of course one of the defining song books of all time. This one's for you and Thomas Washington. A QAnon follower who chased a capital police officer up a staircase during the January 6th riot has been convicted. I Norman hall. A federal jury in Washington deliberated for about four hours to convict Douglas Jensen, a construction worker and QAnon follower. Jensen led a crowd of rioters chasing capitol police officer Eugene Goodman. The incident was one of the most watched scenes in coverage of the insurrection, a reporter's video of the confrontation went viral. Jensen was convicted on all counts, including assault, interference with police officers, and is sort of conduct inside the capitol while carrying a folding knife in his pocket. During the trials closing arguments, a prosecutor accused Jensen of weaponizing rioters by taking the lead and chasing the officer. Norman hall, Washington. I Mike Gracia reporting the Dow hits its 2022 low as financial markets sell off on recession fears. Stocks took a sharp decline worldwide Friday on worries the already slowing global economy could fall into recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.6% and closed at its lowest level since 2020. The S&P 500 fell 1.7%, closing at its 2022 low set in mid June. The NASDAQ slid 1.8%. It left the major indexes with their 5th weekly loss in the last 6 weeks. This week, the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world aggressively hiked interest rates again, trying to puncture inflationary pressures, but also raising concerns too much too soon could lead to recession. I'm Mike Gracia, a revised autopsy shows that a 2019 deadly encounter between police and a black man was the result of the use of restraints and a sedative. I Norman hall. According to a newly released amended autopsy report, a black man died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 because he was injected with a powerful sedative after being forcibly restrained, despite the fighting the death of 23 year old Elijah McLean was still listed as undetermined, not a homicide. McLean, who was unarmed, was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by officers in aurora, who said he was being suspicious. A state grand jury last year and died at three officers and two paramedics on manslaughter and reckless homicide charges. The 5 accused have not yet entered, please. On Norman hall. In this week's religion roundup, tens of thousands gather to pray a Jerusalem's Western Wall. Monks offer Buddhist prayers for Queen Elizabeth and the unification church promises reforms. More than 35,000 Jewish worshippers prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem early Friday ahead of the Jewish high holidays. The penitential prayers at Judaism's holiest site took place ahead of the Jewish new year, rosh hashanah that begins at sundown on Sunday, September 25th. Thousands of Israelis are expected to visit Jerusalem in the coming weeks for the holiday. Jews revere the Western Wall. The holiest site where Jews can pray as a remnant of the biblical temple that stood in antiquity. Israel's minister in charge of police said authorities would not limit Jewish visits to the contested Jerusalem holy site known to Jews as the Temple Mount, and to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Visitations and prayers by hardline Jewish radicals at the site have triggered previous rounds of violence between Israel and Palestinians. Buddhist flags held a special prayer session in a Kathmandu monastery Monday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II
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"Thomas Washington. A QAnon follower who chased a capital police officer up a staircase during the January 6th riot has been convicted. I Norman hall. A fatal jury in Washington deliberated for about four hours to convict Douglas Jensen, a construction worker and QAnon follower. Jensen led a crowd of rioters chasing capitol police officer Eugene Goodman. The incident was one of the most watched scenes in coverage of the insurrection. The reporter's video of the confrontation went viral. Jensen was convicted on all counts, including assault, interference with police officers, and is sort of a conduct inside the capitol while carrying a folding knife in his pocket. During the trial's closing arguments, a prosecutor accused Jensen of weaponizing rioters by taking the lead and chasing the officer. Norman hall, Washington. I Mike Gracia reporting the Dow hits its 2022 low as financial markets sell off on recession fears. Stocks took a sharp decline worldwide Friday on worries the already slowing global economy could fall into recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.6% and closed at its lowest level since 2020. The S&P 500 fell 1.7%, closing at its 2022 low set in mid June. The NASDAQ slid 1.8%. It left the major indexes with their 5th weekly loss in the last 6 weeks. This week, the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world aggressively hiked interest rates again, trying to puncture inflationary pressures, but also raising concerns too much too soon could lead to recession. I'm Mike Gracia, a revised autopsy shows that a 2019 deadly encounter between police and a black man was the result of the use of restraints and a sedative. I Norman hall. According to a newly released amended autopsy report, a black man died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 because he was injected with a powerful sedative after being forcibly restrained, despite the fighting the death of 23 year old Elijah McLean was still listed as undetermined, not a homicide, McLean, who was unarmed, was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by officers in aurora, who said he was being suspicious. A state grand jury last year and died at three officers and two paramedics on manslaughter and reckless homicide charges. The 5 accused have not yet entered, please. I Norman hall. In this week's religion roundup, tens of thousands gather to pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall. Monks offer Buddhist prayers for Queen Elizabeth and the unification church promises reforms. More than 35,000 Jewish worshippers prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem early Friday ahead of the Jewish high holidays. The penitential prayers at Judaism's holiest site took place ahead of the Jewish new year, rosh hashanah that begins at sundown on Sunday, September 25th. Thousands of Israelis are expected to visit Jerusalem in the coming weeks for the holiday. Jews revere the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray as a remnant of the biblical temple that stood in antiquity. Israel's minister in charge of police, said authorities would not limit Jewish visits to the contested Jerusalem holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, and to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Visitations and prayers by hardline Jewish radicals at the site have triggered previous rounds of violence between Israel and Palestinians. Buddhist flags held a special prayer session in a Kathmandu monastery Monday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Britain
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"Police officer up a staircase during the January 6th riot has been convicted. I Norman hall. A federal jury in Washington deliberated for about four hours to convict Douglas Jensen, a construction worker and QAnon follower. Jensen led a crowd of rioters chasing capitol police officer Eugene Goodman. The incident was one of the most watched scenes in coverage of the insurrection. The reporter's video of the confrontation went viral. Jensen was convicted on all counts, including assault, interference with police officers, and is sort of conduct inside the capitol while carrying a folding knife in his pocket. During the trial's closing arguments, a prosecutor accused Jensen of weaponizing rioters by taking the lead and chasing the officer. Norman hall, Washington. I Mike Gracia reporting the Dow hits its 2022 low as financial markets sell off on recession fears. Stocks took a sharp decline worldwide Friday on worries the already slowing global economy could fall into recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.6% and closed at its lowest level since 2020. The S&P 500 fell 1.7%, closing at its 2022 low set in mid June. The NASDAQ slid 1.8%. It left the major indexes with their 5th weekly loss in the last 6 weeks. This week, the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world aggressively hiked interest rates again, trying to puncture inflationary pressures, but also raising concerns too much too soon could lead to recession. I'm Mike Gracia, a revised autofocus shows that a 2019 deadly encounter between police and a black man was the result of the use of restraints and a sedative. I Norman hall. According to a newly released amended autopsy report, a black van died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 because he was injected with a powerful sedative after being forcibly restrained, despite the fighting the death of 23 year old Elijah McLean was still listed as undetermined, not a homicide. Maclean, who was unarmed, was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by officers in aurora, who said he was being suspicious. A state grand jury last year and died at three officers and two paramedics on manslaughter and reckless homicide charges, the 5 accused have not yet entered, please, I Norman hall. In this week's religion roundup, tens of thousands gather to pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall. Monks offer Buddhist prayers for Queen Elizabeth and the unification church promises reforms. More than 35,000 Jewish worshippers prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem early Friday ahead of the Jewish high holidays. The penitential prayers at Judaism's holiest site took place ahead of the Jewish new year, rosh hashanah that begins at sundown on Sunday, September 25th. Thousands of Israelis are expected to visit Jerusalem in the coming weeks for the holiday. Jews revere the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray as a remnant of the biblical temple that stood in antiquity. Israel's minister in charge of police said authorities would not limit Jewish visits to the contested Jerusalem holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, and to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Visitations and prayers by hardline Jewish radicals at the site have triggered previous rounds of violence between Israel and Palestinians. Buddhist flags held a special prayer session in a Kathmandu monastery Monday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II
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"Follower who chased a capital police officer up a staircase during the January 6th riot has been convicted. I Norman hall. A federal jury in Washington deliberated for about four hours to convict Douglas Jensen, a construction worker and QAnon follower. Jensen led a crowd of rioters chasing capitol police officer Eugene Goodman, the incident was one of the most watched scenes in coverage of the insurrection, the reporter's video of the confrontation went viral. Jensen was convicted on all counts, including assault, interference with police officers, and is sort of conduct inside the capitol while carrying a folding knife in his pocket. During the trial's closing arguments, a prosecutor accused Jensen of weaponizing rioters by taking the lead and chasing the officer. Norman hall, Washington I Mike Gracia reporting the Dow hits its 2022 low as financial markets sell off on recession fears. Stocks took a sharp decline worldwide Friday on worries the already slowing global economy could fall into recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.6% and closed at its lowest level since 2020. The S&P 500 fell 1.7%, closing at its 2022 low set in mid June. The NASDAQ slid 1.8%. It left the major indexes with their 5th weekly loss in the last 6 weeks. This week, the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world aggressively hiked interest rates again, trying to puncture inflationary pressures, but also raising concerns too much too soon could lead to recession. I'm Mike Gracia, a revised autopsy shows that a 2019 deadly encounter between police and a black man was the result of the use of restraints and a sedative. I Norman hall. According to a newly released amended autopsy report, a black man died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 because he was injected with a powerful sedative after being forcibly restrained, despite the fighting the death of 23 year old Elijah McLean was still listed as undetermined, not a homicide, McLean, who was unarmed, was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by officers in aurora, who said he was being suspicious. A state grand jury last year and died at three officers and two paramedics on manslaughter and reckless homicide charges. The 5 accused have not yet entered, please. On Norman hall. In this week's religion roundup, tens of thousands gather to pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall. Monks offer Buddhist prayers for Queen Elizabeth and the unification church promises reforms. More than 35,000 Jewish worshippers prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem early Friday ahead of the Jewish high holidays. The penitential prayers at Judaism's holiest site took place ahead of the Jewish new year, rasha Shana, that begins at sundown on Sunday, September 25th, thousands of Israelis are expected to visit Jerusalem in the coming weeks for the holiday. Jews revere the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray as a remnant of the biblical temple that stood in antiquity. Israel's minister in charge of police said authorities would not limit Jewish visits to the contested Jerusalem holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, and to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Visitations and prayers by hardline Jewish radicals at the site have triggered previous rounds of violence between Israel and Palestinians. Buddhist flags held a special prayer session in a Kathmandu monastery Monday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II
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" In this week's religion roundup, tens of thousands gather to pray a Jerusalem's Western Wall. Monks offer Buddhist prayers for Queen Elizabeth and the unification church promises reforms. More than 35,000 Jewish worshippers prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem early Friday ahead of the Jewish high holidays. The penitential prayers at Judaism's holiest site took place ahead of the Jewish new year, rosh hashanah that begins at sundown on Sunday, September 25th. Thousands of Israelis are expected to visit Jerusalem in the coming weeks for the holiday. Jews revere the Western Wall. The holiest site where Jews can pray as a remnant of the biblical temple that stood in antiquity. Israel's minister in charge of police said authorities would not limit Jewish visits to the contested Jerusalem holy site known to Jews as the Temple Mount, and to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Visitations and prayers by hardline Jewish radicals at the site have triggered previous rounds of violence between Israel and Palestinians. Buddhist flags held a special prayer session in a Kathmandu monastery Monday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Britain laid Elizabeth to rest at a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes, and prime ministers. In London, up to a million people lined the streets to say a final goodbye to a monarch whose 70 year reign defined an age. The unification church, whose close ties with Japan's governing party emerged after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe has acknowledged it accepted excessive donations from the suspect's mother. Abe was shot to death during an outdoor campaign speech in July. The suspect has reportedly said his mother's donations bankrupted his family and ruined his life. Japan's current prime minister is under fire over his handling of the church controversy, and for pushing a state funeral for Abe. I'm Walter ratliff
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Tens of thousands gather to pray at Jerusalem's Western Wall, monks offer Buddhist prayers for Queeen Elizabeth, and the Unification Church promises reforms.
"In this week's religion roundup tens of thousands gather to pray a Jerusalem's Western Wall Monks offer Buddhist prayers for Queen Elizabeth and the unification church promises reforms More than 35,000 Jewish worshippers prayed at the Western Wall in Jerusalem early Friday ahead of the Jewish high holidays The penitential prayers at Judaism's holiest site took place ahead of the Jewish new year rosh hashanah that begins at sundown on Sunday September 25th Thousands of Israelis are expected to visit Jerusalem in the coming weeks for the holiday Jews revere the Western Wall The holiest site where Jews can pray as a remnant of the biblical temple that stood in antiquity Israel's minister in charge of police said authorities would not limit Jewish visits to the contested Jerusalem holy site known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound Visitations and prayers by hardline Jewish radicals at the site have triggered previous rounds of violence between Israel and Palestinians Buddhist flags held a special prayer session in a Kathmandu monastery Monday to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II Britain laid Elizabeth to rest at a state funeral that drew presidents and kings princes and prime ministers In London up to a million people lined the streets to say a final goodbye to a monarch whose 70 year reign defined an age The unification church whose close ties with Japan's governing party emerged after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe has acknowledged it accepted excessive donations from the suspect's mother Abe was shot to death during an outdoor campaign speech in July The suspect has reportedly said his mother's donations bankrupted his family and ruined his life Japan's current prime minister is under fire over his handling of the church controversy and for pushing a state funeral for Abe I'm Walter ratliff
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"At Bloomberg quick take. This is Bloomberg radio. The White House press secretary says accusations the FBI raid on former president Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence was politically motivated, are not true at all. We do not interfere. We do not get briefed. We do not get involved. Appearing on ABC's this week, Korean Jean Pierre underscored President Biden's previous statements that the Justice Department is completely separate from the administration. This comes after a number of Republicans have denounced the DoJ's decision to forcibly remove reportedly classified documents from Trump's possession. Jean Pierre also said The White House is learning of developments the same way the American people are from media coverage. Capitol police are investigating after an unidentified man crashed his car into a barricade and killed himself on Capitol Hill earlier today. The vehicle burst into flames as the man jumped out and fired several shots into the air, he then shot himself as officers approached the scene just after four in the morning. No one else was injured, authorities say it doesn't appear that he was targeting any government officials. Author Salman Rushdie is no longer on a ventilator and is able to speak. The author was stabbed multiple times, including once in the neck. While speaking at an event in upstate New York, he's still in the hospital with serious injuries to his eye, arm and liver, but his agent confirmed he's now able to talk and joke with those around him. His attacker Haiti matar pled not guilty to attempted murder charges on Saturday and is being held without bail, at least 7 people are hurt following a shooting attack outside Jerusalem's old city, among the victims were four members of a family from the U.S., according to local news outlets. It happened early Sunday morning near the Western Wall considered one of the holiest sites in Judaism, police say the gunman opened fire on a bus stop where the two men were wounded before the suspect then fled to another area and opened fire. Israeli police have a suspect in custody and are considering the shooting a
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"Israeli authorities say some Palestinians through rocks toward a holy site for Jews the Western Wall Israeli police responded with tear gas and Palestinians barricaded the mosque medics say more than 150 people are wounded Israeli police say at least three officers were hurt and they have arrested hundreds of suspects Twitter says its board is considering a takeover bid from the world's richest person and PR Shannon Bond reports billionaire Elon Musk is offering $43 billion for the social media company Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he believes Twitter has potential and he is the person who can unlock it by taking the company private He says Twitter is a town square that should be quote an inclusive arena for free speech Musk has criticized the company's rules about what users can say On stage at a conference as this latest chapter unfolded the head of Ted Chris Anderson asked Musk what he would do if Twitter rejected his bid Is there a plan B There is But when asked to elaborate on what that backup plan might be Musk refused Shannon Bond NPR news Blizzard conditions have finally eased in North Dakota That's where feet of snow have fallen this week Winter weather adviser rather advisories are still posted by the national weather service for all of North Dakota and parts of neighboring Minnesota at times travel was nearly impossible with whiteout conditions and winds gusting to more than 50 mph Conditions are different in the south where temperatures have been warmer and thunderstorms have spawned deadly tornadoes a woman was killed in Arkansas this week You're listening to NPR news You're listening to NPR news on WNYC at 6 O four good Friday morning Chris clear and cool on the way to sunny and 68 a great day for.
America First with Sebastian Gorka Podcast
David Friedman's New Book 'Sledgehammer' Might Surprise You
"Willing. The book is sledgehammer. How breaking with the past brought peace to the Middle East? I want everybody to buy the book. It's been out now for two days. It is number one in its category on Amazon. Congratulations, mister ambassador. I want everybody to order it, but give us a little tease. Tell us about some of the things in the book that perhaps will surprise people or surprised you as you were the point person for the president in the Middle East. Well, what I tried to do consistent with the name of the book is to show some of the challenges that I faced. And I think the most important one was the challenges I had with the U.S. State Department. And I make a couple of points. There, for example, at one point, as I was helping to orchestrate president Trump's first visit to Israel and he was the first sitting president ever to visit the Western Wall, the only to this day, the only sitting president to visit the western world. And I was pushing hard on it, and I got a call from a senior member of the State Department who called me up out of the blue and said, you know what, mister ambassador, I have a word of advice for you. Don't be so Jewish. You know, what? And I said, you know what? I'm a big boy. I've been around all kinds of ethnic epithets in my life. And you're not offending me by what you're saying, but let me ask you a question. Why do the laws of political correctness apply to everyone other than Jews? I mean, why do you feel comfortable telling me that? You wouldn't go to any other ethnic group and tell them. I'm trying to imagine an African American ambassador who's been sent to South Africa or to Kenya as the American ambassador. I'm trying to imagine a State Department official getting away not being escorted out of the building, nanoseconds after saying to the president's envoy. Can you be a little less African, please?
People of the Pod
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"So there's a lot that we need these trips for. So I'm really worried about that. I'm worried about the tens of thousands of young American Jews who might have gone to Israel during the past two years and who didn't, whether it was on their summer high school trips, which reach a really wide range of American Jews from more like ultra orthodox to relatively unaffiliated. And of course birthright, which has been canceled many, many times. I think there may have been some birthright trips over the summer, but the ones that were supposed to take place over winter break didn't happen. So I'm really, really worried about that. And I think actually that the Israeli government and the American Jewish community has to think very carefully about how we're going to recapture those folks after this pandemic is over and travel is able to be resumed in a real way. They're going to have to be creative. I mean, that's a very good point, Laura. Visiting the land is one thing, but engaging with the communities there is quite another. I'm less concerned, frankly about the connection to Judaism than just plain fact gathering and empathy. I want to visit Israel, the entire region, really, to better understand life on the ground there. I mean, so many Americans. Jewish and other religious traditions form opinions about policy there without ever having visited, without ever having experienced what it's like to live on the ground there. The vulnerable to agendas, their vulnerable to propaganda, and they're so certain about what's right and what's wrong, and the fact that a whole generation of folks has been robbed of the opportunity to visit in the past two years and therefore probably never will is well I should say likely never will is particularly troubling, and it isolates Israel even more, which is the last thing that should happen to any country that's misunderstood. I just want to say I'm not giving up. I don't think that we should say therefore probably never will. I think it is incumbent upon us to be creative and to think of ways to get those folks to Israel. And I think that this is an opportunity for the ministry of desperate affairs and the Israeli government to partner with American jury and really think creatively about recapturing some special moments for American Jews to travel to Israel, whether it's with subsidized trips, whether it's creating cohorts of people with common interests..
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"So even if it's not at the moment going to be the hotel Plaza, there are so many other things that are in the works that are being discussed that are being put forward, including addressing the fact that we haven't been able to have so many trips to Israel during COVID, including addressing better Diaspora education for Israelis, including all sorts of things like that to really work on strengthening the relationship and to emphasize to American Jews that these really government does care very much about them and cares very much about their relationship to Israel. I actually think that it's a good time from that perspective. Laura, thank you so much. Once again, you have shed light on a very complicated topic, and I walk away with a much better understanding. So I hope our listeners do as well. Thank you for joining us. Thanks for having me. Now it's time for our closing segment Shabbat table talk. Joining me is this week's guest, Laura schoff Frank, Laura, thank you for sticking around to continue our conversation. I always love continuing conversations with you. Well, frankly, I'd like to pick up where we just left off, talking about the relationship between Israelis and Diaspora Jews. You've heard my refrain. I've never been to Israel, but in anticipation of the trip I hope to one day take, I'm constantly gathering ideas and itineraries. So last month, my sister in law sent me the itinerary for the trip schedule to celebrate her nephew's bar mitzvah. It included everything of 13 year old kid who loves the outdoors and Israel would want to introduce to his American extended family. We're talking and off road Jeep tour in the judean desert. A hike through and getting national park. Sand boarding down the dunes of the negev desert, Tel Aviv's waterfront. I mean, maybe I'm a 13 year old boy. I would love this trip as well. But it also included a trip to ammunition hill to recount the unification of Jerusalem, the one that we just discussed. And to stay wrote to view Israel's border with Gaza and visit an underground playground where children can go when under attack. I mean, it looked phenomenal. Each adventure is now a missed opportunity, because the trip was canceled by COVID. And now the bar mitzvah is a virtual fare that will tune in for next week. But this bar mitzvah trip was certainly not the only one canceled. And with that in mind, it seems there's just a much larger missed opportunity there. Albeit intangible. Indeed, it's so true. I have to first share the fact that I too had a family trip to Israel that was upended by the pandemic. My son, Davi Frank, is in his second gap year in Israel this year..
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"So it's kind of been sitting there since 2017 and not progressing, and there was a thought that, okay, now we have this new government that's particularly sensitive to Diaspora wishes and Diaspora concerns. So maybe it's going to move forward now and there aren't any ultra orthodox parties in the coalition who could threaten to pull out or anything of the sort. So there was a thought that maybe it would proceed, but it is not proceeding. In fact, the minister of Diaspora affairs at the time of the hotel compromise was Naftali Bennett, correct? That is correct. He was very supportive of it. Right. That would seem to bode well for the plan, but, well, I guess it's more complicated than that. As you've laid out. So you have your own experience with hotel politics. Could you tell us a little bit about that? And while you're at it, please explain to our listeners why you're using the term kotel and not Western Wall. Sure. So Coachella actually means wall in Hebrew. It's one of the words for wall. And the reason I'm using the word hotel is because that's sort of the term that's been in the heart of the Jewish people for so many centuries. I like to use a Hebrew term when I can. It feels like that's the term that's used by the vast majority of jewelry in the world. And while it is indeed the Western Wall of the Temple Mount, it feels like hotels like the lingua franca of what the wall is to the Jewish people. So my experience actually we're going to have to go back quite a number of years when I was a junior in college. I spent a semester studying abroad at Hebrew university. And during my year at Hebrew university, an organization was founded called women of the wall..
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"One of the problems is that at least in previous governments, not in the current government, there were ultra orthodox political parties as part of the coalition, and those ultra orthodox political parties were not willing to engage in any kind of an egalitarian prayer space at the hotel. So they would stop any kind of law like that from passing or any kind of new procedure or any kind of new system from coming into effect. The current government doesn't have any ultra orthodox parties in the coalition, which is interesting that hasn't happened for a while. But the bottom line is that Israelis for the most part, this isn't really their issue. So while the government understands that it kind of has to answer to the cries of Diaspora jury that are upset about it, they don't have a lot of incentive in Israeli society to make those changes and they have a lot of opposition in the form of the ultra orthodox to making those kinds of changes. So it's become a flashpoint really between the ultra orthodox Jews of Israel. And the government, which particularly, I think, in times of COVID, and in other times of stress in Israeli history, has not really had the stomach to take on that battle. It's not going to win them any love among general Israeli society, most Israelis don't really care all that much. They're happy to pray separately or they don't really feel all that attached to the hotel because they're not religious. They don't have much of a stomach to take that on, given the political gains that they're going to get, which are minimal to take on fighting with the ultra orthodox about it. I read somewhere that secular Jews have a joke that the synagogue that they do not attend as orthodox. So they really don't care. About the egalitarian prayer spaces that it's just not their issue. But correct me if I'm wrong didn't Israel approve an egalitarian prayer site at the wall back in 2016. Yeah, so there is an egalitarian prayer sites called the Robinson's arch that is, if you know where the mugrabi bridge is, it's kind of a bridge that's sort of elevated above the hotel Plaza. So on the other side of that, there is this egalitarian space that was set aside by the government. So that space has a number of issues associated with it. First of all, apparently, and I don't really know the full details about this, but apparently there was a rock that got dislodged from the wall and fell in that space. So there's a feeling that there is some danger there regarding falling rocks. I mean, remember this wall is very, very, very old over 2000 years old. In that prayer space, people can actually go up to the wall. They can't touch it. And one of the things that, you know, if you've ever been to Israel or seen pictures of what goes on at the hotel, one of the things that's most meaningful to people is that they actually go up to the wall and they touch it and they put a note in it, to God, or they kiss it and actually one of the sweetest little traditions that Israel has is that there are people who actually collect, they go and collect these little notes that people put in the wall, and they bury them in Jewish cemeteries as being kind of holy papers..
People of the Pod
"western wall" Discussed on People of the Pod
"They were not able to pray there. They couldn't go there at all with another country. And that's heightened the yearning for the hotel in the Western Wall. And then in 1967, as many of our listeners will know, Israel recaptured the old city of Jerusalem, and there was this moment of such unbelievable triumph not only because of the incredible military victory, but also because we had gained control of access to this very, very holy site for Jews and the famous pictures of the soldiers at the wall and of the chief rabbi blowing the show far at the wall and reciting the traditional Jewish prayer of Thanksgiving. So the wall has been really, really important in Jewish history and an Israeli history and sort of in the hearts and minds of Jews for thousands literally thousands of years. And today the hotel is a site for prayer for gathering for Jews of all stripes. It has a separate section for men and for women now today. There's a big, big Plaza there and tables and places to pray and prayer books and all kinds of things in Israeli flags. And it's a very lovely Plaza. It is a Plaza that is conducted according to orthodox Jewish right. So prayer is separate, as I said for men and women, men and Don can pray in a prayer quorum, a minion, but women are only permitted to pray by themselves, or they could listen to a male prayer quorum. So it's definitely orthodox. It's certainly a gathering place, an important place, a holy place. And it has become an area of controversy because while Israeli Jews are not typically wedded to the egalitarian movements that American Jews know and hold so dear like the conservative reform reconstructionist movements of Judaism, American Jews are very wedded to those ideals, ideals of egalitarianism, of progressivism in their religious thought, and certainly the conservative reform movements and other pluralistic and progressive movements are very much a part of the American landscape. So when American Jews go to Israel, they find themselves feeling very alienated at this site that as we discussed has been such a center for the Jewish people over centuries and millennia. So while Israelis are basically happy with the status quo, American Jews are not happy with the status quo and see the situation at the hotel is very alienating to who they are. I don't want to say all American Jews because of course some American Jews are orthodox and are fine with the separation at the wall. But the majority vast majority of American Jews is not orthodox and find themselves often alienated when they're there. It's a complicated topic. That explains why it's kind of a contentious topic or a flashpoint for Diaspora Jews, but why is it so contentious within the Israeli government? Great question. So the Israeli government does care about what Diaspora Jews think. And Diaspora Jews over a number of decades have pushed for some kind of egalitarian prayer space or some kind of ability to engage in egalitarian prayer at the hotel because of its importance to the Jewish people. And the Israeli government is sort of tried to take into account Diaspora juries desire to have that kind of a prayer space..
People of the Pod
"western wall" Discussed on People of the Pod
"Committee. Each week, we take you beyond the headlines to help you understand what they all mean for America, Israel, and the Jewish people. I'm your host, mania brashear pashman. When Israel's new coalition government took shape last summer, all signs pointed to progress on an egalitarian prayer site at Jerusalem's Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites which has emerged as a point of tension between Jews over how prayer is conducted there. But the plan appears to be in jeopardy due to divisions within that coalition government. Here to discuss the issue is Laura Shaw Frank, AJC is director of William pet sheet contemporary Jewish life. Laura, welcome back to people of the pod. It's great to be here mania. You are becoming a regular either as an expert guest or a guest host, so don't go anywhere 'cause after we're done, I'm sure we will need you again. I love being on people of the pod. Well, we love having you and especially this week because only you can really explain to our listeners what the issue is with the Western Wall..
The ChoNilla Podcast
"western wall" Discussed on The ChoNilla Podcast
"Running towards us. So dave is. I see if there's just one guy running back then. It should be some good news as the runner got closer and closer. The watchman spotted the cushite runner headed towards the watchtower as well and is all like. Oh shit i see. Another runner headed towards us. So david was like. I'm not worried i know he'll bring good news as well The watchman squint again and the first gay kind of runs like itemize. This may david happy and it was perfect. I might as awesome. So he'll definitely bring me some good news about absolute once agonize was closing. He stopped and yelled yelled at the tower. Oleg everything's cool and he bowed and was all like everyone that fight against us dead. It's a david looked puzzled and was all like what an asthma was he captured. I didn't really know how to ask you this. And it was all like There was a lot going on On narrowly sure so david tells him to step aside to make room for the kush runner. Once the cush. I run got to the same spot. Agonize he was all like god was on your side today and made sure your enemies are all so david was a little impatient and it was all like right. I got it but one of my mom was he captured because they messenger blood. I hope all your enemies are killed the same way he was. You know so. This answer shook david and he started to feel lightheaded and started to cry now. Oh he left the watchtower in tears and everyone could hear him all like I wish i was yeah. So end of chapter fade to black so fun. Bible facts absolutely monument which is also known as aslam's tomb sits on the base of mount olive and is literally across the street from the al-aqsa mosque the western wall and the dome of the rock in jerusalem. Oh yeah it's all part of that..
Makom Israel Teachers Lounge
"western wall" Discussed on Makom Israel Teachers Lounge
"Our goal is women will be able to freely at the western wall of cortel. We have one goal. We call it the floor. Tease which in is late in phila- freeing out loud and tour as of two thousand thirteen women legally are able to pray out loud was the toilet and feeling a remaining until today is the tour for women to be able to read to at the western wall at the women's section of the courtroom over the years. We have realized that the coated is just a mirror for different issues. Taking place in israel in terms of discrimination against women but also in terms of state and religion so we understood at once we fight for the western wall were actually fighting for a wider problem here in israel which is a women being discriminated against in the public sphere and once the government allows women to shush woman to shut women at the western walter. Basically allowing the discrimination and the rest of the country and by us fighting for equal rights for women at the western wall or fighting for equal rights at the the rest of the country and the second is the the more wider problem is state on religion which we have lack of separation within state on religion and all of the issues that relate to bats. And once you have only one way to pray at the western wall which is divorced seductive ultra orthodox way we see the monopoly over religion. Interested the trait so today the ministry of religious affairs announce of breaking the monopoly over khushwant. Which is a blessing. A huge baba. Yes that finally restaurants who have the choice. What kind of ca- thing one..
THE NEWS with Anthony Davis
Jerusalem Violence: Rockets Fired From Gaza After Major Clashes
"Police faced off with palestinian protesters on sunday in another night of clashes in east jerusalem a day before israeli nationalists plans to parade through the old city in annual flag-waving display meant to cement israeli claims to the contested area. The late night skirmishes raised the likelihood of further clashes on monday during the annual jerusalem day celebrations israeli police gave the go-ahead to the parade on sunday. Despite days of unrest and soaring israeli palestinian tensions at a flashpoint holy site and in a nearby arab neighborhood where jewish settlers trying to evict dozens of palestinians from their homes addressing a special cabinet meeting ahead of jerusalem. Day prime minister. Benjamin netanyahu said that israel will not allow any extremists to destabilize the calm in jerusalem we will enforce law and order decisively and responsibly. He said the united states again expressed serious concerns about the situation in jerusalem including clashes between palestinian worshippers in jerusalem's old city home to sites sacred by muslims and jews and israeli police as well as the expected expulsion of palestinian families. Jerusalem day is meant to celebrate. Israel's capture of east jerusalem home to the old city and it sensitive holy sites in the nineteen sixty seven mid east war but the annual event is widely perceived as provocative as hardline. Nationalist israelis guarded by police marched through the damascus gate the old city and through the muslim quarter to the western wall. The holiest site where jews can pray.
AP News Radio
Massive cargo ship becomes wedged, blocks Egypt's Suez Canal
"A massive cargo ship is blocking the narrow Suez Canal waterway that carries about ten percent of world trade officials say tugboats restraining to free a skyscraper sized container ship that became wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal and blocked to traffic in the vital waterway the M. B. ever given carries cargo between Asia and Europe images show the ship's about touching the eastern wall of the Suez Canal well it stern was lodged against the western wall she's longer than the canal is wide and and so she's jammed in there pretty good cellmark Adriana is a former merchant mariner and an associate professor of history at Campbell university so right now that's those are piling up in port Suez in the southern and imports I eat in the northern end it wasn't clear what caused the accident evergreen marine corporation that runs the ship said in a statement that had been overcome by strong winds as it entered the canal from the Red Sea I'm Jennifer king
KNBR The Sports Leader
"western wall" Discussed on KNBR The Sports Leader
"His holders being told OK, boys, let's see wreck this thing. All right. First double big hole. So the first question from holders big pull at my Kohler 77. KBR's gonna read to eat this That can be Are you convert? And vote while don't say often, But, you know, I think you're only vote once on each first question. Who do you think we'll meet in the Super Bowl 16 days from now in Tampa, so Green, Babers, Kansas City. Green Bay versus Buffalo, Tampa Bay versus Kansas City, Tampa Bay versus Buffalo, So there's your choices. Second bull question says Since the 40 Niners aren't involved this year, Who would you like to see win? So one is Who do you think and one is Who do you want to see? All right, So who do you want to see? Win? Buffalo. Green Bay, Kansas City, Tampa Bay. So match up. So the first one is a two team parlay. We gotta pick the Super Bowl combatants for February 7th in Tampa. The other one is just which one do you want to win? Which one is your heart talking? It's because yesterday we talked about the states. And how each state was rooting and 22 of the state's wanted buffalo. I'm doing this all the time. And I think it's right 9 22 exactly 22 to ever love are the Buffalo Bill. They want the bills. And I think was 10 Green Bay, nine Kansas City and somewhat whatever for Tampa, but I knew Buffalo was 22. I know that most people wanted Buffalo. So in the Super Bowl. It's 22 for the Bills, 10 for the chief's 10 for the Bucks and eight Well, that works but buffaloes guys, Buffalo's got the entire Western Wall. All the way from California all the way up into Canada. And they've got the biggest day also have Texas. They've got a entire Great Lakes region. You know, Brady's got a little bit of New England except for Buffalo did win Vermont and then you have It's little pewter in the southeast, and the chiefs have the Midwest. So if I go in electoral college, Mr Schumer The bills in a landslide that they've got the 2 70 here so But it's not going to be a popular vote. That's not the way we're going to pick the winner of this. Not Democratic who gets the championship doesn't work that way. Doesn't work that way. So are you ready to reveal who you would think we'll be in the game? No, because we know, but you could tell you who I want to be in the game. I'm not gonna tell you who I think. Well, Tom Spencer is going to join us from CVS. He's the right hand man of Jim Nansen, Tony Rome. Oh, he's in a meeting right now. With Andy and Home ages. Gonna plague Clyde Edwards a layer It looks like he's going to play and that's a huge part. Their running game and I think they're going to try to run the ball a little bit on Buffalo and I agree with Greg. You should want to do it a slow death and if they keep running it Then they're not likely to, you know, score 40, but they could and you know, but they struck out state of the art passing. We'll find.
Del Walmsley
Passover blessing at Western Wall downsized due to coronavirus
"At Jerusalem's western wall the Jewish priestly blessing as Passover continues again due to the pandemic only a small number of people allowed instead of the thousands typically in
AP News Radio
Holocaust survivors mark Hannukah at Western Wall
"All and in the distance a gathering at the western wall hundreds of Holocaust survivors are also taking part in a candle lighting of the Honda come in all right in New York Munich and Moscow Collette abi tal is the chairperson of the center of Holocaust survivor organizations in Israel on why they gather tried to make the local survivors those are with us today bring them some light the eight day festival of lights symbolizes the triumph of light over darkness and of democracy over tyranny I surely antler
All Things Considered
Africa And Seventy Percent discussed on All Things Considered
"Let's go now to the center of Africa to a place we rarely hear from Goma is a sprawling border city of two million in Democratic Republic of Congo it's trying to keep at bay what's become the second largest Ebola outbreak in history and Paris either Peralta is they're welcome hater hello Sir give us some context here because I understand this Ebola outbreak has basically remained in two provinces in Congo at least up until now but it's clearly spreading to Goma there been four cases what is gonna doing take to keep Ebola from spreading even further well lots and that's really important because this is a major transit hub and you notice it as soon as you land before coming into the airport you're asked to wash your hands with the bleach water solution and the nurse will take your temperature restaurants banks cellphone shops the squeeze hand sanitizer as you walk in and this is a country where three kisses are the norm and people are taking precautions they're giving what is known as the a bold look reading which means you tap your elbows to say hello and shaking hands are giving kisses and of course health authorities have vaccinated more than one thousand people in this city who they believe may have come in contact with the fires and I understand it to the people who survived the virus single member treated with new drugs what are these new drugs can tell us anything about them yeah I mean this is huge they are the first time that scientists have identified clearly effective treatments for people who have Ebola and these are two regiments which help the immune system fights the virus in the were in trials down here in Congo they were able to save about seventy percent of the people who were given the treatment you mentioned that health workers are trying to vaccinate more people but since Ebola was detected in Congo last year there has been difficulty getting more and more people vaccinated why that is in security there are more than one hundred armed groups in this part of Congo any bowler respond there's have been attacked and that is fueled by a lot of mistrust and conspiracy theories that westerners and the government have created Ebola to try and kill people here in in in Congo so how concerned do people seem in Goma right now about these most recent cases the whole tone is feeling the effects you can't move without seeing medical trucks and tents but I was in the neighborhood today were people they have set up roadblocks because one of their neighbors had been robbed in two of that neighbors children had been shot by police and they kept telling you look so much money is being poured into a bowl up but nothing is being done about the everyday skin security that we face I spoke to Fidel Buffy Limbaugh an activist here and he thinks this simple outbreak offers the chance for the world to look at how it has continually filled Congo one of the things that he points at is that the U. N. has its biggest peacekeeping mission in the world here and yet Congolese are still being killed all the time let's listen to a bit of what he told me I think we had come to a point where we realize in very high poultry see racism Hey true way of from the western wall to become less people this has been so since the first ever raw white man's cities sleeps on the Congress soil and it's never too people here in Goma they feel abandoned they have been betrayed again and again not just by their government in Kinshasa but by the world so she doesn't blame them for thinking that the people trying to help with the beloved are actually trying to
24 Hour News
White House, Julie Walker and Philadelphia discussed on 24 Hour News
"The Greek capital, torching homes cars and forests and killing dozens AP correspondent Charles de, LA desma says there are. Also numerous injuries rescue crews have been searching the remains of homes and cars in the deadliest. Of the fires the one in, the referenda area, northeast of Athens and there were fears the death toll could rise more protesters greeted vice President Mike Pence during his visit to Philadelphia, AP's at. Julie Walker reports they were just as characters from the novel. Turned TV series the Handmaid's tale they wore the long red cloaks and the white bonnets that are a hallmark of the Handmaid's tale which imagines a future in which women's rights. Are strictly limited there were also chance of this nightmare must end protester Marsha private talk says the Handmaid's represent. What could be I think this is become a custodian society in that. Illustrates what's avenue In the United States Brecqhou knee and measures yet Knows what's coming was in Philadelphia touting Trump's tax cuts and campaigning. For Pennsylvania Senate candidate labar leda a, staunch conservative I'm Julie Walker A group of Thai youth soccer players are preparing to be ordained as. Buddhist novices a week after being released from the hospital after being. Trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for more than two weeks eleven. Of the twelve boys who were rescued during a daring mission earlier this. Month have had their heads shaved head of Wednesday's ordination ceremony only one of the boys. Will not be ordained because he's not Buddhist the voice coach who was with them in the cave has also had his head shaved he'll be ordained on Wednesday as. A Buddhist monk An ancient stone. From Jerusalem's western wall dislodged and. Crashed into an adjacent prayer area on Monday the, western wall remnant of the compound where the biblical Jewish temples once stood is the holiest sites where Jews comprise footage shows, the, block, plummeting and. Landing on a raised wooden platform used for egalitarian prayer western wall rabbi Shmuel, Rabinovitch called it a most unusual. Events that hadn't happened in decades he says most, euro punk growth could have dislodged the stone Jerusalem Mugniyah Barakat said it's a great miracle that the one hundred kilograms stone landed, near a worshiper and didn't hurt her the area was closed for. Maintenance the president wants to revoke security clearances for six former top national. Security officials accused of politicizing their roles AP's Jackie Quinn reports that has. Some members of congress speaking out Kentucky Republican Senator rand Paul brought up the idea of. Revoking the security clearance for former CIA director John Brennan after Brennan suggested. The president's behavior with Russia's President Putin was nothing, short of treasonous the White House announced five other former officials might also be stripped of their access democrat Adam Schiff on, the, house, intelligence committee. Says that would be a despicable action that is not what you've seen a, democracy That is exactly what you. See in Thawra Teheran regimes White House press secretary Sarah Sanders accuses the officials of politicizing their public service making these baseless charges provides inappropriate legitimacy but Shiff accuses the White House of playing politics Jackie Quinn Washington A copy of the famous join or, die political cartoon from a newspaper that Benjamin Franklin owned in seventeen fifty four is up for auction it's the only copy known to exist outside of the library. Of congress the, cartoon features the colonies fractured in the form of. A serpent and it was aimed to rally the British, colonies to, join against. The French and their native American allies during the.