Tag: Jamaica
UNESCO to Question Jewish Ties to Western Wall in Arab-Sponsored Draft Resolution
The draft refers ten times to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, exclusively using the Islamic term for Temple Mount, without any mention that it is the holiest site in Judaism.
Dignified Slumber: The Restoration Of Jewish Cemeteries In Jamaica
With their skills in finance and trade, and the network they naturally shared with European Jews, they played an important economic role in the sugar trade and the shipping industry.
L’Chaim 5K Young Israel Run/Walk for Israel Raises $65,000
The 5K Run/Walk for Israel, begun in 2001 by the Young Israel of Jamaica Estates Coalition for Israel Action, drew more than 300 runners...
Securing Our Future Through Historic Jewish Communities
Since becoming the first ordained rabbi in Jamaica in thirty-three years, I have been working tirelessly with my community to build a Jewish future on this tropical island. Every Jewish community wants to survive and indeed thrive, but there is a particular importance to the preservation and development of the world's small, history-rich Jewish communities.