Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog , Photis Photiu of Cyprus, President Reuven Rivlin and Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Terens Nicolaos Quick. . (photo credit: Mark Neiman/GPO) X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Read more » »

by JESSICA GRESKO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is diving into a debate about the place of religious symbols in public life in a case about a cross-shaped war memorial in Maryland. Read more » »

by ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration is set to demolish eight prototypes of the president’s prized border wall, saying elements of them have been melded into current designs and that they have served their purpose. Read more » »

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Tulsa Police Department arrested a man early Tuesday morning after he trespassed and punched a security guard’s dog in the face. Officers responded to a call for a disturbance around 1: 15 a.m. They spoke to a security guard who said a man who is banned from the premises had trespassed. Read more » »

MONEY MATTERS By ohtadmin | on February 27, 2019 SETH MIROWITZJewish Community Foundation Acting Executive Director Last month in this space, we looked at how the Jewish Community Foundation, Inc. Read more » »

Amid American Jewish criticism over Otzma Yehudit, concern arises over language  Cleveland Jewish NewsThe fallout over the recent merger of Otzma Yehudit with the Jewish Home Party—a bid by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bolster his right-wing … Read more » »

Covenant HouseMassHousing has provided $44.8 million in financing for Covenant House in Brighton, Mass. All 200 units built during the first two phases of construction will be renovated through the agency’s Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP)/Ginnie Mae joint venture initiative in partnership with lender Rockport Mortgage Corp. Read more » »

(February 26, 2019 / JNS) The fallout over the recent merger of Otzma Yehudit with the Jewish Home Party—a bid by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bolster his right-wing coalition ahead of April 9 elections—appears to have exacerbated already strained ties between Israel and several American Jewish organizations. Read more » »

by DAVID CRARY and JIM SALTER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference Tuesday rejected a move to ease the faith’s ban on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy. Read more » »

Senior citizens living at the 200-unit Covenant House I and II housing community in Brighton have had affordable rents extended through 2052 and will see significant property improvements as a result of $44.8 million in MassHousing affordable housing financing to the non-profit developer B’nai B’rith Housing. Read more » »