Posts Tagged ‘schwartz’

A tale of 2 Jewish Super Bowl linemen: Ali Marpet and Mitchell Schwartz

Here’s a football bet you probably could’ve gotten long odds on before the season started: each Super Bowl team having a Jewish offensive lineman. Both are standout players, but only one — Ali Marpet, a sixth-year pro for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — is expected to suit up for the NFL championship game on Sunday […]

Rabbi Schwartz, leader of Orthodox rabbinical courts, dies at 95

Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz, a longtime judge in Orthodox rabbinical courts and a leading authority in Jewish law, died Thursday. He was 95. Schwartz served as the lead judge for the Beth Din of America, one of the major Jewish courts in the United States, for nearly 30 years. He also led the court of […]

Remember When Black Friday Shopping Was Fun And Actually Mattered In America?

Once upon a time, “Black Friday” was a major event in the United States.  Yes, the mainstream media is still endlessly hyping it up, and major retailers are still rolling out their “incredible deals”, but it appears that most Americans are tiring of this particular gimmick. ~ Michael Snyder  Or perhaps it is just that […]

China to set up 1st overseas naval base in Djibouti next to US airbase

Beijing is currently in talks with Djibouti’s government to build a naval facility to support the Chinese Navy’s counter-piracy and peacekeeping missions in the region, China’s top officials told media. They carefully avoided calling the installation a “military base” similar to those maintained by the US worldwide. Spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry Hong Lei says […]

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