An Orthodox Jew from Florida who took home $25,000 after competing in the new CBS show “Million Dollar Mile” dedicated his win to his coreligionists on Sunday.
In an interview with The Algemeiner, Michael Neuman, 26, said, “I wanted our Jewish kids to feel proud and powerful after my run … I wanted to get a win for the Jewish people and make a Kiddish Hashem [the sanctification of God’s name], that was the goal.”

Brooklyn’s district attorney today announced attempted murder and arson charges against a 41-year-old Pennsylvania man for intentionally setting fire to a rabbi’s home in Midwood.
DA Eric Gonzalez’s office on Monday arraigned Matthew Karelefsky of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, before Brooklyn Supreme Court on a 17-count indictment, charging him with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree arson, second-degree attempted murder and related charges for setting fire to a home on East 17th Street that injured 11 people, including a six-week-old infant, four first responders and two police officers.

An email address has been set up and is being publicized for those who wish to send message of comfort and support to the Bauman family in the wake of the tragic passing of Rabbi Reuven Bauman z”l.

Those who are interested in reaching out can send a message to comfortforbaumanfamily@gmail.com which will be passed on to the family.

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U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr holds a summit on combating anti-Semitism. Deputy Attorney General Rosen, Education Secretary DeVos, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, and FBI Director Wray participate.

Former Jackson Zoning Board Member John Burrows, who in the past was the subject of media attention for posting anti-Semitic comments on social media, has posted another comment this week that appears to call for outright violence.
“Kristallnacht 2019…what did they think would happen?” Burrows wrote. “How far will they push us? History only repeats itself, but they do not teach history…the fools. They will suffer.”
His comment was posted on the Facebook page of Rise Up Ocean County in response to a video of community activists giving potential homebuyers advice on purchasing new homes in Lakewood and the surrounding townships.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s getting reports that a nationwide crackdown on immigrants facing deportation is already underway in his city.
The sweeps were expected to start Sunday, but de Blasio tweeted on Saturday that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency had already taken action in New York.
The mayor, who said his city would not cooperate with ICE, says ICE agents did not succeed in rounding up any residents of Brooklyn’s Sunset Park neighborhood and Harlem.
Read more at The Washington Times.
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Dr. Fouad M. AbdelWahed, an Egyptian professor of Hebrew at King Saud University, said in an episode of the anti-Semitic Egyptian TV show “Blue Line” that aired last month that some Jews eat matzah on Pesach that contain human blood.
He said that he believes that some members of the community donate the blood for the purpose of preparing the matzah, and that the practice, which he said is today limited to “extremist” charedi Jews, was once widespread among Jews.
Abdel Wahed also said that the consumption of this matzah has negative effects on one’s health.
The show aired on Channel 2 TV (Egypt).
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Israel’s yearly jellyfish season is well and truly here, inconveniencing local beachgoers and tourists alike. Amid a swarm, consisting of tens of millions of jellyfish, reaching Israel’s coast over the past week and invading a power station in southern Israel, concerns also exist over the creatures effect on local fish life.

Dr. Tamar Lotan and Prof. Dror Angel, experts at University of Haifa’s Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences explain what’s behind this year’s increased jellyfish swarms and what must be done moving forward.

1. Are we seeing increasing rates of jellyfish coming to Israel’s coast?

Joe Biden plans to unveil a proposal Monday to expand the Affordable Care Act with an optional public health insurance program, escalating a fierce debate with his Democratic rivals who favor a more sweeping Medicare-for-all system.
Biden’s plan, which campaign officials estimate would cost $750 billion over 10 years, would also expand tax credits to pay for health premiums, and it would create a new coverage option to help people living in states that have resisted the ACA’s expansion of Medicaid.

European diplomats gathering Monday to try to save the Iran nuclear deal warned that the agreement was close to unraveling, but several held out hope that they would be able to lure Tehran back into compliance.
Britain, France and Germany have been reluctant to reimpose sanctions on Iran despite its decision to breach nuclear enrichment limits in recent weeks, saying that they still believe they may be able to save the deal through negotiations with Tehran.
“We think there is a closing but small window to keep the deal alive,” British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Monday on his way into a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. “What we’re looking for is to give Iran a way out of this.”