Opinion | A High Holy Day memorial on my head
The blue and turquoise yarmulke I am wearing during this year’s High Holy Days has an oval patch depicting mountains, streams, and sunshine. Despite its uplifting design the head covering…
Opinion | A prayer for peace for this Jewish New Year
Today, Oct. 7, we mark the first anniversary of an event which horrified anyone with a conscience and altered Jewish history. We are still too close to it to appreciate…
Perth fundraising talk on Scotland’s Sword of State
A Perth talk is to benefit the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) Rachel House and outreach work in Gaza. Charity St John Scotland Perth and Kinross is hosting the illustrated…
Food for Good hub proves popular during opening days in Crieff
Those behind Crieff’s new Food for Good project are said to have been “blown away” by the support following its official opening. Local charity Remake Scotland’s new initiative was unveiled…
Blairgowrie care home worker bids farewell after 17 years in the role
A much-loved Blairgowrie care home worker has bid farewell to colleagues and residents after 17 years in post. Domestic assistant Bienvenido ‘Ben’ Flordeliza retired from BCG Stormont Lodge care home…
North Lanarkshire’s depute provost makes public apology for describing children as “feral” during recent meeting
North Lanarkshire’s depute provost has made a public apology for describing children as “feral” during a recent meeting. Conservative councillor Bob Burgess, who represents Wishaw, was faced with calls to…
China stocks poised to reopen Tuesday with markets fixated on fiscal stimulus
Chinese investors are looking for more policy direction from China’s top economic planning body on Tuesday, when mainland markets return from a week-long holiday. A panel of senior officials from…
Israelis, scarred and battling on multiple fronts, mark a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
RE’IM, Israel (AP) – Israelis were holding vigils and somber ceremonies on Monday to mark a year since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the deadliest in the country’s history,…
Opinion | Not his call: Donald Trump doesn’t understand or care about immigration law
In the middle of an interview last week, Donald Trump casually tossed out “absolutely I’d revoke and I’d bring them back to their country,” referring to the humanitarian immigration program…
Opinion | A year of the Hamas war: Death, destruction and hope
Like America has Pearl Harbor and 9/11, Israel has the Yom Kippur War and Oct. 7, devastating sneak attacks that changed everything. A year ago, when Hamas launched its savage…