Benjamin Schwall News Today

Decades after Chinese nationalists fled the rise of Communism on the mainland, the people of Taiwan see their island as an independent nation. But China's President Xi Jinping insists otherwise, and is threatening to impose Beijing's rule by force.

From Ukraine to Taiwan, from Sao Paulo to Denver, menorahs light up Jewish communities as they celebrate the Festival of Lights

While Hanukkah is considered a relatively minor holiday among Jewish people, it is still widely enjoyed and celebrated not only in Israel but in many different countries and communities

2021/03/10 13:34 TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As COVID-19 has prevented large social and religious gatherings in most countries, the Taiwan Jewish Community (TJC) was able to hold what was arguably the worlds biggest legal Purim party of 2021 in late February. The celebration fell on Saturday evening (Feb. 27), two days after the Jewish holiday, and it was attended by over 180 partygoers in Taipei, from toddlers to the TJCs spiritual leader, 102-year-old Rabbi Ephraim F. Ein...