• Palm Sunday: Honoring the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

    Introduction On the Sunday before the Feast of Great and Holy Pascha and at the beginning of Holy Week, the Orthodox Church celebrates one of its most joyous feasts of the year. Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of

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    Orthodox Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday on April 28

    In 2024 Eastern Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday on April 28. Observed on the last Sunday of Lent, the feast commemorates the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem.

  • Bulls liquidated amid war fears

    Over the weekend, Crypto traders received a strong reminder about the risks of trading with leverage. In the immediate aftermath of Iran's drone and missile launch against Israel, Bitcoin and other Crypto assets experienced flash crashes. Bitcoin dropped from $70,000 to $60,000 in a matter of minutes.

  • How regional Jews are celebrating the 'most relevant' Passover

    Every single Friday, 100-year-old Ruth Phillips lights candles around her home while her phone rings with friends, family and rabbis wishing her a happy Shabbat. Despite living by herself in the small northern NSW town of Gleniffer, the centenarian has found through constant communication, she is not alone. However, every year she braves the cold and travels 1,300 kilometres from her home in Gleniffer to Melbourne to celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover, or Pesach, with her family. "It's...

  • Local, federal leaders celebrate regional infrastructure projects

    LA VILLA — Years in the making. That’s how officials described two major infrastructure projects that were unveiled in eastern Hidalgo County this week.

  • Passover, Festival of Freedom, celebrated in shadow of war, genocide

    This is the norm with which we are beginning our Festival of Freedom.

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    Fort Erie war veteran celebrates his 109th birthday

    Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Burdett Sisler from Fort Erie celebrated a big birthday on Saturday. Burdett who just turned 109 years old has lived through more events than most of us have even experienced once. Sisler is the only man who’s lived through two world wars, two pandemics, and two eclipses. Sisler says there is no secret to living […]

  • USC cancels main commencement ceremony amid Gaza war protests

    The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony Thursday and hundreds of college students were arrested at other campuses nationwide as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread.

  • LAPD arrests dozens at USC amid Israel-Hamas war protests

    Los Angeles police officers arrived in riot gear at USC on Wednesday evening, arresting at least 35 people as they moved to clear an encampment at the center of campus formed in protest against the Israel-Hamas war. "Shame on you! Shame on you!" demonstrators chanted as police took away students and off-campus activists. The encampment in Alumni Park — where the university's main-stage commencement is scheduled to take place next month — went up before sunrise and grew by afternoon as students,...

  • Columbia University extends remote learning amid Gaza war protests

    The hybrid learning comes amid reports of antisemitic harassment around Columbia University.

  • Jewish holiday of freedom held amid Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

    Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. more than doubled last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League. In fact, some say there are families in the Jewish community that are torn on how or if to celebrate Passover this year.

  • Gina Raimondo says ‘we’ve out-innovated China’ amid chips war

    Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo proudly held up the progress of American industry on semiconductor manufacturing Sunday, declaring that the U.S. has “out-innovated” China as the two nations fight to advance their domestic technology manufacturing. Semiconductor manufacturing has been a major priority of President Biden’s domestic policy, with Raimondo at the head. Biden has repeatedly held