Jewish groups join coalition against anti-Muslim subway ads in D.C.

Published on October 16, 2012

Some national Jewish organizations joined a coalition of religious groups calling on the Washington Metro system to donate profits from an anti-Islam ad to charity.

Jewish, Christian groups in N.Y. subway ads urging tolerance

Published on October 8, 2012

A Jewish group and a Christian group are hanging ads in the New York subway system urging tolerance.

‘Savage’ jihad ad debuts in New York City subway

Published on September 24, 2012

An inflammatory ad equating Islamic jihad with savagery was posted Monday in 10 New York City subway stations, even as much of the Muslim world was still seething over a California-made movie ridiculing the Prophet Mohammad.

N.Y. transit authority weighs options on anti-Islam subway ad

Published on September 19, 2012

New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority said it is considering its options after a U.S. District Court ordered the authority to run an advertisement that reads "Support Israel. Defeat Jihad."

Metro study backs Century City stop for Westside subway

Published on March 20, 2012

On Monday, L.A. Metro’s long-awaited Westside Subway Extension reached an important milestone with the release of the project’s final environmental impact statement and report. According to a recent article in The Source — “What Makes This Westside Subway Proposal Different From All the Others?” — the idea of a subway to the Westside dates back to 1961, when “a predecessor agency to the present-day Metro.

A chosen rail line?

Published on October 26, 2011

In a city where nothing ever seems to come easy, the arrival this summer of Jerusalem’s long-delayed light-rail Red Line was seen by some as nothing short of a miracle. At many points over the past 10-plus years of construction, it looked as though the Messiah would pass through the Old City’s Golden Gate before the train might arrive. And like many good land-use battles in Jerusalem, this one featured national political aspirations, terrorism concerns and the secular-religious divide, as well as conflicting views of fiscal and corporate accountability and arguments over the best transit solutions for a culturally and religiously diverse city of 800,000.

Report from Beijing: Security, it’s not just for airports anymore

By Alison Klayman
Published on August 13, 2008

Security checks are no longer just for airports in Beijing
'Bitachon' on his jacket (in Hebrew) means 'security'

Subway takes a ride through kashrut

By Jay Firestone
Published on October 11, 2007

The West Coast's first kosher Subway -- truly the best thing to happen to this religion since payos -- recently opened on Pico Boulevard, right in the heart of "the hood." And with a fleishig (meat) menu, halacha has never tasted so good.