RAM Q&A  is a regular WireNews column addressing questions on Torah, ethics, faith, culture, and the practical challenges of modern life. Question: What is the Meaning Behind Schlissel Challah? RAM: The custom of baking a key-shaped challah, known as Schlissel Challah  (from the Yiddish “key”), is observed on the first Shabbat following פסח (Pesach). This timing is not incidental—it carries a profound spiritual message connected to the transition we undergo after leaving Egypt. During פסח, we...

New Commercial Diplomacy Approach To Bolster Support for American Companies Today, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Caleb Orr met with U.S. private sector leaders in New York City to discuss the State Department’s ongoing efforts to strengthen U.S. commercial diplomacy. At an event hosted by the Manhattan Institute, Assistant Secretary Orr championed the recent launch of the  Commercial Diplomacy Enterprise (CDE)  as the latest example of the...

High knife crime hotspots to see surge in police patrols, knife arches and Live Facial Recognition to catch perpetrators Knife Crime Hotspots to see Surge in Police Operations The vast majority of knife crime happens in the same place and same street, over and over again. The government is investing over £26 million into the Knife Crime Concentrations Fund to support these surges in activity in the 27 police forces whose areas account for 90% of knife crime in England and Wales.    To enable...