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With a a few notable exceptions, the Jewish community appears unaware of the significance and relevance of these groups.

The land of Israel was one of the three great gifts God gave to the Jewish people,those gifts. I don’t consider myself to have suffered during my Aliyah, in fact, I think I’ve been living the dream.

A musical tribute on the anniversary of Israel's singer/songwriter laureate Naomi Shemer's passing.

The rioters, Haredim all, protesting the arrest of a draft dodger, were destroying public property, burning garbage bins, causing a public disturbance.

The media claims that Jewish construction in E1 preempts the creation of a contiguous Palestinian state, but that is not the case.

Simply put, today, under Israeli control, Muslims, Jews, and Christians, live and pray in Jerusalem. When it was under Arab control, Jews could not even visit.

This was a great week for the Orthodox Union (OU). This blog celebrates this fact.

Eye contact in Hebrew, literally, is eye connection.

Is there a future for non-Orthodox American Jewry? The study found besides Orthodoxy, fewer Jews are getting married, those marrying are marrying later and having fewer children and intermarriage rates are increasing.

The brilliant yet unassuming Rabbi Lichtenstein bravely modeled for us a rich life of religious purity, intellectual rigor, constant study, broad-mindedness, and societal commitment.

Is the British Jewish community so ill-considered, so small that we are so easily sacrificed?

Jews can't move their lips, carry a Bible or prayer book there - they WILL be arrested.

Why are they really digging up ole' Yasser? There are only four possibilities.

Despite the NR making being fully engaged citizens of Israel, certain positions remain off-limits

A son passing in our community is a loss to all its families; it's a loss felt by our nation

Gentile friends of Israel came from all over Norway & Europe and they sang "Hatikva" in Norwegian!

Kitniyot, Kitniyot, the controversial legume; for Ashkenazim to eat it is a big ASSUME

Every year, one of the greatest challenges going into Tisha B'Av is the statement of the Gemara Yerusalmi “A generation in which the Temple is not built is considered to be one in which it was destroyed"

With rising anti-Semitism in the UK it's a shame that Comic Relief/Sport Relief indirectly funds attacks on Israel and British Jews.

UK foreign aid directly finances Palestinian terrorists responsible for killing Israelis, including planners of suicide bombings, according to a Daily Mail investigation.

This is the third "round" or is it the fourth? One loses track. What is certain is that Hamas has won each round. If a terror organization survives a confrontation - it is a victory. For a country - especially one as powerful as Israel to agree to a tie is a huge defeat and a bigger shame.

Statements from various rabbis about the complicity of Haredi parties in the dangerous policies of left-wing governments in Israel.

Aides to US President Barack Obama expressed displeasure today over not being informed of plans to assemble tens of thousands of makeshift residential structures over the last week in Jewish communities in areas both Israel and the Palestinians claim.

Israel & world Jewry are under attack and in grave danger but UN's focus is denouncing Israel

To the players of the NFL: We fans should be ashamed for putting our admiration of your physical skills before what is morally right. But now you have gone too far. You have insulted our flag and all it represents

One-sided cultural embargos such as those advocated by Mr. Waters are an affront to both Palestinian and Israeli moderates who seek peace.

Shabbat in Amona? Beyond your dreams! You can see Jordan, the Dead Sea and villages. Early morning, the Arab call to prayer, a church bell, flocks of sheep. No machinery sounds, few cars-- peace