Rabbi Cooper Gives ‘Em Hell in Berlin

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

Augstein has written about Haredi Jews: "They are cut from the same cloth as their Islamic fundamentalist opponents. They follow the law of revenge.”

‘Quick Peace’ Losing Ground as US Gas and Oil Surpass Arab Production

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

"Low-cost natural gas is the elixir, the sweetness, the juice, the Viagra."

Netanyahu Condemns Terror Attack Against US Embassy in Turkey

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

Netanyahu condemns the terror attack in letter to Obama

Mazel Tov Tzipi and Ohr

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

Tzipi has a lot more important things to celebrate now!

Rav Ovadia: Women who Wear Talit Are Transgressors

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

"Women are absolved of saying the Shma Israel – they needn't make the blessing, much more so to wear a talit and make a blessing over it."

Head of UN Rights Panel: Report Is ‘Weapon’ against Israel

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

The settlements are “a mesh of construction and infrastructure leading to a creeping annexation that prevents the establishment of a contiguous and viable Palestinian State."

Netanyahu Tasked with Forming Government

Posted on: February 2nd, 2013

Tasked with the job of forming the next coalition government, Netanyahu sets out his goals for this term.

Another Illegal Arab Outpost Erected amid Violence

Posted on: February 2nd, 2013

This is the third illegal outpost erected by the Arabs, in what appears to be a new trend of Arab expansion in Area C territory, which is recognized as governed by Israel.

Lawsuit against Hebrew National Dismissed

Posted on: February 2nd, 2013

A lawsuit alleging that Hebrew National foods are not strictly kosher has been dismissed. A U.S. District Court judge in Minnesota ruled Wednesday that because kosher is a religious standard, it is a subject for rabbinic debate – not a federal court ruling. “The definition of the word ‘kosher’ is intrinsically religious in nature, and [...]

Obama Mourns Koch’s Passing

Posted on: February 2nd, 2013

President Obama mourned the passing of New York Mayor Ed Koch, noting among Koch’s passions his love for Israel. “In public office and beyond, his energy, force of personality, and commitment to causes ranging from civic issues to the security of the state of Israel always informed and enlivened the public discourse,” Obama said Friday. [...]

Reform Lead Gun Call-In

Posted on: February 2nd, 2013

The Reform movement corralled a broad array of religious denominations to call into Congress on Monday and demand action on gun violence. Participant organizations in the “Faiths Calling” event organized by Reform’s Religious Action Center include the Reform, Orthodox, Conservative and Reconstructionist streams, as well as mainline and evangelical Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Sikh [...]

Hiz Onner Ed Koch Dies at 88

Posted on: February 1st, 2013

Koch never met a solicitation for an opinion that he didn't like.

It’s Stalingrad Again!

Posted on: February 1st, 2013

Local MPs have decided to use the historic name in all city statements on February 2, the day of the Nazi defeat.

Clinton Favors Rebels, Tells Russia, Iran: Stay Out of Syria

Posted on: February 1st, 2013

The departing Secretary of State would not comment on reports that Israel had bombed targets in Syria on Wednesday.

Haredi Establishment: Channel 4 Exposé a Lie

Posted on: February 1st, 2013

London’s Haredi establishment’s reaction to a Channel 4 exposé that aired on Wednesday night was that it’s a slur on their community to suggest it failed to tackle child abuse properly, reports the Jewish Chronicle’s Simon Rocker. The news show “Dispatches” secretly taped the leader of Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, Rabbi Ephraim Padwa, instructing [...]

Lauder and Zuckerman to Head Jewish Mission to Israel and France

Posted on: February 1st, 2013

Ronald Lauder and Morton Zuckerman, past chairmen of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations will head the groups’ 39th Annual Leadership Mission to Israel with a trip in advance to France, the Conference announced Thursday. The Conference is an umbrella group for 50 major U.S. Jewish organizations. More than 100 leaders of [...]

Liberman Meets with Bennett

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

While Netanyahu reportedly has his hands full with Yair Lapid’s coalition demands, Avigdor Liberman met with Naftali Bennett today to discuss Bennett’s joining the coalition,  according to Avigdor Liberman’s Facebook page. Liberman said they discussed the political options currently on the table as well as the Chareidi draft issue. They agreed to continue talking. Bennett [...]

UN ‘Fact-Finding’ Panel Demands Expulsion of 600,000 Jews

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

A United Nations “fact-finding” human rights commission has come up with a quick and simple answer to the Palestinian Authority’s designation of the “war crime” of 600,000 Jews living in homes on land that never belonged to the PA:  Expel them. Concluding that Jews have no rights in Judea and Samaria or half of Jerusalem, [...]

A New Mikveh – in Tokyo!

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

Twelve years of planning and nudging have finally given Tokyo’s Jewish population its first mikveh. Chabad reported that Jewish women in Tokyo previously had to travel 325 miles to the nearest mikveh, in the city of Kobe. Rabbi Mendi Sudakevich and his wife Chana have been working on the project for years, and an Israeli [...]

Update on Bombing of Missiles: US Warns Syria, Ban Warns Israel

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

The United States on Thursday warned Syria not to try to send missiles to Hizbullah in Lebanon, a day after Israel’s undeclared bombing of a convoy of Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles that could bring down Israeli Air Force jets. Significantly, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes  omitted any mention of Israel, but United Nations Secretary [...]