Speaker Edelstein to Federations: Rumors of Israeli Democracy’s Death Greatly Exaggerated

MK Livni stressed that Israel must recognize the different streams of Judaism, otherwise, she said, “We will lose Diaspora Jewry.”

Someone Should Tell IfNotNow: Birthright Cancelled Israel Trips

Birthright resumed its trips to Israel in May, having suspended them for 14-months because of the pandemic.

J Street’s Tip Sheet to Debating Democrats: Talk about Settlements and Occupation

Instead of working to mend the ties of the Democratic party with Israel, J Street rejoices in making the split even wider.

NYPD Commissioner Visits Affluent Orthodox Shul on Shabbat to Promise War on Hate

Noting that the NYPD had just graduated 486 new police academy cadets on Friday, the commissioner said, “We have those young officers eager, ready to hit the streets."

Israeli Chief Rabbi, European Jewish Leaders Condemn Call to Remove Kippahs in Germany

Chief Rabbi Lau responded on Tuesday that the best way to battle anti-Semitism is to immigrate to Israel, but that all Jews in Germany and throughout the Diaspora must continue to wear the kippah and other Jewish symbols.

British Jewish Leader Regrets Pun Calling to ‘Sacrifice’ (Korban) Labour’s Corbyn

Lionel Kopelowitz will be 93 in December. The last time he was live streamed was probably on one of those lovely Thames tributaries we all remember from Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat.

Canada Bans All Commercial Imports of Lulavim

"Lulavs are for personal use only and must accompany the traveler at the time of entry into Canada. Commercial imports are not permitted,” the government website states.

Poll: American Jews Disapprove of Jerusalem, Trump, Settlements, and the Jewishness of the State

The political divide between Israeli and American Jews has widened considerably, according to a poll published by the American Jewish Committee on Sunday.

As US Anti-Semitism Flourishes, ‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ Calls to Boycott ‘Birthright’ Visits to...

At a time when the number of violent anti-Semitic assaults taking place in the United States is rising dramatically, programs such as Birthright and Nefesh B'Nefesh are crucial to facilitate the immigration of American Jews to Israel as the most obvious remedy

Nefesh B’Nefesh Launching First Charter Aliyah Flight Since Start of Covid

“My sister made Aliyah a few years back as a professional basketball player and played for the Israeli women’s national team."

Herzog Makes First Visit to US as Head of Jewish Agency

The new head of the Jewish Agency visited Jewish Federations in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, promoting the Jewish Agency’s mission to “inspire Jews throughout the world to connect with their people, heritage, and land, and empower them to build a thriving Jewish future and a strong Israel.”

Special Prayer Held in Israel for Wellbeing of World Jewry

People from around the world were invited to send their names for prayers.

UK Court Lets Anti-Semitic Couple in London Walk Free With Fine Lower Than Parking...

"Our criminal justice system is continuing to send a strong message that anti-Semites will ... rarely be prosecuted and rarely be properly punished."

Orthodox Jewish Senator Ben Cardin from Maryland to Retire in 2024 at 80

Cardin criticized Netanyahu for his controversial speech before Congress, without White House approval.

Kosher Meat Shortages Ahead as EU Court Permits Shechitah Ban

"This is a dark day for the Jewish communities in Belgium and across Europe."

Great Neck, NY, Signs ‘Sister Pact’ with Israeli Towns

Heartland Initiative builds bridges between Jewish, Druze communities and the Long Island village.

Watch: Prominent French Jew Attacked in Paris by Yellow Vest Anti-Semites

The philosopher was cornered in the doorway of a building, where he was cursed and insulted, and told to 'go back to Tel Aviv.'

UK Jewish Groups Form British Council for Countering Anti-Semitism

"It is very welcome that various organizations in the field of protecting the Jewish community have come together to ... strengthen our shared response to the scourge of antisemitism."

UK Police Open Criminal Investigation into Secret Labour Party Anti-Semitic Hate Dossier

"Jeremy Corbyn is an anti-Semite under whose leadership the once fiercely anti-racist Labour Party has become institutionally anti-Semitic and an existential threat to British Jews.”

Grotesque: Al Sharpton Gives Rosh Hashanah Sermon at East Side Synagogue

By now practically every Jewish newspaper in New York has condemned the notion that Sharpton, who is identified more than anyone else with the August 1991 Crown Heights Pogrom, should be preaching to Jews on Rosh hashanah.

Zulu King Warns African National Congress Not to Damage Ties with Israel

"They can help us with our drought issues... Our dams are still not full. They can change that and make our dams our source of life."

Israeli Arab Lawmaker Ayman Odeh Meets with UN Secy-Gen Guterres, J Street to Incite...

“This is an extremely dangerous situation that requires international intervention to protect the lives of Arab Palestinian citizens,” MK Ayman Odeh wrote in a personally-delivered letter to UN Secy-Gen. Antonio Guterres.

German Jews ‘Appalled’ by Iranian Spy Network’s Focus on Jewish Targets

All three Jewish institutions were presumably being studied as potential targets for retaliatory strikes by Iran.

Russian-Tatar Albany Democrat Running for Congress Praises Chassidic Yeshivas

"What I saw in South Williamsburg is a community where people do trust one another."

Rabbi Josef Neumann Who Was Stabbed on Chanukah in Monsey Dead at 72

The charges against his assailant are expected to be elevated to murder in the 2nd degree.

Swiss Chabad Synagogue Attacked in Anti-Semitic Incident

"We will still be holding the Hanukkah celebration in the market square. The attackers want to intimidate us, but they won't succeed."

MKs Propose Bill for Official Day to Commemorate Victims of Inquisition

"This Day of Commemoration will hopefully not just be for Israelis, or Jews, but for all those whose ancestors were hunted, tortured or prosecuted by the Inquisition.”

18th Century Esther Scroll Written by Teenage Girl Revealed in Jerusalem

This is a very significant historic discovery, as Scrolls of Esther inscribed during that time period by women are few, and it sheds light on the important position that religious women occupied in Italian Jewish community life.

Diaspora Affairs Ministry Report Says Millions Around World Descended From Jews

The report suggests creating a legal framework for these descendants of Jews to visit Israel in order to learn about Judaism and Israel.

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