Maryland May Allow Online Purchase of Israeli Wines

Posted on: February 19th, 2013

Maryland state legislators are pushing a bill that would allow online purchases of kosher wines for international retailers as “a reasonable religious accommodation that allows Marylanders of the Jewish faith to live out their faith more easily,” said Democrat Delegate Sam Arora. The state’s Daily Record, a publication focusing on law, reported that the state’s [...]

Rice Implores BBYO Teens to Work for Change

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice charged teens at BBYO’s International Convention to “get impatient with the way things are so you can dream of the ways things can be.” Rice addressed some 1,700 B’nai Brith teens, staff and community last week, and the youth dispersed to 34 service sites across Washington to perform a collective 6,000 [...]

Netanyahu Wants Sharansky for Second Term as Jewish Agency Head

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Jewish Agency Board of Governors Monday that Agency head Natan Sharansky is “a giant of the Jewish people,” and he asked the Board to renew his position for another four years. Sharansky, whose low height makes him an unlikely basketball star, “is the tallest chairman of the Jewish Agency,” [...]

Civil Rights Violations, Lies & Audiotape: B’klyn College Still in Spotlight

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

We are now in a situation where there seems to be no two ways about it - someone is lying, maybe several people. And school officials, both administration representatives as well as faculty members were on the scene - so if the students were unfairly ejected, an apology will hardly suffice.

King Herod Exhibition Tracing the Life of a Builder and a Murderer

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Lionized as “the greatest builder in human history,” King Herod was also demonized for his cruelty and his shady religious origins.

Argentinean Jewish FM Slams Israel over Iran Collaboration

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Dealing with Iran was not "pleasant," he said in his testimony, "but our goal is advancing the AMIA case."

Police Arrest 10 Women of the Wall as Liberating Paratroopers Watch

Posted on: February 11th, 2013

WOW spokesperson said police behavior was "sneaky," or at least confusing, seeing as they arrested the women after they had already cleared the area.

NGOs to Promote Social Change in Israel through ‘Forgotten Mitzvahs’

Posted on: February 10th, 2013

"Our joint goal is to have the Torah guide our agenda in all areas of life."

Ed Koch: Fiercely Jewish But Buried in a Churchyard

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

He explained at the time that he could not bear the idea that his body would have to leave New York City. "This is my home, the idea of having to go to New Jersey was so distressing to me."

British Judge Accepts N.Y. Beth Din’s Divorce Ruling

Posted on: February 4th, 2013

A British judge reportedly has accepted a U.S. rabbinical court’s ruling in a dispute between a haredi Orthodox man and his ex-wife.

Northern Most Bar/Bat Mitzvahs Celebrated in Murmansk

Posted on: February 4th, 2013

On the day of the ceremony, the entrance to the Jewish Agency building in the city was blocked by snow.

Hall of Fame Punts Late Ravens’ Jewish Owner Art Modell

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

Art Modell, who died in September, helped make pro football a multi-billion dollar empire, but the late Jewish owner of the Ravens won’t make it into the Hall of Fame, at least not this time.

Will Kerry Search for His Roots in Israel?

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

John Kerry’s name today would have been John Kohn, or maybe Yonatan Kohn, if his great-grandfather had not converted to Catholicism, and assuming his parents would have survived the Holocaust.

LGBT Jews Excited About Kids’ Purim Book With Two Dads

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

In honor of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim, gay news site Queerty is encouraging LGBT Jews to buy a new book featuring a Jewish boy with two fathers, the first of its kind to bring Judaism, children, and homosexuality together.

Atheist Birthright Founder and Rabbi Buchwald to Do Battle

Posted on: January 30th, 2013

Jewish Outreach founder Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald and Birthright’s co-founder, self-declared atheist Michael Steinhardt have agreed “to wrestle out” their beliefs in a debate.

Israeli Haredim Becoming Black Hat Professionals

Posted on: January 29th, 2013

A new Israeli government survey sheds light on mainstream media slander of Haredim and points to a growing trend of Haredim studying law and business.

Chabad Rabbi’s Tu B’Shevat Art in Honor of Hurricane Sandy

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

Rabbi Yitzchok Moully, youth director at the Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, will be introducing a new art installation in honor of Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of Trees, inspired by the destruction of Hurricane Sandy.

Trees to Be Planted in Memory of Sandy Hook Shooting Victims

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

More than 2,000 people have made contributions in memory of the young victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut to plant a grove of trees in Israel.

Russian Jews Back Moscow in US Feud Over Chabad Text

Posted on: January 21st, 2013

Leaders of Russia’s Jewish community have criticized a U.S. federal court ruling that fined Russia for refusing to hand over ancient Chasidic texts.

NY Book Takes Top 2012 National Jewish Book Award

Posted on: January 21st, 2013

A history of New York Jewry took Jewish book of the year honors in the 2012 National Jewish Book Awards.