The Shabbat Project and Echoes of Shabbat Candles Under the Inquisition

This week, as we light our candles or oil for the Shabbat-felt-around-the-world, may we remember how fortunate we are to be able to do so in freedom and pure joy.

What GA Delegates Should Learn From Jack Nagel

He saw life as a gift, and he felt he clearly had a duty and responsibility to rebuild what was lost in Europe.

Zionist Christians ‘Don’t Belong to Christianity’ Says Palestinian Authority Christian Head

'The Christian Evangelists are tantamount to pulpits in the service of the Zionist enterprise. They are enemies of Christian values ..."

Netanyahu: North American Jewry ‘Part of the Miracle’ of Reborn State of Israel

"We've restored our sovereignty…rebuilt our independence, our state, our army and our economy ... It never happened in the history of nations, but it's happening here."

Agunah Asks Rabbinic Court to Release Get-Refusing Husband after 17 Years in Prison

Meir Gorodetsky is the most stubborn get refuser in Israel, and has been behind bars since the turn of the millennium.

Fake History: US Bible Museum Says Five Dead Sea Scrolls Fragments Are Forgeries

The tests were ordered on the request of several biblical scholars who examined 13 of the museum's fragments said and noted there was a "high probability" that at lest some of them were modern forgeries.

Deutsche Welle: UK Jews Who Fled Nazis Now Flee Brexit to Germany

Meanwhile, Aliyah figures from the UK rose by 7% – to a whopping 371.

Peace Now Snitch App Ready to Download November 1

As of Sunday evening in Israel, the Snitch has picked up $8,165 in donations, out of an end goal of $20,000.

Hebrew U Students to Alqasem: ‘Have You No Shame?’

"Lara, if you despise Israel so much, you are welcome to go to Gaza, Syria or Iran."

Belgian Trade Union Boss Says Israel Kills Arab Children for their Organs

"The old anti-Semitic propaganda that the Jews poison the water sources and that they kidnap Christian children to use their blood for dark rituals, returns..."

Jared Kushner’s Brother Marries Supermodel Convert

Kloss supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, and demonstrated with the Women’s March in 2017 after Trump’s inauguration.

Facebook Deletes Farrakhan ‘Anti-Termite’ Video as ‘Tier 1 Hate Speech’

"Louis Farrakhan calling Jews termites is a virtual call to genocide."

If a Robot Wrote a Torah Scroll, Would He Have to Dip in a...

The most fascinating argument was whether a Torah written by a robot is comparable to machine matza.

High Court to Consider Zionist Group’s Arguments Regarding BDS Student’s Threat

Lara Alqasem served as the president and primary contact of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Florida.

NYPD: Muslim Driver Wanted to Brutalize an Entirely Different Elderly Chassidic Jew

The videos show a black livery car parked hastily by the curb and the driver rushing out of it and attacking the unsuspecting Schwartz, who manages to escape, only to be caught and pummeled again.

UK to Release New Official Figures on Anti-Semitism

CST: “This antisemitism is not a random event; it reflects the state of British politics and wider society. Each month we are seeing over 100 antisemitic incidents and many more go unreported.”

Arkhangelsk Welcomes Russia’s Northernmost Synagogue

Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar affixed a Mezuza to the door post at the inauguration ceremony.

Yeshiva Netiv Aryeh Adds New Programs, Says ‘Terror Cannot Silence Us’

"Our response as a yeshiva will be to do everything we can to honor his memory by creating future Ari Fulds."

Court Throws Out Chassid’s Conviction in Group Assault on Gay African American

The Grand Rebbe of Satmar, Rabbi Zalmen Teitelbaum, promised that none of the accused would spend even one day in prison.

Chief Rabbi Rebukes Religious Leaders in Kazakhstan: Silence on Terror Is Collaboration

The Chief Rabbi's speech sparked much enthusiasm among the religious leaders on hand, who applauded him for a long time after he was finished.

Rabbis for Human Rights: ‘Jews Won’t Keep Quiet’ Is Hate Speech

So, remember, never say out loud that Jews won't keep quiet or that Jews should take their destiny in their own hands – it could land you in The Hague.

Leo Baeck Day School in Toronto Targeted in Anti-Semitic, Pro-Hamas Graffiti Attack

"We must remain vigilant to ensure the perpetrator is brought to justice and we hope we can count on our community to come forward with any information about this incident.”

Three Orthodox Rabbis Ordained in Berlin after 80-Year Interruption

"The fact that Berlin – the place where deportations and extermination was planned and decided – is once again home to the largest Jewish community in Germany, is ... an undeserved gift."

Erdan: If Alqasem Clearly Recants Support for BDS, Israel Will Reconsider Stance

“Israel welcomes students of all backgrounds and political opinions to study in Israel, but like any democracy, will not allow entry to those who work to harm the country, whatever their excuse.”

Judge Kavanaugh Cast Dissenting Vote in Rubashkin’s 27-Year Sentence

Kavanaugh wrote: "I respectfully dissent. The result reached by the majority opinion not only is 'somewhat peculiar,' [...] but also is inconsistent with Supreme Court precedent...

NYC Jewish Day Schools Outnumber All Other Independents

Jewish day school and Yeshiva enrollment in New York City has become almost as large as the entire New York City based charter school population.

Hebrew University Asks to Join Appeal to Keep BDS Student in Israel

The Hebrew University Senate said the decision of Minister Erdan "not to allow the student into the country merely because of her opinions constitutes a threat against what the university represents.”

The Arabs Are Coming, The Arabs Are Coming – to Congress

“We’re talking about a handful of people; they’re certainly not going to move Congress’s wall-to-wall support for Israel."

Evangelicals Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem

Some 500 Christians evangelicals from around the world gathered for a Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

Leading American BDS Group’s Conference Minimizes Nonviolence

When Islamists and other anti-Israel groups gather, they’ve learned to use euphemisms to take the edges off some of their more extreme views.

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