White House Clarifies Western Wall Position with JewishPress.com
A spokesperson for the White House said the rude Western Wall comments were "not the position of this administration."
Fire Started Mysteriously in Historic Landmark Synagogue on NYC’s Lower East Side
Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives have joined the FDNY investigation.
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman Arrives at Western Wall
The new U.S. Ambassador is expected to begin his new job less than a week before the arrival of President Donald Trump in Jerusalem.
Tunisia Seeking UNESCO Recognition for Jewish Priests’ Island
The Jewish population of Djerba consisted mainly of kohanim (priests), and some claim that they are the only bona fide kohanim we have today.
Rivlin to Ukraine PM: New Era of Understanding Requires Acknowledging Terrifying Past
Between 1941 and 1945, an estimated 950,000 Jewish civilians were killed as part of Nazi extermination policies, with widespread collaboration from the Ukrainian population.
Anti-Semitic Tweets Attack Jewish Mayor Who Condemned Alt-Right Torch Marchers
'We are a Welcoming City, but such intolerance is not welcome here.'
Smotrich Bill Revokes Tax Exempt of NGOs Advocating IDF Soldiers’ Trials Abroad
'A normal state does not support and finance those who act against it'
120 Years after First Zionist Congress, Anti-BDS Conferences in Basel, Switzerland
The event in Basel was secured by local undercover police officers due to fears that Islamic and BDS activists were planning to disturb the event.
Historic Lower East Side Synagogue on Fire
The synagogue's upper floors had been condemned since the 1990s, and in 2007 the building was closed altogether.
Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman to Visit Yad Vashem
Groysman was the first Jew to occupy a high political office when he was elected as House Speaker in 2014.
Lag B’Omer Bonfires at Meron Light Up Night, Brings Prayers & Music By Day...
The 6 am nightmare of police shutting down the buses and miles of traffic all gets wiped away the second the passenger reaches his destination and becomes one with the dancing crowd.
Genetics Company, Amazon, Offering Online Ashkenazi Jewish Carrier Screening Test
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), nearly one in five people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent are carriers of a Jewish genetic disorder.
Rivlin to Montreal Jewish Federation: Israel Both Jewish and Democratic State
'There has been a Jewish majority in this city, for 150 years, since 1850."
Li’l Hamza Bin Laden Wants to Kill Americans and Jews
Hamza is a 'specially designated global terrorist' according to the US government, same classification as his father.
The Shotz Dynasty’s Lag B’Omer Bonfire on Mt. Miron
Rabbi Yoel Moscowicz, the first Rebbe of Shotz, was a fifth generation descendant of the founder of Hasidism Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov.
Report: Columbia U ‘Nakba Project’ Sponsored by Israeli NGO, Dutch Government
Of the 32 authors listed on the project’s website, 17 openly support the BDS movement, three are affiliated with BDS organizations and six work for the radical, anti-Israel NGO Adalah.
Ukrainian Intelligence Officer: ‘Go To Hell, Kikes’
"I’m telling you one more time - go to hell, zhidi [kikes], the Ukrainian people have had it to here with you," the post said.
Jewish Man Attacked With Ax in Ukraine
Multiple sources in Dnipro are describing the Ukrainian attacker as someone with a violent past and a history of mental-health issues.
Boyaner Rebbe to Light Up Lag B’Omer Festivities Starting 1:15 Sunday Morning
Also on Saturday night, a contingency of 5,000 police and IDF will be manning all the traffic arteries leading to Miron, in perimeter security circuits and at the compound itself.
Leftist Activist: PA Arabs Using NGOs in Entry Permits Industry
PA businessmen set up tourism companies and organize groups to enter Israel.
Hitler Is Alive and Crazy and Living in Pennsylvania
It so happens that May 8, when he became legally Hitler, was Victory in Europe Day, marking the surrender of self-proclaimed Nazi Germany.
Lower East Side Synagogue Cautioning Next Door Art Center on Inviting Linda Sarsour
She has tweeted that a young Palestinian boy going to throw stones at Israeli soldiers is the 'definition of courage.'
High Court Bars Business Owners from Paying Kashrut Inspectors’ Wages
The kashrut supervisors union strongly opposes the reform, fearing that an open and transparent pay method would adversely affect their income.
IDF Spokesman Accusing B’Tselem of Staging Provocation
'There is a fundamental difference between photographing an event while it is happening and creating an event by arriving in the field with a camera. '
Israel’s Nationality Bill Passes Preliminary Reading
If passed, the measure will become one of the Basic Laws of the country, with constitutional status.
Bennett in Atlanta: Holocaust the Price We Paid for Not Having a State
There are an estimated 6,400 Lone Soldiers from 80 countries serving in the IDF today. About 880 of them are American.
Anti-Semitism Thriving in London with Meat Cleaver Attack
The man with the cleaver wanted to "kill Jews." The teenage gang wanted to hurt them. Neither worried about getting caught.
Netanyahu Meets Dunford, Jewish War Heroes on V-E Day
"We must be capable, prepared and able to defend ourselves by ourselves against any threat. That is the lesson since the victory over Nazism.”
Knesset Speaker: New ‘Nationality Law’ Will Remind Supreme Court It Operates in a Jewish...
Herzog is wrong in claiming Netanyahu stands to gain much from the new law. His rightwing, nationalist members do.
New Way to Learn Hebrew and Weekly Torah Portion with ‘SlowMo’
'SlowMo' the turtle is used to help Diaspora students learn about Israel and Torah, in basic Hebrew.