Foundation Offering $250K for Jewish Communal Disabilities Inclusion

Ruderman Foundation announces $250K prize for programs to ensure inclusion into the Jewish community to those with disabilities.

What Do Catholic Nuns Care about the Book of Esther?

A Jewish scribe has restored an 18th century copy of the Book of Esther that was donated to Catholic Nuns.

Jewish Russian Was Aboard Missing Malaysian Airlines Plane

One of the passengers aboard the Malaysian Airlines plane that vanished is a Jewish Russian national, Nikolai Brodskii, 43, of the Siberian city of...

Jewish Man Assaulted with Taser Gun Outside Paris Synagogue

Anti-Semitism is not the best reason to make aliyah, but it is better than being dead.

B’klyn College Pro-Israel Students Deserve More than Late Apology

Brooklyn College has finally apologized to the four Jewish Pro-Israel students it ejected from a BDS forum last year.

Holocaust Survivor Dies before Able to Testify for Md. Rail Bill

Leo Bretholz, who had escaped from a train transporting him to a Nazi death camp, died the weekend before he was to testify on...

Arab League Still Firmly Rejecting Israel as Jewish State

The Arab League refused to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in the framework of current peace talks with the Palestinians, as per Israel’s...

Americans in Beit Shemesh Present the Better Side of Haredim

Sexist and often violent, corrupt and even anti-Zionist Haredim in Beit Shemesh create a false image of the city.

NY Man Pleads Guilty to Violently Forcing Husbands to Free ’Agunot’

A New York personal trainer has pleaded guilty in federal court to being part of a group of men who used violent means in...

Tunisia Bars Jews on Cruise Ship

Tunisia has barred Jews on a Norwegian cruise ship from leaving their cruise voyage and stepping foot in the country after theirboat docked in...

Beit Shemesh Journal: I’m Switching My Vote

Eli Cohen is now the nationally-known face of electoral integrity and honesty in Israel.

Alternative Right-Wing Conference w. Elder Statesmen, New Activists

Strong pro-Israel sentiment heard from current and former senior military and gov't officials

Senior Haredi Sefardi Rabbi Approves Going Up to Temple Mount

Needless to say, Shas, the Haredi Sefardi party, is not happy.

Jewish Voice from Crimea: ‘Living in Readiness’

When a region experiences strife and instability, the first to come under threat are the Jews.

RCA: We Don’t Proactively Seek to Reevaluate Past Conversions

The Rabbinical Council of America denied a prominent rabbi’s accusation that it is actively negating past conversions. The Orthodox rabbinic organization issued a statement Friday...

Canadian Judge Orders Law Enforcement to Apprehend Lev Tahor Children

A Canadian judge has ordered child protection officials to use law enforcement agencies to apprehend 14 children in the haredi Orthodox sect Lev Tahor...

Jewish Groups Praise New EEOC Workplace Guidelines

Jewish groups across the religious spectrum praised Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines on accommodating religious attire in the workplace. The guidelines published Thursday are for...

British Vets Want Ban on Ritual Slaughter

Blackwell, who has been accused of "inflaming prejudice," says animals must be stunned before the cut.

Canadian Court: Lev Tahor Sect Must Surrender Children

A Canadian court ordered the fringe haredi Orthodox Lev Tahor sect to turn over as many as 13 of its children to authorities after...

Lev Tahor Sect Members Arrested in Trinidad

The families involved in the court appeal have been under strict restrictions not to leave Ontario.

Jonathan Pollard Underwent Emergency Surgery

Jonathan Pollard was rushed to a hospital from his North Carolina prison cell.

Partnership Minyans Growing Despite Condemnations

The battle over partnership minyans is just the latest scuffle in the war over women’s roles in the Orthodox community.

Glick Wrote the Alternative: Jewish, Democratic, One-State Israel

Glick strips the bark from the threat of a One State Solution and reveals a worthy option: the Israeli Solution

Israel Confirms Sending Migrants to Third Country

Following reports that Israel was sending African migrants to Uganda, Israeli Interior Minister Gideon Saar confirmed that Israel is sending migrants to a third-party...

Canadian Cabinet Resolution Recognizes Jewish Refugees

Canada has formally recognized the plight of Jewish refugees from Arab lands. On Monday, Ottawa accepted a report tabled last year that called on the...

Rome Jewish Community President also Sent Pig’s Head

The president of the Rome Jewish community revealed that he too had been sent the severed head of a pig about 10 days after...

Ukrainian Jewish Leaders Write Letter Criticizing Putin

The signatories challenge the assertion that antisemitism has risen in Ukraine.

Bipartisanship Stressed At Annual AIPAC Policy Confab

Expansive outreach, of course, is nothing new for AIPAC. But in the wake of battles over Iran sanctions legislation that pitted the pro-Israel lobbying powerhouse against the White House, many congressional Democrats and liberals more generally, AIPAC’s traditional emphasis on Israel as a bipartisan issue has taken on added urgency.

Germany Urged to Resolve Greek Holocaust Ransom Issue

The World Jewish Congress urged Germany to address a request by the Greek Jewish community of Thessaloniki to be paid back for a ransom...

No Trial for Austrian Ex-Mayor who Said Jews Deserve Hanging

An Austrian ex-mayor who said journalists and Jews should be hanged will not stand trial for hate speech, prosecutors said. A spokesperson for the public...

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