More Than 100,000 Students in NY Jewish Day Schools, Yeshivot
The 2015-2016 school year saw a breakthrough of more than 100,000 students in Jewish schools in New York City.
Crown Heights Jews Remember: Prayers for Yankel Rosenbaum, z’l, Hope for Peace
Australian Professor Norman Rosenbaum visits the scene of his brother's murder in Brooklyn 25 years later, denouncing violence with bereaved father Carmel Cato.
Sanz Hasidism’s Secret Revealed: How Couples Buy a Home for $660 a Month
About 9,000 Haredi couples get married each year in Israel, and their inability to come up with the down payment for their own home forces them to waste years worth of income on rent.
What Bracha to Make on the Olympic Games? There’s an Answer!
Seeing a beautiful or exceptionally gifted person arouses awe and admiration, explains Rabbi Melamed, but they also might arouse envy.
New Data Shows Israelis Tie the Knot Much Later Than in Past
By Michael Bachner/TPS
Jerusalem (TPS) – Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has published data on marriage in Israel ahead of Tu B’av, the Jewish...
For First Time, State Department Accuses Palestinian Authority Of Promoting Anti-Semitism
For years, Israeli leaders have accused the PA and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, of inciting violence and anti-Semitism. Last year amid increasing terror attacks on Israelis, Abbas called for Jerusalem's holy sites to be cleansed of Jews.
Israeli President Welcomes 50,000th Oleh Brought Home by Nefesh B’nefesh
The flight included a diverse mix of people from 22 US states and one Canadian province, including 24 families, 78 children and 10 medical professionals.
Rightwing Watchdog Urging Action on Fake Arab Settlement Susya [video]
Should Israel permit this illegal outpost to remain, in Area C of Judea and Samaria which was designated for Jewish settlements, more camps like it will soon dot the landscape.
Bennett Relying on Orthodox to Lead Israel’s Jewish Identity Project for Diaspora Youth
The fact that the first two of these organizations is completely Orthodox, while the third varies from one campus to another has irked many, in Israel and abroad.
Digging for Treasure Resumes in Tracks of Illusive Nazi Gold Train
Tadeusz Slowikowski, 86, is responsible for the Nazi gold train rumor and has spent much of his time since the 1950s searching for that train.
Jewish Actor Fyvush Finkel, 93, Passes Away
Famed Jewish actor Philip 'Fyvush' Finkel was born in Brownsville, NY. He brought to life several characters in 'Fiddler on the Roof.'
Hundreds More Ukraine Jews Preparing to Flee
More than a thousand Ukraine Jews have called the offices of the IFCJ over the past month, finally willing to flee.
St. Louis Churches Reject Black Lives Matter’s Anti-Israel Message
Yes, dear reader, there's an alliance between African Americans and Jews, there's a friendship and an affinity — they just don't exist on the extreme left of American politics. They probably never did.
San Francisco Bus Ad Defends BDS
The ad includes the slogan Stop Anti-Boycott Legislation and features a list of historic boycotts, including the Boston Tea Party, segregated buses in Montgomery in 1956, and South Africa's apartheid regime.
Lakewood Man Loses Bid to Change Guilty Plea in $200 Million Ponzi Scheme
Between February and March of 2012 the two "Facebook victims" wired millions of dollars to an account set up by Weinstein and a co-conspirator.
R. Yisrael Meir Lau Advised PM Begin to Separate Tisha B’Av from Holocaust Remembrance...
'Let each stand as a unique holiday and let Tisha B'Av stand as the national day of mourning.'
DC Leaks Publishes George Soros’ Files Showing Millions Contributed to Anti-Israel Causes
The organizations listed in the one document JewishPress.com examined on Sunday received a total of $9,591,801 from the Soros foundations between 2001 and 2015.
Thousands March 9 B’Av Night in Support of Israeli Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria
The state of mind of "I can't do it" is the cause of defeat. That's the root of the destruction, said march organizer Yehudit Katsover.
7 Jews Arrested on 9 Av on Temple Mount [video]
As the Jews were being arrested, dozens of Muslims started ganging up on the cops and the visitors, screaming that same incriminating call of faith in God, except in the approved Arabic.
Head of Mid-East Think Tank Suing Obama over Aid to Nuclear Israel
Smith claims the entire US aid deal with Israel is in violation of the Symington and Glenn amendments to the Foreign Aid Act of 1961.
Luxury Berlin Hotel Denies Claude Lanzmann’s Claim It Erased Israel
“One cannot fight against Arab terrorism and at the same time allow Israel to be eradicated at one of the noblest and most important hotels in Berlin,” Lanzmann wrote.
Chabad-Lubavitch Yeshiva Boys to Finish Rabbinic Studies Before Military Service
Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva students will be able to finish their rabbinic studies before military service under a new agreement.
Hasidic Men Sentenced to ‘Diverse Community Service’ Picked Chai Lifeline
The judge finally delayed the sentencing by one week, to give the prosecution a chance to check out Chai Lifeline.
Jewish UK Labour Peer Threatens to Quit If Corbyn Re-Elected
British Jews are outraged over the internal Labour Party inquiry results on racism and anti-Semitism among the ranks.
Rare Roman Period Frescoes Discovered in Galilee
The New finds precede the earliest mosaics discovered at the site by a hundred years.