Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in Home Confinement after 252 Days in Prison

President Donald Trump was rumored to consider pardoning Silver but decided not to do so on his last day in office.

European Jewry Warns Far-Right Extremism Rising in Germany

"Far-right and neo-Nazi ideology is no longer on the fringes but is growing, and it is not remaining behind screens but is manifesting itself in violence and bloodshed."

Visiting for a Wedding, Israeli Chabad Man Shot and Killed in Baltimore

Efraim Gordan, 31, in town for a wedding, was approaching the home of a family member when he was shot and killed by an assailant.

Report: Speaker Levin Predicts Bennett Will Get Mandate to Hammer Out Next Government

The relatives of victims of terrorism stated that they would fight a government that would receive outside support from Ra'am or the Joint Arab List.

Tormented EMTs Take Up 10% of Mt. Meron Tragedy Online Support

"The internal mechanism of rescuers drives them to fight rather than flee."

Seattle Police Investigating Man’s Nazi Salute, Death Threats, on Jewish Woman’s Security Camera

"My entire life is affected by what anti-Semitism can do, and this is the most overt incident I've ever experienced, and I'm scared," the homeowner said.

Michigan Jewish Community Urges Appeals Court to Restrict Anti-Semitic Protests Outside Synagogue

One child claimed in a deposition that she felt “under attack” and was thankful when her family moved away.

Vandals Deface Oregon Holocaust Memorial with Swastikas

In addition to the swastikas, the vandals also graffitied the number 1488, which is a combination of two popular white supremacist numeric symbols.

Oregon University Sacks Whistle-Blower Who Accused Its First Black President of Anti-Semitism

The university released a statement after Tuesday's firing, saying Pollack-Pelzner “deliberately circulated false statements about the university, its employees and its board.”

Tnuva Presents Exciting New Recipes for Shavuos

The booklet includes original, exciting recipes that are perfectly suited for Yom Tov, including appetizers, main courses, and desserts.

NYPD Arrests Suspect in String of Vandalized Riverdale Synagogues

Police say the arrest was made following surveillance, stakeouts, and patrolling.

High Court of Justice Torpedoed Government’s Attempt to Renovate, Secure Mt. Meron Site

Various splits and disagreements within the trusts have led to the emergence of four different religious trusts being involved in the management of the compound.

The Names of the 45 Meron Disaster Victims

"The process of identifying and releasing the bodies is in its final stages."

2 Hours before Meron Tragedy, Holy Places Administrator Warned About Police Incompetence

Mt. Meron is extra-territorial, it is an autonomy over which the state has no control.

J Street Admonishes Abbas for Postponing Palestinian Authority Elections Set for May

The group, however, says it recognizes “the challenges involved with attempting to integrate Palestinian factions committed to nonviolence and diplomacy with those, like Hamas, that have frequently engaged in violence and terror.”

Jersey Town Sued for Discrimination Against Its Orthodox Jews

AG Grewal filed lawsuit against Jackson, NJ, saying its zoning laws prevent Jews from practicing their religion.

The Tragedy on Mt. Meron, Lag B’Omer 1911

"The zealots of Tsfat hung the blame for the great disaster on the mixing of men and women in Meron and imposed a ban on women's visits to Mt. Meron on Lag B'Omer.

44 Dead, 150 Injured in Mt. Meron Catastrophe

"It started because of a very large load. There were many people on top of me, I lay on someone and he was not breathing."

LIVE: Lag B’Omer in Meron 2021

Israeli families are basking in the light of bonfires burning to commemorate the passing of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.

Groups Ask California Appropriations Committee Not to Waste Millions on Dangerous Ethnic Studies Requirement

A comprehensive analysis of the support of more than 100 university scholars and academics found the claims are wholly unsubstantiated.

Israel Bans Lag B’Omer Bonfires Outside Strictly Designated Areas

Bonfires will be permitted on Lag B'Omer in areas that have been prepared for this purpose by the local municipalities with the approval of the National Fire and Rescue Authority.

Andrew Yang May Clinch Mayoral Primaries with Endorsement from Borough Park Jews

And then, on Wednesday, Yang received a gift from the universe, when his opponent Scott Stringer was accused of sexually assaulting a political lobbyist.

ZOA Wins Vote on Expulsion from Boston JCRC

The petition criticized Mort Klein’s rhetoric on Black Lives Matter, George Soros, Barack Obama, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar.

YU LGBTQ Sue Administrators for Discrimination

The late Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the profound spiritual leader of YU, was adamant in his opposition to designating the religious Jewish university as a non-sectarian institution in 1970.

Erdan: HRW Apartheid Report ‘Collection of Lies, Fabrications’

“Human Rights Watch should be ashamed that such a liar represents them in the most vibrant democracy in the Middle East,"

Critics Call HRW Apartheid Report: ‘Culmination of Decades of Obsessive Attacks Against Israel’

HRW’s report is part of a concerted campaign over the past 18 months to interject the term ‘apartheid’ into discourse about Israel.

Anti-Semitic Crimes in Austria Up 6.4% in 2020

Last November, the Jewish Community of Vienna started a public awareness campaign which may have raised the number of reported incidents.

Riverdale Synagogue Vandal Strikes Again

The rampage, under investigation by the police hate crime taskforce, began in Riverdale and Fieldston last Thursday and continued through Saturday in the NYPD 50th precinct.

Israel to Deport 45 Dimona Black Hebrews

"Maybe they think that anyone who violates the laws of the State of Israel can raise their hand and say, 'Hello, I'm here, so give me citizenship.'"

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