This Hanukkah Amid the Darkness, WZO Brings on the Virtual Light

Called “Or Eitan” or “Share the Light,” the project allows Jews all over the world to upload photos of themselves lighting candles and wishing Happy Hanukkah to their family, friends and the entire Jewish people.

Orthodox-Jewish Professor Accuses CUNY Faculty of Exclusion by Meeting Friday Night

One witness told investigators that the leftist professors discriminated against Lax "because he would 'bash' the PFC every time he showed up to an event."

Thousands of Haredim Rally Against Light Rail Line in their Neighborhoods, 25 Arrested

The Haredi community is claiming that the light rail would lead to sexual promiscuity in the Haredi neighborhoods.

Swiss Jews Nervous at Use of Holocaust Symbols by Covid-19 Conspiracy Theorists

People who had both swastikas and Jewish stars printed on their clothing took part in an anti-corona demo in Zurich in the fall.

Menorah Engraved on Tomb Façade May Date Back to Hasmonean Era

It has been suggested that the menorah may have been a motif related to the Temple and the priesthood that served in it during this time.

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments from Germans Who Say Jewish Art Dealers Were Treated...

Some of the people who participated in the forced purchase from the Jewish art dealers were also among the architects of the Final Solution.

NY Times Chanukah Special: Assimilation Complete, Offspring of Mixed Marriages Get Off

If you love her, let Sarah Prager go. At least there's a good chance her daughters won't grow up to become anti-Semites.

Daveed Diggs of ‘Hamilton’ Fame Releases ‘Puppy for Hanukkah’

Daveed Diggs is a member of the tribe, and his Chanukah video (yes, we spell it several different ways, so sue me) is delightful.

Relatives of Children’s Author (James & Giant Peach, Charlie & Chocolate Factory) Apologize for...

"Those prejudiced remarks are incomprehensible to us and stand in marked contrast to the man we knew and to the values at the heart of Roald Dahl's stories."

Jerusalem Church, PA, Jordan, Use Madman’s Arson Attempt in All Out Attack on Religious...

A-Shtayyeh, like so many Jew-haters before him, is right. Any stupid or crazy thing any one of us pulls goes on the rest of us. Class dismissed.

Perfect Chanukah Gift: Harmless Jewish Men Wall Calendar 2021

The calendar is all about the stereotypical ideal, and harmless, Jewish man. Now if you send them to Israel and give them an Uzi...

Global Study Shows Jews Were Affected by Covid-19 Worse than Non-Jews in First Wave

Jewish communities in the UK, Italy, Belgium and Sweden particularly affected during first wave, but no single Jewish pattern worldwide.

Realizing Jeremiah’s Prophecy: 3 Samaria Wineries Win Accolades in Intl. Competition

In the competition, which was held last week in Israel, more than 600 samples of wines and spirits were tested by some 40 judges from all over the world.

Knesset Diaspora Committee Zoom-Meets UAE Jewish Leaders on Accommodating 10K Israeli Tourists Every Month

A Jewish Agency emissary will be arriving in the UAE as early as next week to work with the local Jewish community.

Police Still Investigating Who Put a Dead Pig on a Lakewood Rabbi’s Porch

Whoever did this prank either stole the pig or has lots of discretionary money.

Legendary Poet, Paratrooper Hannah Szenes’s Archival Collection Comes to Israel’s National Library

Perhaps the two most moving items in the collection are a pair of notes found in her dress following her execution: the last poem she ever wrote and a personal letter to her mother.

With 2 New Schools There’s No Denying It: UAE Is Becoming More Jewish

As of 2019, according to Rabbi Marc Schneier, it is estimated that about 150 families—some 3,000 Jews, live and pray freely in the UAE.

122 Arab Academics, Journalists, Intellectuals, Reject Holocaust Alliance’s Definition of Anti-Semitism

Strictly speaking, every time an Arab or another Israel-hater compares the Jewish State to the South African apartheid regime, they express anti-Semitism.

Joining EU, Tehran, J Street Condemns Fakhrizadeh’s Assassination

In terms of the two men's ambitions, there is no daylight between Reinhard Heydrich and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

Kudos to Noah Mohan Who Chased Away a Neo Nazi from Fairfax, Calif.

The neo-Nazi kept asking Noah to stop recording him, telling him, “If you stop filming me, I will leave right now.”

Alexa Accused of Being an Anti-Semite – Siri a Rabid Anti-Zionist

The APPG pointed out that Alexa pulled those shocking lines from articles without warning that the Wikipedia article describes Holocaust denial as a lie.

This Shabbat: Organizations Representing Millions of Jews Say Kaddish for Jews Buried in Arab...

“It is vital . . . that this be a widely recognized initiative to say these prayers annually in synagogues and Jewish institutions in Israel and around the world."

Agudath Israel, Catholic Diocese, Win Supreme Court Appeal Against Gov. Cuomo

This was the first opportunity for President Donald Trump's two newest appointments, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, to cast decisive votes.

169 Jewish Clergies Defend Senate Candidate Warnock Who Accused Israel of Apartheid, Said Jesus...

This is tantamount to your mom and dad having a fight and dad calling in the non-Jewish neighbor to support his position.

Biden Appoints Five Jews to Top Posts, Boy, Are their Mothers Proud

Ronald A. Klain, Antony John Blinken, Janet L. Yellen, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, and Avril Danica Haines.

HealthEat Delivers Precision Meals to Clients Who Know What They Need and Want

"As soon as my darling children are out of the house and in kindergarten, at 7:30 AM, I start cooking."

Rashida Tlaib Dog Whistles Dual Loyalty at Tony Blinken

Tlaib is worried that the incoming Jewish Secretary of State may (somehow) suppress her right to support BDS and criticize Israel.

Quebec Government Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions for Christmas, But Not for Hanukah

"The elevating of one faith community over another is inappropriate, and all faith communities should be treated in an equitable manner."

Knesset Approves $3,800 Grant to Haredim in National Service Who Were Laid Off Over...

Other citizens who perform National-Civil Service, including more than 5,000 Arabs, will not be eligible for the grant.

Rabbinic Court Orders Public Shaming of Get Refuser Yitzhak Sasson

The rabbinical judges also asked to bring their ruling to the attention of the rabbis of the city of Dimona where Sasson lives.

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