67 Deaths In Eight Months: Groups Battle Surge in Substance Abuse in Orthodox Community
“The message to everyone is that we (the Orthodox community) are not immune. Nobody is immune in today’s society.”
State Dept. Says Liberman Appointment ‘Raises Legitimate Questions’ About Direction of Israeli Govt
The US is less that pleased that Israel's new defense minister will be Yisrael Beytenu's Avigdor Liberman, making the expanded coalition stronger on the right.
More Competition for Israel’s El Al Airlines
United Airlines will start daily flights on the Tel Aviv-San Francisco route in October. Now the airline flies the route three times a week.
Analysis: Jews Vs. Arabs May Yet Blow Up the DNC Convention this Summer
Republican candidate Donald Trump has good friends in Cornel West and James Zogby, who will surely rattle and shake one of the Democratic party’s most third-ralish third rail issues, in public.
Forest Fires Blazing in Jerusalem Hills and in Northern Israel
Firefighters battled flames that were blazing through forests around Jerusalem's Ramot neighborhood and in northern Israel.
Rabbi Yisrael Rosen: No More Ethiopian Immigrants
Each time MK Neguise, or foreign governments, or righteous lobbyists ask for another quota of Ethiopian immigrants who are Christian, not Jewish, they promise this is the last time.
Tens of Thousands Rejoice in Lag B’Omer Celebration at Rashbi’s Tomb on Mt. Meron...
Thousands upon thousands of Jews celebrated Lag B'Omer at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai with song and dance and heartfelt prayer.
The Curious Customs of Lag B’Omer [photos]
The mysterious customs and origins of this mystical holiday.
Smuggled Rocket/Mortar Parts Shipment From Hebron to Gaza Foiled
Hamas has a factory in Hebron to manufacture parts for its weapons which ships the goods the Gaza. This time the smugglers were caught.
Female Border Guard Police Wounded in Jerusalem Night Terror
Arab terrorists attacked two female Border Guard Police officers in Jerusalem with firebombs.
Israeli Air Force Strikes Gaza After Midnight Rocket Attack
Israeli aircraft bombed Gaza less than 4 hours after terrorists fired a midnight rocket attack.
Family of Bezeq Terrorist’s Victim Suing Company [video]
The plaintiff argues that Bezeq is responsible for the murder after failing to fire its employee over an online interview.
Lag B’Omer Rocket Attack on Southern Israel
Gaza terrorists launched a rocket attack on southern Israel at around 11:30 pm Wednesday night.
Supreme Court Wants Interior Ministry to Explain Why Reform Converts Aren’t Recognized by the...
Now it appears that the Supreme Court is prepared to bring down the last vestige of halakhic Judaism regarding conversion
Israelis to Get ‘Happy’ at Pharrell Williams Concert in Rishon Lezion
The man who gave a new, planet-wide meaning to the word 'happy' will bring his music and his muse to Rishon Lezion this summer. Israelis are happy!
36 Advocacy Groups Demand Action at UC Irvine after Anti-Semitic Protest
They call on UCI chancellor to implement recently passed regents statement on anti-Semitism.
2 Israeli Companies Bioprint Stem Cell-Derived Tissues
3D bioprinting enabled by the two companies’ technologies, means they have the potential to accelerate high fidelity and high viability manufacturing of living cellular products.
New York Man Arrested for Trying to Support ISIS, Said Beheading Videos ‘Kept Him...
A 22-year-old suspect in Bronx told an undercover agent he played an ISIS beheading music video to "keep him motivated while he exercised."
Abandoned Car on Highway 5 Was Checked for Explosives But Found to be Stolen...
The car broke through the checkpoint and then stopped a few meters later. It turned out to be a stolen vehicle. A suspect was arrested.
Yankee Come Home: Knesset Marks 100 Years of Jewish-American Involvement in Israel
During the day, an exhibition titled "Stripes, Stars and Magen David" will be launched in the Knesset's Chagall Hall.
MK Yehuda Glick is Waiting for America
MK Yehuda Glick is not yet able to formally enter the Knesset -- the USA has not yet revoked his US citizenship.
Communist MK at Committee on the Status of Women: ‘Our Society Lives in Fear’
The committee discussed possible courses of action in light of a recent study that showed Israelis in general have a low sense of personal security.
Orthodox Rabbi Teaching Halakha Beyond the Shulkhan Arukh, Judaism Beyond the Commandments
"I'm sure that if Maimonides, or Rabbi Yosef Karo lived today, they would say: We never wrote our codifications for a time when the State of Israel would be established."
Netanyahu Reveals New Surprise: He’s Sephardic, Too
Prime Minister Netanyahu says a DNA test showed there are Sephardic roots in his family ancestry after historical research by his brother Ido, a writer.
Bank Leumi to Cut 10 Percent of Work Force
Bank Leumi plans to cut ten percent of its work force in a five-year reorganization plan submitted to Bank of Israel.
60 Arabs Arrested for Incitement to Violence on Facebook
IDF tells foreign news outlet dozens of Arab terrorists arrested for incitement to violence against Israel via posts on Facebook.
Coalition Agreement Signed With Yisrael Beytenu
Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman to become Israel's new Defense Minister next week.
Another Hard Left Turn for BGU
BGU announced that it will be sponsoring a conference at the end of May featuring the highly controversial NGO, “Breaking the Silence.” This conference has a clear slant to the extreme Left.
Foreign Ministry Dir.Gen. Dore Gold Inaugurates Israeli Pavilion at World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul
Dr. Dore Gold cut the ribbon on the first Israel exhibit in five years at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul.
IAA Plans to Excavate Judean Desert Caves, Save Scrolls from Robbers
The plan’s first excavation is currently underway in the Cave of the Skulls in Nahal Tse'elim, with the assistance of numerous volunteers.