Jordan Moves to Scrap Peace Treaty over Arrest of Jerusalem Mufti

Posted on: May 9th, 2013

World War III may have been close and may have been prevented on the Temple Mount, where the Jerusalem Mufti was arrested and then released for throwing chairs at Jews on Jerusalem Unification Day.

British Legal Aide Pays $3,900 for ‘I Can’t Stand Jews’ Remark

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

The Jewish prohibition of “loshon hara,” speaking negatively about people, was learned quickly by a non-Jewish British legal assistant, who paid $3,900 for saying, “I can’t stand Jews.”

Yogurtland Launches Kosher Store

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

Yogurtland, a leading frozen yogurt chain, is following the lead of Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins and The Coffee Bean and has launched its first kosher store, the Beverly Connection location in Los Angeles. The store is under the kosher supervision of the Rabbinical Council of California, according to the Kosher Today newsletter. Yogurtland’s self-serve frozen [...]

Anti-Semitism on the Internet: Jewish State as Uber Nazi (VIDEO)

Posted on: May 8th, 2013

Internet freedom is a perfect petrie dish for growing new strains of anti-Semitism, including anti-Zionism. A new film, "The New Anti-Semitism," exposes this dark side of freedom.

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Biden Wants Rabbis, Pastors and Nuns to Back ‘Moral’ Gun Control

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

Vice President Joe Biden met with Jewish, Muslim Christians, Sikh and other religious leaders Monday to encourage them to back gun control as matter of morals. He met for two and a half hours with rabbis, pastors, nuns and other religious leaders before the gun control bill comes up for a Senate vote. “The conversation [...]

Israel Hotels Attracting Tourists with OU Kosher Certification

Posted on: May 7th, 2013

Israeli restaurants and hotels are more interested n seeking kosher certification from the American-based Orthodox Union (OU) in order to attract foreign tourists, according to the Kosher Today newsletter. It said that many American Jewish tourists generally are more familiar with the OU than Israeli rabbinic certifications. The OU operates in Israel in an office [...]

Haredi Paper Equates Lapid and Hitler Speeches

Posted on: May 6th, 2013

Hitler wanted to exterminate Jews. Lapid only wants to exterminate the Haredi habit of not to work or serve in the IDF. That is enough for a Haredi columnist to compare Lapid’s and Hitler’s speeches.

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Jerusalem Residents Protest Plan to Close Cineplex on Shabbat

Posted on: May 5th, 2013

Approximately Jerusalem residents, including Meretz party supporters, protested on front of City Hall Saturday night against a plan to close a new movie theater complex on Shabbat and Jewish holidays. The complex, which includes restaurants and a 15-screen movie theater, is set to open this summer. It will close on weekends in keeping with an [...]

Few Mayoral Candidates Stand Up to Chassidim on ‘Metzitzah B’peh’

Posted on: May 5th, 2013

Democratic candidate Erick Salgado called MBP “a practice that was commanded by God,” and practiced “since God told Abraham to do so.”

Church of Scotland Questions Right of Israel to Exist

Posted on: May 3rd, 2013

Anti-Zionists have gone beyond the campaign to boycott Israel because of Jews in Judea and Samaria. Now, the Church of Scotland questions whether Jews even have a claim to Israel.

Woman Sues after ’24-Hour Makeup’ Didn’t Make it Through Shabbat

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

An Orthodox Jewish woman from Monsey, N.Y. is suing the Lancome cosmetics firm, claiming that its 24-hour makeup does not last as long as advertised and thus prevents her from looking good all Shabbat. Rorie Weisberg of Monsey, N.Y. said in her lawsuit that Lancome’s Teint Idole Ultra 24H foundation does not last 24 hours [...]

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Bomb Threats Close Classes at Two Houston Synagogues

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Bomb threats on two Houston synagogues Wednesday closed classes, one day after a similar threat on a court forced a quick evacuation. The synagogue bomb threats were called in to called in to Congregation Beth Israel, a Reform temple, and the Conservative Congregation Or Ami on Wednesday afternoon. Both synagogues canceled Hebrew school classes for [...]

BBC Yanked Israeli Film on Jewish Exodus from Jerusalem (video)

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

The BBC strikes again. Known for its bias against Israel, it said that a documentary claiming that man “Palestinians” of today actually are descendants of Jews did “not fit editorially.” How true.

Women of the Wall Relish Victory, Won’t Support Temple Mount Prayer

Posted on: April 30th, 2013

"Our struggle is only about the Kotel."

Masorti Rabbis Perform First Conversions in Lisbon

Posted on: April 29th, 2013

For the first time in the history of the Masorti movement, its rabbis performed conversions to Judaism in Portugal. The two conversions were performed in the Portuguese capital at a Beit Din rabbinical court of three judges, who recognized Juliana Fernandes da Silva and her life partner Edgard Pimentel as Jews. Though the Masorti movement [...]

NY Officials Claim Chasidic Dress Code Violates Human Rights

Posted on: April 29th, 2013

When is a dress code legal and when it is a violation of human rights? That seems to depend on whether you are a Chasidic Jewish shop owner in New York.

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Temple Mount Organizations Warning Netanyahu on Feiglin’s Visit

Posted on: April 29th, 2013

"We fear that this step will give our enemies the tools to continue their incitement to violence."

Bibi Capitulates to Muslim Threats, Orders Feiglin Off Temple Mount

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

The waqf has threatened "World war Three" should Feiglin go on the Mount on Monday.

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‘Jesus Prayers’ in Legislature Upset Florida’s Jewish Delegates

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

Can prayer in the name of Jesus be all inclusive just like a rabbi’s prayer? Jewish legislators in Florida say they don’t like being “JCd." Maybe they should get back at them with a few shofar blasts.

Bill Advances to Guarantee Women on Panel to Nominate Rabbis

Posted on: April 28th, 2013

The absence of Haredi parties in the government is already being, and women probably will be among those nominating Israel’s next rabbinic judges and chief rabbis.