Tag: diaspora
Report: Iran is ‘Mapping’ Jewish Leaders Worldwide for Assassination if Israel Strikes
According to Perez-Shakdam, the only thing Khamenei fears is an Israeli attack.
UAE Jewish Community Opens First Kosher Supermarket in Gulf
“The unique Jewish supermarket, spanning over 130 square meters in the center of Dubai, offers quality kosher produce imported especially from Israel, Europe and the U.S.,” says UAE-based Rabbi Levi Duchman
UAE rabbi announces plans to establish first Jewish neighborhood in Gulf
Rabbi Dr. Elie Abadie describes “a neighborhood with a synagogue, private homes, condominiums, hotels, shopping centers.”
‘Shared Future’: 62% of Israelis Feel State Has a Responsibility to Help Diaspora Jews
This week is 'Diaspora Week'
45% of World’s 14 Million Jews Live in Israel
There are 14,410,700 million Jews in the world, the Knesset’s Aliyah, Absorption and Diaspora Committee revealed on Monday, and 45% or 6,740,000 of them live in Israel, 6,088,000 in North America, 1,072,400 in Europe, 324,000 in South America, 300,000 in Asia, 120,000 in Australia and New Zealand and 74,000 in Africa.
Special Prayer Held in Israel for Wellbeing of World Jewry
People from around the world were invited to send their names for prayers.
Israel Hosts Roundtable to Tackle COVID-19 Challenges Facing Jewish Communities Around the World
Israel is reaching out to the Jews of the Diaspora and has initiated a roundtable of global and regional Jewish organizations to assess the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on Jewish communities and prepare a plan for their rehabilitation.
American Zionist Movement Tribunal Rejects Senior Discounts Ahead of WZC Elections
“It is unconscionable that some people are trying to marginalize and steal the votes of whole sectors of American Jewry.”
Watch: Rabbi Mordechai Machlis Says ‘What’s Happening Now in Israel is Unparalleled in World...
"It’s happening. So, please God, help us recognize the miracle. Help us recognize the fact that that which is happening right now is unparalleled in world history."
Swiss Chabad Synagogue Attacked in Anti-Semitic Incident
"We will still be holding the Hanukkah celebration in the market square. The attackers want to intimidate us, but they won't succeed."
Watch: Israel’s Diaspora Minister Tells Pittsburgh Community: ‘Anti-Semitism Isn’t A Distant Memory’
"From Sderot to Pittsburgh, the hand that fires missiles is the same hand that shoots worshipers. We will fight against the hatred of Jews, and anti-Semitism wherever it raises its head. And we will prevail."
Netanyahu: North American Jewry ‘Part of the Miracle’ of Reborn State of Israel
"We've restored our sovereignty…rebuilt our independence, our state, our army and our economy ... It never happened in the history of nations, but it's happening here."
Amid Chaos, Economic Collapse, Venezuela’s Jews Seek Safer Shores
“My hospital is still the best in Venezuela, but I don’t know for how long, we don’t have medicines anymore, even antibiotics.”
Lauder’s NY Times Op-Ed Misrepresents World Jewry
Ronald Lauder’s position is stale, irrelevant, and not reflective of today’s reality.
Shaked and Regev Pass the Egalitarian Kotel Hot Potato to Netanyahu
PM Netanyahu leveled criticism at Culture Minister Miri Regev, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked for refusing to support expansion of an egalitarian prayer space at the holy site, said “I'll handle this” • Dozens of rabbis urge ministers to oppose “desecration” of Kotel.
The Diaspora A.K.A. ‘The Exile’ & Israel Relations – The Jay Shapiro Show [audio]
Many American Jews are motivated more by their overwhelmingly liberal politics than by the Torah. Why?
Israel and the Diaspora – The Jay Shapiro Show [audio]
Without the existence of Israel, the Jewish diaspora would disappear.
The Week That Was – Pull Up a Chair [audio]
The Diaspora's relationship with Israel does not bode well.
Israeli Chief Rabbi, European Jewish Leaders Condemn Call to Remove Kippahs in Germany
Chief Rabbi Lau responded on Tuesday that the best way to battle anti-Semitism is to immigrate to Israel, but that all Jews in Germany and throughout the Diaspora must continue to wear the kippah and other Jewish symbols.
Current World Jewish Population Still Below Pre-Holocaust Numbers
Prior to the murder of 6 million Jews between 1939 and 1945, some 16,600,000 were spread throughout the world. Today’s data indicates that there are currently 14,511,000 Jews on Earth, a number similar to that in 1922.
Diaspora Affairs Ministry Report Says Millions Around World Descended From Jews
The report suggests creating a legal framework for these descendants of Jews to visit Israel in order to learn about Judaism and Israel.
Foreign Ministry Asks Diaspora Jews for Help on UN’s Jerusalem Vote
But some Diaspora Jewish groups, particularly in North America, say ... they have no intention of lobbying on behalf of the Netanyahu government.
President Rivlin Underlines Need to Unite Four Tribes of Israel, Make Peace with Diaspora...
"We will not be able to escape from returning to the table, to responsibly and with consideration arrive at an understanding on... the Western Wall."
Survey Shows Majority of Israelis Object to Considering Diaspora Jews’ Views in Legislation
The survey revealed a strong correlation between the religious standards of respondents and their view on how vital the views of foreign Jews are.
Rivlin: Israel is State of All the Jewish People
"We must remember that beyond the disagreements, we are all one family."
New Way to Learn Hebrew and Weekly Torah Portion with ‘SlowMo’
'SlowMo' the turtle is used to help Diaspora students learn about Israel and Torah, in basic Hebrew.
A Hebrew in the Heartland – Save the Diaspora Jewry from the sickness of...
Is it OK for Jews in America to lobby for the establishment of a PLO state?
Conference to Focus on Diaspora-Israel Relations
Knesset Speaker Edelstein says the conference will help participants think more deeply about "how to benefit our own countries and the world at large."
‘For A Jew To Remain In The Diaspora Is Like A Slap In God’s...
My family was very much involved with Eretz Yisrael. During the 1940s when the Underground was trying to throw out the British, my father was one of the heads of the Revisionists.
Knesset Committee Hears Diaspora Jewish Students Won’t Support Israel in US, Europe, Fearing Anti-Semitism
Canada's former Justice Minister, said the current level of anti-Semitism 'is the highest in 40 years, and includes the rejection of Israel's right to exist at all, and the portrayal of Israel as a monster and enemy of mankind.'