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New Exhibit Displays for First Time Two-Thousand-Year-Old Tekhelet and Argaman Dyed Fragments of Textiles

A new exhibition follows the thread of the mysterious blue color, tekhelet, from the Mediterranean shores over 3,500 years ago to the national colors of the State of Israel.

YIVO Announces Discovery of 170,000 Lost Jewish Documents Thought Destroyed in the Holocaust

Rare and unpublished works represent the collective memory and cultural history of Eastern European and Russian Jews.

52 JCCs from 15 Countries Go Speed Dating for New Jewish Partnerships

Unprecedented sessions to take place at JCC Global’s World Conference, Nov. 5-9, in Tarrytown, NY

Yom Kippur: Guide for the Perplexed

Yom Kippur’s focus on forgiveness highlights humility, fallibility, soul-searching faith, compassion, thoughtfulness, being considerate, accepting responsibility and magnanimity.

Merge or Emerge

Israelis are good at many things - but merging is not one of them. Indeed its hard to merge when our nation is finally emerging! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai in getting ready for the new year, emerging as a reborn nation, and merging with God's will in joy.

Real Liberalism

Yishai presents an awesome show where he speaks with author, law professor, and human rights activist, Thane Rosenbaum, freshman US congressman Brian Mast, and Finally, Dr. Owen who is a top oncologist on sabbatical in Israel.

Two Mikvahs Exposed in Vilna’s Great Synagogue 70 Years after Destruction

This important and magnificent synagogue was the center of study of the Vilna Gaon. In recent weeks, a delegation of archaeologists has uncovered two of the compound's ritual baths.

Hebrew U Launches World’s Largest Jewish Art Index

The online Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art preserves the rich artistic heritage of the Jewish people throughout time and across the globe.

Jewish NGO: IDF Recruiters Grill, Humiliate Women Seeking Religious Exemption

In her interview, M. was asked, 'What is the blessing of the moon, when is it said, what is the nusach (style) you use?' Except that, according to Jewish law, women are not obligated to keep many of the time-related commandments, which the moon blessing most certainly is.

SOUL TALK – Torah: Really Getting It: A Special Show In Honor Of The...

Celebrate and commemorate the giving of the Torah - the RIGHT way!

Tunisia Seeking UNESCO Recognition for Jewish Priests’ Island

The Jewish population of Djerba consisted mainly of kohanim (priests), and some claim that they are the only bona fide kohanim we have today.

Soldiers Barred from the Temple Mount on Independence Day for Saluting

'The ban was issued without proper authority and we will take steps against it in the courts.'

Yom Hazikaron 5777 – Watch the Ceremony Live

Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism, has begun in Israel, on Sunday night.

Watch: ‘Home’ – Nefesh B’Nefesh on Yom Ha’atzmaut 2017

An emotionally charged video to accompany the joyous occasion and celebrate the millions of Jews for whom Israel is home.

Record Increase In Jewish Temple Mount Visits During Passover

More and more Jews are taking advantage of the opportunity to visit our holiest site.

Custom Ordered Rabbis

People, communities, need to build relationships with their leaders. And the leaders have to be able to understand and relate to their followers.

Two Torah Scrolls Added to Prague’s Old-New Synagogue

The Old New Synagogue or Altneuschul, located in Josefov, Prague, is Europe's oldest active synagogue and the oldest surviving medieval synagogue of twin-nave design.

Tackle the Tabernacle

Can't handle those blueprint Torah portions? Can't understand the knobs and flowers on the Menorah? Don't worry about it - Moses has a tough time too! Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai for a discussion that is part engineering, part art, and 100% the sweet Torah of Zion. Plus: your emails!

Kosher Food is Going Global!

The Largest Worldwide Online Delivery Marketplace for Kosher Travelers!

#TRUMPORTUNITY

The Trumportunity of a lifetime!!! Yishai speaks in front of a gentile audience as Donald Trump wins the US presidency! Share the moment and learn what the improbable victory could mean for Israel. Then, a powerful Spiritual Cafe about the Torah portion of Lech Lecha (starts at hour 1 minute 19). Rabbi Mike Feuer and Yishai discuss God's call to Abraham to leave his native land, go to the Promise Land, fight wars, circumcise his flesh, and finally, perfect the whole world. Finally, Aliyah Day is born as a celebration of the ingathering of the exiles to Israel!!

2000 Years of Jewish Culture Exhibition at London’s Shapero Rare Books

Bernard Shapero said that “the whole exhibition shows the positive side of Judaism. There’s no Holocaust material or anti-Semitic material, which forms a large part of collecting in this field.”

‘Holy Trash’ Exhibition Turns Lost Synagogue Books into Stone [video]

My Genizah is a hard-edge, personal commentary on the making of the Jewish archive from the documents of the Genizah.

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