Tag: shabbat

Somehow, wishing another the blessing of Sabbath peace from on-high, while offering the very real human gifts of joy and friendship as reflected in a smile, combines the essence of Jerusalem, and what makes it so special.

"We met six women, two of them Holocaust survivors, who had been brought there by their gentile caretakers, and convinced them not to go inside."

"A man who turns his wife into an aguna and refuses to obey the judges' order to stop abusing her is not truly a man who values halakha and maintaining a Jewish lifestyle."

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66% of Israelis believe in God. An additional 20% believe in a higher power, but prefer not to use the G word.

The baking of a key inside a bread is a non-Jewish custom which has its foundation in Christian, and possibly even earlier, pagan culture.

Our readers in Australia have sent us updates on the Kiddush stabbing.

"That's not a knife..."

When a Meretz councilwoman is thoroughly rebuked by her own constituency for her anti-religious hatred, it means there's hope after all.

A local Meretz rep tried to launch a boycott of a popular restaurant that becomes Sabbath observant.

“The Zionist Camp is afraid of [Tel Aviv Mayor] Ron Huldai and is abandoning the values of socialism to gain the votes of Tel Aviv’s residents.”

A federal court on Wednesday will hear arguments that the conditions prevent him from working and force him to violate Jewish law.

“The reality is that the specific challenges posed by the handicapped are all too often overlooked within our religious community and many of our synagogues and community facilities are not made amenable to the needs of this population.”

Defying the threat of terror and the stormy weather, tens of thousands of Jews are planning to take part in the annual Shabbat Chayei Sarah festivities in Hebron.

2015 winners of The Kosher Rap competition. This rap video was created by 11-year-old UK Jewish school kids about Shabbat and peace. It's featured as...

The wave of terror also has made self-defense courses and pepper spray the new fad.

A court order overruling Deri's "stop work" decision allows Israel Railways to continue maintenance and construction work on Shabbat.

The union of Israeli soccer players asked a labor court in Tel Aviv to suspend soccer games on Shabbat, because they’ve been conducted illegally. Only Shas can bring back the game.

The Israel Pavilion at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam will close for Sabbath and Rosh Hashana, Economy Minister Arye Deri announced.

The boundary, enabling Jewish students to carry on Shabbat, will be made of plastic "lechies" on utility poles.

Henri’s store, one of the few in the entire complex that’s adorned by a kosher certificate, and he is being fined for being closed on Shabbat.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat says he will force at least eight centrally-located supermarkets open on Sabbath to close on Saturdays.

Update: The union has called off the strike after reaching an agreement with the Airport Authority.

In three weeks, the Fast of the 9th of Av will be on the 10th of Av.

The Hareidi politicians agreed to not protest the country club after the mayor agreed to move it. So much for agreements.

The President will speak Friday night at Washington's largest Conservative synagogue, probably to continue to express his opinion that Israel is racist & Israel should embody "Judeo-Christian"/universal values (as opposed to Jewish values). They're going to lap it up .

A Torah scroll has been stolen from Ziv Hospital in Tzefat. Police are investigating.

The fire, caused by the Shababt Blech, swept through the house while the family slept.

Kashruth certification under Israel's Chief Rabbinate at local hotels is going to look -- and be -- vastly different from now on. Heads up, everyone.

Israel gets a mensch for Chief of Staff along with a Yiddishe Mama.