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NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams Lights Hanukkah Menorah with Chabad of Ghana
New York City health officials issued a new mask advisory urging residents regardless of vaccination status to wear a mask in all public indoor settings.
On Anniversary of UN Partition Vote, Latin American Support for Israel Celebrated
“Let’s not be indifferent, we have responsibilities as representatives of our countries . . . but above all as human beings.
‘Jewish New Yorkers Should Be Able to Celebrate Hanukkah Without Hate’
Antisemitic vandals knocked over a large public Hanukkah menorah that was installed at an intersection in Queens, New York.
3 Brooklyn Teen Girls Wanted for Antisemitic Hate Crime Spree
The attacks are under investigation by the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force.
Omicron Arrives in the US
Omicron has been found in at least 20 other countries around the world.
PM Bennett Designates “Yamam” as a Special National Counter-Terrorism Unit
NIS 10 million will be allocated from the Prime Minister’s Office’s budget in 2022 to fund the unit, with an emphasis on weapons and training infrastructure.
OECD Report: Economy in Israel is Rapidly Recovering from Pandemic
According to the report, Israel’s GDP will grow by 6.3 percent in 2021.
Return IDF MIAs: American Jewish Moms Demand Preconditions to US Aid to Gaza
Thousands of Jewish mothers across the US have joined a campaign urging Congress to insist on the return of the bodies of two IDF fallen soldiers and two Israeli civilians being held by Hamas as a precondition to any US aid to the Gaza Strip.
Hundreds of Hanukkah Kits Sent to Jews Living in Arab Countries
“On many occasions, we have to distribute other types of items related to Judaism, which the residents of these countries have no way of getting,” said Yad L’Achim president Rabbi Shmuel Lifschitz.
Hypocrisy Much? PM Bennett Under Fire as Family Vacations Abroad While Israelis Asked to Stay Home over Omicron Variant
Citizens are angry at the double-standard and have gone to Twitter with it.
Watch: Two Israelis Attacked After Accidentally Entering Ramallah
Their car was burned.
Haredim Slam Religious Services Minister Kahana for Allowing Local Conversions
Shas Chairman MK Aryeh Deri, in an interview on Radio Kol Chai, referred to Kahana and Naftali Bennett (Yamina) as Hellenized Jews, always a good slur for Chanukah.
Yom HaGirush: The Inside Story of ‘Expulsion Day’
That name, Yom HaGirush, marks when Jewish communities across many countries were once again dispossessed, but became repossessed in the free nation of Israel.
#TefillinAgainstTerror Campaign Tackles Terror and Antisemitism
The campaign was created to shine light through darkness in response to the murder of Eli Kay, South African immigrant to Israel.
Despite Serious $, PA Still Begs
Financial reports released by the Palestinian Authority show that the the PA's income during the first 10 months of 2021, was the highest ever. Curiously, this fact was entirely absent from the report released by the World Bank in preparation for the meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee for Palestine – an international meeting during which the PA cries about its financial woes and begs the international community to donate more and more funds.
According to the PA’s financial report, the PA net income for the first 10 months of 2021 totaled 11,391,800,000 shekels. This reflected a rise of 1.798 billion shekels in comparison to 2019 and over 3 billion shekels in comparison with 2020. Over the last decade, the PA net income has gradually doubled.
Self Defense In The Jewish Tradition
Lethal force is invoked to protect life, and not property. Everyone who can safely save lives, must do so.
Beyond the 7th Step: Lighting a Candle in Hebron
Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to the Tomb of the Patriarchs was a reminder of both Jewish rights and the intractable and irrational nature of a conflict that Palestinians don’t wish to end.
A Lost Tribe and a Lost Holiday
“This Hanukkah will be very special,” says Hanan Singsit, “because we will celebrate it where the Maccabees prevailed. Their victory is now our victory, too.”
Nikki Haley: Hold China Accountable for its Support of Iran, Violation of US Sanctions
The comments by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley come amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing in a number of realms, including in the Middle East, where China has made significant inroads as part of its Belt and Road Initiative.
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Hanukkah Makes Israel Great Again
Rabbi Yishai walks the Negev desert on Hanukkah and thinks about those who were there before like the brothers of Joseph going down to Egypt and the Jewish people camping here on the way to the Land of Israel. He also ponders Pharaoh's dreams and Joseph's explanation about the nature of God and his plan to save the Jews from assimilation.
Let us Dream of a Shining Am Yisrael as We Light the Chanukah Candles
We as Jews make sure to dream, but also help others dream! We care about the light, but we also care to shine for others!
Reconsidering The Aruch HaShulchan: How Rav Y.M. Epstein’s Masterwork Invites You Into a Generational Discussion
The Aruch HaShulchan always had the role of a primary source of halacha for many poskim and roshei yeshiva. Although we must note that in most circles, the Mishnah Berurah, written by the beloved Chofetz Chaim has eclipsed it.
Ari Fuld on the Real Miracle of Chanukah
Ari Fuld uncovers and explores the real miracle and lessons of Chanukah.
The Prayer That Was A Gift
I had no need for my prayer book because, amazingly, my sincere heartfelt prayer came out spontaneously and instantly; I did not have to even think about what to say.
Chanukah In Hindsight
We became the people whose heroes were teachers, whose citadels were schools, and whose passion was learning and the life of the mind. The end result was that Judaism did survive and thrive throughout the centuries, whereas Ancient Greece … declined.
Chanukah: Re-Examining Our Ideological Battle Against the Greeks
Ideally,nthe physical wisdom of the Greeks and Yefes are to reside within the tent of Shem, for science and the wisdom of the world to be in harmony with Torah. The problem occurred when the Greeks tried to destroy the Torah, which contradicted their ideology, and the Jews were forced to fight for their beliefs. This was the battle of Chanukah.
Mikeitz: Egypt’s Hebrew Viceroy
Did Yosef seek to transform Egypt into a civilization built on Hebrew values that would repair the world?
The Obfuscation Powers Of The Yetzer Hara
It is the job of the G-d-fearing person to combat the blinding attempts of the yetzer hara at every turn of our life.
TORAH SHORTS: Daily Seductions: Parshat Vayeshev
The most important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul. -David O. McKay
A Pile Of Shoes
This wanton disregard for the welfare of others is the epitome of chamas for which the world was already destroyed once and, the navi is warning, for which Israel will yet be exiled from her land.
