Apologists for Hamas Hitch a Ride on Terror
"I'm an old hitchhiker, I wonder what's a waitin' ‘round the bend" - John Denver.
Yad Vashem Visit
The same anti-Semitic hatred I saw in Yad Vashem is exists day after day, especially in Jerusalem
“Tell Your Children the Story”
Telling the story – the miracle story of the Six Day War – is my duty.
4th of July in Riga, Latvia: Memory, Distorted Behind Recognition
Latvia, July 4, 1941 they forced many Jews in the shul putting it on fire; everyone was burned alive
The Trenton Trial: Was It Kidnapping To Free An Agunah?
FBI’s undercover agents contacted ORA (Org. for the Resolution of Agunot) pretending to be an agunah
In Appreciation of Jewish Women Role Models
“I hold the woman’s place over that of men in every fundamental aspect of public and private life."
Yom HaShoah Narrative
The arm of my grandmother had a scar, a branding of the Holocaust that was her young adulthood amidst the fires of Auschwitz.
Jewish Press Blogger’s Movie to Hit the Big Screen
An Israeli actor pal asked me why I knew nothing about Judaism-The question hit like a thunderbolt
Attacked at Jaffa Gate
I decided that I’m not going to let terror keep me away from what I love to do, and all the more so, Jerusalem and guiding throughout Israel.
I know My Son in Nepal is OK because VISA Israel Told Me So
A ‘good news’ story from the Nepal avalanche disaster to warm your heart. Take out your Kleenex.
When Water Came Out Instead of Gas: A Child’s Memories of Surviving the Holocaust
Eliyahu has rarely spoken about his experience of a child during the Holocaust, but after witnessing the world’s fading memor and after the advent of Holocaust denial he has changed his mind.
Saved From Hitler, Nearly Drowned In Palestine, Shipped To Mauritius
At dawn on November 25, the first couple of hundred passengers from the Atlantic, including my parents, started boarding the Patria.... At 9:00 a.m., the bomb exploded.
The Diapora’s Dilemma in Sydney
The decision to not publicly light the Menorah in Sydney, epitomizes the eternal dilemma of Judaism and Jews in the Diaspora.
Egypt is Colorful and Full of Love; Meetings of Conciliation between Muslim and Jew,...
The best hasbara campaign to defend Israel and Judaism will never really be enough; there is not the trust and common language needed for such efforts. The gap can be bridged not via hasbara but via joint Jewish-Islamic courts.
My Friend Ari Fuld, a Hero of Israel
Ari was larger than life. His deeds matched his words. His family, defending the Jewish people, teaching Torah and supporting IDF soldiers – that was his world.
Thank you, Jewish Press Readers
Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu has some final words for JewishPress.com readers before he moves on to his next phase in life...
Beyond Politics: Shabbos with Mr. Cruz
Ted Cruz is a true Oheiv Yisroel and the kind of unyielding moral warrior we need in the White House.
Lawyers Acknowledge Mistake In Filing Sexual Misconduct Charges Against Professor Dershowitz
It was a mistake to have filed sexual misconduct accusations against Dershowitz and the charges are hereby withdrawn
Oz ve Gaon Update: One Year After the Abduction
Hundreds visited Oz ve Gaon to mark 1 year since the abduction of Gilad, Eyal & Naftali, HY”D.
The Miracles of AIPAC
This year though I want to highlight a different aspect of the Convention – I’d like to talk about why 14,000 Jews leave their busy lives each year to come to AIPAC.
Australian Rabbi: Love Muslims and Everything Will Be OK
Is Woodstock still leading the world to destruction?
When the Arabs Surrendered Hebron: Rabbi Goren Recalls How He Reclaimed the Cave of...
Rav Goren, a general and the Chief Rabbi of the Israeli army, recalls the excitement of and hurdles to being the first Jew to open the gates of the Cave of the Patriarchs in more than a thousand years
Yes, There are Rightist Artists – Me!
To boost aliya, Israel will encourage Marshall’s, Costco, K Mart & Entenmann’s Bakeries to open here
“Home Again” by Shalev Ben Yaakov: A Remarkable Account of a Conversion to Judaism:
During my spiritual journey I discovered G-d spoke to man only once, to the Jewish people at Sinai
My War Diary: War is Hell but National Suicide is Worse
We mourn the dead, wish a speedy recovery to the wounded, and pray that God guides the government.
My Rav
Rav Lichtenstein did not learn Tanaim, Amoraim, Rishonim and Achronim, rather he learned with them
A Tribute to Irving Yitzchak Moskowitz z”l
The True Builder of United Jerusalem in Our Times
Why I need to Tell My Truth About Serving in the Israeli army
No longer will delegitimization efforts go unchallenged. That's a silence we will continue to break.
Ayala Shapira: Giving Through Receiving
In Ayala's case, the art of receiving can have an even bigger impact than the art of giving.
Jewish Press Guide for Drivers Faced with Arab Rock-Throwers
Don’t panic. Don’t stop your car. Don’t shoot. And most importantly, don’t give the enemy a victory by staying off the roads.