Preparations for Shavuot Underway at Western Wall
Hundreds of prayer quorums will have access to numerous Torah scrolls. Torah scrolls will not be permitted to be brought into the plaza according to the regulations of the Western Wall Plaza."
Netanyahu Orders Ban on Lag B’Omer Bonfire Lighting by Sex Offenders
Cult leader Eliezer Berland, recently released from prison, was honored with lighting the Lag B'Omer bonfire.
Jerusalem Picks 2 Right-Wing Hosts for Ceremony Marking 56th Anniversary of Reunification
Channel 14 is benefiting from the realization among Israeli viewers that they no longer have to be exposed to hostile messages from the media elites.
86 Treated in Meron So Far, No Major Incidents Reported
Hundreds of United Hatzalah volunteers from across the country are operating in shifts around the clock at the site.
LIVE: Hundreds of Thousands Celebrate Lag B’Omer in Meron
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai is believed to be the second century CE author of the Zohar, the mystical commentary on the Torah.
Hundreds of Thousands Returning to Mt. Meron 2 Years after the Catastrophe
The united Haredi councils’ joint appeal endorsed the government commission’s recommendations.
United Hatzalah Completes Preparations on Mt. Meron for Lag BaOmer Festivities
The organization’s medevac helicopters will be available throughout the festivities, ready to assist should the need arise.
Government Anxious to Prevent Independence Day from Falling into Anarchists’ Hands
Minister Regev et al may consider running the entire torch lighting event without an audience.
New Leadership: HaShomer HaChadash Volunteer to Light a Torch on Independence Day
"I witness the daily contributions of thousands of young men and women who tirelessly help and protect Israeli farmers."
Florida Sober Passover Seder to Accommodate Jews in Treatment Centers
“There’s something bittersweet about a Seder for someone on the road to recovery. After all, Passover celebrates liberation from captivity, something an individual in recovery longs to experience."
Western Wall Rabbi Blocks Paschal Sacrifice on Temple Mount
The obligation to bring the Korban Pesach is still in place today.
Released Time Program Distributes Shmurah Matzah to Hundreds of NYC Public School Students
The Released Time program allow for public school students with parental permission to take time during regular school hours to receive religious instruction.
Israeli Chef Eran Nachshon Offers 2 Healthy Spring Dishes for your Passover Table
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Date Syrup, Black Sesame, Walnuts, and Scallions & Crispy Spinach-Filled Red Drum Fish.
Bar Ilan Professor Solves Age Old Issue: How Big Was the Talmudic Egg?
Bar-Ilan U. Prof. Zohar Amar discovered ancient eggs were smaller than previously believed.
Met Council to Feed 325K-Plus Needy Jewish New Yorkers for Passover
More than 200 distribution points, supported by more than 1,237 volunteers have been set up to help distribute close to 2,800,000 pounds of food to Jewish New Yorkers suffering from food insecurity.
Jews Looking for Arabs to Hide their Lambs for Temple Mount Paschal Sacrifice
If you’re Arab and read the Jewish Press, and happen to live in close proximity to the Temple Mount – this could be a nice payday for you.
IDF to Probe Soldiers, Settlers Who Celebrated Purim Miracle in Huwara
WAFA reported that settlers, backed by military forces, stormed the neighborhood and "performed Talmudic rituals there.”
Photo Essay: Israelis Prepare for Purim Nationwide
From north to south, laughing, smiling children trooped into schools in every Israeli village, town and city, most of them to the sound of cheerful Purim songs piped through the buildings' speaker system.
Purim Project Launches In Memory of Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrah
“The unity of our people currently faces a difficult test. We have always known how to unite against external enemies . . . it is forbidden to let internal discord divide us from within."
Purim Megilla Readings Offered in Hundreds of Israeli Communities Nationwide
“On Purim, where we learn about the power of national unity, we need to take a break from all the division and arguments . . . we are one people in our homeland with a common destiny. "
Keep your Children Safe this Purim
You are the grownup, so don't let your children do on Purim things you won't let them do any other day of the year.
Inscription Bearing Name of King Achashverosh’s Father Discovered in Tel Lachish
The Aramaic inscription reads “Year 24 of Darius,” dating it to 498 BCE.
Gafni Pushing Hospital Chametz Ban, Rabbinic Arbitration, AG Objecting
The bill stresses that the chametz provision would not apply to hospitals "in the non-Jewish sector."
Netanyahu Leads Tu Bishvat Tree-Planting Ceremony in Honor of Jerusalem Terror Victims
The Israeli prime minister planted an olive tree close to the synagogue where an Arab terrorist killed seven people last month.
Come Plant a Tree: It’s Tu B’Shevat!
Children across the country are going out with their schools to plant fruit trees as they learn about the holiday.
Temple Mount Movement Asking Ben Gvir to Hold Passover Sacrifice on April 5
"In the end, they sacrificed the abomination of Egypt before the Egyptians’ eyes and no one was stoned.”
Ben Gvir Ascends to Temple Mount on Fast of Tevet Commemorating Siege of Jerusalem
We’re back, get used to it.
Jewish Twitter: Hanukkah Celebrated in Muslim Countries
The Amram Blau group, disciples of the late founder of the Neturai Karta movement, burned an Israeli flag on Hanukkah
In Russia, ‘Despite the Situation, Permits Were Given’ for a Public Hanukkah Menorah Lighting
A large crowd of people participated in the joyous celebration, even though it was snowing and freezing cold.
Biden Cites the Talmud at Hanukkah Reception while UN Envoy Equates Jews with Terrorists
Also on hand at the reception was Charlie Cytron-Walker, who saved three hostages from a synagogue.