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.
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.
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."
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
2 Sufganiyah-Related Choking Incidents on First Day of Hanukkah
A short while after the senior citizen choked on a sufganiyah in Netanya, another man choked on one in Ofakim.
A Very Twitter Chanukah/Hanukkah
First, an explanation. This morning, I posted to The Jewish Press Online team: “Let's stick with one spelling: Chanukah.” And my colleague Hana Levi...
KKL-JNF Shares How Children Celebrated Chanukah When the World Was Black and White
"Since its establishment about 120 years ago, KKL-JNF photographers have accompanied the Jewish communities in Israel and abroad.”
First Evidence of Maccabees’ Revolt in Judean Desert Unearthed
A refugee probably hid the wooden box in the cave, intending to return to collect his money after the revolt.
Meet Religious Zionist Simcha Rothman, Ben Gvir’s Moderate Ally
“We want to restore the system through evolution, not revolution.”
Sukkot 5783: Welcome to Armageddon
In these harrowing times, on this holiday of Sukkot, I am happy to be sitting in my balcony sukkah in the safest place on earth
64 Vultures Released into the Wild Ahead of Yom Kippur
“We wish the vultures a long and beautiful life."
On the Fast of Gedaliah We Are Warned Against Political Assassinations
This political murder is considered a catastrophe of historical proportions, hence the fast on the 3rd of Tishrei.
‘Shofar in the Park’ Back for Rosh Hashana
"We give every member of our community the opportunity to experience Rosh Hashana."
Watch: First Selichot Night by the Kotel
In the Sephardic tradition, the recital of the Selichot prayers in preparation for the High Holidays begins on the second day of the month of Elul.
Israel Issues Travel Warning to Uman, Ukraine, Ahead of High Holidays
Some 50,000 Hasidim from Israel and the whole world come to Uman every year to visit Reb Nachman of Breslov's gravesite.
When Lincoln Borrowed a Philadelphia Rabbi’s Tammuz 17 Reference for the Gettysburg Address
In 1863, the day of Shabbat, July 4, Independence Day, fell on the first day of the three weeks, Tammuz 17, but because it was Shabbat, as is the case this year, 2019, the fast was pushed off to Sunday.
In Time for Shavuot: Israel’s National Library Reveals Invaluable Torah Scrolls
Due to their exceedingly delicate state, the Torah scrolls were only brought out for a few minutes to be filmed.
KKL-JNF Releases Images of Past IDF Independence Day Parades
The first IDF parade took place during the 1948 War of Independence, on July 27, 1948, on Allenby and Ben Yehuda Streets in Tel Aviv.
Watch: The Priestly Blessing at the Kotel, Chol Ha’Moed Pesach 5782
All things considered, we could be watching the arrival of our redeemer, God willing, right on YouTube.
Arab Thugs Attack Jews Wrapped in Taleisim on Their Way to the Kotel
Two of suspects were arrested.
8 Points I Repeat Every Seder, All of Them I stole from Others, Time...
As one gets older, one notices that every Passover Seder one repeats about the same notions at specific spots while one's family don't seem to mind.
Police Arrest 4 Jews Planning to Sacrifice Passover Offering on Temple Mount
Hamas and the Israeli Police are against Jews sacrificing the Pascal sacrifice.
Careful Giving Matzah to Children: Passover Health & Safety Tips from United Hatzalah
Those who are sleeping in tents, make sure not to pitch a tent close to any highways or roadways.
Global Pesach: Jewish Agency Offers Seders in Ukraine & Ethiopia
The organization will hold several festive ceremonies around the world.
It’s Free: Download Some of History’s Most Exquisite Haggadot
Israel’s National Library offering free, downloadable treasures, including 15th century Rothschild Haggadah, 1556 printed Prague Haggadah, 18th century Amsterdam Haggadah.
Purim 5782 in Israel: War, Plagues, Somebody Call Batgirl
So, without any ado at all, here is this year's selection.
Watch: Wild Boar Attacks Little Girl in Haifa, Eats her Shalach Manos
As of 2013, the average number of complaints regarding wild boars in Haifa has been about 1,500 per year or about four complaints per day.
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