Chief Rabbi of Tsfat Excited After Pope Calls to Observe Jewish-Style Sabbath

Rabbi Eliyahu quipped that the Pope would soon endorse building a Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount.

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, Founder of IFCJ, Dies Suddenly at 67

Former MK Dov Lipman: "I am in shock. . . A heart that gave and gave and gave stopped working."
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Gazan Man Reunited with Jewish Mother in Israel After 30 Years

The son returned to Israel from Gaza and received immediate citizenship under Israel’s Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to Israeli citizenship.

Hillel Director Engaged to Ordained Christian Minister, If We Don’t Like It We Must...

By a show of hands, how many of our readers believe a Christmas tree belongs in a Hillel house?

Study: Non-Orthodox US Jewish Communities Growing Barren

'The absence of children – particularly children being raised in the Jewish religion – represents yet one more missing incentive to Jewish communal engagement.'

Greenblatt Headed Obama Admin Agency, Soros-Funded Initiative Before ADL

ADL national director Jonathan Greenblatt accused of politicizing his organization's principles.

US President Donald Trump Makes History in Visit to Western Wall [video]

The director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation showed President Trump and his family during their visit to the site explanatory photos and drawings of the Holy Temples and the Temple Mount.

German Court Rules No Jail for Muslim Synagogue Arsonists

The German regional court ruled the arsonists were carrying out a political statement against Israel, not an anti-Semitic hate crime.

‘Non-Jewish Nanny’ to Orthodox Children Becomes a Social Media Sensation

Adriana Fernandez can pronounce Pesach perfectly, and is well-versed in the rules of “shomer negiah” and “tznius.”

Jewish Books Remain Intact in Houston Evangelical Christian’s Devastated Home

Miraculously, the Jewish texts which have withstood almost 2,000 years of exile, have stood up to Houston's flood waters.

Bomb Threat at Jewish Community Centers (JCC) in London and America’s East Coast Cities

Jewish community centers in American East Coast cities and Jewish schools in London, England were evacuated due to called-in warnings of explosives in the buildings.

Jews and Muslims Unite at Rally to Denounce Desecration of Sacred Texts

Attitudes in Europe, and in Sweden and Denmark in particular, have challenged basic respect for the religious beliefs of other and common decency in general.

Warning: Cult Launches Countrywide Campaign

The missionary campaign is ongoing and is expected to continue through the end of the coming week.

Tzfat Chief Rabbi Leads Prayer at the Kotel for China’s Coronavirus Victims

Rabbi Eliahu called on all creative people, "composers, musicians and singers to compose a gift song from Israel to the Chinese people. A song of partnership, of prayer, of blessing."

Quentin Tarantino Talks Israel: ‘My life here is so wonderful’

Tarantino won a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood,” and in his acceptance speech thanked his Israeli wife, Daniella Pick, in Hebrew.

Shmuley Boteach to Debate Jew for Yoshka on ‘New Testament’ Anti-Semitism

It's probably safe to say that the August 8 debate will not result in much burning, but the Talmud discourages a voluntary religious debate with gentiles.

Vatican Warns Jews, Americans, Against Liberating Biblical Lands

The dire need for Israeli sovereignty has nothing to do with the two-state solution, but with the safety of an estimated 3,000 Jewish homes which are once again in jeopardy.

Evangelical Leader Cardoza-Moore: COVID-19 Not Punishment for Jews for Rejecting Jesus

“Rick Wiles professes to be an Evangelical Christian Pastor, but he never quotes scriptures."

Israel to Deport 45 Dimona Black Hebrews

"Maybe they think that anyone who violates the laws of the State of Israel can raise their hand and say, 'Hello, I'm here, so give me citizenship.'"

Copenhagen Jazz Festival Rejects Israeli Musician for ‘Political Reasons’

CFCA asked the organizer if the festival is applying its politics to other nationals or just Israelis.

Agudath Israel, Catholic Diocese, Win Supreme Court Appeal Against Gov. Cuomo

This was the first opportunity for President Donald Trump's two newest appointments, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, to cast decisive votes.

Canadian Jew Rescues ISIS Sex Slaves — The Yazidis’ Oskar Schindler

A Canadian Jewish businessman is raising money to free Yazidi and Christian women and girls being held as sex slaves by ISIS.

Report (Updated): Jewish Convert to Christianity to Lead March of the Living

Evans is the son of a Jewish mother whose parents had emigrated from the Soviet Union, and an abusive, antisemitic alcoholic Christian father.

Jewish Students Walk Out on West Virginia Public High School Evangelical Event

A district spokesperson explained that the event was meant to be voluntary, but two teachers “made a mistake and took the entire class to the assembly.”

Trump to Dis Non-Orthodox Rabbis in New Year’s Phone Call

In late August, four coalitions of Jewish clergy issued statements they planned to boycott the president's call, in response to Trump’s weak response to the neo-Nazi and white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, Va.

European Jewry Congratulates Sebastian Kurz on Austrian Election Win, Warns Against Far-Right Pressures

"We strongly urge Mr. Kurz to form a coalition of centrist parties and not be beholden to a party of the far-right in his new coalition government."

60 Evangelical Leaders to Trump: Move Embassy to Jerusalem

White evangelical voters unusually high support was very significant in Trump's ability to capture the Midwestern states and win without a plurality.

Researcher: Close to 100,000 Mixed Marriages with One Jewish Spouse in Israel

The CBS data show that the phenomenon of Jewish women marrying Arab men is marginal.

Jewish Quarter Residents Fear Unrest Following Opening of Mosque Next to Jerusalem’s Hurva Synagogue

Authorities have reportedly intervened in the matter and are seeking to ensure that no loudspeaker for the muezzin or green lighting is installed on the mosque.

Alan Dershowitz Warns Jewish Voters: Nixon’s the Anti-Israel Candidate for NYS Governor

Despite a very long list of television and movie credits, Cynthia Nixon has absolutely no experience whatsoever in politics.

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