Israeli City Mayors Unite to Launch 2017 Global Jewish Unity Initiative
This year's Jerusalem Unity Prize and Unity Day is set for June 7, 2017. Senior Druze official Amal Assad is joining the Prize Committee.
Lag B’Omer in Meron to be a Scorcher, Officials Warn
A heat wave is expected in the region just as rabbis light the first of 25 hours' worth of bonfires on Mount Meron for Lag B'Omer.
Chabad’s ‘Roving Rabbis’ Dispersed on Tisha B’Av
Chabad's "Roving Rabbis" are spending Tisha B'Av in far flung corners of the globe this weekend.
Netanyahu on Bikur Cholim Visit to Rabbi Grossman in Migdal Ha’Emek
Rabbi Grossman, world-renowned for founding and leading Migdal Ohr educational institutions, is constantly on the go.
Worldwide Chanukah Project: Lighting Up Places of Darkness
"Our goal was to motivate WBA members and Jews around the world to utilize their inner light to illuminate any place in the world where they see darkness..."
Trump Envoy Jason Greenblatt Returning to Israel, Family to Arrive for Sukkot
US envoy Jason Greenblatt will conduct meetings “in advance of a private trip in the region with his family" for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
NYT: Dead Argentine Prosecutor Drafted Warrant to Arrest President Fernandez
Prosecutor Alberto Nisman drafted a warrant to arrest Pres. Fernandez before his death.
Day School Becomes a Shelter in Houston As SuperStorm Harvey Batters Texas, Louisiana
“The Jewish Community Center is turning into a command center. Jewish Family Services is flooded. They're helping people by phone.”
Israeli Ministers Advocate for Better Incorporation of Zionism in School Curriculum
Israel's prime minister and education minister agree on the need to instill comprehensive Zionist values in the nation's school curriculum.
Gett Nominated for the Golden Globes
A Golden Globes award will help women still chained by obstinate husbands.
Israeli Group Traps Serial Groom Turned Get Refuser, Forces Him to Give a Get
Her husband managed to divorce his fourth wife, granting her a get after securing a bribe of $50,000.
First Cousins Reunite at Yad Vashem for the First Time
After three-quarters of a century, a phone call changed the lives of two people who thought they were alone in the world.
‘Not A Single Jew Will Remain On This Land,’ Promises A Gaza Cleric [video]
Visceral radical Islamic hatred of Jews is driving the current wave of terror. Much is being organized in Gaza.
New Texas Law Expediting Death Certificates Benefits Orthodox Families
Under Turner's law, a family can request an expedited death certificate for religious reasons when it plans to bury the deceased in another country.
Some Israelis to Celebrate Sukkot with 4 Species Holders Made in Gaza
“On Sukkot, we pray that peace will be brought upon us. This is a great example of the kind of steps we are taking all year round."
High Court Orders State to Explain What Law Limits Jewish Prayer on Temple Mount
A useful clause intended to assist police in an emergency has been turned by police and the prosecution into a de facto legislation favoring Muslim worshipers over Jewish
Islamist Stabs Jew, Punches Rabbi in Marseille, France
An Islamist terrorist attacked a rabbi and a Jewish congregant in Marseilles on Friday.
Chief Rabbi Condemns ‘Will You Marry Me’ Ritual: It Might Mean You Just Got...
The chief rabbi warned about the risk of such declarations leading to the desecration of married women.
Rabbi Eliyahu Permits Desecrating Shabbat to Shoot Arab #PyroTerrorists
The Rabbi said, if in Beit Meir, Carmiel, or Haifa they had shot the arsonists we would have been spared this catastrophe.
‘Wherever We Are in This World, We All Sing ‘Avinu Malkenu,’ We Are Still...
"Shuls and synagogues in South Africa have been closed for nearly five months; we are all in this together and we are all there for each other."
Agunot Activist Woman Appointed to Panel for Jewish Judges
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni has appointed the first woman as one of the members of the State Committee for the Appointment of Rabbinical Court...
Nazi Hunter Declares Eichmann Aide Alois Brunner Dead
It will be harder to “never forget” when the survivors and the butchers no longer are alive.
Anti-Semitic Graffiti Spray-Painted on Historic Synagogue in Barbados
Synagogue spokesperson Martin Steinbok said he "believed the culprit or culprits were deranged."
On the Eve of Passover, Words of Torah Heard in the White House ....
Jason D. Greenblatt thanked the group for their visit. “It was a pleasure to host all of you," he wrote.
Chabad Co-Emissary in Nepal Hopes for ‘Only Good News’ in Video
Chabad co-emissary Chani Lifshiftz says "hundreds of Israelis" arrive safely at the Chabad House after deadly quake in Nepal.
Rabbi Elisha Vishlitzky, Prominent National Religious Figure, Hospitalized in ICU
The public is asked to please pray for the full recovery and good health of Elisha ben Bella Bertha.
Does Cultured Meat Count on the Nine days? It’s Spirit vs. Letter of the...
The ruling boosts the status of cultured meat as meat, regardless of whether or not it comes from a slaughtered animal.
Funeral for Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, z’l to be Held Thursday, Feb. 7
Shiva is to take place at 29 Revadim in the Arnona neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Canadian Girl Guides Cookies Go Kosher
The famous Girl Guides cookies now have the OU approval as being kosher thanks to an all-Orthodox troop in Canada, but their chocolate mint...
Major Internet Firms Join ADL, European Jewish Groups to Battle Hate Speech Online
The major Internet firms have agreed to cooperate with the ADL and European Jewish groups on a Code of Conduct to battle bullying and hate speech online.