Vatican Says ‘Jews Don’t Need Conversion’

The Vatican says Jews don't need to be converted and 'the Church does not question God's love for the chosen people of Israel.'

MK Yuli Edelstein Tells Chabad Rabbis Why He ‘Lost It’ Over Tefillin

Israeli MK Yuli Edelstein tells Chabad rabbis why he "lost it" over tefillin in a Soviet labor camp.

Jews Rally, Counter-Rally outside Hoenlein’s Group’s Hanukkah Party at Trump’s DC Hotel [video]

A pro-Trump protester yelled at Sharon Kleinbaum, clergywoman of LGBT Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, 'You would have been on the side of Antiochus rather than Judah the Maccabee.'

Colel Chabad ‘Charging’ Ahead on Passover Preparations

Colel Chabad is working with the Israeli government to make sure that every Israeli has what they need for Passover.

Catholic Bishop Calls Destruction of 17 Belfast Jewish Graves ‘Shameful’

Inspector Norman Haslett of the PSNI said the attack was “a particularly sickening incident, which we are treating as a hate crime.”

Jewish Man Arrested for Saying Shema on Temple Mount

The young man could have been a Hasid, in which case he may have considered his uttering of the Shema to be part of his morning prayer.

Celebration, Challenges as Ethiopian Community Celebrates Sigd Festival

Thousands of Israeli Ethiopians marked the Day of Sigd in Jerusalem this week. It's an echo of the First Temple era.

Swedes and Danes Want to Permit Circumcision – for Bar Mitzvah

“If we prohibit it [circumcision], we must also address the issue of the Christian ritual of baptism.”

NFL Stars Coming to Israel Next Week, Will Be Baptized in Jordan River

The visiting players will hold an exhibition match in Jerusalem with the Israeli Football team on Saturday evening, February 18.

Messianic ‘Blood Moon’ Rising on Passover Seder Night

The prophecy in Joel, like most prophecies, is surreal, beautiful, and open to many interpretations.

Arabs Attack Jews Entering to Pray at Joseph’s Tomb

The worshipers came under a hail of rocks as they entered the tomb, as did the IDF soldiers who were escorting them.

75 Children Contract Chickenpox in Williamsburg Outbreak, Failure to Inoculate Cited

The problem is that by reducing the number of vaccinated children, the community at large is exposed to a greater risk.

Shas Sephardic Party Spiritual Leader Rabbi Shalom Cohen Hospitalized in Jerusalem

"It was decided the rabbi will remain in the hospital overnight for a series of examinations."

11 German Christians Return to Jerusalem Replica of Gold Menorah Stolen by Romans

On the 70th year of the founding of the state of Israel – we want to bring a precious replica of the stolen Menorah back to Jerusalem. Off by one year, but who's counting.

Gordon, Schulman Appointed to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council

Illinois Rabbi Samuel N. Gordon and public relations executive Maureen Schulman are the newest members of the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Council, appointed on...

Former Chief Rabbi of Rome Dies Two weeks before 100th Birthday

Former chief Rome Rabbi Elio Toaff died on Sunday the age of 99, two weeks before what was supposed to be his 100th birthday. He...

President Rivlin ‘Shocked’ by German Anti-Semitism Commissioner’s Yarmulke Warning

official figures showing that the number of attacks against Jews in Germany increased 10% in one year, from 1,504 in 2017 to 1,646 in 2018. The number of reported violent cases against Jews rose from 37 to 62 over the same period.

HRW Founder: Human Rights Must Focus on Arab Regimes’ Hate Speech

Human Rights Watch founder Robert Bernstein said that today's human rights advocates ignore the repression of basic freedoms across the Middle East and mistakenly call "free speech" and "advocacy' what is really state-sponsored hate speech.

‘I Was Pope John Paul II’s Girlfriend’ Tonight on BBC

In 2008, Tymieniecka sold her archive of letters to the Polish National Library, which kept them from public view until the BBC was invited to take a peek.

Jews Ordered to ‘Register’ in Donetsk, Ukraine

Jews in Donetsk, Ukraine this week were ordered to “register” themselves and their assets.

Prominent Turkish Muslim Leader Sends Passover Blessings to the Jewish Nation

Adnan Oktar (also known by his pen name Harun Yahya), a prominent Turkish intellectual and religious leader with mass following, has communicated and met personally over the past decade with many Orthodox rabbis from Israel and abroad, expressing his friendship to the Jewish nation and his reverence to the Torah. Oktar has sent the Jewish Press his blessing to the Jewish nation on the occasion of Passover.

2 Liberal Orthodox Rabbis Warring over Flipping Fuse on Stormy Shabbat

A "Beit Hillel" rabbi reported his decision to turn on the electricity on a frozen Shabbat morning, only to be attacked by a "Tzohar" rabbi from his neck of the (snowy) woods.

2 New Chief Rabbis Elected for Jerusalem After 10-Yr Hiatus

Israel's holy capital of Jerusalem once more celebrates the election of both an Ashkenazi and Sephardic Chief Rabbi Jewish spiritual guidance in the city.

Arabs Threw Stones at 4-Year-Old Girl on Temple Mount

The girl was accompanying her father, who was among the Jewish activists visiting the holy site.

Egyptian Journalist Poses as Jew and Discovers Ant-Semitism

An Arab language website sent a reporter, dressed as a Jew, to the streets of Cairo.

Haredim Reject Government ‘Saturated’ Burials

The conventional burial sites permit the burial of some 70 persons per acre, as opposed to as many as 600 in the new system.

Chabad of South Korea Completing Construction of First-Ever Mikvah

Jewish women seeking ritual pool services have thus far had to travel quite a distance, to China or Japan, to use a mikvah for family purity.

‘Anti-Semitism in Europe As Important As Climate Change’

European lawmakers gathered to discuss anti-Semitism and the future of Jews in Europe.

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