This week we start reading about the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle). The Mishkan was somewhat of a tent, and as a tent in the desert, it also had a cover to it, called “Yeri”ot.” However, very interestingly, the Mishkan didn”t have only one cover. It actually had three or maybe even four different covers!
Non-binding General Assembly resolution passes 141-7, with 32 abstentions; Erdan: Israel stands ‘alongside people of Ukraine in solidarity both on the ground and here in UN’
Residents of the Japanese coastal town of Hamamatsu have been perplexed by a large iron ball that has washed up on a local beach. While authorities ruled out the ball containing an explosive device after performing an X-ray exam and finding out it’s hollow from within, they remain weary of the object. At the time
Investigation finds someone linked to International Fellowship of Christians and Jews may have paid to have posts panning salaries of Yehiel Eckstein and his daughter Yael removed
In the early afternoon of Wednesday, a man in his 70s suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at a diabetes clinic in the Beit Hakerem neighborhood of Jerusalem. The clinic staff immediately called for help, and a paramedic from the clinic began to administer CPR and delivered one shock with a defibrillator. Within ninety seconds, a
State media claims incident part of drill at Revolutionary Guards base in Karaj, which hosts nuclear centrifuge assembly facility previously targeted in drone strike
The legal reform, which was among the issues voted for by the majority of the people, and on which large parts of it, even the public that is not part of the current coalition agrees, has been turned into a “legal and regiment revolution” that will lead us to the end of democracy, to a
The parsha of Terumah follows those of Mishpatim and Yitro. In parshat Yitro we experienced the moment of the revelation at Mount Sinai and the granting of the Torah to the Jewish people. In parshat Mishpatim the Torah began to fill in the details of Jewish law and life, especially as they relate to human
The Smuggler Tony comes up to the Mexican border on his bicycle. He’s got two large bags over his shoulders. Joe, the border guard, stops him and says, “What’s in the bags?” “Sand,” answers Tony. Joe says, “We’ll just see about that. Get off the bike.” Joe takes the bags and rips them apart he
Former premier, defense minister and chief of staff says danger to Israeli democracy from judicial overhaul push is ‘immediate and real’
Actor Alec Baldwin on Thursday pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges relating to the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” CNN reported, citing a court document waiving his first court appearance. Baldwin is released on personal recognizance as long as he doesn”t own a gun, abstains from alcohol and doesn”t speak
This week in ‘What Matters Now,’ we speak with the former MK, a Middle East and Russo-Ukraine expert, and learn whether Israel’s policy of ‘neutrality’ is actually the best course
Iran on Thursday directly acknowledged an accusation from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors that it enriched uranium to 84 percent purity for the first time, placing it closer than ever to weapons-grade material, The Associated Press reported. The acknowledgement came from Iran’s Nour News, a website linked to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, overseen
Salah Bardawil, a member of the political bureau of the Hamas terrorist organization, is claiming that “the internal divisions of opinion in the “Zionist entity are an important opportunity for the resistance to bring about a breakthrough.” In an interview with Hamas” official television channel, Bardawil, who is among the top leaders of Hamas, said
The Times of Israel’s regular feature on what is happening in Israel’s property market right now
The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), Israel-Spain Forum Alliance (ISFA), and Center for Jewish Impact (CJI) on Thursday issued a joint call, backed by a petition with more than 15,000 signatures, for the Barcelona City Council to vote at its meeting on Friday to restore the “twin city” relationship with Tel Aviv that was severed earlier
Late night demonstrations held in several cities as well as East Jerusalem, sparking clashes, as terror group flaunts popularity on Palestinian street following deadly Nablus raid
North Korea has test-fired four strategic cruise missiles during a drill designed to demonstrate its ability to conduct a nuclear counterattack against hostile forces, its state media said on Friday (local time). The exercise on Thursday involved an apparently operational strategic cruise missile unit of the Korean People’s Army, which fired the four “Hwasal-2” missiles
Victim tearfully recounts life-altering 2013 hotel room assault; sentence, added on to existing 23-year term, means disgraced movie mogul will likely spend rest of life behind bars
President Isaac Herzog on Thursday evening met at the President”s Residence with a delegation of Democratic US Senators, headed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Also taking part in the meeting were Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Senator
Extremists including neo-Nazis plan to hold rallies, distribute anti-Jewish messaging, but few expected to participate; no known violent threats or specific targets
Basketball player Meyers Leonard, who signed with the Milwaukee Bucks and will return to the NBA two years after using an antisemitic slur, apologized once again for the 2021 incident. Leonard made the comments as he addressed the media for the first time since joining an NBA roster once again, reported The Athletic. “It”s a
Prof. Curt Glaser sold ‘Dance on the Beach’ under duress in the 1930s. Now, the 1906 masterpiece is expected to fetch $15-25 million after a deal was struck with the current owner
Netanyahu, Herzog and others meet with Senate delegations from both parties as well as House representatives on trips sponsored by J Street and US Israel Education Association
Jewish Agency for Israel Chairman Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog cautioned against eliminating the Israeli Law of Return”s “Grandchild Clause” when addressing the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Thursday. The clause, which the current governing coalition is seeking to remove from the Law of Return, allows any person with at least
Israel was one of 141 countries which on Thursday voted in favor of a United Nations resolution endorsing an end to the war in Ukraine. As well as calling on parties to the conflict and the international community to seek to broker peace, the resolution also calls for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine’s territory. Seven
Ramallah threatening to withdraw in what could lead to Aqaba’s meeting’s cancellation altogether as representatives from Jordan and Egypt won’t want to attend without PA
