Thousands of people from all over the world are expected to visit the Polish town of Leżajsk/Lizhensk for the yartzeit (anniversary of the death) of one of the founding members of the Chassidic movement Rabbi Elimelech from Lizhensk. The anniversary takes place on the 21st of the Jewish month of Adar which begins on Monday
Ben Gvir says government-backed version being prepared instead of bill advanced by previous coalition; men’s rights groups invited to discussions alongside women’s right’s groups
Join Steve and the exiled Chief Rabbi of Moscow – Rabbi Pinchas Goldshmidt – as they discuss the challenges of rebuilding this Jewish community.
NY-based financial institute founded by Bank Hapoalim, which sold stake in 2005, collapses as investors pull deposits following crash of SVB; 3rd largest bank failure in US history
Baharav-Miara says can’t agree to ultranationalist minister’s request he be granted independent counsel for High Court petitions against expansion of ministerial power over police
The actress Noa Nishby has gone to bat for Israel on U.S. college campuses as an official emissary of her home country. The philanthropist Miriam Adelson has underwritten multiple organizations dedicated to building pro-Israel sentiment in the United States. And now both prominent advocates for Israel have publicly joined what is turning out to be
“Opposition to Israeli judicial reform has reached the ‘resistance’ stage,” according to an article by the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal, published on Monday, an article which portrays the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as the one person who can achieve compromise — if only the attorney-general will back down from her decision prohibiting
Special Knesset panel advances bid to prevent PM being forced aside over conflict of interest; opposition says bill would place PM ‘above the law’; 1st reading set for later Monday
For Women’s History Month: Modern-day stories echoing Ruth the Moabite’s loyalty, faith and determination.
Riyadh failed to issue visas to residents of Kfar Kama, a Circassian Muslim town picked as global ‘tourist village’; Tourism Ministry accuses UN of failing to meet own standards
The actor known for iconic Jewish roles like the Hebrew Hammer draws on real experience as a wave of hate crimes strikes Brooklyn in this past Sunday’s episode titled ‘Never Again’
A 21-year-old man from northern Israel was injured in an explosion while driving on Route 65 Monday morning, in an apparent roadside bombing, police said. The incident occurred on eastbound Route 65 near Megiddo Junction, when a device exploded on the road, damaging a passing car. MDA emergency first responders were dispatched to the scene,
Operation dubbed ‘Project Matterhorn’ allegedly aimed to get content for possible pressure against Michael Lauber amid fears in Doha that it may be stripped of hosting World Cup
Among signatories to letter are former US Treasury undersecretary Jeffrey Goldstein; missive says planned legislation will also make Israel harder to defend on international stage
SiA Cease-Fire, Now By Sivan Rahav-Meir 1. Over the past month, I spent one Shabbat in New York, another in London, and still another in Jerusalem. The words of the kiddush were the same in each place – yet, surprisingly, so were the words of the small talk. An amazing thing happened in New York:
Shin Bet involved in looking into incident at Megiddo Junction, indicating authorities also suspect possible terror
A new survey commissioned by the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) has revealed a sharp and growing divide between left-wing and self-described centrist voters on the one side, and right-wing voters on the other, as well as a general deterioration in the way Israelis view the country’s security and economic situation. The last such survey was
I have written previously regarding the judicial-reform issues for which there is no room to compromise. That article is foundational to my legal and Judaic thinking on the matter, as I contemplate some of the compromises now floating around. For example: 1. A judiciary must be fair and balanced. The current Israeli Supreme Court is
(JISS) It has become commonplace for officials, analysts, and correspondents to warn about the dangers of the upcoming Ramadan and the Palestinian violence that will ensue, especially after the May 2021 Hamas campaign against Israel and even more so since the election of the “most right-wing” government Israel has ever had. Nevertheless, how incendiary has
Two former senior Israeli political leaders appeared on CNN Sunday, condemning the Israeli government”s judicial reform plan, calling it a threat to democracy and the Israeli economy. Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak and former Justice Minister Tzipi Livni spoke with CNN”s Fareed Zakaria Sunday, taking aim at the new government of their former political rival,
Should the High Court move to strike down judicial overhaul and the government reject its ruling, an unprecedented crisis looms; police and army would be unclear on whom to follow
Quirky multiverse flick feted for directing, acting; Brendon Fraser wins for ‘Whale’ portrayal, but Spielberg’s ‘Fabelmans’ falls short amid guffaws over last year’s on-stage slap
I recently had the zechus to be by the burial of a very important person. That week I happened to also hear a shiur discussing different aspects of jealousy. The question is asked how Joseph knew with such confidence that his bones would be intact when Bnei Yisroel left Egypt, Mitzrayim, for he made them
A poll conducted by Prof. Camil Fuchs for Channel 13 News and published on Sunday evening found that 47% of Israelis oppose the idea of Yesh Atid, led by Yair Lapid, and the National Unity Party, led by Benny Gantz, joining the government, with the aim of stopping the legislation related to the judicial reform.
Finance minister again says call to destroy Palestinian town ‘created a mistaken impression,’ claims to embrace Israelis of all types, as ex-pats and others rally outside hotel
A total of 22 Islamic State (ISIS) militants, including some of the group’s leaders, were killed in an operation in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the Iraqi military said on Sunday, according to the Xinhua news agency. Lieutenant General Abdul Wahab al-Saadi, head of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service, said at a press conference that the
Iran’s mission to the United Nations said on Sunday that a breakthrough agreement with Saudi Arabia restoring bilateral relations will help bring a political settlement to Yemen’s yearslong war, The Associated Press reported Sunday. Iran announced on Friday that it had agreed to restore diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia. The two countries will reopen their
Former US Vice President Mike Pence on the weekend blasted former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol. “President Trump was wrong,” Pence said on Saturday during remarks at the annual white-tie Gridiron Dinner attended by politicians and journalists, according to The Associated Press. “I had no
Palestinian Arab terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, on Sunday published statements mourning the deaths of three terrorists who were eliminated by the IDF during an attempted shooting attack. A number of armed terrorists opened fire toward IDF soldiers at a military post adjacent to the Jit Junction in Samaria overnight Saturday. IDF soldiers
New renovation of the Davidson Center in Jerusalem utilizes interactive tech and augmented reality to highlight history and archaeology of Temple-era Jerusalem
Team Israel, playing its first game in the World Baseball Classic on Sunday, rallied late to defeat Nicaragua by a score of 3-1 at loanDepot Park in Miami. After being held scoreless by four Nicaraguan pitchers through seven innings, Israel rallied in the eighth inning off Nicaragua”s best reliever, New York Yankees reliever Jonathan Loáisiga.
New York’s Signature Bank follows California institution in being seized as Fed scrambles to contain fallout from liquidity crunch, head off more bank runs
US regulators on Sunday shut down New York-based Signature Bank, CNBC reported. “We are also announcing a similar systemic risk exception for Signature Bank, New York, New York, which was closed today by its state chartering authority,” Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC said in a joint statement Sunday evening. The banking regulators said depositors at
Long-sought operation to avert spill that could decimate Red Sea coastal communities and marine life follows deal with Iran-backed Houthi rebels, drawn-out fundraising campaign
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich spoke on Sunday at the Israel Bonds conference being held in Washington, DC. At the start of his remarks, Smotrich thanked all those present, on behalf of the Ministry of Finance and the Israeli government, for their meaningful investment in Israel. He told the attendees about his background, noting that his
Ultra-Orthodox coalition parties reportedly pressure government to take measure off backburner early, seeking to rush legislation bypassing court on army draft and other rulings
During the same week in which we were struck twice, the week in which two young men of marriageable age, brothers Hallel and Yagel HY”D, were murdered for the sanctification of God – in that same week, a son and daughter, born and raised in the yishuv (community), got married. The son even intends to
A group of Israeli Muslims invited to a United Nations tourism event to honor their picturesque mountain village was unexpectedly blocked from attending by host Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. According to the report, the Israeli village of Kfar Kama in the Galilee region was among 32 spots chosen by the UN as the
