New children’s book harnesses childish curiosity and wonderment to expose very young readers to the deeper aspects of the Jewish purification ritual

Gulf countries, Turkey, Sinai represent heightened risk as Jewish holiday coincides with Muslim holy month of Ramadan, says National Security Council

Mohammad Shtayyeh says remarks by Israeli finance minister claiming Palestinian nation is ‘an invention’ show ‘extremist, racist, Zionist ideology’ governing Israel

One of the three men wounded in an Arab terrorist attack in Tel Aviv earlier this month succumbed to his wounds Monday, passing away at

Proposal would give government full control over first two appointments to Supreme Court during its tenure, require support of others for further appointments

A day after David Stern, a dual US-Israeli citizen, was shot and seriously wounded in Huwara, on Route 60 in Samaria, Yossi Dagan, head of

More than two-thirds of Palestinian Arabs support terrorist groups like the Lions” Den organization, a new poll found, and deadly terror attacks against Israeli Jews,

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman discusses diplomatic talks ahead of Ramadan, as legal reporter Jeremy Sharon deciphers the latest legal overhaul issue

UN-sponsored index, based on data from 2020-2022, predates government’s divisive judicial overhaul plan; list is again topped by Finland, with US 15th, Britain 19th and

Responding to a recent rise in neo-Nazi activity in his state, a Jewish lawmaker in Florida is trying to outlaw displays of “religious or ethnic

On Monday morning, hours after the government announced that it will be continuing to advance its judicial reform package, the shekel weakened against the dollar

Rector warns government’s plans will stifle academic freedom, urges other institutes of higher education to threaten open-ended strike if legislation is not halted

With Dr. Tova Ganzel, we discuss Parshat Vayikra, exploring the function and form of the sacrifices and the Tabernacle in their ancient Near Eastern context.

In honor of the first day of Spring, we bring you two stories of how we change nature and nature changes us.

Following reports that the government plans to moderate its judicial reform package as it pertains to the Judicial Appointments Committee, MK Simcha Rothman, chairman of

Village in Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain dates back to late 6th century, before the spread of Islam; researchers find loose pearls and diving weights

Israel has surpassed the United States in opioid consumption, becoming number one worldwide in the use of the pain narcotics, according to a new study

Chinese president says looking to adopt a ‘new vision’ for ties; Beijing slams ‘politicization’ at International Criminal Court after it issued arrest warrant for Russian

While archaeologists worry about forgeries, the IAA vows to implement more rigorous testing after a highly touted potsherd thought to be from 498 BCE was

During the final months leading up to the 2016 Presidential elections, Hillary Clinton brought to the world the three infamous words “basket of deplorables”, thereby

A Lebanese-based newspaper aligned with Syria released details Monday morning of the assassination of a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist near Damascus Sunday morning. On Sunday,

Amid the ongoing debates on the government’s judicial reform program, Likud MK Tally Gotliv has expressed her strong disapproval of a proposed compromise on the

Lapid says changes to judge selection panel are ‘what they’ve planned from day 1’; Michaeli: ‘There’s no compromise here’; Sa’ar: Government ‘hasn’t learned anything’ from

Q: Why does the blessing over bread exempt the other foods in a meal? A: There are two reasons for this: 1) Bead is the

Political scientists have been known to say that the Left believes in revolution, and the Right believes in evolution. The character of a regime is

Unsourced TV report claims prime minister angry at president over timing, content of his judicial reform proposal; Prime Minister’s Office calls report ‘a disgusting lie’

Former Otzma Yehudit MK Michael Ben-Ari, who was barred from running for the Knesset in 2019, has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of misreading the

Israel Police say southern Israel resident wielding iron bar arrested for ‘violent incident’ at Tomb of the Virgin Mary; eyewitness claims two Jewish men involved

Israeli forces again entered the ‘West Bank’ terrorist hotbed Jenin Thursday, reportedly killing four people, including two senior members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held talks with high-ranking Russian officials on Sunday to discuss a Russian-built nuclear plant under construction on Egypt’s north coast

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute (IOLR) have succeeded in significantly increasing the ability of seaweed to produce

An Israeli from the center of the country has been arrested after publishing a video on social media calling for haredim to “hang themselves” and

MK David Bitan (Likud) was interviewed on Channel 12 News on Sunday evening and called to stop the legislation of the judicial reform in order

Party leaders say rest of legislative package to radically overhaul judiciary to wait until after recess, call on opposition to use time for ‘negotiations’

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich spoke at an event in Paris on Sunday night, during which he stated that “the Palestinian people are an invention that

Israel’s Consul General in New York, Asaf Zamir, was summoned by the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Sunday after he warned US Jewish donors against

Greece on Sunday commemorated the 80th anniversary of the first deportations of Greek Jews to Auschwitz-Birkenau in Thessaloniki, AFP reported. Holding white balloons captioned “Never

Religious Zionism head, and Israel’s finance minister, says ‘Palestinian people’ are ‘an invention of past 100 years’

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has “welcomed” an invitation from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to visit the kingdom following the reconciliation deal between the two countries,

Team works to save artifacts from pair of old synagogues that have suffered from looting, warn they’re ‘at risk of disappearing’

Former minister MK Matan Kahana (National Unity Party) on Sunday evening directly appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the disagreements between the coalition and

Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, announced on Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time in the

At the conclusion of a discussion that lasted several hours, the heads of the coalition parties decided on Sunday night that the legislation amending the

In leaked tape, terror group’s West Bank chief says strategy, as Ramadan approaches, is to keep ongoing tensions in territory high to land ‘blow’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the country to stand ready to conduct nuclear attacks at any time to deter war, accusing the

Hundreds march to Thessaloniki’s old train station, where expulsion began; approximately 46,000 taken to death camp in 1943, just 1,950 survived

New York State Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein, who represents New York’s 48th State Assembly district, published a video in which he urged car wash operators not

Amid the progress of the legislation of the judicial reform and in light of the incidents of violence and incitement towards the government, Israel National

President reiterates call for coalition to secure ‘broadest possible’ support for foundational changes to High Court, avoids extending White House invitation long sought by PM