Margot Stern Strom, who drew on the pain of her Jewish childhood in the Jim Crow South to create one of the most widely used Holocaust education programs in American schools, died March 28 at her home in Brookline, Massachusetts. She was 81. The Boston Globe reported the cause as pancreatic cancer. Strom was a

Shas leader, wary of influence of far-right Smotrich and Ben Gvir, is working overtime to keep Gallant in the defense ministry, raising tensions with Netanyahu, who won’t forgive

Top US diplomat also warns Eli Cohen against ‘unilateral actions that exacerbate tensions’ with the Palestinians and Israel’s neighbors

Well cover caves in under weight of large crowd, which gathered to celebrate Hindu festival; municipality ordered temple to remove unsafe cover in January, but they refused

An upcoming HBO documentary series will highlight the role Academy Award-winning Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman played in bringing the Angel City Football Club to Los Angeles. “Angel City,” which is set to debut on HBO and stream on HBO Max in May, will tell the story of the team”s first season in the National Women”s

In Parshat Tzav we find one of the super unique Ta’amim (Trops) that we have – a Shalsheles. The other places the Shalsheles appears are in Sefer Bereshit, where each time it appears is a very dramatic moment. This week it appears during the Psukim where the Torah tells us how Moshe was preparing Aharon

For Michal Stamova, the challenge of translating Passover”s core text into Ukrainian started with the title. The haggadah &mdash the book containing the Passover story &mdash starts with an “h” sound in both Hebrew, its original language, and English. In Russian, the primary language of organized Jewish life in Ukraine until recently, there is no

Historian says early retirement would have allowed PM to be remembered as great leader, fears judicial overhaul will turn Israel into religious dictatorship if passed

Bar-Ilan University findings may lead researchers to find ways to prevent and treat gestational diabetes in first trimester — much earlier than the disease is now detected

Peril awaits America now that the 45th President of the United States has been indicted. When a former American president is targeted by the politically despicable woke, we all face disaster. There are rules in the American game. Most of those rules are set forth explicitly in the U.S. Constitution, its amendments, and two centuries

A new settlement is going up in Israel. Architectural schematics show luxury condominiums that would not be out of place in Miami or Santa Monica complete with balcony views, palm trees and sleek modern interiors with a fireplace, an indoor pool and a garden with a swing bench. There”s just one catch: to live here

As representatives of Knesset factions sit with President Herzog for negotiations over the judicial overhaul package, Canada’s former Justice Minister urges – seize the momentum

Sender Schwartz, who lives directly across the street from The White Shul in Far Rockaway, was the first to bring the presence of the truck pictured here to my attention on Monday. It was a fairly large vehicle parked on the street in an area where parking is not allowed. The ad, as you can

Officials say they’re in touch with Evan Gershkovich’s family as well as newspaper and that State Department contacted Moscow; White House urges Americans not to travel to Russia

A senior Biden administration official on Thursday warned that Israel’s burgeoning allies in the Middle East are concerned that domestic tensions surrounding the judicial reform are a distraction from addressing tensions during Ramadan. “Leaders across the region have expressed their concerns to me regularly about the insecurity and instability in the West Bank,” Barbara Leaf,

Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday pleaded not guilty to five criminal charges recently added by US prosecutors in the government’s sprawling case against the former cryptocurrency company, AFP reported. Bankman-Fried, known as “SBF,” had in January entered a “not guilty” plea to eight other criminal charges from his original indictment, including fraud. Among

Tirana Hassan hopes US will do more to hold government accountable for alleged abuses; Foreign Ministry accuses her of bias, says anti-overhaul protests ‘example’ of democracy

We have just seen an insurrection that shut Israel down being hailed as a “peaceful” pro-democracy movement. A movement that is proud of having used BDS/antifa tactics against their own state in order to further “de-Judaize” the country. Israel is the one and only Jewish state, but what does that mean? What is “Jewish” about

Former US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called a Manhattan grand jury”s decision to indict former President Donald Trump an “outrage.” Speaking on CNN, Pence said, “The unprecedented indictment of a former president of the United States on a campaign finance issue is an outrage. And it appears to millions of Americans to be

Information Minister Galit Distel Atbaryan (Likud) took part in the right-wing demonstration in Tel Aviv on Thursday night and, in a conversation with Israel National News, said that going to the streets is the order of the day. “The presence of the right in the streets is critical. The fight is not in the Knesset

Trump indictment comes 17 years after he met Stormy Daniels at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe; here are the events leading up to politically explosive charges

Ex-president will be fingerprinted, photographed, field basic questions and arraigned in process that lasts several hours; he’s unlikely to be hand-cuffed publicly

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi (Likud) spoke to Israel National News at the right-wing demonstration in favor of the judicial reform which took place in Tel Aviv on Thursday, and said that the government will continue to promote the judicial reform even if no agreements are reached. “We gave another opportunity for dialogue and if it

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday called the indictment of former President Donald Trump “un-American” and said the state would not assist in any extradition request, The Hill reported. “The weaponization of the legal system to advance a political agenda turns the rule of law on its head. It is un-American,” said DeSantis. “The Soros-backed

Two days after the foiling of an attack against Israelis and Jews in Greece, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met on Thursday with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides. The meeting focused on Iranian terrorism in light of the foiling of the terrorist attack in Greece this week and the foiling of an attack in Cyprus

Days after Biden says PM must change direction, FM stresses importance of bilateral ties, tells secretary he’s proud to represent country where there’s freedom to demonstrate

This week, Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman host special guest Dr. Bernie Kastner, a Jerusalem-based psychotherapist, rabbi and author of numerous books about life after death and the journey of a soul. What is the Torah’s view on the immortality of the soul, life after death, and reincarnation? Are there parallels between ancient Torah

State-run news agency says air defenses engaged ‘hostile targets’ over capital, less than 24 hours after similar attack wounded two soldiers and caused damage

Felony indictment filed under seal by Manhattan district attorney’s office will likely be announced in coming days, upending 2024 race in which Trump seeking to return to office

Former US President Donald Trump was indicted on criminal charges in New York on Thursday for his role in organizing hush money payments made to an adult film star during his 2016 campaign, multiple US media outlets reported. The indictment marks the first time a President has been charged in a criminal matter and comes