MK Orit Strock (Religious Zionism), who serves as Settlement Minister and National Missions Minister, on Friday morning spoke about the disagreements regarding whether politicians should attend memorial events at military cemeteries. Speaking to Kan Reshet Bet, Strock said that she supports the idea of politicians attending memorial ceremonies in pairs comprised of one opposition MK

What makes an item tamei (ritually impure)? The Torah answers this question at great length from a technical perspective, but why conceptually did Hashem deem certain items tamei and others ritually pure, tahor? Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch explains that tumah is associated with bondage, with lack of freedom. Judaism, meanwhile, rests on the very opposite

Prosecutors say actor not vindicated yet but will no longer pursue involuntary manslaughter accusation over accidental killing of cinematographer

Shake Shack, the American fast-casual restaurant chain famous for its burgers and milkshakes, is heading to Israel. The chain announced Wednesday on social media that a location will open next year in Tel Aviv, which has a robust burger scene &mdash including local chains such as Moses, Burgerim and Black Bar “n” Burger and international

If one were to ask a group of people what the mood is like during Sefirat Haomer, they would probably get answers such as “mournful” and “sad”, even though on the Biblical level this is a happy time, celebrating the harvest and the period between Pesach and Shavuot. In Iyar, it is not unreasonable to

April 20 & 21, 2023 – Parsha Tazriah-Metzorah 5783 Candle Lighting 4.21.23 / 30th Nissan 5783, NYC – 7:23 pm We’ve updated Shabbat B’Shabbato in recent weeks. Let us know what you think by sending your comments to martinoliner@gmail.com. “Drama of Birth” Rabbi Harold Kanotopsky (z”l) on Parashat Tazriah. Read here “Slander” Rabbi Harold Kanotopsky

Dozens protested Thursday night outside the home of Khaled Kabub, a Supreme Court justice, after he declared that a rapist acted “without significant violence.” In the incident in question, an Arab raped a Jewish woman, but Kabub declared that the rapist had acted “without significant violence” and ordered that his release be considered. The protest

A lecturer on government policy serving on Meta’s ‘Supreme Court,’ the 24-year Justice Ministry insider explains what needs to be fixed – but the cure isn’t the judicial overhaul

Festival marking end of Ramadan starts for most Sunnni Muslims on Friday, Shiites wait another day; Waqf says 4 million worshippers visited Al-Aqsa over holy month

(JNS) For the last 20 years, many of us have been documenting the overwhelming rise of hostility on American campuses towards Israel, Jewish students and professors who do not toe the party line. The hostility seems to be based on the extraordinary effectiveness of long-term propaganda online, in mass media, at the United Nations, among

The state budget will include a massive sum for the widening of Route 60 and for other roads throughout Judea and Samaria. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionism) has approved the plans presented to him by Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz, and the roads throughout the region will be budgeted for planning and construction.

A new poll conducted by Panels Politics for the Maariv newspaper showed that were elections to be held today, the parties currently in the opposition would hold a majority. The poll also showed that MK Benny Gantz’s National Unity party would overtake the Likud as the largest party in the Knesset. According to the poll,

The only way is up, experts say. Falling prices in the residential market are unlikely to become a long-term trend even if home sales are currently at record lows

Rabbi of Temple De Hirsch Sinai says vandalism retained as reminder of present-day antisemitism, vandals timing ‘deliberate,’ wanted to be as hurtful as possible

This week”s double Torah reading of the portions of Tazria and Metzora focuses on the mysterious ailment known as “the affliction of tzarat,” which the Torah sages understand to be a consequence of the widespread sin of “lashon hara,” evil speech in its various forms. In this week”s Jerusalem Lights podcast, Jim Long and Rabbi

The parashiot (Torah portions) Tazria and Metzora talk about the different impure situations people go through, and the parsha begins with a woman having a baby and the process she has to go through to get out of the impurity. While talking about her process, the Torah mentions one of the most important mitzvahs (commandments)

In addition, 86 disabled veterans passed away due to injuries sustained during service, taking total to 24,213; official numbers published ahead of commemoration events

Member of security detail for Taibe Mayor Shuaa Masarwa Mansour killed by gunmen; police launch investigation, search for suspects

B’nai Brith Canada reported on Thursday that the Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto, which was held last week, once again turned into a hatefest. In last Saturday”s rally, B”nai Brith said, participants chanted genocidal slogans and speakers praised terrorists, creating a hostile environment for Jews in the streets of downtown Toronto, Canada”s largest city. Among

On the eve of Memorial Day, which will be commemorated starting on Monday evening at sundown, the Ministry of Defense on Friday morning published the updated tally of fallen IDF soldiers from 1860 to the present day: 24,213. From Memorial Day last year and until today, 59 people have been added to the tally, as

The foreign ministers of Jordan and Iran agreed in a phone call on Thursday to soon hold a meeting to discuss ways to improve their bilateral relations, the Jordanian foreign ministry said, according to the Xinhua news agency. During the phone call with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign minister

Protest comes a day after pro-overhaul demonstrators gathered outside the elderly justice’s residence in Tel Aviv, hurling insults and ill wishes

‘Rough Diamonds,’ an Israeli-Belgian co-production, tells a tale of an Antwerp Hasidic family struggling to keep its business alive as it is drawn deeper into the underworld

Communities ponder whether they can – or should – put aside the political controversy rocking the Jewish state as they celebrate its independence this year

Twitter on Thursday made good on its promise and began removing blue checkmarks from many high-profile users who did not pay the monthly fee to keep them, The Associated Press reported. Twitter had about 300,000 verified users under the original blue-check system &mdash many of them journalists, athletes and public figures. The checks &mdash which

Italian Senator Giulio Terzi has sent a letter to Italian Foreign and International Cooperation Minister Antonio Tajani, calling to consider the future of UN Special Rapporteur for Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese, over her controversial remarks on Israel, JPost reports. His letter was sent after two NGOs approached UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN High Commissioner

MK Gideon Sa’ar (National Unity Party) on Thursday participated in a demonstration against the judicial reform in Shoham, a town in the Central District of Israel. In his remarks, Sa”ar commented on the intentions of the protest organizations to protest in the cemeteries against right-wing politicians who will attend Memorial Day ceremonies next week. “I

Iran said on Thursday it had “forced” a US submarine to surface as it was crossing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, a claim which was promptly denied by the Americans, reported the AFP news agency. Admiral Shahram Irani, the commander of Iran’s navy, told state TV the USS Florida nuclear submarine

Work on Tel Aviv’s main synagogue will remove 1960s additions and add much-needed public space on Allenby Street

Top official says drop in handling fee Israel charges PA for fuel transfers and boost in Ramallah’s portion of Allenby crossing fees will be applied for month of April

The ministers from the Otzma Yehudit Party, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, Minister for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee Yitzhak Wasserlauf and Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu, arrived on Thursday, together with the head of the Jordan Valley Regional Council David Elhayani at the site of the terrorist

High-profile users like Beyoncé, Pope Francis, and ex-president Trump lost their blue badges as Musk rolls out long-promised move to strip un-paid-for Blue Ticks from users

Minister of Aliyah and Integration Ofir Sofer arrived on Wednesday for a series of meetings in Toronto, Canada. The Minister began his visit at Ulpanat Orot High School for Girls and Bnei Akiva Yeshiva Or Chaim. He toured the schools with Rabbi Seth Grauer, the Rosh Yeshiva and head of Bnei Akiva schools in Toronto,

Unique in the burgeoning Israeli anti-overhaul protest scene, elderly folks in lawn chairs ‘storm’ HaBima Square to protest transferring power from the judiciary to politicians

Delegations move to slow passage of motions that criticize government’s judicial overhaul, support LGBTQ Jews; votes to take place online next week