Activists say the ministry, which handles humanitarian assistance abroad, is not providing timely information on whether its money funds terrorism
To view all the Torah Lessons, Click Here Parashat Chukat Presented By: Rav Mordechai Gershon Written by: Ori Engelman In Parashat Chukat, in the episode of Mei Meriva, Moshe hits the rock instead of speaking to the rock as God commanded. Question Why was Moshe’s punishment not entering the Land of Israel? Answer Moshe is
Israel is considering canceling direct flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, Kan Reshet Bet reported Thursday morning. According to a diplomatic source, the Foreign Ministry will hold an internal discussion next week regarding the continuation of direct flights to southern Sinai, examining the diplomatic and security consequences of these flights – and their cancellation may reflect a
Hashem orders the leaders of every tribe to place a staff before the aron. The following day, Aharon”s staff, representing the tribe of Levi, is discovered to have miraculously blossomed overnight. “It sprouted twigs and bore almonds” (Bamidbar 17:23). Clearly, Hashem wished to convey a message with this miracle, but what was it? Rav Samson
Barring incidents of accidental death or premeditated murder, when is the moment that can be pinpointed as the beginning of a person”s death process? Some claim that we begin leaving this world at the very moment we arrive here. While others set the time at around 18 years of age, when the body begins to
Residents of the Jewish town of Yitzhar on Wednesday night disconnected the electricity for the Arab village from which came the terrorists responsible for the Eli terror attack. “We need to change the paradigm of the war against terror,” they wrote on the Kfar Urif Facebook page. “The responsibility for this serious attack rests on
Team lead by Israeli-American astronomer Avi Loeb is searching for remains of star-traveling IM1, which crashed into Pacific Ocean
Kan reports that after the establishment of the Hezbollah encampment on Mount Dov was revealed about two weeks ago, Israel held a briefing for several countries on the subject. According to the review provided, Israel did not ask those countries to help by diplomatic means to resolve the issue. The briefing was intended to convey
Many users are reporting a widespread malfunction on WhatsApp Web, the desktop browser version of Meta’s popular messaging app WhatsApp. Reports of the malfunction began late Wednesday evening. Attempts to connect to WhatsApp by desktop browser are met with a pop-up message saying, “Something went wrong while displaying this web page.” The mobile version of
Whenever Efraim Rozenfeld hears a plane flying overhead, his body tenses up. The 52-year-old father of seven and grandfather of seven is a longtime resident of Sderot, the Israeli town near the Gaza border that is a regular target of Palestinian Arab rocket attacks. Rozenfeld”s physical response to plane noise is the result, he says,
When the Druze left Islam in the 13th century to follow their spiritual guide, Al Daruzi, they had to head for the hills and close ranks to survive in an unforgiving Muslim world. The Druze live in the contiguous mountain ranges that today straddle Israel, Syria, and Lebanon. Part of their religion is to submit
Archaeologists uncover new evidence at a Phoenician dye factory that suggests the site was conquered by Israelites around the mid-9th century BCE
Man arrives on flight from Belgium with 28 rosellas, a species prohibited for import to Israel due to ecological concerns
Diaspora affairs minister with history of contentious remarks made comment at meeting in US earlier this month; says he wasn’t trying to be confrontational
* Translation by Yehoshua Siskin *Four names:* Ofer, Elisha, Nachman, and Harel. I did not know them personally, but they were there in my name. They were murdered because of what we have in common. If any of us were sitting there eating hummus or filling up our car, we would have been the victims.
When Haredi Jews were recently characterized on an Israeli television program as “bloodsuckers” burdening society, many secular Americans nodded their heads in agreement, unperturbed by the use of imagery similar to that invoked by antisemites through the ages. We have not yet seen their reaction to the odious video clip of a secular woman verbally
The Har Bracha Yeshiva has published a new video detailing, from its historic beginnings, the blessings that the Jews have brought the world. In the video clip, viewers can see the United Nations General Assembly, as one of the speakers gets up to condemn Israel before the vote against it, but in reality his condemnations
Zvi Yehezkeli, Arab affairs analyst for Channel 13 News, said that Israel, as it stands now, cannot beat back the terror in Judea and Samaria. In an interview with 103 FM Radio, Yehezkeli explained, “The forces which are operating now in Jenin and Shechem, it’s already not a game, it’s not the Palestinian Authority but
Police vehicle involved in accident during pursuit; suspect arrested after stolen vehicle overturns in separate incident
Some 65 U.S. senators from both parties have urged the Biden administration to finalize Israel”s entry into the Visa Waiver Program by Sept. 30. Israel has sought to join the program, which enables citizens to travel to the United States without a visa, for decades. Currently, Israelis who do not hold citizenship in any of
Kan reports that Osama Eid, who worked as a security guard at a construction site in Kiryat Gat, has been arrested on suspicion of sexual offenses against minors. He is accused of having gained the trust of female minors at a candy shop in the city, after which he committed serious sexual offenses against them.
Some believe the long, baggy garment, which faces no outright ban, flouts secular principles, intensifying a recurring debate about the influence of Islam in schools
Annual Jerusalem arts and culture event is loaded with household name performers from Israel and abroad
Publisher Axel Springer warns that certain positions, such as page layout and proofreading, could be rendered obsolete in the future by artificial intelligence
The government has, with comparatively little fanfare, brought about a wave of achievements in all areas regarding construction in Judea and Samaria. According to data published in the Israel Hayom newspaper, this is an impressive increase in the scope of construction – almost double the one recorded in 2020, which was considered the largest so
Honestly, what is the actual message when someone parades that he-she-they is “proud” to be LG(B)T(QIA)+? (I place “B” in parentheses for reasons I explain below. Also “QIA.”) If we penetrate the static, he simply is declaring he wants the world to know his coitus preferences. That”s it. He is not declaring his religion, ethnicity,
MK Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) emphasized to the Maariv newspaper that the chance he will join a Netanyahu-led coalition is low. “There were reports that made it seem like I don’t rule out partnering with [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu,” he said. “So let’s be more precise. I don’t believe a word of what Netanyahu
Responders focus on area where underwater sounds heard, insist they are ‘hopeful’ for rescue, as effort hits critical stage with only hours left for 5 people in submersible
Grandson of Holocaust survivors gets answer wrong, but still wins; Shaarey Zedek in Southfield was once described as ‘a concrete Sinai on the shoulder of Interstate 696’
A Missouri school board has decided not to ban “Maus,” the graphic memoir about the Holocaust, after considering doing so because of a new law barring the distribution of “explicit sexual material” in schools. The board of Nixa Public Schools voted unanimously on Tuesday night to retain Art Spiegelman”s award-winning book in local schools. It
Epilogue event sees tours, talks, concerts, and more fill stacks and reading rooms throughout building that marked major architectural milestone when it opened in 1960
Pop star tells crowd of 90,000 he’s grateful to Ben and Meredith Winston, who hosted him at their home early in his career
Footage shows controlled blasts at Nablus home of Abdel Kamel Jouri, who IDF says took part in October killing of Staff Sgt. Ido Baruch
Jewish nonagenarian from New York helped found synagogue community in San Diego, held Guinness record with siblings
IDF troops operated overnight Wednesday in the city of Shechem (Nablus) to demolish the home of Kamal Juri, one of the terrorists who carried out the attack in which the IDF soldier Ido Baruch was murdered. Last month, the head of the IDF Central Command signed a confiscation and demolition order for Juri’s home. The
The US House of Representatives on Wednesday censured Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) over his criticisms of then-President Donald Trump and his role in leading the first impeachment inquiry into the former president, NBC News reported. The 213-209 party-line vote came exactly one week after a similar effort to censure Schiff was rejected after 20 Republicans
Former Economy Minister MK Orna Barbivai (Yesh Atid) announced on Wednesday evening that she will be running for mayor of Tel Aviv in the municipal election scheduled for October 31, 2023. “The time has come to return Tel Aviv-Jaffa to its residents. To maintain it as a free and diverse city, to develop it as
Rabbi Sally Priesand will be featured in prestigious Smithsonian Institution, along with prominent 19th century Reform rabbi, Isaac Mayer Wise
MK Gilad Kariv (Labor) spoke to Israel National News on Wednesday and commented on the negotiations over the judicial reform and the possibility that those negotiations will bear fruit. “There is a side that wants a compromise and a side that is busy waging war. The protest what stopped the legislation in the previous session
The United States on Wednesday again condemned the terrorist attack in Eli, in which four Israelis were murdered, but also criticized “rising levels of violence” in Judea and Samaria, after groups of Israeli youth entered Palestinian Arab cities and torched vehicles, shops, and homes. “As we noted yesterday, we strongly condemn yesterday”s terrorist attack against
Bipartisan group of lawmakers calls for Biden administration to finalize initiative, amid resistance over unequal treatment of Arab Americans seeking entry into Israel
The Abraham Global Peace Initiative counters anti-Israel messaging from the rock group’s co-founder Roger Waters with its own exhibition preaching tolerance and inclusion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded on Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who last week lashed out at lashed out at the Ukrainian President and claimed that “Zelenskyy is not even Jewish.” In an interview with the BBC, Zelenskyy, who lost many relatives in the Holocaust, including his grandfather, was asked for his reaction to
A federal judge on Wednesday set a court date of July 26 for Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, to make his initial court appearance related to the plea deal he agreed to Tuesday, ABC News reported. The hearing was ordered by US District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika of the District of Delaware,
Combat Antisemitism Movement walks back project blaming progressive ideology for rising anti-Jewish bigotry after two leading partners jump ship in protest
Nixa Public Schools to keep Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel on the shelves, after considering removal because of new law barring ‘explicit sexual material’ for students
Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents on social media, pleaded not guilty in a Massachusetts court Wednesday to six federal charges, CNN reported. Teixeira, 21, was indicted earlier this month on several counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to the national defense. He has
“The Galilee Forces – The Lone Wolves”, a terrorist organization which operates under the inspiration of Hezbollah, has marked a new target for elimination – MK Limor Son Har-Melech (Otzma Yehudit). A statement posted by the group on Telegram included a photo of Son Har-Melech alongside a note that she resides in Shavei Shomron, and
Social worker accompanying client whose husband is refusing a divorce is told her short-sleeved shirt is not modest enough to appear before judges
Kan News reports that due to the riots by Israeli youth in the Palestinian Arab city of Turmus Aya, which included torching vehicles, buildings, and agricultural areas, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) will recommend to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to sign administrative arrest warrants against those suspected of involvement in the incident. After the
