Stop Pounding Rabbi Sam Wolfson was giving his speech to the Jewish Federation about the “Tragedy of Jewish Assimilation.” Toward the end of his long speech, the Rabbi clapped his hands… waited 10 seconds… and clapped his hands again. The audience looked puzzled. The Rabbi then explained that every time he clapped his hands some

“Diversity is the mix. Inclusion is making the mix work.” Andres Tapia “Moses and Aaron assembled the congregation in front of the rock, and he said to them, “Listen, you rebels, shall we produce water for you out of this rock?” Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod. Water

Pears Jewish Campus will host 550 students in Chabad schools, along with movie theater, music studio, library, kosher deli and huge indoor basketball court and gym

Protesters attempt to break into main hall, block participants from getting to convention; police arrest activist for allegedly attacking officer

Parliament calls on government to build monument in Berlin’s Tiergarten Park; foundation running existing sites says 1,700 followers of religion died under Third Reich

Guillaume Cuchet, who teaches at the Sorbonne and is the author of key books on religion including “How our world has ceased to be Christian” (Seuil), tells La Vie about the end of this world: “The rise of Islam (from 8 to 11 per cent, plus 37 per cent in 12 years), the collapse of

Likud Ministers responded this morning (Friday) to the apparent collapse of the bribery charge against Benjamin Netanyahu in Case 4000, which is known as the Bezeq-Walla case. Justice Minister Yariv Levin said: “The worst political and legal persecution in the country’s history is collapsing. It is impossible not to be shocked by everything that has

The police on Friday published new footage from the 12-hour operation in Jenin on Monday to rescue Border Police officers and IDF soldiers who were ambushed by terrorists during an arrest operation. The footage shows the officers in action rescuing wounded soldiers who were hurt in the initial roadside bomb explosion while under fire themselves.

Prime minister’s wife to be in attendance in London as billionaire provides testimony via video link regarding his dealings with premier

5 years after stone collapse at holy site, authorities have yet to reopen access to Wall at egalitarian section; religious activists argue delay is deliberate

Ban Ki-moon calls for military to exercise restraint amid uptick in violence; ex-Irish president says situation worse than under previous government, as two visit Israel

Arab rioters arrived at Route 465 in Binyamin last night (Thursday) and blocked the road for about three hours while throwing stones and Molotov Cocktails and Jewish commuters. Binyamin Regional Council chairman Yisrael Gantz criticized the government for allowing the rioters to block the road which connects eastern and western Binyamin for so long the

Nearly half of Israelis support the launch of a large-scale military operation in Judea and Samaria following recent deadly terrorist attacks, according to a new poll conducted by Panels Politics Institute Director Dr. Menachem Lazar for Maariv. In response to the question, whether following the recent terrorist attacks Israel should launch a large-scale military operation

No injuries reported in blast heard across central Israel, Sharon region Thursday night; source may be old ordinance, reactive chemicals

Transition comes as the city’s Jewish community contends with antisemitic attacks and waning support for Israel among progressive officials

Three Jewish settlers were arrested by the IDF this week in connection with the riots in Arab cities and villages in Judea and Samaria this week in response to the murder of four civilians at a gas station and restaurant near Eli in a shooting attack. The suspects were given over to the Shin Bet

Mark Schiff has been opening for Jerry Seinfeld on tour for 25 years, and along the way, he has brought his tefillin. Schiff said he tries to stay as observant as he can on the road, participating in Shabbat services either at a nearby synagogue or in his hotel room. But he”s modest about his

After a bloody week, a leading intelligence expert analyses recent IDF successes in the West Bank, offers points for improvement and tells us what keeps him up at night

The Union for Reform Judaism’s Heller High program, where high school students spend a semester in Israel, to merge with Alexander Muss High School in Israel

The Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hussein Al-Sheikh, on Thursday called on the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expedite examining the files referred to the court regarding Israel’s alleged crimes against Palestinian Arabs, Middle East Monitor reported. “We call on Mr. Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of

The weapons supervisor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of the Alec Baldwin film “Rust” was charged on Thursday with evidence tampering for allegedly passing drugs to someone else on the day of the shooting, The Associated Press reported. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed “did transfer narcotics to

Court rules reporter must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August

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US President Joe Biden voiced confidence on Thursday that he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping soon, and refused to back down after angering Beijing by likening the Chinese leader to “dictators” earlier this week, AFP reports. Biden rejected “this theory that the relationship with China is collapsing” and praised talks that were held in

Turkey”s opposition leader and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan”s main rival in the recent elections, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, is facing 110 years in prison as well as a ban on political activities, i24NEWS reported on Thursday, citing the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet. The report said that 28 lawsuits were filed against Kilicdaroglu, some of which were initiated by

Arthur Loibl, 61-year-old adventurer from Germany, describes 10.5-hour voyage inside ‘metal tube a few meters long with a sheet of metal for a floor’ lit by fluorescent glow stick

United Torah Judaism chairman and Minister of Construction and Housing Yitzhak Goldknopf on Thursday visited the community of Evyatar in Samaria and sought to encourage the residents, who had arrived at the community in response to the shooting attack near Eli. The Minister visited the Beit Midrash (Torah study hall) named after Yehuda Guetta, who

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday concluded a three-day tour of Gulf Arab neighbors with a visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he held talks with the country’s president, AFP reported. Amir-Abdollahian’s visit to the UAE followed stops in Qatar, Kuwait and Oman, the latest in a flurry of diplomatic moves by Tehran.

‘Titanic’ director and renowned deep-sea explorer says submersible was source of widespread concern in close-knit ocean exploration community

Khaled Mashaal, the leader of the Hamas terrorist organization abroad, said on Thursday that “the victorious and escalating (armed) resistance in all of our occupied Palestinian lands, and in particular in our West Bank, is what forced the change in the rules of the game against the occupation and its hordes of settlers.” Mashaal added

The Pink Peacock, which operated on a ‘pay-as-you-can’ basis, closes doors after ‘astonishing amount of antisemitic vitriol,’ claim owners

Honenu group says trio of Jewish settlers denied legal counsel; new footage from one rampage in Palestinian town shows masked settler ripping books, said to be Quran, at mosque

Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) chief Ronen Bar met at the UN headquarters with senior officials in the organization, and warned about the state of the Palestinian Authority, Kan 11 News reported on Thursday. Bar’s message was that the PA has lost its ability to take action and there are many areas in northern Samaria

Netanyahu, Smotrich, Gallant clear plans for advancement after deadly terror attack on Tuesday near Eli; illegal communities lie adjacent to settlement

Hamas” television channel Al-Aqsa TV on Thursday accused Jews of desecrating the Quran during acts of vandalism at a mosque in Palestinian Arab village of Urif, south of Shechem (Nablus), carried out in response to the shooting attack near Eli in which four Israelis were murdered. In a video published by the television channel, two

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A submersible carrying five people to the wreckage of the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, according to The Associated Press. Coast Guard officials said during a news conference that they”ve notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which has been missing since

National security minister, who took hardline approach to protests, confirms project will halt for Eid al-Adha next week in a message delivered alongside Druze leadership

Israel”s Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, sent a letter to the UN Security Council demanding that the Council strongly condemn Hezbollah for blatant violations of Council resolutions and for establishing positions in sovereign Israeli territory. The letter was sent following the Ambassador”s appeal to the UNIFIL peacekeeping forces on this subject at the

Walla and Channel 13 news also report justices urged sides to reach plea bargain ‘for the sake of the country’

Residents of central Israel reported hearing a loud explosion on Thursday evening, which was heard in several cities in the area. The noise came from an explosion in a factory near Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv. An eight-meter (approximately 26 feet) wide crater was formed next to the factory as a result of the explosion.

Another 180 hospitalized after imbibing black market drinks, a recurring problem in a country where alcohol is outlawed

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I. “Above all, a lie is in its way, a piece of evidence.” –Marc Bloch (1886-1944) Several respected observers have remarked that the reasons given in public for the current mass demonstrations in Israel are not the real ones. Therefore, we must ask, what are the real reasons? Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who has

Chaim and Ora Mordoff, the parents of Nachman Shmuel Mordoff, who was murdered in Tuesday’s shooting attack near Eli, eulogized their 15-year-old son. “Nachman was a special boy, he was with us for nearly 16 years. We loved him, and he loved us. G-d decided that he needed to go. It’s hard for us, but

Isaac Asa, the president and founder of ILAN (Israel Latin American Network), spoke to Israel National News- Arutz Sheva about the massive mural unveiled at Ben Gurion Airport this week, which depicts 4,000 years of Jewish history. “This was a dream,” Asa said, “to have a mural, a picture, that describes the four-thousand-year history of

Florida Governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spoke with the Israel Hayom newspaper and criticized President Joe Biden for not inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. DeSantis told Ariel Kahana that it was disgraceful not to invite the Prime Minister, adding that the relationship needs to be ironclad. He

The prosecution in Case 4000 against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when the judges presiding over the case summoned representatives of the prosecution and defense to a private room during a hearing and told the prosecutors that they would have a difficult time proving bribery in the case, Channel 13 News reported. Case 4000 involves allegations

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