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Israel | News
News | Israel
The media are mum on the virulently anti-Semitic group behind Rashida Tlaib’s and Ilhan Omar’s since-canceled Israel trip
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib’s since-canceled trip to Israel was sponsored by Miftah, an exceptionally anti-Semitic group that praises Palestinian terrorists and claims Jews used the blood of Christians in the Jewish Passover. The organization also
News | Israel
At Least 11 Dead in Anti-Semitic Shooting at Pittsburgh Synagogue: Rabbis React
Gunman bursts into Sabbath morning services and opens fire
News | Israel
PA to pay family of Fuld’s murderer NIS 1,400 a month for 3 years
Defense Ministry urged to implement ‘Pay-Slay Law’.
News | Israel
A Click Away from Jerusalem: Largest Virtual Tour of Jerusalem Launched
Jerusalem 360 is the largest panoramic project ever launched in Israel, enabling anyone to tour over 100 locations in Jerusalem.
News | Israel
Tears and Pride as a Grandson Joins the IDF
The new soldiers received a gun and a Tanach, in which the “deed” to the land of Israel is found.
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Movies | Entertainment
Entertainment | Movies
Film to Be Made About Nuremberg Trials 99-Year-Old Prosecutor Ben Ferencz | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner
Ben Ferencz, the lead prosecutor in the Nuremberg Trials that followed World War II. Photo: Screenshot. JNS.org – A film …
Entertainment | Movies
UPDATE: BREAKING: 'Star Wars' Returns -- 'Episode 7' Slated For 2015 And More Movies Planned As Disney Buys Lucasfilm - Deadline.com
BREAKING.... Disney has just confirmed that it has agreed to acquire George Lucas' Lucasfilm Ltd, and that includes rights to the Star Wars franchise that
Entertainment | Movies
Disney buying 'Star Wars' maker Lucasfilm for $4.05B | Fox News
A decade since George Lucas said Star Wars was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy under new ownership is destined for theaters after The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. from him for $4.05 billion.
Entertainment | Movies
Gene Hackman slaps homeless man in New Mexico, police say | Fox News
Police in New Mexico say Gene Hackman was acting in self-defense when he slapped a homeless man who had become aggressive toward the Oscar-winning actor and his wife.
Books | Books
Books | Books
‘Bunch of Amateurs,’ by Jack Hitt - NYTimes.com
Is amateurism bred into the American character?
Books | Books
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot by Bill O'Reilly - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
Killing Kennedy has 552 ratings and 177 reviews. Barry said: Ever wonder why it's a good thing that there is a site like Goodreads? Well, here is one exc...
Business | Business & Finance
Business & Finance | Business
Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'
Yahoo's board approves a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say.
Business & Finance | Business
Premarkets: Fiscal cliff on the brain
Sick of the fiscal cliff negotiations yet? Well, tough luck -- the talks in Washington appear set to take center stage for investors again on Tuesday.
Business & Finance | Business
Consumer Reports names most reliable cars - (1) - CNNMoney
These are the cars and trucks that, according to a new survey, are least likely to give you trouble.
Judaism | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Judaism
A Psychotherapist’s Shema in Auschwitz - Vaetchanan
What is it about the Shema Yisroel prayer that has inspired so many through the most trying of times and has provided such meaning and purpose to help us survive even the most despairing circumstances?
Miscellaneous | Judaism
14 Facts About "Learning Rambam" - Jewish History
Rambam Is Studied Daily by Thousands of People Worldwide
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Who Is a Good Jew? - Wisdom & Teachings
What are people made of? What really lies beneath the surface of the masks we wear and present to the world? Are we selfish animals at heart motivated by base desires, or are we aspiring souls seeking deeper meaning and connection with others?
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn’s Soviet Photo; or, Seeing the Rebbe Once He’s Gone - Chabad-Lubavitch News
A search for the story behind the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe’s lone Soviet portrait yields not one, but two photos
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News | News
News | News
Palestinians Take Issue With J-Lo Praying At Jewish Holy Site | Israellycool
Palestinian propaganda site Pal+ has accused J-Lo of 'performing rituals' - at the Western Wall.
News | News
The Problem With Ocasio-Cortez's Shameful Ignorance Of History
Nazi analogies, like the one Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently used, are embarrassingly ignorant and diminish the suffering of millions.
News | News
Jewish Leaders in Crown Heights Urge NYC Authorities to Probe Circumstances Behind Spate of Antisemitic Violence
Video captured by the Shomrim Jewish community organization of the assault on a Jewish man in Crown Heights. Photo: Screenshot. …
News | News
Hurricane Harvey Relief Comes From Unlikely Places - Chabad-Lubavitch News
International fundraising effort to help Texas flood victims
News | News
As Houston Flood Waters Rise, So Does the Kindness of Strangers
Almost as soon as the half-foot of water receded from the Bellaire home of Rabbi Yossi and Esty Zaklikofsky and it began to drain from the surrounding street, there were knocks on the family’s door. Neighbors came by to help clear away any damaged sheetrock and carpeting from their home.
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Jewish Community | News
News | Jewish Community
Kippah-Wearing Athlete Dedicates $25,000 ‘Million Dollar Mile’ Win to 'the Jewish People'
Michael Neuman (right) on “Million Dollar Mile” with the show’s host, Tim Tebow. Photo: Screenshot. An Orthodox Jew from Florida …
News | Jewish Community
In Poway, a Shabbat of Healing, Inspiration and Joy - Led by Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, congregants experience an ‘unforgettable’ Shabbat
The previous Shabbat, they ran from the synagogue, fleeing a gunman’s bullets. This week, they filled it to capacity as Chabad of Poway, Calif., hosted a Shabbat that was at once solemn and joyous.
News | Jewish Community
Podcast: Dovid Margolin on the Rebbe’s Campaign for a Moment of Silence
How something as simple as a brief moment of reflection for schoolchildren could influence hearts and minds for the better.
News | Jewish Community
Descendants of Chernobyl’s Hasidic Dynasty Return To The Exclusion Zone
For centuries, Chernobyl was home to an important Hasidic movement. Now, one man—and his 50,000 relatives—are reclaiming their history.
News | Jewish Community
Stand United With Pittsburgh - Put up a mezuzah, share your condolences and show solidarity and pride!
Regardless of where you live around the globe, you can join this campaign. If you don’t have a Mezuzah at your door(s), please do so in honor of the victims.
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Kashrut | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Kashrut
Why Are Imitation Crab, Pork and Cheeseburgers Kosher?
Even if the Torah forbids a food, one is still permitted to eat kosher food artificially flavored to taste like it. However, if it closely resembles the non-kosher food, it may be necessary to mark it as an imitation.
Miscellaneous | Kashrut
Is the Tide Pod Challenge Kosher? - Do Detergents Require a Kosher Certification? - Chabad.org
One common misconception is that if something is kosher, then it must be healthy to eat.
Passover | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Passover
How to Prepare Your Seder Plate Items Quickly & Easily!
Preparing the Seder plate items can seem overwhelming, but it needn’t be.
Miscellaneous | Passover
How To Sell Your Chametz Online - Passover
Any chametz left undisposed must be sold to a non-Jew. Use this online form to quickly delegate a rabbi to sell your chametz for you.
Miscellaneous | Passover
14 Passover Facts and Traditions Every Jew Should Know - Passover
Want to come to the Seder educated and enlightened? Here’s a good place to start.
Miscellaneous | Passover
Why Does Matzah Have Holes? - Passover
Discover the reason behind all the perforations in Kosher for Passover matzah.
Miscellaneous | Passover
Passover: The Antidote to Artificial Intelligence - Chabad.org
We welcome everyone at the Seder and give each individual personal attention, not mechanical responses…
History | History
History | History
The Return of 'That’s All, Brother': The Plane That Led the D-Day Invasion | C-47 Plane
On June 6, 1944, a lone C-47 led the main force of the Normandy invasion. Seventy-five years later, the plane will do it again.
History | History
Who Are the Israelites?
For all practical purposes, Israelite is synonymous with Jew or Hebrew.
History | History
When Jews caught “Syndrome K,” the Nazis wanted NOTHING to do with them
Jewish lives were saved in World War II due to a brilliant plan by Professor Giovanni Borremeo. "The lessons of my experience were that we have to act not for the sake of self-interest, but for principles." - Dr. Adriano Ossicini, inventor of Sy
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Purim | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Purim
Your Complete Purim How-To Guide
This user-friendly wizard walks you through all of Purim’s traditions and customs.
Miscellaneous | Purim
Purim: What's the Real Reason We Boo Haman?
Rabbi David Abudraham (14th century, Spain) writes that there had been an earlier custom for children to draw a picture or write the name of Haman on wood or stones
Miscellaneous | Purim
Ten Ways You Can Help Alcoholics and Addicts Have a Happy Purim
Each year my wife and I host an alcohol-free Purim seudah (festive afternoon meal) in the heart of Jerusalem for Jewish alcoholics, addicts, and their families.
