News | Israel

Resurgent ISIS Calls on Muslims to Kill Jews, Reveals Overlooked Aspect of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

For seven decades now, Western policymakers have ignored the role that Islam plays in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. That is both naive and dangerous.

News | Israel

'I want progressives in the US to understand that the Palestinians are oppressed by Palestinians'

  With the enormous media pressure facing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government over the proposed judicial reform, new Public Diplomacy

News | Israel

Could Israel Really Destroy Iran's Nuclear Facilities in a Strike?

Over the years, Israeli military officials have hinted at the country’s ability to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities if necessary.

News | Israel

The Bipartisan Consensus on Israel Broke, and the GOP Can’t Be Blamed

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib (r) embraces House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the first session of the US Congress in 2019. …

This article is exactly right. You can’t be pro-Israel and be a democrat at this point. Democrats are now allies of anyone whose goal is to destroy us.

News | Israel

'People are awakening to the Temple Mount' - Inside Israel

Hundreds of Jews ascended the Temple Mount this morning on the occasion of the Tisha B'Av fast, when the people of Israel mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples.

This is beautiful.

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

New Star Wars movie!

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.

Oh no!

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.

Retired from film, but apparently not retired from being a tough guy. Once a Marine...

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...

I really liked this book! It is a GREAT overview of the Kennedy assasination!

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.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

6 Lessons From Jacob’s Wrestling With the Angel

We also wrestle with spiritual doubts and conflicts.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

What Does Jacob’s Ladder Symbolize?

Jacob’s simple ladder foreshadows the trajectory of human development.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Jews Worldwide to Celebrate Mystical Spring Holiday of Lag BaOmer

Day also marks 41st annual completion of Mishneh Torah and Sefer Hamitzvot

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Sinai: Were the First Tablets a Mistake? - Guest Columnists - Parshah

Why were the first set of tablets given with such fanfare?

Miscellaneous | Judaism

17 Facts About Moses Every Jew Should Know

Moses was born in Egypt during the enslavement of the Jews. His parents, Amram and Yocheved, were from the illustrious tribe of Levi.

News | News

AMERICA PREVAILS: Giants Win After Woke Manager Ditches National Anthem Protest on Memorial Day

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler is trying to become the next Colin Kaepernick. Last week, Kapler announced he would be boycotting the national anthem "until I feel better about the direction of our country" following the mass shooting at Robb Ele

Ha ha ha ha.

News | News

In Ukraine, Jews Celebrate Purim With Muted Joy - Holiday goes on in cities under attack

Wearing a wide-brimmed sombrero and colorful poncho, Kherson’s Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Wolff, stood in the city’s beautiful renovated synagogue clutching a megillah.

These are very brave people.

News | News

‘We Need a Miracle’: Jews of Ukraine Pray for Peace as Invasion Continues

Chabad rabbis are providing material aid and spiritual comfort wherever possible

News | News

Hostages Freed at Texas Congregation After 10-Hour Standoff

People around the world prayed and dedicated mitzvahs in the merit of those held

News | News

Prominent Anti-Semite Attends Obama Birthday Bash, Jewish Comedian Snubbed

Al Sharpton, the prominent anti-Semite and verbally challenged MSNBC host, was among the "sophisticated crowd" of guests who attended former president Barack Obama's 60th birthday bash on Martha's Vineyard over the weekend. Jewish comedian Larry David was

Obama has always hated Jews, it’s unfortunate that so many people refuse to see it because their ideology blinds them to the reality of just how bigoted this man is.

News | Jewish Community

Elder Of Ziyon - New study: Higher education is correlated with higher antisemitism

Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.

News | Jewish Community

What It’s Like to Be a New Jewish Arrival in Utah

Entrepreneur Mort Fertel shares how he and his family have turned Salt Lake City into home

News | Jewish Community

An American Rapper and a Soviet Child: Parallel Journeys of Return

My childhood could not have been more different from that of Nissim Black.

News | Jewish Community

Avraham Fried: 'With a good word and a good message a singer can save a soul' - Israel National News

Watch: 'Real Talk' - with hasidic singer Avraham Fried.

News | Jewish Community

A Chassidic Couple’s Path to Adoption

In spite of our investment in educational efforts, we couldn’t distract ourselves from yearning to have children of our own.

Miscellaneous | Kashrut

Are Bottom Feeders Kosher Fish?

There is a commonly held belief that where a fish lives determines whether it is kosher. Is this the case?

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.

Miscellaneous | Passover

A Mitzvah to Eat Matzah Every Day of Passover?

The Torah tells us, “For seven days, you shall eat unleavened bread . . .” Do we take that at face value?

Miscellaneous | Passover

The Pharaoh Syndrome - Passover

Pharaoh, you see, was actually quite intellectually capable; it was just that he was "Monotheistically Challenged"

Miscellaneous | Passover

As Covid Recedes, Passover Ushers in Season of Hope

Amid continued restrictions and rising vaccinations, Chabad-Lubavitch brings Passover to one and all

Miscellaneous | Passover

Passover: The Long Road of Exodus - Daily Dose of Wisdom

As soon as you stop leaving Egypt, you are back there again.

Miscellaneous | Passover

The Largest Seder Ever - Sometimes it takes a three-year-old to alert you.

“Ven der tatte kumt a heim fuhn shul... When Father comes back from shul, he quickly makes kiddush before the children get sleepy, so they can ask the Mah Nishtanah”

History | History

FDR's secret plea to Hitler

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's secret plea to Adolf Hitler in the summer of 1936, found in newly-uncovered documents. Op-ed.

FDR really was garbage. Of course, the democrats loved him and still think he was a great man.

History | History

How the Science of Racism Led to the Holocaust - The war against the divine image in man

Can the world survive on ethics devised by human reason? Well, we tried. It’s called the 20th century.

History | History

Warrior in iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo was misidentified, Marines Corps acknowledges

The Marine Corps corrected a 74-year-old error with the announcement that a corporal from Iowa named Harold 'Pie' Keller helped raise the flag in the Iwo Jima photo, not Pfc. Rene Gagnon

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.

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

Scientists connected 3 actual human brains (then made them play Tetris) - CNET

First Tetris... then what?

Miscellaneous | Purim

Shushan Purim - Why Jerusalem celebrates a day later

All cities that were walled at the time when the Israelites, under the leadership of Joshua, entered Canaan, observe Purim on the 15th. This results in the occasional unique phenomenon of a “triple” or three-day Purim.

Miscellaneous | Purim

Thousands of Ukraine Refugees in Europe and Israel Take a Joyous Break For Purim

Late on Tuesday, Miriam Moskovitz, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Kharkov, Ukraine with her husband Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz, received a text from a woman in her community and a photo of fresh-baked hamantaschen.

Miscellaneous | Purim

Purim: Why Read the Megillah Twice?

Why do we read the Megillah twice every Purim, once at night
and once during the day?

Miscellaneous | Purim

20 Ways to Increase Your Happiness in the Month of Adar

We all need to work to create a joyous atmosphere in our homes and in our lives. But before we can create the right atmospheres, we often have to adjust our attitudes.

Miscellaneous | Purim

Your Complete Purim How-To Guide

This user-friendly wizard walks you through all of Purim’s traditions and customs.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

6 Steps to Improving Your Relationship With Your Spouse - Love & Judaism

We have the ability to perceive any person and any situation in a positive way, if we choose to do so.

Miscellaneous | Chabad

The Tehillim App You’ve Been Waiting For!

Kehot Publication Society and Chabad.org have released a new app that makes “saying Tehillim” easier than ever.

Miscellaneous | Chabad

No Barriers Before G-d: A Look at Chabad’s Dues-Free Communities

Yom Kippur will see record attendance this year at Chabad synagogues, where every Jew is a member

Miscellaneous | Chabad

Florida Chabad Rabbi and Son Rescue Orlando Family by Boat

The devastation caused by Hurricane Ian has extended far beyond Florida’s Gulf Coast. When Rabbi Yosef Konikov of Chabad-Lubavitch of South Orlando learned that a family of four was trapped on the second floor of their home in Kissimmee, just south of Orlando, and calls to 911 were not being responded to due to more urgent and immediate threats to life, the rabbi and his son Levi, a certified lifeguard, commissioned a boat and set out along flooded neighborhood streets to rescue the family.

Miscellaneous | Chabad

140 Refugees From Ukraine Children’s Home Arrive Safely in Israel

A group of 140 refugees from a children’s home in Zhitomir, Ukraine, —including 90 young children—arrived at Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport, where they were greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other cabinet ministers, ending a grueling, five-day journey through a deadly war zone.

Miscellaneous | Chabad

Chabad in Beijing Provides a Kosher Boost at Olympics

A whopping 1,500 meals prepared for visiting athletes, coaches and journalists

They are the genocide games. But, the Jews there still need kosher food, and Chabad is there again to provide it!

Health & Fitness | Health

I'm a Rabbi and a Physician Assistant - This is why I want you to stay home

“Stay home. Save lives.” These words blinked on the overhead electronic traffic sign as I sped down the highway.

Family & Parenting | Jewish Families

9 Ways to Stay Sane With Kids at Home - Insight & Commentary

Rediscover your inner child and play along. Be flexible. Resisting is not going to help in this particular situation.

Miscellaneous | Chanukah

Were the Maccabees Wrong to Fight? - Chanukah

When we kindle our Chanukah candles each year, the light that glows is the spirit of faith and determination of the Maccabees.

Miscellaneous | Chanukah

How This Rabbi Built 30,000 Public Menorahs

A Chabad emissary in New Jersey has taken menorah construction to new heights

Miscellaneous | Chanukah

Chabad: Chanukah Basics

The Chanukah story, Chanukah observances, Chanukah FAQs and the menorah lighting procedure in succinct form -- with a plethora of links that lead to the unabridged version...

Miscellaneous | Chanukah

Why Insist on Depicting a Straight-Branched Menorah? - Questions & Answers

Despite the depiction of the Temple menorah on the Arch of Titus, Chabad makes a point of depicting the menorah with straight, diagonal branches. Why?

Miscellaneous | Chanukah

Chanukah: The Eternal Light - Daily Dose of Wisdom

The flames of the Temple Menorah have been dark for many centuries, but the flames of the Chanukah menorah can never be extinguished.

Miscellaneous | The High Holidays

Rosh Hashanah 2022 FAQ - High Holidays

Observed on the day G‑d created Adam and Eve, it’s celebrated as the head of the Jewish year. The central observance of Rosh Hashanah is blowing the shofar (ram’s horn).

Miscellaneous | The High Holidays

14 Tips for an Amazing Yom Kippur at Home - High Holidays

Many of us will be celebrating Yom Kippur alone. Here are our pro tips to making your at-home Yom Kippur meaningful and memorable.

Miscellaneous | The High Holidays

Why Is Rosh Hashanah Before Yom Kippur? - Is it possible we've gotten these holidays all wrong?

Maybe we’ve got everything 100% wrong. Because if we’re thinking the holidays are backward, it’s likely we’ve got their meanings backward.

Miscellaneous | Sukkot

I Never Thought I’d Have My Own Sukkah - Sukkot, Hoshana Rabbah & Simchat Torah

That diffident child peering through the fence at her neighbors never dreamed that when she grew up, she would one day have the joy of sitting in her own sukkah year after year.

Miscellaneous | Sukkot

14 Sukkah Facts Every Jew Should Know - Sukkot & Simchat Torah

The sukkah is the space where we spend as much time as possible during the holiday of Sukkot. Covered with organic material, it reminds us of God's kindness in generations past and in the present times.

Miscellaneous | Sukkot

10 Tips for an Amazing Sukkot @ Home - Sukkot & Simchat Torah

You can create an over-the-top joyous Sukkot at home, one to
remember fondly long after the pandemic has been relegated to the dusty annals
of history.

Miscellaneous | Sukkot

13 Facts About Sukkot Every Jew Should Know - Sukkot & Simchat Torah

Sukkot is a weeklong festival celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the lulav and etrog and joyous feasting.

Miscellaneous | Sukkot

How to Build a Sukkah - The basics of building a sukkah and living inside it - Sukkot & Simchat Torah

This sukkah guide will lead you through the fun mitzvah of building and dwelling in a sukkah—from the permitted and required components in its structure, to the basic rules of living in the sukkah.

Politics | Politics

The Media Keep Lying To Protect Ilhan Omar

The press uncritically repeats Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' claim Democrats 'unequivocally condemned' Ilhan Omar, without any pushback.

They lie because the majority of Americans are ok with Ilhan Omar, and are therefore ok with the lying.