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Israel | News
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.
News | Israel
Purim: Did Mordechai Act Foolishly?
Even if Haman thought he was a god, shouldn't Mordechai have bowed down to him rather than risk the lives of the entire Jewish people?
News | Israel
22 Facts About the Land of Israel Every Jew Should Know
The Land of Israel Was Given to Abraham and His Children
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
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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
Torah: What to Tell Yourself When Things Go Wrong
In the meantime, it’s dark, confusing, and difficult. That’s only because the process of getting to a deeper place can give space for negative consequences. But just around the bend is a time, a space that is even deeper and greater, that it will make thi
Miscellaneous | Judaism
3D Kabbalah #5: The Art of Balance - 3D Kabbalah: How G-d Creates the World
God's names are expressions of one single Entity, reflecting Him and how He interacts with the reality He creates.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Judaism: Darkness is a lie. There is only light.
Darkness lurks ubiquitously, mockingly, as though it is the sober truth—that all is empty, for there is no meaning.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Judaism: Perseverance Vs. Perfection - Vayigash
The Joseph-Judah relationship and the points at which their paths converge continue throughout history. From the sale of Joseph onward, Judah and Joseph constantly interact with each other, and their relationship continues in various forms. Here, in Parsh
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Can I Use Vaccines Made From Fetal Tissue or Non-Kosher Animals? - Ethics & Morality
We will start off with the question of non-kosher ingredients and work our way to vaccine made with fetal tissue.
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News | News
News | News
Rabbis praise White House for working with Italy to get Sukkot citrons amid pandemic
Jewish community leaders have praised the Trump administration for its international efforts to help those observing Sukkot, while anger grows against city and state officials in New York for imposing restrictions on neighborhoods that include Orthodox co
News | News
When Everyone Kneels, Who Will Stand Up for Western History and Culture?
"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History h
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. …
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Jewish Community | News
News | Jewish Community
Chief Rabbis Honor Rabbi Jonathan Sacks by Teaching His Work on the Rebbe’s Talks
Excerpt from Sacks’s Torah Studies Taught in Six Languages as Part of Worldwide Project
News | Jewish Community
Circumcision, Berzerkeley, and the Power of Five Minutes - Jewish Life
Rabbi Chanan Feld was a towering fixture of my childhood—my friend’s father, and my father’s friend. He had the cuddly torso of a teddy bear, the magical beard of a wizard, and the twinkling eyes of a Rebbe. This is how I remember him.
News | Jewish Community
Support for Black Lives Matter repeats a lethal error of history
In the 20th century, thousands of progressively minded people refused to acknowledge the horrific abuses under Stalin when millions were murdered.
News | Jewish Community
Advice to Jewish celebs: Grow up!
They’re mad at their parents for being pro-Israel, so they take it out on the rest of us, battering the Jewish world with their incessant whining.
News | Jewish Community
What Sigmund Freud Knew (But Did Not Understand) About Jews - Essentials
Sigmund Freud, the “father of psychology,” was secular in his professed beliefs and practices. Here is one deeply spiritual insight he knew but did not quite understand.
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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
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”
Miscellaneous | Passover
How Does a Jew Do a Seder Alone?
Is the Haggadah really meant to be read this way? Maybe…
Miscellaneous | Passover
9 Common Myths and Misconceptions About Matzah
How well do you know this food, which has been with us since the dawn of our peoplehood? Here are some of our favorite matzah myths.
Miscellaneous | Passover
How to Cook for Passover with No Specialty Ingredients - Tips & Recipes for Coronavirus Cooking
There’s no question that Passover this year looks very different from usual for most of us.
Miscellaneous | Passover
Coronavirus Nixed Your Seder Plans? - These FAQs Are for You
with coronavirus curtailing travel plans and social
interactions, many are facing the prospect of celebrating Passover alone. Here's what you need to know.
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History | History
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.
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.
Advice | Advice & Self-Help
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.
Chabad | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Chabad
He Came to Fix a Freezer. Little Did He Know . . .
My wife, Esti, and I co-direct the Chabad Jewish Student Centre in Vancouver, Canada. As you can imagine, we serve a lot of food. So our freezer, which is filled with lots of kosher meat, chicken and other kosher items, is very important to us.
Miscellaneous | Chabad
Discovering a Personal G-d on My Trip to the Ohel - The Ohel
I had decided to visit the Ohel, the Rebbe’s gravesite in Queens, N.Y., a place I hadn’t been in more than 16 years and a place I actually thought I wouldn’t ever be again.
Miscellaneous | Chabad
Chabad: The Rebbe on Violence and the Pursuit of Justice
On 19 Kislev 1968, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson reflected on the essential role of peace on the path to redemption
Miscellaneous | Chabad
'Deep Fear' as Second Arson in Three Months Strikes Delaware Chabad Center
Firefighters tackling the blaze started by an arsonist at the University of Delaware’s Chabad Center for Jewish Life. Photo: Aetna …
Miscellaneous | Chabad
Chabad-Lubavitch Announces Emissary to the United Arab Emirates
Appointment comes amidst growth of Jewish life and six years of serving as the only rabbi in UAE
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Health | Health & Fitness
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.
Jewish Families | Family & Parenting
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.
Chanukah | Miscellaneous
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 | Chanukah
Chanukah: How Is It Possible that Enlightened Reasoning Could Bring to Spiteful Bigotry?
This is the light of God’s wisdom. It’s not there for our use that we can manipulate it and modify it to fit our needs and desires. If we’re able to figure a little bit of it out, well, that’s pretty amazing. But if we can’t, that doesn’t change its truth
Miscellaneous | Chanukah
13 Hanukkah Facts Every Jew Should Know
Become an expert on this widely celebrated but barely understood Jewish festival.