Politics | Biden Administration/Congress

Elder Of Ziyon - Biden Harris Goysplain Chanuka to the Jews (Judean Rose)

One Jew reacts to the Biden Administration's Chanuka greeting.

These people are such a joke.

News | Antisemitism Watch

The targeting of Jewish teenagers on Oxford Street is a wake-up call

When a friend shared a video of drama on Oxford Street on Monday night, I knew it would go viral. The clip showed a gang of men harassing a group of Jews on a bus, spitting, cursing, making obscene gestures, and even appearing to perform a Nazi salute.
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Politics | Opinion

The Most Legitimate State on Earth - Tablet Magazine

Israel is the model for the nation-state idea on which the current global order was founded. That's why opponents of the idea see it as a target.

Politics | Opinion

The Other War – Jewish Policy Center

The Hamas terror attack on three Israelis in the Old City of Jerusalem on Sunday, and the death of one, received little attention in the American press. The victims were Jews who had just visited the Western Wall to pray, and the deceased was planning to

Politics | Opinion

Israel needs a narrative strategy. This is why.

  A fascinating BBC TV series has explored the way in which Britain’s former Labour prime ministers, Tony Blair and

History | History

A Call to Action: Join the Maccabees

A giant menorah is lit up to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. …

History | History

Jews in the Wild West

10 surprising facts about Jews in the American Frontier.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

"Eight Lights for Eight Nights" Chanukah Companion - A printable companion to help you celebrate Chanukah

To help you celebrate a most uplifting and joyous Chanukah, Chabad.org has prepared Eight Lights for Eight Nights, a night-by-night program to be printed and enjoyed.

News | News

Elder Of Ziyon - When the Temple Mount is Closed to Jews after One of Us is Murdered

What is the effect of an edict forbidding Jews from ascending to the Temple Mount after a Jew is murdered by an Arab terrorist?

Politics | Opinion

Richard Gere et al, thanks for the reminder to bless Israel

Richard Gere and more than 100 other movie notables signed a letter not to bless, but to curse the precious land and its holy people. Op-ed.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Hey American businesses: Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas

Hanukkah celebrates Jewish freedom from assimilation; it doesn't need Jewish-Christmas decorations or Jewish-Christmas movies or Jewish elfs-on-the-shelf

Miscellaneous | Judaism

My Father, My Superman - Health & Wellness

I watched my father, encloaked not in a red cape but in a weathered, white tallit, a joyful Chassidic melody on his lips.

History | Archeology

Israeli Archaeologists Just Unearthed A 2,100-Year-Old Fortress That Provides ‘Tangible Evidence’ Of The Hanukkah Story

Unearthed in the ancient city of Maresha, the 2,100-year-old fortress was destroyed by Jewish warriors rebelling against the Seleucids.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

How Radical Fringe Groups Manipulate Westerners Against Israel

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men are seen through a panel as they pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City while …

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Helen Mirren attacked on social media over Golda Meir role

The British actress, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II, is under fire for accepting the role of Israel's first female Prime Minister.

Of course she’s being attacked for playing Golda Meir. Then these people will claim that they don’t hate Jews, they just dislike Israeli policies. Polices which they constantly lie about to justify the constant thinly veiled hatred of Jews.

News | News

Jewish historian shuns award from Polish government’s history center | The Times of Israel

Eliyana Adler says Pilecki Institute suppresses Holocaust research and ignores how some Poles profited from murder of their neighbors; site director calls allegations 'unfounded'

GOOD for her!

Politics | Media Bias

New York Times Video Depicts Israeli Soldiers Winning Pizza Coupons by Shooting Palestinians for ‘Fun’

A taxi passes by in front of The New York Times head office, Feb. 7, 2013. Photo: Reuters / Carlo …

The New York Times has always been antisemitic, even before they became Holocaust denying Jew haters.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Why Aren’t Shellfish Kosher?

Shellfish do not have kosher signs. But what if they did?

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Palestinian prime minister denies any trace of Jewish history in Jerusalem. (Yes, that makes him an antisemite.)

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

News | News

Elder Of Ziyon - Palestinian newspaper defends the Mufti's collaboration with Nazis

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

News | News

Elder Of Ziyon - Modern Orthodox Jews apparently make the best negotiators between Israel and Arabs

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

So the right word here should just be “orthodox.”

Miscellaneous | Chanukah

How This Rabbi Built 30,000 Public Menorahs

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

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Judaism: Why Is the Contemporary Prayer Book So Long?

During the days of the First Temple, no formal prayer was needed.

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 | News

Over Half of UK Population Doesn’t Know Six Million Jews Were Killed in Holocaust, Study Shows

The arrival of Jewish refugee children in London, Feb. 1939. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. A new survey found disturbing levels of …

Politics | Opinion

Fighting Anti-Semitism: Lessons From Kristallnacht

We must recognize that racial hatred is not a uniquely Jewish problem, and that what starts with the Jews, seldom ever ends with the Jews.

News | News

StandWithUs Launches Website Exposing Corporate Antisemitism

StandWithUs is a non-profit international education pro-Israel organization. StandWithUs supports Israel and fights Antisemitism through education.

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 | Judaism

Uncertainty, Unknowability, and Free Will in Kabbalah and Quantum Mechanics - Torah & Science

Developments in the physical and biological sciences over the last two millennia have, in the minds of many, challenged the belief systems of the major Western religions. Consequently, many Jews and others longing to understand the nature of reality and the meaning of human existence have been lured away from their faiths in a quest for more ‘objective’ truths.

Politics | Media Bias

Elder Of Ziyon - The @NYTimes chooses an Israel hater to report from Israel

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

Politics | Debunking Lies

The ‘indigenous Palestinians’ lie

Lovers of Israel must explain and document the truth repeatedly, because so many people still haven’t heard - and the lies travel fast. Op-ed.

News | Antisemitism Watch

HonestReporting Clarification: Twitter's New Middle East & North Africa 'Editorial Curation Lead' Apologizes for Antisemitic Posts

Given Fadah Jassem's apology, HonestReporting urges her to take a public stand against widespread anti-Jewish racism on Twitter.

News | Antisemitism Watch

'Emily in Paris' actress calls on Instagram followers to play 'Secret Hitler'

  Actress Ashley Park, who co-stars in the hit Netflix series Emily in Paris, published a post on Instagram recently

Politics | Opinion

Hating Jews is Becoming a Leftist Purity Test

The Jewish groups that failed to fight campus anti-Semitism are about to live under it.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Elder Of Ziyon - A LOT of news about antisemitism in the US over the weekend

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

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

House Dems To Introduce Resolution to Condemn Israel, Praise Terrorist Palestinian Groups

A contingent of House Democrats plans to introduce a resolution urging the Biden administration to condemn Israel while also supporting six Palestinian groups that are designated as terrorist organiza...

News | News

Neo-Nazis hang ‘Vax the Jews’ banner near Texas JCC, synagogues

Jewish mayor of Austin says he's 'heartbroken to see antisemitic hatred' in the Texas capital after Goyim Defense League puts sign on bridge

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Learning From Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks - Jewish Life

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, who passed away on Shabbat, 20 Cheshvan, 5781, was an international religious leader, philosopher, and respected moral voice. The author of over 30 books, he served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013 and took his seat in the House of Lords in October 2009.

He was a Torah giant and is missed great key missed.

Politics | BDS

Florida to Cut Unilever Investments Within Days Over Ben & Jerry’s West Bank Boycott

Tubs of ice-cream are seen as a labourer works at Ben & Jerry’s factory in Be’er Tuvia, Israel July 20, …

Yet another reason DeSantis is the best governor in the country.

Politics | Opinion

Is Mayim Bialik too Jewish for 'Jeopardy!'?

  It may turn out that a lot of Americans are devoting as much thought to the question of who

If she wasn’t a religious Jew, none of this would be happening. Period.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Anti-Semitic Radicals Cancel Appearance Because Jewish Groups Will Attend – PJ Media

Anti-Semitic climate “activist“ group Sunrise withdrew from a D.C. rally simply because (liberal) Jewish organizations also planned to participate.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

Climate Change Group Boycotts D.C. Voting Rights Event over 'Zionist' Participation

The District of Columbia chapter of the Sunrise Movement said it would not participate in voting rights rally because of "Zionist" groups.

Miscellaneous | Religion

Elder Of Ziyon - When the Irish boycotted Jews in 1904, they also claimed it wasn't antisemitic

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

Entertainment | Movies & Television

The Academy Museum ignores Hollywood’s Jewish founders – The Forward

The new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles neglects Hollywood's Jewish founders

Typical liberal Jewish naïveté. Jews were left out because we’re not part of the fake-victim intersectional coalition. The author is bothered that Jews are left out for blacks, “Latinx” (a level hated by nearly all Hispanics, but used any by hypocritical leftists who will attempt to shive it down everyone’s throats anyway), and overweight women (Meaning: fat. Obesity is dangerous and we shouldn’t be pretending that seeing it in a negative way is some kind of bigotry), yet doesn’t understand that it’s because we don’t count to these people. We are “white,” in their opinion, and they are racists. She actually believes the excuse from the museum that the exhibits will “rotate,” and Jews will be included down the line. We were a major influence in Hollywood, and without us the movies as we have known them (for better, or worse) wouldn’t exist. Ignoring that history is wrong. Not that liberal Jews have the spine to stand up to that kind of wrong.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

'Sabbath for $400': Chulent stumps Jeopardy contestants in question about Shabbat restrictions

Mayim Bialik, the show's host, explained the dish's roots in the prohibition on lighting fires on Shabbat.

This is so funny.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Elder Of Ziyon - Twenty-two reasons anti-Zionists are antisemites

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

News | Antisemitism Watch

The problem with Corbyn, AOC and left-wing antisemitism

How can the Left, which proudly champions the equality of all, be bigoted against Jews?

News | Antisemitism Watch

Muslim Temple Mount "silent prayer" reaction is nothing less than naked Jew-hatred - but too many Jews adopt their narrative anyway

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

Politics | Opinion

Why are Jews so quick to defend our enemies?

Jewish schools must not teach their pupils a one-sided narrative of Palestinian victimhood

News | Antisemitism Watch

Auschwitz-Birkenau Site Vandalized With Antisemitic, Holocaust Denial Graffiti

The main gate at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Photo: Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. Wooden barracks at the Auschwitz II -Birkenau …

News | Antisemitism Watch

‘Pack Up Your Star’: German Jewish Musician Told to Hide Star of David to Check in to Leipzig Hotel

German singer and actor Gil Ofarim. Photo: Sven Mandel / Wikimedia commons German Jewish singer-songwriter Gil Ofarim alleged that he …

Makes me want to go to Germany and walk around wearing my Magen David as prominently as possible.

Politics | Opinion

The cost of Kamala validating 'Israeli genocide' speech

US VP Kamala Harris validated a student who accused Israel of ethnic genocide.

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

Why anti-Zionism and antisemitism are inextricably linked

  For centuries, Jews have debated who belongs to our community. While embracing a more inclusive Jewish world is an

Politics | Opinion

Is it ever okay to praise antisemitic blood libel?

  Does it matter if politicians let lies told by people they meet publicly go unanswered? That’s the question that

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.

Politics | Media Bias

The Intercept Offers Impassioned Defense of Ph.D. Student/Teacher Who Called Israel Supporters 'Zionist Dirtbags'

While anti-Israel sentiment is no stranger on US college campuses, UNC's unequivocal support for a teacher who holds such views is alarming.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Israel: What is the '2-state solution' about?

  Last week, after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the supplemental spending bill for the Iron Dome program, everyone

The “two state solution” is a sham that progressives use to try to marginalize Israel and put Israeli lives in danger. Which is exactly what the most recent democrat bill seeks to do. The antisemitism of democrats is absolutely relentless.

News | News

"Human Rights organization" founder decries "herds of colonists performing Talmudic rituals" at Cave of the Patriarchs

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

Politics | Politics

College Student Accuses Israel Of ‘Ethnic Genocide.’ Kamala Harris: ‘Your Truth Cannot Be Suppressed’

Vice President Kamala Harris supported a student who accused Israel of committing “ethnic genocide” against Palestinians on Tuesday.

I hate these people. Lying about Israel is just a case of telling a fake “truth” for these people. They are antisemites and nothing else. When you lie about the world’s only a Jewish state in order to marginalize its citizens, that is pure antisemitism.

Politics | Opinion

Who Would Hide a Jew if Nazis Took Over America?

There is something about most Jews that few non-Jews know: We Jews often ask ourselves if a non-Jew in our lives would hide us in the event of a Nazi-like outbreak. I don’t know if young Jews think about this, but nearly all Jews who grew up in the decade

Very interesting question.

Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism

College Democrats Leader Under Fire For Anti-Semitic Tweets

A College Democrats of America leader is facing pressure to resign after her anti-Semitic tweets resurfaced.

Politics | American Politics

After Near Defeat Of Iron Dome Funding, Mainstream Democrats Introduce ANOTHER Bill Endangering Israel

This is not an "occupation." It is legitimate and entirely lawful self-defense. It would be a lie — a blood libel — for the United States to declare Gaza to be occupied territory. Under international law, a military occupation may continue as long as

Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous

On visible and invisible Jews

We all know that raw prejudice among Jews against those who are visibly Jewish—that they are loud, rude, unwashed, contemptuous towards outsiders and all the rest of that baggage—is our community’s dirty secret.

I was Orthodox at one point. Having been raised in an overwhelmingly secular environment, I can tell you first hand that there is far more prejudice that comes from the non-Orthodox toward the Orthodox than the other way around. Unfortunately, it can mirror non-Jewish antisemitism in its ignorance and ferocity. Many non-observant Jews, particularly liberal Jews, have zero contact with the Orthodox world and fall prey to the same prejudices and suspicion of religious people as anyone else.

Politics | Opinion

The Left's embrace of violence against Jews

Why the Left seems to think it’s perfectly acceptable for Jews to die in the name of Palestinian self-determination. Op-ed.

Politics | Opinion

Twenty Years After Durban, What We Still Get Wrong About Left-Wing Antisemitism

Supporters of the antisemitic BDS movement in South Africa have issued a cautious ‘apology’ for demanding the expulsion of Jewish …

I disagree that America experienced a “much needed” soul searching about racism. Everyone burn after about 1963 grew up in an America which was less racist than any legged nation. By the 80s, racism was virtually non-existent. But the left, to grow its power, needs go divide, so it made up the myth of massive continued American racism and systemic racism. The rest of this article makes some important points.

Politics | Opinion

When you vote to let terrorists kill Jews, that is antisemitism

In blocking funding for Israel's Iron Dome system, the Squad and others have gone from slurs to real-world consequences

News | News

Thousands gather at Western Wall for Hoshana Rabba

Mass prayers held at Western Wall ahead of Simhat Torah. Up to 8,000 worshippers permitted to gather at the Western Wall Plaza.

Tell me again that Judaism isn’t an ancient religion, and the Jews and ancient people. Thousands of Jews gathered at the same place as our ancestors thousands of years ago. What other people can say that?

Miscellaneous | Judaism

The End of Torah - From the Chassidic Masters - Parshah

What did Moses accomplish by shattering the tablets?

Advice & Self-Help | Jewish Wisdom

How a Rock Song Started Me on My Journey

thank the Byrds for their introduction to a lesson in Kohelet, Ecclesiastes.

News | Antisemitism Watch

Car Ramming Attack Attempted at LA Synagogue Sukkot Concert, Says Security Group

Congregation Shaarei Tefila in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Google Maps / screenshot A Jewish congregation in Los Angeles was left …

I’ve been in this synagogue.

“The crowd of about 20 to 30 managed to jump out of the path of the vehicle before the assailant stopped short in front of a metal gate, yelled “f**k the Jews” and left, the group said.”

Can you imagine if this happened to almost any group other than Orthodox Jews??? It would be national news for months, there would be matches, and calls for a “reckoning.” Someone attempts a mass murder of Jews, and the only place it’s reported is on Jewish platforms. There is near total silence. I’m sick of this

Politics | American Politics

GOP bill would keep settlement products labeled ‘Made in Israel’

Tenney argued that returning to the pre-Pompeo policy would empower those who seek to boycott the Jewish state.

Politics | Debunking Lies

The Palestinian assault on Jewish history and heritage

Hundreds of cherished Jewish sites in the Land of Israel which survived 2,000 years are being systematically destroyed right under our noses by the Palestinians. 

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.

Politics | American Politics

Rashida Tlaib supports Hamas murdering Jews

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

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 | Campus Watch

Antisemitism Masked as Anti-Israel Bias at Berkeley

Poster held by a protester at a UC Berkeley student senate meeting on Feb. 3, 2020. Photo: Moi Stern Weisleder. …

Travel | Travel

The Catskills Was Once A Bustling Resort Region, But Now It's Almost Completely Abandoned

The Catskills remains one of Upstate New York's most scenic - albeit, abandoned - mountainscapes, and here's what happened to make it so.

This is so sad.

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.

Politics | Politics

Danny Lewin H'yd: The very first victim of 9/11 - Israel National News

His impact on people was so strong that, even today, battle-hardened CEOs and IDF sharpshooters get choked up when talking about him, in part, because his rise was so quick, so spectacular, and so tragically short. Op-ed.

Politics | Politics

American Federation of Teachers - San Diego issues an anti-Israel statement filled with antisemitism and lies

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

Miscellaneous | Chabad

5781, The Jewish Year in Review: A Year of Overcoming Adversity, Rebuilding and Recovery

The stories that shaped the past 12 months.

Politics | Politics

CNN Erases Jews from the Story of Jerusalem

CNN has a problem with Jerusalem’s history. The network apparently views the utter destruction of the city, including the Second Temple – a historic

Politics | Politics

Biden Claims He Visited Pittsburgh Synagogue That Was Attacked; Synagogue Says That’s False

Democrat President Joe Biden claimed on Thursday that he visited the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, which was the site of a white supremacist terrorist attack that killed 11 people in 2018.

This guy is such a disgusting liar.

News | Jewish Community

Last Remaining Footage of Polish Jewish Community Before Holocaust Premieres as Movie at Venice Film Festival

Townspeople of the predominantly Jewish village of Nasielsk, Poland in 1938 as seen in Bianca Stigter’s “Three Minutes – A …