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News | Antisemitism Watch
Adidas Boss: I Don't Think Kanye West Meant What He Said
Bjørn Gulden, chief executive of Adidas, has decided to really stick his sneaker in his mouth with a defense of Kanye West
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Can Prayer Really Change Your Reality?
Our very own Queen Esther teaches us that while practical actions are necessary to succeed in any endeavor, spiritual efforts have the real impact in drawing down God’s blessings.
Politics | The Left
The Cult of ‘Antizionism’
American progressive ideologues have formed a new ideology based on the negation of an all-powerful phantasm they call ‘Zionism.’ To fight them, we need to understand the origins of their beliefs in the Soviet academic propaganda apparatus.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Elder Of Ziyon - Even Selichot prove you cannot separate Judaism from love of Zion
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News | ISRAEL NEWS
We must reassert Jewish ties to 'Palestinian' land
The most outrageous part of UNESCO’s designation is its collusion with Palestinian efforts to not only erase the city’s Jewish heritage but claim it as their own.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Apple News, Where Antisemites Are Always Welcome
You just published an antisemitic diatribe on an Arabic news site? Great, come publish at Apple News! Apple News continues to give a platform
Politics | Campus Watch
Academic freedom isn’t an excuse for antisemitism
A Palestinian event featuring Jew-haters at the University of Pennsylvania shows that in the age of DEI loyalty pledges, some forms of prejudice are tolerated on campuses.
News | The Temple Mount
Muslims Irate after Jews Blow Shofar on Temple Mount on Rosh Hashanah
All of which stands to show you that the Arabs already know the Jews are coming. Now, someone must tell the Jews.
Politics | Opinion
Jews, never give up!
In every generation, they rise against us, but in a generation where everyone seems to be rising against us, what must we do?
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
The Palm Frond and the Sword - Meir Y. Soloveichik
Striking archeological discoveries are a constant in Israel, but they can still occasionally inspire wonder. That is the case with the uncovering of a weapons
Politics | Joe Biden/Biden Administration
Biden's Jewish Again. What Will He Become Next?
It’s simple: if this shockingly corrupt ward-heeler thinks that your briefcase contains enough cash or votes, Joe Biden will take on your own nationality, too.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Foundational Rosh Hashanah Text Released Online
Prepare for Rosh Hashanah on a spiritual front!
Miscellaneous | Judaism
5 Ways the High Holidays of 2023 Are Unique
The 2023 High Holidays feature a full week of Selichot, and Rosh Hashanah over a weekend.
Politics | Campus Watch
Elder Of Ziyon - SJP's bogus complaint against University of Illinois at Chicago for not being allowed to disrupt an Israel trip Zoom session
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Politics | Opinion
Palestinian activism demands checking your liberalism at the door
Can you be truly committed to liberal values and be an full-throated supporter of the Palestinian cause? We ask this question partly in response to recent co
News | Antisemitism Watch
Elder Of Ziyon - Vivek Will Talk to Known Antisemites but Not to Those Who Point It Out (Judean Rose)
Vivek Ramaswamy will talk to anyone except for those who underscore the fact that he does podcasts with antisemites.
News | Antisemitism Watch
At least 49 American synagogues have been evacuated due to bomb threats in the last 2 months. Next up, the High Holidays.
Congregations in Florida and California joined dozens more that have experienced such threats during services in recent months.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Elder Of Ziyon - Palestinians calling for "resistance" to Jews celebrating Jewish holidays in Jerusalem
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Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
70 Years of Bringing Shofar to the Streets
In 1953, the first public mitzvah campaign to bring Judaism to individuals, wherever they are
News | Antisemitism Watch
9/11 and the New Antisemitism
9/11 has continued, it is still happening; it is not over yet. And antisemitism has been rejuvenated. Who would have thought? Op-ed.
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority
Antisemitism is the ideology that has defined Mahmoud Abbas's life
The pattern is always the same - he comes out with an antisemitic rant, it's condemned then is all conveniently ignored
Politics | Debunking Lies
The Perennial Power of the Nakba
How generations of Arab thinkers and leaders tried to turn the humiliation of their losses to Israel into a springboard to launch their nations into an enchanted new age.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
What Can the Hebrew Word for “Parenting” Teach You?
The Latin word parente, the origin of the English word parent, means to bring forth, to give birth, or to produce, highlighting the physical role parents play in the creation of a child.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Rosh Hashanah: What’s It Really All About?
How the Jewish New Year is celebrated and what it tells us about every human being and our relationship to God.
Politics | Opinion
Op-Ed: The Palestinians Set Israel's Own System Against Itself
Israel's Civil Administration is well aware of the hostile takeover of its land but is choosing not to enforce its legal mandate.
News | News
Jewish Heart of Marrakesh in Ruins
Morocco’s ancient Jewish quarter was severely damaged by Friday’s earthquake.
Politics | Opinion
IHRA and only IHRA
The Biden administration’s credibility in the fight against antisemitism is on the line.
History | Archeology
Four 1,900-year-old Roman swords found in Judean Desert, likely from Bar Kochba revolt | The Times of Israel
Apparently stolen by Jewish rebels, the incredibly well-preserved weapons are 'an extremely rare find, the likes of which have never been found in Israel'
News | Antisemitism Watch
Ramaswamy Campaign Cuts Off Free Beacon Access After Appearance on Anti-Semitic YouTuber's Podcast
Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign said the Washington Free Beacon is no longer allowed to talk to the candidate after the outlet reported that he appeared on a podcast hosted by an anti-Semitic YouTuber on Tuesday.
Politics | Opinion
Elder Of Ziyon - Tucker Carlson and the Jews Who Need Proof (Judean Rose)
Some insist on proof that antisemites are antisemites, to their peril.
Politics | The Left
Elder Of Ziyon - How to spread antisemitic lies in academic papers: A case study from @FeministReview_
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Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority
Elder Of Ziyon - The rocket threat from the West Bank is being ignored by the media - but it will change everything
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Politics | Opinion
For the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, “Human Rights” Is a Tool to Manipulate the West
Currently consisting of 56 states in addition to the Palestinian Authority, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) began with an effort in 1969 to blame Israel and “Zionists”—falsely—for setting fire to al-Aqsa Mosque.
Miscellaneous | Other Stuff
“ FOLLOW THE SUN TO ISRAEL ” 1958 EL AL AIRLINES ISRAEL TRAVELOGUE TEL AVIV EILAT 67684
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Politics | Opinion
Tel Aviv Riot: How Intra-Communal Eritrean Violence Was Used To Malign Israel
Why did some news outlets and social media commentators make an intra-Eritrean conflict all about the Israeli response?
Politics | Judea & Samaria
Destroying Jewish History: Palestinian Authority building neighborhood on Joshua's Altar site
A construction vehicle was confiscated after an inspector found that the Palestinian Authority had begun paving roads on the ruins of the historic site.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
The 96-Year-Old Survivor Who Did a Last (and First) Mitzvah
The younger of the two boys shared a story. “You know, it seems very quiet now, but this past Friday I experienced the greatest moment of my life.”
Politics | Opinion
Zionism is a model for indigenous people - opinion
Many New Zealanders view Israel through the lens of our own settler colonialist history: the Jews, like the British, are seen as white European colonizers; the Palestinians as the indigenous Māori.
News | News
36 Israelis murdered in 2023: The biggest death toll since the second intifada
3 terror attacks in the span of 12 hours. 36 Israelis murdered in terror attacks in 2023 so far. What is causing the rise in terror attacks? i24NEWS Correspo...
Miscellaneous | Judaism
17 Rosh Hashanah Facts Every Jew Should Know
Brush up on basic facts, traditions, and more associated with the Jewish New Year.
Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority
The Palestinian Authority is an enemy entity
As we approach the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Oslo accords, it is imperative that this fact no longer be ignored.Op-ed.
Politics | Opinion
Exposed: 30 Years Ago, Israel’s Left Illegally Established a Palestinian State with the Oslo Accords
Israelis would soon face a new concept: “The Victims of Peace.”
Miscellaneous | Jewish Life
Historic Tiferet Yisrael synagogue in Jerusalem rebuilt, set to open in 2024
Established in 1872, it dominated the skyline of the Old City’s Jewish Quarter until its destruction after the Jordanian Army captured the Old City during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence.
Politics | Campus Watch
Elder Of Ziyon - Harvard partners with Palestinian university that rewards and supports terrorism
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News | The Temple Mount
Elder Of Ziyon - What is the Waqf doing on the Temple Mount? The Israel Antiquities Authority says it is "classified.”
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why Are Tefillin Square?
The Talmud gives no actual reason but the Kabbalah provides clues.
Recipes | Kosher Recipes
Spiced Roasted Carrots for Rosh Hashanah - Kosher Recipes
On Rosh Hashanah, it is customary to eat foods whose names in the vernacular allude to blessing and prosperity. For example, the Yiddish word for carrot, meren, also means “increase,” symbolizing our wish for a year of abundance.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Palestinian: 'our parents always trusted Israeli leaders more than our own' • Point of No Return
You might have heard of Quora – this is a website where anyone can pose any question (usually related to politics), and anyone who feels qualified to give an answer can do so. This particular question, by one Anne Frank, caught my eye: Are most Palestini
Politics | Judea & Samaria
Ben-Gvir isn't being racist: West Bank security is paramount
Until a political solution emerges for this area coveted by two peoples, the safety of Israeli lives does take precedence over the unlimited freedom of access for Palestinians.
Politics | Judea & Samaria
Settling every inch of the land in the historic Land of Israel
Any division between Judea and Samaria and the rest of Israel is artificial and not reflective of history, justice, or truth.
Politics | Biden Administration/Congress
When the US refuses to say ‘Palestinian’, the condemnation is irrelevant
Condemnations matter only if the Biden administration is prepared to name the party that is being condemned.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Israel: Special course teaches drivers how to respond to terror attacks
Shurat Hadin holds course teaching Israeli drivers what to do if they face stone-throwers, shootings, and tire burnings.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Jews need to protect themselves against modern antisemitism
Current antisemitism claims that, unlike any of the other peoples of the world, Jews should not be allowed a country in which they are a majority, even in their indigenous land.
News | Antisemitism Watch
Elder Of Ziyon - Nazis put an academic face on Jew-hatred. Now their heirs have "The Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism."
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
Politics | Campus Watch
CUNY Hires Extremist Antisemitic Professor; Where Is the Outrage?
Would a racist professor be rewarded by being hired at a high profile university? How about someone who is fiercely anti-LGBT? Certainly not in uber-liberal New York City. But when it comes to someone who hates Israel -- the world's only Jewish state -- t
Books | Books
There's a word for how the world judges the Jewish state: Israelophobia
In the first of three weekly extracts from his new book, JC editor Jake Wallis Simons dispels myths about the country
News | Antisemitism
LA kosher restaurants targeted, burglarized
The targeted restaurants were Nagila Pizza, Fisherman's Bowl, Shanghai Diamond Garden, SushiKo, and Shalom Grill.
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
Can it happen here? The lessons of Europe’s red-green antisemitic surge
ADL’s report about anti-Israel activism fueling European Jew hatred is welcome but fails to point out that U.S. liberals need to rethink their fealty to woke ideology.
History | History
Israel: Who Are the Indigenous People?
The Land of Israel has changed hands many times over the centuries. But it has always been the homeland of one particular people. Noa Tishby, author of…
Politics | POLITICS
'Squad' Democrat attends anti-Israel art show promoting destruction of Jewish state
Rep. Rashida Tlaib recently attended an art show with work on display that called for Israel's destruction and promoting known and suspected terrorists.
News | Articles By Me
Joe Biden’s Anti-Jewish “Antisemitism Strategy”
American Jews deserve better
At the beginning of summer, in a “private” letter to U.S. Antisemitism Envoy Deborah Lipstadt, Israeli President Isaac Herzog called Joe Biden’s plan to fight antisemitism (the so-called “national strategy to combat antisemitism”) “a historic moment deserving of recognition and gratitude. … The formidable language of the report contains a sound strategy, well-defined pillars and concrete, viable goals that will help create more tolerant and open societies.”
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
India terror suspects said to have plotted attack on Mumbai Chabad House
Two men linked to local Islamist group behind efforts to kill Hindu leaders; Israeli intelligence said involved in probe, security stepped up at Jewish sites
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
The Distorted ‘Nakba’ Narrative
Comparisons to the Holocaust are misleading and appalling.
News | News
‘The Book of Jews:’ San Diego Human Relations Commissioner Forced to Resign Over Antisemitic Comments
A member of San Diego's Human Relations Commission was forced to step down this week following a furious response to antisemitic comments he proffered at a meeting of the body on July 18, in which he claimed that the Torah instructs Jews to murder Palesti
News | ISRAEL NEWS
Opponents of Netanyahu's judicial reforms want government by tantrum
Richard A. Epstein and Max Raskin: Democrats can't stand Supreme Court power in U.S., but attack Israel over sensible overhaul
Politics | Politics
What does ‘pro-Israel’ Democrat mean in 2023?
While progressives flirt with “racist state” smears, Biden blackmails Netanyahu with talk of ending the alliance. Both show the impending crack-up of the bipartisan consensus.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
I’m a Chassidic Woman, Here’s My Story
My life is a balancing act. I don’t see the two halves of myself as contradictory.
Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism
‘Gone Off a Cliff’: Dems Grapple with Anti-Semitism Ahead of Israeli President’s Visit
Democratic leaders are rushing to combat accusations of anti-Semitism after a slew of anti-Israel comments from members of the party raised the stakes on a planned Democratic boycott of Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s address to Congress.
Politics | POLITICS
How not to combat antisemitism
In a private letter to US antisemitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt, Israeli President Isaac Herzog last week called the Biden
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Horrors of the “Occupation”
The tragic conditions that residents of Ramallah and Gaza must endure, revealed in TikTok videos
Recipes | Kosher Recipes
This Sheet Pan Teriyaki Chicken Is a Shabbat Staple for Seattle Jews
Growing up in Seattle, our Friday night menu was nearly the same every week: chicken soup, roast chicken slathered in ...
Miscellaneous | Judaism
How I Made it Through the Talmud - Chabad
It took over eight years, but I complelted all 2,711 pages of the Babylonian Talmud.
News | Articles By Me
Priority: Jewish Unity
Just before this year’s Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), a horrifying, and not at all surprising, report came out of Tel Aviv University (TAU) called “The Annual Report on Antisemitism Worldwide–2022.” The study found that there were roughly 3,700 attacks on Jews in the United States last year. The year before that, 2021, saw 2,717 attacks. Each set a record for attacks on our people. The incidents included beatings, being spat on, having objects thrown at people, verbal abuse, etc.
Politics | Joe Biden/Biden Administration
The Biden administration’s anti-antisemitism travesty
The IHRA definition has led defenders of the Jewish people down a blind alley.
News | ISRAEL NEWS
Elder Of Ziyon - The West pretends "Palestinian resistance" means peaceful protest. In Arabic, Palestinians know it really means murdering Jews.
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Recipes | Kosher Recipes
Kosher Recipe: Garlic-Bread Challah
A marriage between garlic bread and challah...it's about time this happened!
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
The answer to campus radicalism and antisemitism? Defunding
A CUNY Law School graduation speech drew attention to the brazen Jew-hatred that has gone mainstream in academia on the public’s dime. There must be accountability.
Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism
Vox Journalist Asks: Is It Really Antisemitic to Harass Jews at Prayer?
Jonathan Guyer raised the bizarre question, "If a group protests Israeli policies in front of a synagogue, is that considered antisemitic?"
Miscellaneous | Judaism
What Are Tefillin?
What are we to make of this ancient Jewish ritual and what do they mean to us today?
News | NEWS
Jewish groups, allies demand CUNY Law lose funding after student's 'vile' anti-Israel commencement speech
A commencement speech from a student at CUNY's law school is being slammed as antisemitic as pro-Israel groups and allies demand the school be stripped of public funding.
News | Jewish Community
Elder Of Ziyon - Roger Waters' Berlin concert proves that he is thoroughly antisemitic
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Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism
Weaponising antisemitism against conservatives
A conference on how to save the west has been smeared by those out to destroy it
News | Fun With Islam
Oh Yes, He Did: Iraqi Cleric Blames Israel for the Death of Muslim Leader… in the Year 661
In a world where Palestinians accuse Israel of training cows as spies, al-Khazali doesn’t look quite as crazy as he does to those who are outside of his milieu.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Can Israeli resilience inspire alienated Americans?
After months of divisiveness, the country immediately united in the face of incessant rocket fire. Will a community unwilling to fight antisemitic progressives learn that lesson?
History | HISTORY
Nakba Day: The real origin of the Palestinians' ‘catastrophe’
MAY 15 IS the anniversary of Israel's birth in 1948. It is also the date on which Palestinians in recent years have commemorated their Nakba, or "catastrophe." The events of 1948 were indeed catastrophic for the Arab refugees, perhaps as many as 700,000,
Miscellaneous | Chabad
The Rebbe’s Lag BaOmer Message of Hope to Soviet Jewry
The 1980 Russian-language address that took the world by surprise and placed the Soviet regime on notice
Politics | Politics
‘We Need to Use Every Tool We Have’: Ted Cruz Calls for Extradition of Palestinian Terrorist Ahlam Tamimi
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday at a nomination hearing for the US ambassador to Jordan called for the extradition of Ahlam Tamimi, a Jordanian-Palestinian woman who sits at #4 on the FBI’s list of most wanted terrorists for her role in the 2001 Sbarr
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Why Are There So Many Kosher Chinese Restaurants?
Here’s what we know: Jews eat Chinese food. North American Jews did so in the early 20th century, when Ashkenazi ...
Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism
Professor in Canada Convicted of Bombing Synagogue, Media Focuses on His ‘Ordeal’
Hassan Diab has the advantage of having been part of a movement that is favored on the Left. If he weren’t, no one would be lamenting his “ordeal” today.
Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism
Jewish Students at Yale Law School Invited an Israeli Politician To Speak About Anti-Semitism. Then They Caved to Pressure.
A Jewish student group at Yale Law School pulled out of an event with a centrist Israeli politician, Michal Cotler-Wunsh, after deciding the talk would be too controversial, according to Cotler-Wunsh and two professors with knowledge of the situation.
History | History
Escape From the Nazis - Against All Odds, a Treasure Survives - Chabad.org
On Kristallnacht, the family hid in their apartment with all the lights out and the windows shut. The children peered through the edges of the curtains and watched the Nazis storm into the small synagogue below their apartment and throw the Torah scrolls
News | News
‘Holocaust distortion is rising worldwide’
Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan sits down with JNS for an interview ahead of Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Al Jaffee, 102, Cartoonist Found His Inner Jewish Superhero
The illustrator’s not-so-secret identity was as creator of “The Shpy,” hero to generations of children
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Israel Capitulates to Poland’s Demands to Expose Jewish Children to Holocaust Denial
This is the second attempt of a Netanyahu government to help erase Poland’s participation in the mass murder of Jews.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
What the 10 Plagues Teach Us About Dealing With Difficult People
Expressing anger not only hurts others but destroys the person who is expressing anger.
News | News
Ben Ferencz, last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor, passes away at 103
Ferencz, a Jew who grew up in New York, was able to present the entirety of his case in just two court sessions. All defendants were found guilty.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
In The Zechus of Moshe Rabbeinu
Later at night I got a phone call from my younger sister that lives up north in Israel. She wanted to talk to me about an incident that happened between us, which she felt she had never really asked f
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
Chabad Hasid Ilan Fuchs Elected Mayor in Rockland County, NY
Three other religious Jews, Joel Grunwald, Ra’anan Zidile and Marc Greenberg were elected to the Pomona Board in the same election.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Q&A: How the Jewish Holidays Can Be a Valuable Tool for Growth
With the Season of our Freedom approaching, it’s a good time to remember that we have everything we need packed inside of us. We can leap over our hurdles and reach our goals—all we need to do is take that inner potential that G‑d gives us and expand it into all its possibilities.
News | ISRAEL NEWS
Elder Of Ziyon - Dizengoff terrorist was a child Hamas soldier, had promised at his second sentencing "there won't be a third time"
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News | Israel & The Jewish Community
“Extreme, insufferable, close-minded”: Allison Josephs criticises media outlets’ depiction of Orthodox Jews
Allison Josephs, the Founder and Executive Director of Jew In The City, a non-profit organisation that seeks to change negative perceptions of religious Jews, appeared on the most recent episode of Podcast Against Antisemitism where she spoke of the often
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Antisemitic Hate Crimes Increased 20 Percent in 2021, Updated FBI Report Says
Hate crimes against American Jews increased by twenty percent and were the leading religiously motivated hate crime in 2021, according to a new, supplemental report issued by the FBI on Monday. According to the new data, there were 817 antisemitic hate cr
History | History
These Seven 19th Century Jewish Inventors Changed Your Life
And there’s a reason why you probably haven’t heard of them.
Miscellaneous | Jewish Wisdom
It Took Years, and I’m Finally Proud to Be Jewish
I found out I was Jewish when a girl on my street told me I was a “dirty Jew.”
Politics | POLITICS
Dems Who Blasted Ticketmaster Over Taylor Swift Sales Debacle Silent As Platform Rakes in Cash for Farrakhan Speech
Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D., Minn.) last fall trained their fire on Ticketmaster after bungled sales for Taylor Swift's concert tour led to price-gouging and automated scalping, calling on the Department of Justice to i
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Why Purim Isn't The Jewish Halloween
Purim tells a story of the victory of life. Halloween contains an awful lot of the opposite.
News | Jewish Community
Everything You Wanted to Know about Israel’s Judicial Reform but Got the Feeling your News Media Aren’t Telling
Print and hand it around the family Purim Se’udah and the Passover Seder.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
What the Battle Over Judicial Reform in Israel Is Really About
The Netanyahu government's program for judicial reform is astounding for its modesty.
News | ISRAEL NEWS
Israeli Forces Arrest 3-Man Terrorist Cell Behind Deadly Jericho Shooting
i24 News - Israeli security forces on Wednesday raided a three-man Palestinian cell in an operation in the refugee camp of Aqabat Jaber in the West Bank. The raid targeted a house that served as a hideout for the terrorists who murdered Israeli-American E
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.
Politics | Leftists & Antisemitism
Elder Of Ziyon - Jimmy Carter, antisemite.
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | Antisemitism
Suspect arrested after 2 Orthodox Jews shot outside synagogues in Los Angeles
A suspect was taken into custody Thursday after two Orthodox Jewish men were shot while leaving houses of worship in the city’s Pico-Robertson neighborhood, authorities said. The first shooting occurred just before 10 a.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of S
Books | Books
Remembering Marc Chagall and the Righteous Rescuers of the Holocaust
“In the Garden of the Righteous” by Richard Hurowitz (Harper, 2023) “In the Garden of the Righteous” chronicles extraordinary acts …
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 | News
Burt Bacharach, sophisticated Jewish hitmaker of the '60s and '70s, dies at 94
Acclaimed composer turned out a string of hits like 'Walk on By' and 'I Say a Little Prayer' with longtime lyricist partner Hal David, a fellow Jewish New Yorker
Politics | Politics
Hakeem Jeffries needs to come clean on his support for a notorious antisemite
Last week, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) attacked the Republican Party for removing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee for her blatantly antisemitic public comments. But before attacking Republicans on this matt
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 & The Jewish Community
Jenin, Jerusalem and intentional false equivalence
American Islamists and media figures are whitewashing Palestinian terrorism and slandering Israel for defending itself.
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
'Get him for Kanye': Man wearing Star of David necklace beaten at DC-area grocery
Victim taken to hospital with concussion and broken nose; police holding 19-year-old suspect on assault and robbery, may add hate crime charges
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
ARMED | The story behind the launch of the Rebbe’s Tefillin Campaign
A riveting and unprecedented cinematic experience, ‘Armed’ tells the fascinating story of the launch of the international tefillin campaign. Featuring newly ...
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
In memory of World War II veteran Lester Tanner: 'We are all Jewish'
World War II veteran Lester Tanner passed away last week at age 99 — and during his funeral, an American flag was given to his family in his honor. Here's his story.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Number of Americans believing antisemitic stereotypes nearly doubled since 2019
Poll finds that 85% of people in US agree with at least one racist trope about Jews, while 20% believe at last six; 20% think Jews have 'too much power'
News | News
Joshua Shuman: TALI’s Halleli Jewish Peoplehood and Literacy Program Experiences Jewish Pluralism in New York
Joshua Shuman: TALI’s Halleli Jewish Peoplehood and Literacy Program Experiences Jewish Pluralism in New York TALI’S HALLELI JEWISH PEOPLEHOOD PROGRAM VISITS NEW YORK TO STRENGTHEN JEWISH PLURALISM AND CONNECTIONS The capstone event of TALI’s
Politics | POLITICS
The Democrats must have a ‘Sister Souljah moment’ on antisemitism
It is time for Biden and others to rise up and condemn antisemites in their own party like Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.
News | NEWS
Whoopi Goldberg renews incendiary assertion that Holocaust wasn't about race
In interview, 'The View' host labels Holocaust 'white on white violence,' echoing remarks made in January that led to her two-week suspension from US talk show
News | Abortion
Abortion Is Not a Jewish Sacrament
“Our Jewish brothers and sisters,” squad member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explained during a recent rant, “are able to have an abortion according to their faith.” Many religions...
Books | Books
This Book Will Help Students Understand Rising Antisemitism
The book is 549 pages long and has detailed endnotes. It serves both as a well-documented resource book and a useful tool for the classroom.
News | JEWISH COMMUNITY
Black America’s Anti-Semitism Problem
From Kanye West endorsing Hitler to Kyrie Irving inviting followers to watch a documentary about how blacks are the true Jews, anti-Semitism from prominent black figures has been in the news. A recent study explores the phenomenon of black anti-Semitism m
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
A Photo Worth a Thousand Years - A Chanukah Message
Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson is the rabbi of Beit Baruch and executive director of Chabad of Belgravia, London, where he lives with his wife, Chana, and children.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Discovery on Par with Qumran Scrolls: King Hezekiah’s Inscriptions
The discovery presents a breakthrough in the study of the history of Israel in the biblical period.
News | Jewish Community
How to Light the Menorah - Light Up Your Environment!
Breeze through the Chanukah Menorah lighting with a step by step guide on everything from which menorah is kosher to how to arrange and light your own menorah.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
‘Let There Be Light’: First Night of Chanukah 2022 in Photos - Menorahs great and small brighten the world
“The essential thing is the deed,” wrote theRebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—in his public Chanukah letter for 1973. “First and foremost must come the practical act, the first mitzvah of [Chanukah] being the lighting of the candles … .”
Miscellaneous | Judaism
12 Facts About Judah Every Jew Should Know
Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Compared to a lion, Judah was the ancestor of the royal House of David. He made mistakes and rectified them, blazing a path for others to follow.
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Ye: ‘Jewish people, forgive Hitler today’
The rapper continued his pro-Nazi media tour on Monday night.
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Antisemitism in the air: Southwest Airlines passenger dons ‘Ye is right’ Burger King crown
“We’re sorry if another passenger’s attire was in poor taste,” Southwest Airlines’ Twitter account responded.
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Antisemitism: Why the Jews?
Over the centuries, numerous “reasons” have been advanced to explain the phenomenon of Antisemitism. But perhaps there is no reason!
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The Ben Gvir Phenomenon – Mishpacha Magazine
The years of media attacks, parodies and indictments have only boosted Ben Gvir’s influence
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Jewish Man and 7-Year-Old Son Shot with BB Gun Outside Kosher Market in Staten Island | Jewish & Israel News Algemei
Staten Island, New York. Photo: Fb78/ Wikimedia Commons. A Jewish man and his son were shot with BB guns on …
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6 Lessons From Jacob’s Wrestling With the Angel
We also wrestle with spiritual doubts and conflicts.
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Welcome, Bibi: Blinken To Headline Anti-Israel J Street Conference
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to headline a conference held by one of the foremost anti-Israel groups in the country, a move that is being interpreted as a shot at Israel's newly elected government led by incoming prime minister Benjamin Netany
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The Gat Brothers - The Sound Of Silence
מופע התנדבות - מתוך המשדר "לתת" - ערב ראש השנה התשע"ה
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The whole truth about Ukraine’s past matters
Kyiv is right to ask that Stalin’s terror famine be recognized as genocide. But it should be equally honest about those who collaborated with Hitler.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
What Does Jacob’s Ladder Symbolize?
Jacob’s simple ladder foreshadows the trajectory of human development.
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Once Again, MSNBC Invites Prominent Anti-Semite to Explain Why Fellow Anti-Semites Are Bad
What happened? MSNBC did it again. The left-wing network invited Al Sharpton, a notorious anti-Semite, on Morning Joe to explain why his fellow anti-Semites shouldn't be given a public platform. Seriously? Yes. Why? Because Al Sharpton supports the Democr
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Kanye West's antisemitism inspired by Louis Farrakhan
Farrakhan must be treated as a persona non grata in America. For too long, his poisonous presence and rhetoric have been tolerated.
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AMCHA Report: Attacks on Jewish Identity Doubled on US Campuses
There were 254 attacks on Jewish identity documented on 63 campuses in the 2021-2022 academic year.
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Robert Clary, Holocaust Survivor and Corporal LeBeau on ‘Hogan’s Heroes,’ Dies at 96
The French actor and singer spent 31 months in a concentration camp but said he had no reservations about starring in a TV comedy about the Nazis.
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Report: Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes on U.S. College Campuses Skyrocket
A "pervasive and relentless assault on Jewish identity" is occurring daily at colleges across America, according to a new report from a watchdog group that found assaults on Jewish students and their identity doubled in the 2021 to 2022 academic year, par
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How not to fight Antisemitism | Israel National News
Jewish organizations want to fight antisemitism but have they isolated themselves from the people they claim to represent. Op-ed.