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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.

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

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

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

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

Politics | Free Speech

The Unraveling of Academia

Have we entered the era of the anti-Enlightenment?

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.

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 | 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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"

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

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 | 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.

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.

News | News

Ye: ‘Jewish people, forgive Hitler today’

The rapper continued his pro-Nazi media tour on Monday night.

News | News

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.

Miscellaneous | Judaism

Antisemitism: Why the Jews?

Over the centuries, numerous “reasons” have been advanced to explain the phenomenon of Antisemitism. But perhaps there is no reason!

News | News

The Ben Gvir Phenomenon      – Mishpacha Magazine

The years of media attacks, parodies and indictments have only boosted Ben Gvir’s influence

News | News

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 …

News | Israel/Jewish Community

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

Music | Music

The Gat Brothers - The Sound Of Silence

מופע התנדבות - מתוך המשדר "לתת" - ערב ראש השנה התשע"ה

History | History

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.

News | NEWS

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.