Erekat’s Hadassah care must be top priority for Israel – comment
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Probe ordered after violent clash as police break up wedding over lockdown rules
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Overlooked by Nazis, an untouched Jewish village in Poland remeets ‘real’ world
A must-read novel for fall, ‘The Lost Shtetl’ by first-time fiction writer Max Gross offers fable inspired by the great Yiddish writers that comforts and… Read More ›
Opinion: Covid-19 Hit My Orthodox Israeli Town Early And Hard. Coming Together Helped Us Stop The Spread.
KIRYAT YEARIM, ISRAEL (JTA/CAROL UNGAR) — Lately, the media has been flooded with stories of Orthodox Jews who are derelict in following pandemic protocols.… Read More ›
Israel can be Jewish and democratic
Opinion: We must not let the distorted interpretation of the Jewish faith and nationalism by anti-liberal elements disconnect us from the values of liberal Zionism,… Read More ›
German leaders voice shame as tribute defaced a year after anti-Semitic attack
‘Everyone must stand up when the human dignity of others is violated,’ German president says in Halle, during commemoration to mark a year since deadly… Read More ›
Bnei Brak rabbis call to celebrate Simchat Torah at synagogues depsite virus rules
City’s top spiritual leaders say outdoor prayers are preferable but allow parishioners to gather in synagogue courts as well as within the buildings themselves; PM… Read More ›
Officials fear violence on US Election Day. Some worry it could target Jews
Security experts say white supremacists prepared to take up arms in support of Trump’s re-election, and could threaten Jewish institutions, including synagogues JTA —… Read More ›
House Calls Bring Jewish Tradition Of Sukkot To The Isolated
NEW YORK (AP) — Sukkot, the weeklong Jewish fall holiday commemorating God’s miraculous protection of the Jewish people in the desert, looks different this… Read More ›
Nation’s COVID Czar: Jewish Community Must Understand Its COVID Response Affects Others
WASHINGTON (VINnews/Sandy Eller)- The nation’s coronavirus czar expressed her support for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s newest round of restrictions that have sparked waves of outrage in… Read More ›
Ministers approve 1-week extension for restrictions on protests, prayers
Law limiting demonstrators to 1 kilometer from home extended to October 13; march held in Tel Aviv in violation of police orders; ultra-Orthodox scuffle with… Read More ›
A mortality tale
Opinion: Upon becoming infected with COVID, both the U.S. president and an Israeli rabbinical leader did a huge service to their communities, becoming living proof… Read More ›
What Does “Laishev BaSukkah” Actually Mean?
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the Five Towns Jewish Times The bracha that is recited on the Sukkah is “Blessed are You..who has sanctified us… Read More ›
Sukkot in the shadow of corona: 7,643 new cases reported on Friday
Currently, there are 70,941 active cases of the virus in Israel, 849 who are in serious condition, among them 201 who are intubated. As… Read More ›
Top rabbi who urged disregard for coronavirus rules has COVID
Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, 92, insisted religious study institutions remain open in violation of health directives on grounds that ‘canceling Torah study is more dangerous than… Read More ›
As virus rebounds in New York, Haredi Jews decry stigmatization
Authorities say the most significant jumps involve ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods of Brooklyn and while many leaders in the community promote awareness of COVID-19 risks, others dismiss… Read More ›
Jewish Democratic group’s ad compares Trump era and 1930s Germany
JDCA says message that ‘hate must be stopped’ will target Jewish voters in swing states; American Jewish Committee calls clip ‘offensive’ The Jewish Democratic Council… Read More ›
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