Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

Is the Israeli educational system failing haredi students?

Is the Israeli educational system failing haredi students?

Tens of thousands of men, educated in the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) system, are not taught English or math past the fourth-grade level.   Like many bright… Read More ›

A look at Cuba’s dwindling Jewish community

A look at Cuba’s dwindling Jewish community

At its height, Cuba was home to roughly 20,000 Jews. Now that number teeters around 1,000, depending on whom you ask.   From afar, these… Read More ›

Iraqis flee fighting with tales of horror

Iraqis flee fighting with tales of horror

Khazir, Iraq – A rising tide of humanity ebbed east from Mosul on Thursday as Iraqi forces entered the ISIS-controlled city for the first time… Read More ›

South Korean President Park: ‘Everything is my fault’

South Korean President Park: ‘Everything is my fault’

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has taken personal responsibility for the abuse of power scandal engulfing her administration and vowed to cooperate with any investigation.… Read More ›

Missing South Carolina woman found chained in metal container

Missing South Carolina woman found chained in metal container

The deputy thought she heard banging. She and her colleagues were out on a rural piece of South Carolina land Thursday morning, preparing to serve… Read More ›

FBI sought Clinton Foundation probe; Justice Department nixed it

FBI sought Clinton Foundation probe; Justice Department nixed it

Public corruption prosecutors were skeptical about information received by agents, sources say   WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents seeking an investigation into the Clinton Foundation… Read More ›

As polls tighten, Clinton plots eleventh-hour push

As polls tighten, Clinton plots eleventh-hour push

Obama hits the campaign trail to rally for Democratic candidate, as Melania Trump travels to Pennsylvania to make case for husband   WASHINGTON (AFP) —… Read More ›

Was Moses tripping when he saw the burning bush? Should you try?

Was Moses tripping when he saw the burning bush? Should you try?

A growing number of Jews are using psychedelics to reach spiritual highs, and you might be surprised to learn some Orthodox don’t frown upon the… Read More ›

Defense Ministry to ramp up IDF reserve payments

Defense Ministry to ramp up IDF reserve payments

NIS 30 million budget earmarked to increase reimbursement payments to self-employed IDF reservists; Lieberman: ‘Reservists play a central, critical role in the IDF’s ability to… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s new imaginary enemy

Netanyahu’s new imaginary enemy

Op-ed: When the prime minister turns a marginal issue—the new public broadcasting corporation—into his No. 1 threat, it’s possible we are witnessing one of his… Read More ›

Soros group supports Breaking the Silence in not disclosing sources

Soros group supports Breaking the Silence in not disclosing sources

Open Society files legal brief arguing NGO should be treated as media organization   One of George Soros’s foundations has jumped into the legal battle between… Read More ›

Last minute, Adelson flushes Trump campaign with cash

Last minute, Adelson flushes Trump campaign with cash

Adelson’s money will be going to a superPAC called Future 45, which has in recent weeks run anti-Clinton ads comparing Clinton to former President Richard… Read More ›

Israel to build new settler homes in Shiloh, despite US objections

Israel to build new settler homes in Shiloh, despite US objections

US: “This settlement’s location deep in the West Bank… would link a string of outposts that effectively divide the West Bank and make the possibility… Read More ›

Uzbek envoy says Israel will have more friends in Muslim states

Uzbek envoy says Israel will have more friends in Muslim states

One of the Jewish state’s longest serving ambassadors, Oybek Eshonov is proud of his country’s rich Jewish heritage.   Israeli politicians with Utopian fantasies about… Read More ›

Explainer: The election’s just beginning on Election Day

Explainer: The election’s just beginning on Election Day

America’s complicated, and some say convoluted, Electoral College process will only officially pick the president on Jan. 6   WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential election… Read More ›

Nate Silver on Hillary Clinton’s email revelations: Weiner is such a ‘tragicomic figure… he could insulate Clinton’

Nate Silver on Hillary Clinton’s email revelations: Weiner is such a ‘tragicomic figure… he could insulate Clinton’

  The FBI’s decision to re-open its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server may not end up being a severe blow to Clinton’s campaign,… Read More ›

Kellyanne Conway on managing Trump: ‘It’s like saying to someone, “How about having 2 brownies and not 6?”‘

Kellyanne Conway on managing Trump: ‘It’s like saying to someone, “How about having 2 brownies and not 6?”‘

  Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway has some telling strategies for managing the Republican nominee, a New York Magazine piece revealed on Saturday. The… Read More ›

Donald Trump rips ‘sleaze’ Anthony Weiner and ‘problem’ Huma Abedin as he digs in on Clinton emails

Donald Trump rips ‘sleaze’ Anthony Weiner and ‘problem’ Huma Abedin as he digs in on Clinton emails

  Donald Trump roiled disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner and cast his estranged wife Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, as “a problem”… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Stirs Passions In Brazil

Washington – Trump Stirs Passions In Brazil

  Washington – Donald Trump is stirring passions far from the United States. In the Brazilian city Sao Paulo on Saturday, a right-leaning group called… Read More ›

Rome – Italian PM Roots For Clinton, Warns Against ‘Demagogic’ Populism

Rome – Italian PM Roots For Clinton, Warns Against ‘Demagogic’ Populism

  Rome – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is warning against the “demagogic” populism of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and politicians like him in… Read More ›