Articles by: JewishNews-Ilan

From ultra-Orthodox outcast to TikTok sensation: Riki Rotter’s path to freedom

From ultra-Orthodox outcast to TikTok sensation: Riki Rotter’s path to freedom

The rebellious girl ran away from home to escape the constraints of her religious life, and today claims she ‘fucking loves my life,’ which she… Read More ›

CNN’s Amanpour publicly apologizes for saying Dee family was killed in a ‘shootout’

CNN’s Amanpour publicly apologizes for saying Dee family was killed in a ‘shootout’

Pro-Israel news outlet HonestReporting publicized Amanpour’s initial comment on May 11, after it had gone under the radar for a month already. Following more than… Read More ›

South Africa loaded arms onto sanctioned Russian vessel, US ambassador tells local media

South Africa loaded arms onto sanctioned Russian vessel, US ambassador tells local media

Johannesburg, South Africa — US ambassador to South Africa on Thursday accused the South African government of delivering arms and ammunition to a sanctioned Russian cargo vessel late last… Read More ›

Israel’s Government To Ask High Court For Conscription Law Extension

Israel’s Government To Ask High Court For Conscription Law Extension

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s government is expected to ask the High Court of Justice for a five-month extension of the court-mandated deadline for passing a… Read More ›

‘Worried for our families’ futures’: Grandmothers in Tel Aviv protest judicial shakeup

‘Worried for our families’ futures’: Grandmothers in Tel Aviv protest judicial shakeup

Unique in the burgeoning Israeli anti-overhaul protest scene, elderly folks in lawn chairs ‘storm’ HaBima Square to protest transferring power from the judiciary to politicians… Read More ›

Jewish stalwarts – The Hirsch dynasty unveiled

Jewish stalwarts – The Hirsch dynasty unveiled

Baron Maurice Hirsch was a prominent philanthropist who aimed to transform Eastern European Jews into manual workers; his adopted son was a politician and race… Read More ›

Shakespeare at the Seder: Author writes Passover Haggadah as the Bard would have

Shakespeare at the Seder: Author writes Passover Haggadah as the Bard would have

Martin Bodek renders the traditional holiday text into readable Elizabethan English, seamlessly adding multiple quotes from each of the great writer’s 39 plays Odds are… Read More ›

READ: Powerful Jewish Politician Sends Scathing Letter to Blinken Over ‘Passport Crisis’

READ: Powerful Jewish Politician Sends Scathing Letter to Blinken Over ‘Passport Crisis’

WASHINGTON — A Democrat Senator from Connecticut has joined the ranks of prominent U.S. politicians demanding answers from the State Dept over passports. In recent… Read More ›

Smotrich’s DC visit still on amid uproar, but US officials not planning to meet him

Smotrich’s DC visit still on amid uproar, but US officials not planning to meet him

Israel Bonds not rescinding invite after minister calls for ‘wiping out’ Palestinian town, but White House says Smotrich’s visit won’t include meetings with gov’t officials… Read More ›

Israeli opposition lawmaker condemns judicial reform by evoking Nazis’ rise to power

Israeli opposition lawmaker condemns judicial reform by evoking Nazis’ rise to power

‘Do you think we’re ready to live under your dictatorship,’ asks Yesh Atid’s Ram Ben Barak during Knesset speech, sparking outrage among coalition members; ‘The… Read More ›

Russia’s Wagner mercenary group says it’s no longer recruiting convicts. This may signal a shift in strategy

Russia’s Wagner mercenary group says it’s no longer recruiting convicts. This may signal a shift in strategy

Kyiv, Ukraine — Private military contractor Wagner will have to look for new fighters beyond Russia’s prison system, a fertile recruiting ground for the past nine months, according to… Read More ›

‘The enemy is always looking for us’: Hidden in the forest, Ukraine’s drone operators are crucial to the eastern battle

‘The enemy is always looking for us’: Hidden in the forest, Ukraine’s drone operators are crucial to the eastern battle

Near Kreminna, Ukraine — The pine forests near the city of Kreminna have become one of the hottest combat zones in the war in eastern… Read More ›

Seeking influence outside of Gaza, Hamas leverages W. Bank factions

Seeking influence outside of Gaza, Hamas leverages W. Bank factions

Analysis: With Abbas well into his 80s and PA’s message waning among disillusioned youth, Hamas sees opportunity to expand reach beyond enclave, unifying militant factions… Read More ›

Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court

Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress, Supreme Court

In an echo of the 2021 invasion of the US Capitol, protesters broke into government buildings and were seen on television smashing furniture.   Supporters… Read More ›

May a Camp Take a Counselor’s Tips?

May a Camp Take a Counselor’s Tips?

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com L’chvod Rabbi Hoffman, My daughter was a counselor in camp this past summer.  The camp collected her tips from… Read More ›

Who will be Israel’s next foreign minister? – analysis

Who will be Israel’s next foreign minister? – analysis

Those who do fill that role often find it difficult to break out of his shadow to make their own independent mark.   Likud parliamentarians… Read More ›

China’s top health body stops publishing daily Covid case figures as infections soar

China’s top health body stops publishing daily Covid case figures as infections soar

  China’s top health authority has announced that it has stopped publishing daily Covid-19 case numbers, as reports claimed that the true toll of the country’s ongoing… Read More ›

Unlike new Israeli government, Talmud does not promote religious coercion

Unlike new Israeli government, Talmud does not promote religious coercion

Opinion: The new government’s most far-right elements fail to encompass teachings of the Torah’s central tenets, presenting a one-dimensional view of the Israeli citizen’s needs… Read More ›

Lapid: New government not committed to democracy, dismantles foundations of society

Lapid: New government not committed to democracy, dismantles foundations of society

Outgoing PM says weak Netanyahu and his ‘dangerous, extremist’ partners will damage army, economy, ties with US and Diaspora; vows to fight; incoming premier tells… Read More ›

Takeaways from Monday’s Jan. 6 committee meeting

Takeaways from Monday’s Jan. 6 committee meeting

  The January 6 committee used its final public meeting Monday to summarize its 17-month investigation with a simple closing statement: All roads lead to Donald Trump. Members… Read More ›