Articles by: JewishNews-Limor

Israeli politicians acting more like Hanukkah’s Greeks than Maccabees

Israeli politicians acting more like Hanukkah’s Greeks than Maccabees

Opinion: By definition, Judaism has many cultural variations, and thus, interpretations of our holidays; no Jew should be disparaged by politicians who wish to dictate… Read More ›

Legal aide: Defense minister can overrule Religious Zionism on West Bank policy

Legal aide: Defense minister can overrule Religious Zionism on West Bank policy

Weighing in on bill that incoming coalition is advancing, Knesset legal adviser says minister from far-right party won’t have absolute control over Civil Administration and… Read More ›

OPINION: Thank you Torah U’Mesorah For Doing The Right Thing

OPINION: Thank you Torah U’Mesorah For Doing The Right Thing

(Yaakov M / VINnews) — Kudos to Torah U’Mesorah for allowing President Trump to address its recent conference. Even if he were not the most… Read More ›

WATCH: Traditional Hanukkah Menorah Placed In Western Wall Plaza

WATCH: Traditional Hanukkah Menorah Placed In Western Wall Plaza

JERUSALEM –  The traditional menorah was placed in the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem’s Old City on Tuesday in advance of the upcoming Hanukkah holiday.… Read More ›

Why people in China are panic buying canned yellow peaches as Covid surges

Why people in China are panic buying canned yellow peaches as Covid surges

Hong Kong — An unprecedented wave of Covid cases in China has sparked panic buying of fever medicines, pain killers, and even home remedies such as canned peaches,… Read More ›

‘There are maniacs who enjoy killing,’ Russian defector says of his former unit accused of war crimes in Bucha

‘There are maniacs who enjoy killing,’ Russian defector says of his former unit accused of war crimes in Bucha

Nikita Chibrin says he still remembers his fellow Russian soldiers running away after allegedly raping two Ukrainian women during their deployment northwest of Kyiv in… Read More ›

Attn: Rabbis Mizrachi and Shaulov: 6 Reasons Why We Know Naftali Bennet is Really Jewish

Attn: Rabbis Mizrachi and Shaulov: 6 Reasons Why We Know Naftali Bennet is Really Jewish

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman As many people have seen or heard, former prime minister Naftali Bennett filed a NIS 1 million (over $292,000) defamation lawsuit… Read More ›

A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge

A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge

New Delhi — At the Bhalswa landfill in northwest Delhi, a steady flow of jeeps zigzag up the trash heap to dump more garbage on a pile… Read More ›

Trump dinner with antisemites was ‘breaking point,’ Jewish former allies say

Trump dinner with antisemites was ‘breaking point,’ Jewish former allies say

“There’s no question this is a breaking point within the Republican party,” Dov Hikind, a prominent leader in Brooklyn, told The Jerusalem Post after Trump’s… Read More ›

Like Cristiano Ronaldo, Benjamin Netanyahu plays only for himself

Like Cristiano Ronaldo, Benjamin Netanyahu plays only for himself

Opinion: Much like the Portuguese soccer icon, Netanyahu cares more about how history will look back on him, and don’t expect to see any beautiful… Read More ›

Netanyahu gives Smotrich broad powers over settlements, Palestinian construction

Netanyahu gives Smotrich broad powers over settlements, Palestinian construction

Under coalition deal, Religious Zionism chief will be finance minister for two years, with party also granted influential position to advance controversial judicial reform  … Read More ›

Amid troop violence toward civilians, army warns of repercussions for ‘immoral’ acts

Amid troop violence toward civilians, army warns of repercussions for ‘immoral’ acts

Citing recent beating and taunting of activists, top general denounces ‘grave violence that is not in line with the IDF’s values’   A senior military… Read More ›

Otzma Yehudit, Likud make significant progress toward forming government

Otzma Yehudit, Likud make significant progress toward forming government

Otzma Yehudit will receive the Ministry of Internal Security in an expanded capacity, the Heritage Ministry and the Negev and Galilee Ministry.   Significant progress… Read More ›

Following Threat Against Jewish Community, Gov. Hochul Signs Bills To Help Prevent Hate Crimes

Following Threat Against Jewish Community, Gov. Hochul Signs Bills To Help Prevent Hate Crimes

  NEW YORK (JTA) – Days after two men were arrested at Penn Station and charged with planning an attack on a synagogue, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed… Read More ›

8 Thoughts and Sayings of Rav Chaim Visoker zatzal

8 Thoughts and Sayings of Rav Chaim Visoker zatzal

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com Imagine an adult playing with children’s toys.  This is us, when we involve ourselves in the pursuit of gashmius… Read More ›

A comedian has apparently shredded £10,000 over David Beckham’s role as Qatar’s World Cup ambassador

A comedian has apparently shredded £10,000 over David Beckham’s role as Qatar’s World Cup ambassador

A British comedian appeared to shred £10,000 ($11,000) in a video after failing to receive a response from David Beckham over his controversial role as a Qatar World… Read More ›

Iran’s regime worried protests entering an ‘armed phase’ -analysis

Iran’s regime worried protests entering an ‘armed phase’ -analysis

Gunmen attacked a bazaar in southwest Iran this week, and there have also been armed clashes in Zahedan.   Iran is worried that several recent… Read More ›

Prosecutors: No Criminal Charges Expected From Giuliani Raid

Prosecutors: No Criminal Charges Expected From Giuliani Raid

  NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in New York do not plan to criminally charge Rudy Giuliani in connection with a probe into his interactions… Read More ›

Analysis: Xi and Biden cool the heat, but China and the US are still on collision course

Analysis: Xi and Biden cool the heat, but China and the US are still on collision course

  The world can breathe a little easier after US President Joe Biden’s talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday. But the two 21st century superpowers are… Read More ›

Satmar Rebbe: Trumpism has infiltrated Judaism, twisted many minds

Satmar Rebbe: Trumpism has infiltrated Judaism, twisted many minds

The Grand Rebbe’s words came two days after the US midterm elections, during which Democrat Kathy Hochul became the governor of New York state, beating… Read More ›