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Rabbinical Council of America officially adopts policy prohibiting Orthodox institutions from ordaining or hiring female clergy The Rabbinical Council of America formally adopted a… Read More ›
Rabbinical Council of America officially adopts policy prohibiting Orthodox institutions from ordaining or hiring female clergy The Rabbinical Council of America formally adopted a… Read More ›
Israeli Judokas Yarden Gerbi and Sagi Muki win bronze in important tournament, bringing them closer to qualifying for Rio 2016 Olympics. Two Israeli athletes medaled… Read More ›
The current Greek recession and plummeting real estate prices attract Israelis looking to buy villas, assets for investment or businesses. Israeli investors looking for investment… Read More ›
Recent wave of violence has had a negative impact on Jerusalem’s bars and restaurants, with people too scared to go to crowded venues. The current… Read More ›
Dr. Alexander Brenner, 90, a tireless defender of the State of Israel and one of the most remarkable Jews in post-Holocaust Germany, served as a… Read More ›
Former enemies who are now friends joined together on Friday in paying tribute to courageous soldiers who fought and fell. Former enemies who are… Read More ›
The International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, is investigating whether Iran’s nuclear program ever had a military application. Former Iranian president… Read More ›
Widespread crackdown on free expression by judiciary and regime security services seen as effort to prevent ‘soft revolution’ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) —… Read More ›
Boulder, CO – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush suggested rival Marco Rubio resign his Senate seat on Wednesday at a testy economic debate marked… Read More ›
Washington – Ben Carson pitched a tax plan with numbers that didn’t add up. Donald Trump boasted that he’s paying his own way in… Read More ›
Washington – Speaker John Boehner, reflecting Wednesday on a nearly quarter-century run on Capitol Hill, defended his decision to push a bipartisan budget deal… Read More ›
Worship by Jews at site cannot be prevented by force, says Yehudah Glick. Temple Mount activist groups denounced on Sunday the recent diplomatic efforts… Read More ›
While it is not certain any one party can douse the tensions, it is certain that Jordan – at least – wants to. Unlike… Read More ›
China’s Communist Party meets this week under pressure to reassure the world about its commitment to economic reform and ability to deliver steady growth. A… Read More ›
Comedian-turned-politician Jimmy Morales is leading in Guatemala’s presidential vote, according to preliminary election returns. Morales, 46, has won more than 72% of votes… Read More ›
Airstrikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes in western Syria are reported to have killed dozens of civilians, Human Rights Watch… Read More ›
Acclaimed professor was given Order of the British Empire for services to Holocaust education, work establishing Holocaust Memorial Day British historian David Cesarani, who… Read More ›
During time of increased conflict in Israel, a record-breaking $12m is raised at American Friends of Magen David Adom event LOS ANGELES — It… Read More ›
Conservative Law and Justice wins 242 of 460 seats in parliament, ending 8 years of centrist rule WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland took a… Read More ›
Obama spokesman says there’s no doubt Germany was behind Holocaust, calls for an end to statements that ‘can feed the violence’ The White House… Read More ›