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Bennett calls Haredi draft law a con, quotes Moses saying Torah students must fight in wars

Bennett calls Haredi draft law a con, quotes Moses saying Torah students must fight in wars

PM cancels his own video address, claiming scheduling conflict, but Lapid and other rivals accuse him of hiding from public scrutiny over ‘betrayal’ of reservists… Read More ›

French Intelligence Arrests Two Radicalized Teens Accused of Planning ISIS-Inspired Attack on Jewish Community

French Intelligence Arrests Two Radicalized Teens Accused of Planning ISIS-Inspired Attack on Jewish Community

PARIS — French counterterrorism agents have arrested two 16-year-old boys suspected of plotting a jihadist attack against the Jewish community, a plan authorities say was… Read More ›

Two Arrested in Flatbush After Hat and Kippah Snatched on Sunday

Two Arrested in Flatbush After Hat and Kippah Snatched on Sunday

BROOKLYN — On Sunday, police arrested two individuals after they allegedly stole a young man’s hat and knocked off his kippah on Avenue N and… Read More ›

Kanye West meets Rabbi Pinto to make amends for past antisemitic remarks

Kanye West meets Rabbi Pinto to make amends for past antisemitic remarks

‘It’s a big deal for me as a man to come and take accountability for all the things that I’ve said, and I really just… Read More ›

Class-Action Lawyer Stan Chesley Dies in Ohio

Class-Action Lawyer Stan Chesley Dies in Ohio

CINCINNATI (AP) — Stanley Chesley, a class-action lawsuit pioneer who took on cigarette companies and the makers of faulty breast implants until his legal career… Read More ›

Gov’t proposal to expand rabbinate powers sparks alarm over ‘conditional Jewishness’

Gov’t proposal to expand rabbinate powers sparks alarm over ‘conditional Jewishness’

A new Bill has been proposed to give the rabbinate new powers to investigate the ‘Jewish status’ of any Israeli citizen. A new bill proposal… Read More ›

A new year, new beginnings: How to set goals that really last

A new year, new beginnings: How to set goals that really last

Every year it’s the same story. We promise ourselves to get fit, diet, save money, or sleep more — and soon enough, the resolutions fade;… Read More ›

There is a New Tool Around the Corner That Allows us to See the Niflaos HaBorei Much Better

There is a New Tool Around the Corner That Allows us to See the Niflaos HaBorei Much Better

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman The Chovos HaLevavos, in Shaar HaBechina (the Gate of Reflection), teaches us that one of our most important obligations is to… Read More ›

The King’s Torah: The Divine Blueprint for Constant Connection

The King’s Torah: The Divine Blueprint for Constant Connection

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman The parsha of the King’s Sefer or Sifrei Torah encompasses 5 different dimensions.  What follows is a discussion and elaboration of… Read More ›

Now Australia has ousted Iran’s envoy – will the country actually tackle antisemitism? – editorial

Now Australia has ousted Iran’s envoy – will the country actually tackle antisemitism? – editorial

The attacks organized by Iran were before June’s 12-day war, so reflect the export of Tehran’s strategy of targeting Jews abroad, a playbook it has… Read More ›

Brazil rejects Israel’s new ambassador, escalating diplomatic rift

Brazil rejects Israel’s new ambassador, escalating diplomatic rift

Brazil’s president, who was declared persona non grata in Israel, refused to accept the appointment of a new ambassador; Israel decided not to send another,… Read More ›

8 Things to Know About Shabbos Nachamu

8 Things to Know About Shabbos Nachamu

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman So what are the top 8 things to know about Shabbos Nachamu? #1. Firstly, being joyous and celebrating Shabbos Nachamu is… Read More ›

Mossad Chief David Barnea Visits U.S. for Talks with Officials, Pays Respects at Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Grave

Mossad Chief David Barnea Visits U.S. for Talks with Officials, Pays Respects at Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Grave

NEW YORK – Mossad chief David Barnea is in the United States this week for high-level discussions with American officials in Washington, D.C., Israeli news… Read More ›

Our soldiers must not be left to deal with trauma alone – editorial

Our soldiers must not be left to deal with trauma alone – editorial

The IDF has said that 21 soldiers took their own lives in 2024 – most of them in reserves – while 2023 saw 17 suicides.… Read More ›

‘I’m afraid to go home’: Canadian IDF soldiers fear fallout from war crimes probe

‘I’m afraid to go home’: Canadian IDF soldiers fear fallout from war crimes probe

Canada’s probe into the Israel-Hamas conflict doesn’t explicitly target Israelis, but its unclear scope has alarmed Jews amid rising international lawfare against soldiers When Nati… Read More ›

Vanessa Feltz Targeted in Antisemitic Street Attack in London

Vanessa Feltz Targeted in Antisemitic Street Attack in London

LONDON – Popular broadcaster Vanessa Feltz, 63, revealed she was singled out and harassed by a pro-Palestinian protester in central London because “I’m known to… Read More ›

Iran’s Jews pledge loyalty to regime as chief rabbi hails ‘our homeland’

Iran’s Jews pledge loyalty to regime as chief rabbi hails ‘our homeland’

Iranian Chief Rabbi Yehuda Gerami declared that the country’s Jews “stand in a single front in defense of our homeland,” according to state news agencies.… Read More ›

Rebutting Thomas Freidman

Rebutting Thomas Freidman

by Shira Miller Thomas Friedman has been a thorn in Israel’s side for several decades.  He recently penned a horrific article entitled, “This Israeli Government… Read More ›

Preliminary World Zionist Congress Elections are In: Orthodox Groups Surge

Preliminary World Zionist Congress Elections are In: Orthodox Groups Surge

New York, N.Y., June 5, 2025 — In an unprecedented show of unity and strategic participation, Orthodox Jewish communities across America mobilized in record numbers for… Read More ›

6 wounded in firebomb attack on rally for Israeli hostages in Colorado

6 wounded in firebomb attack on rally for Israeli hostages in Colorado

FBI calls incident in Boulder a ‘targeted terror attack’; footage shows man screaming ‘End Zionists’ at scene; comes less than 2 weeks after killings of… Read More ›