World Jewish News

Dylan’s Nobel Prize in literature long overdue

Dylan’s Nobel Prize in literature long overdue

Cultural icon’s connections to Judaism, Israel permeate lyrics.   Bob Dylan, the 75-year-old American Jewish singer-songwriter who was born Robert Allen Zimmerman who revolutionized contemporary songwriting… Read More ›

Clinton or Trump: The Jewish dilemma

Clinton or Trump: The Jewish dilemma

Analysis: Many traditional Jews will vote for Donald Trump despite his image, personality, rhetoric and messages, yet the large Jewish majority will vote for Hillary… Read More ›

PA: Denial of Jewish history ‘victory for Palestinian people’

PA: Denial of Jewish history ‘victory for Palestinian people’

As UNESCO fails to acknowledge Jewish ties to Temple Mount, Palestinians celebrate, say resolution comes at a time of ‘increased Judaization of Jerusalem, and claim… Read More ›

UNESCO fails to acknowledge Jewish ties to Temple Mount

UNESCO fails to acknowledge Jewish ties to Temple Mount

The United Nations body passes resolution denying all connection between Jews, Jerusalem and the Temple Mount; Netanyahu: ‘To say that Israel has no connection to… Read More ›

Orange County, NY – Judge Upholds 164-acre Expansion Of KJ Village

Orange County, NY – Judge Upholds 164-acre Expansion Of KJ Village

  Orange County, NY – A state Supreme Court justice has rejected two legal challenges to a Hasidic Jewish village’s expansion in the Hudson Valley.… Read More ›

With Jew-Asian marriages on the rise, academic couple takes on subject close to home

With Jew-Asian marriages on the rise, academic couple takes on subject close to home

Helen Kim and Noah Leavitt’s new book tackles assumptions about Jewish identities of intermarried families and their children   When Noah Leavitt and Helen Kim… Read More ›

US-based BDS group seeks to lobby Congress

US-based BDS group seeks to lobby Congress

A briefing on Capitol Hill, which was sponsored by the group, was quickly canceled after its hostility toward the Jewish state was revealed by US… Read More ›

Over 850 volunteers to conduct Yom Kippur services in secular communities

Over 850 volunteers to conduct Yom Kippur services in secular communities

The male volunteers lead the services, and at least ten are sent to every community to ensure there is a minyan.   Throngs of Israeli… Read More ›

Israeli rabbinical group to host thousands of unaffiliated Jews for Yom Kippur services

Israeli rabbinical group to host thousands of unaffiliated Jews for Yom Kippur services

More than 55,000 people expected at 300 locations across country for traditional prayer sessions run by volunteers   The Tzohar rabbinical organization will host more… Read More ›

Irvine, CA – California Kaparos Ban Could Set Dangerous Religious Precedent Warn RCA And OU

Irvine, CA – California Kaparos Ban Could Set Dangerous Religious Precedent Warn RCA And OU

  Irvine, CA – A California court ban on the practice of kaparos has two major Orthodox Jewish organizations expressing concern that the move could… Read More ›

Israeli medical services brace for busy Yom Kippur

Israeli medical services brace for busy Yom Kippur

Magen David Adom prepares to deal with people suffering ill effects of fasting, along with hundreds of bicycle crashes   Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue… Read More ›

Kol Nidre live streams offer forgiveness with a click

Kol Nidre live streams offer forgiveness with a click

A growing list of non-Orthodox synagogues are bringing the sights and sounds of Yom Kippur services to tens of thousands online   JTA — Plenty… Read More ›

Met exhibition on medieval Jerusalem has lots of harmony, not so much Judaism

Met exhibition on medieval Jerusalem has lots of harmony, not so much Judaism

‘Landmark’ new show featuring 200 stunning artifacts from across the globe is heavy on Christian and Muslim themes, lighter on Jewish ones, and painstakingly avoids… Read More ›

Victory of Orthodox Judaism is everyone’s defeat

Victory of Orthodox Judaism is everyone’s defeat

Op-ed: A moment before Yom Kippur, it seems we have never been further away from Judaism as a basis of collective identity—a myth, tradition and… Read More ›

Seeking forgiveness, on behalf of Israel’s rabbis

Seeking forgiveness, on behalf of Israel’s rabbis

Op-ed: Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau writes about Yom Kippur and the need to preserve Israel’s Jewish nature—for the generations to come. It is… Read More ›

The Knesset speaker speaks his mind

The Knesset speaker speaks his mind

Yuli Edelstein hopes MKs will do some introspection on the High Holy Days and start setting a better example for their voters.   Along with… Read More ›

UNESCO to vote on resolutions ignoring Jewish ties to Temple Mount

UNESCO to vote on resolutions ignoring Jewish ties to Temple Mount

A bi-partisan group of 39 US Congressmen wrote a letter this week to the Executive Board members asking them to vote against the latest resolution.… Read More ›

Thousands flock to Jerusalem for pre-Yom Kippur ceremony

Thousands flock to Jerusalem for pre-Yom Kippur ceremony

Worshipers pray at Western Wall for selichot; Old City will be blocked off from late Monday until after sundown Wednesday   Thousands of worshipers flocked… Read More ›

The sickness of narrative thinking

The sickness of narrative thinking

Op-ed: In recent years, the truth has fallen casualty to storytelling; the Palestinian narrative of the Nakba must not over ride the truth that the… Read More ›

Report: Majority of West German Justice Ministry officials were ex-Nazis following WWII

Report: Majority of West German Justice Ministry officials were ex-Nazis following WWII

The report added that the number of senior ministry officials who were former Nazis was greater in 1957 than during the 1933-45 period when the… Read More ›