World Jewish News

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 ›

Israeli minister due in Turkey as rapprochement warms up

Israeli minister due in Turkey as rapprochement warms up

Energy Minister Steinitz to attend World Energy Congress in Istanbul; unclear if he will meet with his Turkish counterpart   ISTANBUL — A senior Israeli… Read More ›

Rhinebeck, NY – Jacob Neusner, Who Shaped American Jewish Studies, Dies

Rhinebeck, NY – Jacob Neusner, Who Shaped American Jewish Studies, Dies

  Rhinebeck, NY – Jacob Neusner, who transformed the study of American Judaism, becoming one of the most influential 20th-century scholars of the religion, has… Read More ›

New York – Port Authority Rejects Ad Encouraging Women Not To Switch Seats To Accommodate Orthodox Male Flyers

New York – Port Authority Rejects Ad Encouraging Women Not To Switch Seats To Accommodate Orthodox Male Flyers

New York – It was a colorful billboard intended to advise women flying from Newark International Airport during the busy holiday season that no one… Read More ›

Shaked’s ‘Jewish revolution’ raises MK uproar

Shaked’s ‘Jewish revolution’ raises MK uproar

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi)recently laid down her vision for a libertarian, hands-off government and judicial system over the weekend, arousing respect but also… Read More ›

Nazi graffiti found on NY Jewish cemetery days before Yom Kippur

Nazi graffiti found on NY Jewish cemetery days before Yom Kippur

The local Temple Beth Shalom’s 70 year old congregation was heartbroken and upset over the vandalism of their property.   A Jewish cemetery in the… Read More ›

The banker who used Nazis to help save Jews

The banker who used Nazis to help save Jews

Friedrich Carl von Oppenheim used bureaucratic and legal channels to make a difference in WWII.   A year prior to the start of the Second World War,… Read More ›

Bennett: Pardon Hebron shooter immediately if found guilty

Bennett: Pardon Hebron shooter immediately if found guilty

Leader of nationalist Jewish Home party says Elor Azaria ‘shouldn’t sit a single day in prison’ for killing disarmed Palestinian assailant   Jewish Home party… Read More ›

Large dip in number of French immigrants to Israel

Large dip in number of French immigrants to Israel

Despite fears of terrorism and anti-Semitism in the country, a 42% drop in French Jewish people making aliyah has occurred this year; one major factor… Read More ›

Israeli wines gain international recognition

Israeli wines gain international recognition

Editors from the US magazine Wine Spectator visited Israel to take a taste of wines produced in the holy land, and were surprised by what… Read More ›

JDC sends aid to hurricane-stricken Haiti

JDC sends aid to hurricane-stricken Haiti

The Jewish humanitarian group is providing medical aid and serving the basic needs of those affected by the storm   The American Jewish Joint Distribution… Read More ›

Spring Valley, NY – Monsey Mom Spearheads Car Magnet Campaign Supporting Local Police Officers

Spring Valley, NY – Monsey Mom Spearheads Car Magnet Campaign Supporting Local Police Officers

Spring Valley, NY – Monsey area residents may be starting a new trend, as a campaign to use car magnets to express appreciation to police… Read More ›

Pink Floyd ‘reunites’ to support Gaza flotilla

Pink Floyd ‘reunites’ to support Gaza flotilla

The three living members of the band posted on Facebook their support for the Zaytouna-Oliva flotilla and decried the Israel Navy’s intervention as ‘illegal.’ Thursday… Read More ›

On anniversary of Yom Kippur war, Egypt wonders: Is Israel still the enemy?

On anniversary of Yom Kippur war, Egypt wonders: Is Israel still the enemy?

October 6 is a national holiday in Egypt to celebrate what is considered to be the Egyptian army’s victory over Israel in 1973.   Egypt… Read More ›

Biden hails Peres, ‘an immigrant who nurtured a nation,’ as a symbol in a ‘cynical’ time

Biden hails Peres, ‘an immigrant who nurtured a nation,’ as a symbol in a ‘cynical’ time

  WASHINGTON – US Vice President Joe Biden hailed Israel’s late founding father, Shimon Peres, as a symbol of optimistic leadership throughout dark times for… Read More ›