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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 ›

Rabbi Avraham Yosef: A Shul Isn’t A Coffee Shop, Don’t Drink Coffee During Prayers

Rabbi Avraham Yosef: A Shul Isn’t A Coffee Shop, Don’t Drink Coffee During Prayers

JERUSALEM – Rabbi Avraham Yosef, the son of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef ztsl, criticized worshippers who drink coffee inside the shul during Shacharit. In his remarks,… Read More ›

Chabad Leaders From 40 Countries Across Africa, the Middle East and Europe Convene In Montenegro To Address Jewish Life In Post-Oct. 7th World

Chabad Leaders From 40 Countries Across Africa, the Middle East and Europe Convene In Montenegro To Address Jewish Life In Post-Oct. 7th World

BUDVA -(VINnews) For two days, the medieval ramparts of Budva, Montenegro, became a nerve center of global Jewish life. One hundred Chabad Shluchim—serving as the… Read More ›

Trump to strip Harvard’s tax-exempt status: ‘It’s what they deserve!’

Trump to strip Harvard’s tax-exempt status: ‘It’s what they deserve!’

Move latest in administration’s campaign against anti-Israel and antisemitic elements within American higher education U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he planned to strip… Read More ›

Canada votes: A chance for Jews to cement their future security – editorial

Canada votes: A chance for Jews to cement their future security – editorial

It demands a government willing to prioritize Jewish safety and identity as a non-negotiable principle of national life. Canadians go to the polls today to… Read More ›

The hunt for Hitler: CIA agent claims Nazi leader survived WWII in Argentina – report

The hunt for Hitler: CIA agent claims Nazi leader survived WWII in Argentina – report

A former CIA agent reveals shocking new evidence suggesting Hitler may have faked his death and escaped to Argentina, where Nazi plans for a Fourth… Read More ›

Shin Bet official suspends himself after anti-settler remarks; PM bans Bar from probe

Shin Bet official suspends himself after anti-settler remarks; PM bans Bar from probe

Jewish Division head steps down temporarily, regrets calling Jewish extremists ‘shmucks’ and slamming IDF for perceived failure to combat settler violence The Prime Minister’s Office… Read More ›

NY Embattled Landlord Accuses Aurora Officials of Unfairly Targeting Him for Being Jewish

NY Embattled Landlord Accuses Aurora Officials of Unfairly Targeting Him for Being Jewish

NEW YORK – A New York-based Orthodox Jewish man, Zev Baumgarten, co-owner of CBZ Management, has accused the City of Aurora of antisemitism in a… Read More ›

Brooklyn Driver Charged in Fatal Crash Claimed She Was ‘Possessed,’ Sources Say

Brooklyn Driver Charged in Fatal Crash Claimed She Was ‘Possessed,’ Sources Say

BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn wigmaker charged with fatally mowing down a mother and her two young daughters in a horrific crash on Ocean Parkway told… Read More ›

Coach Bruce Pearl’s moral courage transcends basketball – editorial

Coach Bruce Pearl’s moral courage transcends basketball – editorial

Auburn University men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is this generation’s Sandy Koufax. Auburn University men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is this generation’s Sandy Koufax. Koufax is an… Read More ›

“A Chanukah Miracle in Captivity,” Says Former Hostage – Shabbos Grape Juice That Never Ran Out

“A Chanukah Miracle in Captivity,” Says Former Hostage – Shabbos Grape Juice That Never Ran Out

JERUSALEM – For five months in Hamas captivity, Omri Shem Tov made Kiddush every Shabbat with half a bottle of grape juice—and it never ran… Read More ›

Trailer packed with explosives, ‘F**k the Jews’ message: Antisemitic attack foiled in Australia

Trailer packed with explosives, ‘F**k the Jews’ message: Antisemitic attack foiled in Australia

Abandoned trailer found in town north of Sydney contained addresses of several locations, including a synagogue. Belief that it was meant to increase tensions in… Read More ›