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Personal Letters By Rabbi Known As ‘Chazon Ish’ Come To National Library Of Israel

Personal Letters By Rabbi Known As ‘Chazon Ish’ Come To National Library Of Israel

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Fourteen letters penned in the 1940s by the legendary rabbi known as the “Hazon Ish” have been donated to the National Library… Read More ›

Velvet Underground documentary omits band’s Jewish roots, but is still very cool

Velvet Underground documentary omits band’s Jewish roots, but is still very cool

Out on Apple TV+ October 15, ‘The Velvet Underground’ dives into the countercultural phenomenon started by gay Jewish musician Lou Reed and rocketed to fame… Read More ›

Israel Boycott: Sally Rooney won’t let novel be published in Hebrew

Israel Boycott: Sally Rooney won’t let novel be published in Hebrew

Sally Rooney, a bestselling Irish author, won’t allow her recently published novel to be published in Hebrew because she supports a cultural boycott of Israel.… Read More ›

Despite Bennett’s pleas, Western Jews don’t want to immigrate to Israel

Despite Bennett’s pleas, Western Jews don’t want to immigrate to Israel

Opinion: PM’s call to bring 500,000 Olim from U.S., France and South America to Israel in the next decade is just another example of how… Read More ›

Israeli Government Passivity Is Killing Alta Fixsler

Israeli Government Passivity Is Killing Alta Fixsler

Israeli government, and specifically FM Yair Lapid, knows exactly what specific diplomatic means they need to employ to save Alta’s life. All of those following… Read More ›

Argentine judge exonerates ex-president accused of covering up Iran attack on Jews

Argentine judge exonerates ex-president accused of covering up Iran attack on Jews

Former Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner allegedly covered up Iran’s possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85… Read More ›

Presence of Shin Bet in Israel’s Arab sector is nothing new

Presence of Shin Bet in Israel’s Arab sector is nothing new

Opinion: In the fight against violent crime plaguing the community, the security agency must be limited in its role in order to protect the civil… Read More ›

Judge’s approval of Jewish man’s ‘quiet prayer’ on Temple Mount stirs Arab anger

Judge’s approval of Jewish man’s ‘quiet prayer’ on Temple Mount stirs Arab anger

Israeli court was not ruling on legality of Jewish prayer, which is outlawed, but lifted a ban police had imposed on worshiper; cops appeal; Palestinians,… Read More ›

Ukraine’s Holocaust Center Names Nazi Babi Yar Killers

Ukraine’s Holocaust Center Names Nazi Babi Yar Killers

  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Holocaust memorial center on Wednesday revealed the names of 159 Nazi SS troops who took part in the killing… Read More ›

Recant false antisemitic settler attack narrative, Dagan tells UN envoy

Recant false antisemitic settler attack narrative, Dagan tells UN envoy

Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan said the different standard UN used to describe Jewish violence vs. Palestinian violence was antisemitic.   The United Nations… Read More ›

Arab sector has responsibility to stop sanctifying violence

Arab sector has responsibility to stop sanctifying violence

Opinion: 21st anniversary of October 2000 riots reminds us the conclusions of the Or Commission, meant to examine the bloody events, haunt us to this… Read More ›

Blazing new path, Religious Affairs Ministry looks to connect with expats in US

Blazing new path, Religious Affairs Ministry looks to connect with expats in US

Minister says project will aim at keeping hundreds of thousands of Israelis in the US tied to former home, after years of being ignored by… Read More ›

The CDC Published A Study Finding That Camp During COVID-19 Can Be Safe. Its Proof: Camp Ramah.

The CDC Published A Study Finding That Camp During COVID-19 Can Be Safe. Its Proof: Camp Ramah.

NEW YORK (JTA) — The Centers for Disease Control has published a study conducted by the medical committee of the Camp Ramah network, highlighting the… Read More ›

With fan Rubin at the board, McCartney 3,2,1 focuses on what matters: The music

With fan Rubin at the board, McCartney 3,2,1 focuses on what matters: The music

In new docuseries, Rick Rubin and the ex-Beatle don’t rehash the lore. Instead, they head to the tapes, isolating instruments and harmonies, finding outtakes, unearthing… Read More ›

California man gets life sentence for 2019 Poway synagogue shooting

California man gets life sentence for 2019 Poway synagogue shooting

Agreement with prosecution that spared John T. Earnest the death penalty left little suspense about outcome, but hearing gives 13 victims, families chance to address… Read More ›

US evaluating antisemitism complaint against Oberlin College

US evaluating antisemitism complaint against Oberlin College

“Oberlin’s unwillingness to protect its Jewish students from harassment and intimidation is reprehensible”   The United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights acknowledged… Read More ›

‘Downton Abbey’ actress ‘maid’ for film on Holocaust survivor trauma in 1960s UK

‘Downton Abbey’ actress ‘maid’ for film on Holocaust survivor trauma in 1960s UK

In ‘Ganef,’ streaming via the Manhattan Short Film Festival through Oct. 3, Sophie McShera plays a London housekeeper challenged by her employer, who survived Auschwitz… Read More ›

Ukraine Marks 80th Anniversary Of The Babi Yar Massacre

Ukraine Marks 80th Anniversary Of The Babi Yar Massacre

  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, one of the most infamous mass slaughters of… Read More ›

Ancient text said to solve mystery of why Dead Sea Scrolls were placed in Qumran

Ancient text said to solve mystery of why Dead Sea Scrolls were placed in Qumran

Israeli researchers believe 1,000-year-old document from Cairo Geniza shows site hosted an annual event where Essene sect gathered, bringing religious scriptures they left behind  … Read More ›

Chassidim versus Litvaks: Shmini Atzeres

Chassidim versus Litvaks: Shmini Atzeres

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com One of the general differences between Litvaks (Misnagdim) and Chassidim lies in what they do on the holiday of… Read More ›