Multiple Reports Dating Back Years Categorized Meron as Potential Deathtrap
JERUSALEM – As funerals for the 45 victims of the Lag B’Omer stampede in Meron continue, the Israeli government is finding itself in the… Read More ›
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38 people crushed to death, dozens hurt at mass Lag B’Omer event in Mt. Meron
More than 65 injured, many in critical condition as ambulances, helicopters evacuating victims from largest gathering held in Israel since COVID outbreak; IDF sends rescue… Read More ›
Prewar Prayer Said At Rema’s Tomb On Lag Baomer Discovered In Old Book
JERUSALEM — Old books can contain untold treasures not just in their content but in what hides between the pages. Recently a yellowing page was… Read More ›
US Jewish groups now welcome Biden’s designation of an Armenian genocide
In the past some Jewish organizations had lobbied to stop US from recognizing the genocide, in part to preserve Israel’s strategic ties to Turkey … Read More ›
UAE condemns Jewish extremists violence in Jerusalem, calls for restraint
Rare condemnation of Israel since signing of peace deal comes after intense clashes between Palestinians and law enforcement in Jerusalem, as well as a far-right… Read More ›
‘Jews Are Jews And They’ll Deal With Jews,’ Chicago Lawmaker On Trial For Corruption Allegedly Said
CHICAGO (JTA) — A powerful Chicago lawmaker on trial for corruption allegedly made a derogatory comment about Jews in a newly uncovered wiretapped conversation from… Read More ›
4 arrested, 1 hurt, in Jewish-Arab clashes in Jerusalem; reporters assaulted
TV crews attacked by mobs, shoved to ground and beaten, 15-year-old stabbed by Arab; violence comes amid rising ethnic tensions in capital Clashes broke… Read More ›
A New Formula Making Yeshiva Tuition Partially Maaserable
By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for the 5tjt.com It is a question that is on the minds of many people. Can the money that we pay… Read More ›
NY Yiddish theater festival spotlights previously unheralded women writers
The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene kicks off a run dedicated to overlooked female playwrights with renowned Chava Rosenfarb’s ‘The Bird of the Ghetto,’ running April… Read More ›
Yeshiva University Plans To Eliminate In-Person Hebrew Courses Indefinitely
NEW YORK (JTA) — Yeshiva University is planning to eliminate its in-person Hebrew courses indefinitely, making what was at first a pandemic-induced measure a… Read More ›
A nation of grief and joy
Opinion: On Memorial Day, some of us mourn in private, others reach out to bereaved families to share in their pain, others still provide solace… Read More ›
South Florida Mayor’s Proposal To Add Menorah To Holiday Display Sparks Outrage, Debate
MIAMI SHORES (JNS) – A proposal by the mayor of the South Florida community of Miami Shores to place a menorah in the village town… Read More ›
Watch: Press Conference Held By Michael I. Inzelbuch, Attorney For Jewish Family Kicked Off Spirits Airline Flight
NEW JERSEY (VINnews) — A press conference was held Tuesday evening by Michael I. Inzelbuch, the attorney retained by the Jewish family who was kicked… Read More ›
Australian Neo-Nazis Call On Followers To ‘Breed Out’ Local Jewish Population
NEW YORK (VINnews) — A far-right neo-Nazi group in Australia called on supporters to ‘breed out’ the Jewish population by consorting with local Jewish women,… Read More ›
How a secular scholar and some NY Hasidic Jews set up Duolingo’s Yiddish course
Popular language-learning app has a bissel obstacles to overcome before hitting screens — with a side of bagels and schmear — on April 6 … Read More ›
Analysis: In speech to Jewish Israel, Abbas crowns himself new leader of country’s Arabs
Islamist Ra’am’s support of a right-wing coalition would be astonishing. But if the center-left had been more willing to buck norms, Ayman Odeh may have… Read More ›
81-year-old Holocaust Survivor Engage In A Cross-racial, Intergenerational Conversation Via The Social-media Platform With Thousands In Honor Of Yom Hashoah.
NEW YORK (JNS) – On a blustery day in late January, Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann, 81, made his debut on Clubhouse—the buzzy, audio-based, social-media platform that… Read More ›
Israel has no planned approach, response to ICC, with 9 days to go
Jerusalem’s response to the ICC is due on April 9, a month after ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda sent the letter notifying Israel that she is… Read More ›
Jews In The Former Soviet Union Eat Pounds Of Matzah Per Person — The Most In The World — Every Year. Here’s Why.
AZERBAIJAN (JTA) – When it comes to consuming matzah, the Jews of the former Soviet Union are in a league of their own. At the… Read More ›
Emerging from virus, Israel looks forwards to true festival freedom
From family-friendly events in Jerusalem to art tours and drumming in Eilat, local authorities are wooing domestic tourists for Passover, Ramadan and Easter, which this… Read More ›
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