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 ›
Hartford, CT – Some police and fire departments are bucking a trend to conceal dispatch communications from the public, acknowledging that radio encryption has… Read More ›
Bangkok – Well-wishers in Thailand are praying for the health of their beloved King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, who has been hospitalized and is in an “unstable”… Read More ›
Cities used to covet the Olympic Games. Hosting them meant glamour and prestige. Not anymore. Rome became the latest city to abandon a bid for… Read More ›
Washington – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that he doesn’t “want” or “care” about having House Speaker Paul Ryan’s support in an interview in… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
‘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 ›
Minister Lieberman ordered that IDF soldiers will no longer volunteer with migrant children; vacuum left by them will likely be filled by national service volunteers.… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
The Shin Bet stated that the terror plot bears witness to Hamas’s unceasing efforts to initiate terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank. … Read More ›
The poll surveyed 1,000 Palestinian youths, ages 15 to 29, from the West Bank and Gaza Strip from September 28 to October 1. If… Read More ›
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 ›
When Greylock raised $1 billion for its 14th fund in 2014, the company said it was going to focus on two areas: enterprise cloud… Read More ›
He did just enough. Donald Trump became the first presidential nominee to threaten jail for his political opponent. He told half-truths, quarter-truths, and no-truths.… Read More ›
A hedge fund that invested $96.1 million in Theranos is suing the company, The Wall Street Journal reports. Partner Fund Management LP invested in… Read More ›
New York – Worries about the safety of Samsung’s replacement Galaxy Note 7 smartphones have consumers fretting about what to do. And they’re getting… Read More ›
