Shabbat Shalom: To those who offer hope
This week’s Shabbat Shalom is dedicated to four reasons why, even now, we should continue to choose hope.
Source: Arutz Sheva71
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Man indicted for aggravated murder of Kabbalist Rabbi Amos Guetta, calls him 'false messiah'
Friedrich was also charged with causing grievous bodily harm under aggravated circumstances and unlawfully possessing a knife.
Source: The Jerusalem Post82
Rabbi urges Jewish future for Hitler bunker site
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt is urging German authorities to transfer the site to the city's Jewish community, calling it a moral response to one of the last…
Source: Arutz Sheva80
Beyond the draft debate, what is the real solution to Israel's security crisis? – opinion
The central question is no longer who wins the argument over the Haredi draft. It is whether Israel is prepared to build a security strategy broad…
Source: The Jerusalem Post74
Eikev: The Benefit of Holy Encounters
This week's Torah portion presents the only two blessings that are Biblical commandments.
Source: Arutz Sheva80
A cornerstone laid a century late
The Jewish Agency's claim that "pluralistic Judaism" was a founding pillar of Zionism fails every test - historical, religious, and institutional. Opinion.
Source: Arutz Sheva75
Over a dozen Torah scrolls stolen from synagogue in Paris suburb
President of local Jewish community association says theft was carried out by 'professional team,' notes 'nothing else was stolen apart from Torah items of immeasurable value'
Source: The Times of Israel86
Toronto pro-Palestinian protesters march near Jewish care facility after kosher bakery shooting
Residents and community members expressed concern after protesters marched near a Jewish senior care facility during a demonstration in a heavily Jewish Toronto neighborhood.
Source: The Jerusalem Post80
Valuable Torah scrolls stolen from Paris-area synagogue
The thieves entered the building with a rope and took 13-15 items worth about $100,000, authorities said.
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How Haredi parties mastered Israeli politics
Despite holding a fraction of Knesset seats, Shas and United Torah Judaism have become indispensable coalition partners, reshaping Israeli politics.
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‘Rabbinic trips’: NY exhibit blends groovy psychedelic counterculture, Jewish tradition
On display through December at YIVO and the Center for Jewish History, visual artist Steve Marcus’s work brings together influences from Maimonides to the Grateful Dead
Source: The Times of Israel86
Massive fire at Ba'al Hatanya's gravesite in Ukraine
Fire sweeps through complex surrounding the burial site of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, destroying the synagogue and causing millions of dollars in damage.
Source: Arutz Sheva75
On Shabbat Nachamu, Isaiah reminds us that human power is just an illusion
Isaiah declares, “Behold, the nations are as a drop from a bucket, and are regarded as the dust on the scales... All the nations are as…
Source: The Jerusalem Post76
At Israel's biggest Bible study gathering, thousands turn to Tanakh for answers on politics
The event, founded initially 33 years ago by Rabbi Yoel Bin-Nun as a summer professional development program for teachers, has grown into a major annual gathering…
Source: The Jerusalem Post79