Assimilation How do you make Israel and Torah relevant to US Jewish kids?From kosher food to synagogue security to summer programs in Israel - inside OU's efforts to strengthen Jewish identity & fight assimilation Rabbis defend Peretz over 'second Holocaust' remarksCJV: Education minister expressed real concern without trivializing Nazi horrors when he said assimilation in US 'like a second Holocaust.'Media assault on Rabbi PeretzReform, Conservative senior Leftists furious at Education Minister who said assimilation among world Jewry is 'second Holocaust'. Jewish baby, born in Israel in secret, circumcised at Kotel'If you circumcise the baby, I'll kill you!' After Jewish woman from France escapes abusive Muslim partner, she has bris for newborn son. Lapid rips 'abominable' criticism of journalist's mixed marriageYesh Atid chief says he opposes assimilation, but blasts critics of Israeli Arab journalist's marriage to Jewish actor. Sharia court in Israel places Jewish girl in Arab custodyAnti-assimilation group challenges decision to grant full custody of Israeli Jewish girl to her Arab grandmother, despite mother's protests. Judaism: Does it matter who you marry, or how you feel?The fall of a top sociologist could change the field of counting Jews. Interview: American Jewry's challengesDr. Steven Bayme, Director of Contemporary Jewish Life at AJC: “The resurgence of Orthodoxy is one of the great success stories of American Jewry." Dear Israelis, America is not IsraelIsraeli Zionist identity is essentially no different from any other national identity, such as those of the Irish, Italian or German immigrants who assimilated into the US melting pot. 'To Heal the World?' The Tikkun Olam distortionA recent book on Tikkun Olam Judaism is nothing short of a lethal indictment of the distortion of Judaism that has led to massive intermarriage and assimilation on the part of US Jewry. 'Receiving the Torah twice'Yad L’Achim’s Torah Scroll winner receives news ahead of Shavuot holiday. Study suggests Israelis in Europe disconnect from JudaismNew study suggests Israelis in Europe steer clear of Jewish community activities The Muslim father who helped with his son's Bar MitzvahDelegation of Chabad donors see how even the most isolated Jewish communities are brought back to Jewish observance. 'Jews are afraid to be open about their Judaism'Rise in anti-Semitism in Europe causes Jews to fear appearing Jewish, threatens Jewish continuity in Diaspora. 'Thanks to the arrest we were able to help more girls'Cofounder of anti-assimilation group says organization received spike in calls after her husband's arrest. 'The state is doing the bidding of the Reform Movement'Wife of anti-assimilation activist slams police, 'pro-Reform' government. 'Not intermarrying is more important than love.' Between Judaism and Islam: The saga of Noy Sheetrit24-year-old Jewish woman's conversion to Islam on the Temple Mount - then return to Judaism - raises questions of assimilation in Israel. 'We stem the tide of intermarriage'Be'er Hagolah in New York gives children of immigrant Jews affordable Jewish education. 'Israel can help Diaspora Jews fight assimilation'Gesher CEO on visit to Britain to learn concerns and issues facing Diaspora Jewry says Israel can help strengthen Jewish identify abroad. Is there a future for non-Orthodox American Jewry?New study shows American Jews marrying later or not at all, having fewer children, and intermarrying at a high rate. Woman rescued from Arab husband: The suffering was indescribable29-year old Israel woman converted to Islam after meeting her husband. But life in his village soon became a nightmare. 'This will end in baptism and conversion'Jewish schoolchildren forced to bow and mimic Muslim prayer in Mosque while on school trip. 'Solidarity cannot be confined to the symbolic'President Rivlin calls on rabbinic leadership in Diaspora to participate in strategic dialogue about future of Jewish people. 'When you're dating an Arab man, you're not really yourself'Women share their experiences after being rescued from Arab villages. Poll: 93% of Israeli Jews oppose intermarriage with MuslimsPoll finds overwhelming majority of Israeli Jews want their children to marry other Jews. Should Israel battle assimilation, and how?Arutz Sheva invites readers worldwide to share thoughts and insights regarding one of the main challenges of the Jewish nation today. Rabbi Amsalem: Haredi establishment responsible for assimilation"The equation is very simple: Hinder conversions, ease assimilation; ease conversions, hinder assimilation." Yeshiva rabbi: Disconnection dangerous to Jewish futureReport on Israeli yeshiva delegates who visited North American Jewish schools; rabbi says losing touch with Israel leads to assimilation. Arab father to Lehava: Save my daughter from her Jewish suitorAnti-assimilation group receives urgent request from Arab man hoping to prevent his daughter from marrying a Jew. 'Acceptance and assimilation are killing us'Jewish billionaire Sheldon Adelson, main supporter of Birthright Taglit, explains how the program is important in preventing assimilation. More than one in four UK Jews now intermarriedNew report offers good and bad effects, but notes strong drop in Jewish ties accompanies non-Jewish partners. Report: Jewish Agency aiding Reform movementLiba Center releases new report on Jewish Agency's role in promoting Reform, Conservative Judaism in Israel. Be-wigged, be-jeansed, Rabbi Grossman saves a JewA tale of a rabbi in jeans, a monastery, and the Jewish grandson who returned home. Jews who don't know they are JewsThe parents were murdered in the death pits and gas chambers. The children survived, only to be raised as Christians. Officer indicted passing info to LehavaBorder Police officer indicted giving details of Jewish girls traveling with Arabs to Lehava; 'should be honored for caring about sisters.' Conservative Judaism to 'rebrand' as numbers dropAfter losing one third of its membership in less than three decades, US Conservative Movement hopes team of PR agents can save it. Left outraged as Bennett backs novel banLeftist MKs condemn Education Ministry's ban of novel depicting Arab-Jewish love. Minister Bennett: I back the professional echelon. Pro-assimilation novel banned from Israeli schoolsEducation Ministry disqualifies novel depicting Arab-Jewish love story for fear it threatens adolescents' 'Jewish identity.' Hanukkah today: The battle against assimilationInterview: Rabbi says missionaries in Israel perpetuate the problem of the Hellenists, offering alternatives to spirituality. There’s a JCC in Turkey?Amid rising assimilation, Turkey's ancient, tiny Jewish community sees its Jewish Community Center as part of the solution. 'Anti-Assimilation Groups in All Secular Schools'Activist explains his group present in all J'lem schools, including Torah classes in secular ones; 'media against us, but the youth is for.' 'Israel Advocacy Requires Strong Jewish Identity'At sendoff for religious-Zionist emissaries to Diaspora, Naftali Bennett says fight for Jewish identity key in saving world Jewry. Yad L'Achim to PM: Do Something About AssimilationThe Yad L'achim organization called on Prime Minister Netanyahu to do something about the rise in assimilation. Women Urged: 'Don't Go Out with Mahmoud'Anti-assimilation activists hand out sweets to Jewish women and girls at bars, appealing to their 'pure Jewish soul.' 'I'm Ready to Sit in Jail to Save Jews'Gopshtain tells Arutz Sheva that police indictment threat doesn't intimidate him, as his work to fight assimilation continues full force. Watch: CHAZAQ Works to Prevent Assimilation in USThe Queens-based CHAZAQ organization hosted its major 2015 event, where rabbis and famous singer Avraham Fried were on hand. The Jewish Girls Behind Lethal Arab Arson AttackH. and R. knew they 'would pay' for dating Arabs to get by - conflict between them caused unrelated Jewish woman to be burned to death. Rescued from Arab Villages: 6 Weddings and a BritOnly recently rescued from abusive relationships while trapped in Arab villages, 7 Jewish women finally find true happiness. Mass French Immigration: Who's Still Jewish?According to Ami Conversion Ulpan director Naftali Kandler, 10,000 French Jews will come in 2015 - 15% of them won't technically be Jews. Police Crackdown 'Only Strengthened' LehavaLehava director Bentzi Gopshtain speaks about how arrests and media frenzy only 'vindicated' his group, explains what Lehava does. Jewish Youth Group Relaxes Inter-Dating RulesUnited Synagogue Youth subtly allows regional leaders to inter-date with non-Jews, with many warning it is a 'license to assimilate.'Lehava Head Warns Police Crackdown Will BackfireHead of anti-assimilation group explains arrest meant to silence his group which court agreed acts legally, warns of risk if it is banned.350 Jewish Girls Rescued from Arab VillagesOrganization says thousands of Jewish women currently trapped after being lured into abusive relationships with older Arab men. How to Reduce Inter-Marriage in U.S. to 6%Study finds 94% of unaffiliated Russian American Jews who took part in programming married co-religionists – and the program is growing. Arab Who Married Jew Arrested Assaulting CopsHeadlines celebrated mixed marriage of Mahmoud and Moral two months ago; now he is in jail for drug running and striking an officer. 'Symbol of Assimilation, Now the Symbol of Israel'Netanyahu's brother-in-law Dr. Ben-Artzi calls on Israelis not to use new Tchernichovsky 50 shekel note; asks 'where is Jewish Home?' The End of European Jewry? 80% Assimilation RateTroubling figures exposed by Rabbinical Center of Europe, showing 40% hide their Judaism faced with growing anti-Semitism. |
