Assimilation

The real message of Hanukkah

To avoid both destruction and assimilation, Jews have to fight for who they are and what they stand for. Op-ed.

Vaetchanan:

The Parsha and Current Events: Use it or lose it

Seventy-six years ago, the gates to Eretz Yisrael were thrown open to all Jews. The call was sounded to return home and receive immediate citizenship under the "The Law of Return". Where were you?

Child named after Jewish uncle who was buried as a Muslim

Assimilated Jewish family comes full circle as grandson of Jewish woman who married Bedouin is circumcised at Yad L'Achim ceremony.

Lehava in Meron:

'She's dating an Arab, but she still came to Meron today'

Bentzi Gopstein comes to Meron every year on Lag b'Omer, and every year, Lehava is approached for help.

With his Arab father in jail, Jewish boy marks his Bar Mitzvah

Teenager born to an immigrant mother and a Palestinian Arab father celebrates his Bar Mitzvah - while his father sits in prison.

Purim’s message for us today

Two incidents from which all of us can gleam a bit of understanding about assimilation today and the eternity of Torah.

Op-ed:

5 ways US Jews can help Israel, by helping ourselves

While Israel has many challenges and flaws, a sober look at the dissipating state of American Jewry should evoke even greater alarm. Op-ed.

Becoming a Jew

My encounters in the Holy Land turned me away from assimilation.Op-ed.

The Diaspora schools project

This is not a second Holocaust.  It has another name:  Assimilation. Our numbers in the Diaspora are getting smaller and smaller. Op-ed.

Kanye West - behind the curtain

Like with Balaam's ass, the Almighty opened the rapper’s mouth and put the words in his throat - for a reason.

Diaspora Jews keep making the same mistake

Herzl would recognize all too well the tragic fantasy of assimilation. Op-ed.

Daughters of Jewish mother and Arab father return to Judaism

Years have passed since the three were rescued from an Arab village in a special Yad L'achim operation.

The lenient opinion on Conversion

In our generation, the fear of assimilation has become an important consideration in accepting converts.

Mazal Tov! Ahmad ben Sarah gets married

Jewish son of Arab father was almost lost to the Jewish People until Lehava stepped in.

Shmini: Are we what we eat?

In the parasha, the Torah is telling us that the physical foods we consume somehow affect our inner souls, psyches and patterns of behavior.

"The Tinder Swindler" and the Off The Derech (OTD) tragedy

It happens among those successful and thriving religious communities who seemingly have already overcome the lures of assimilation. Why?

Op-Ed:

Will you be part of the Jewish future?

When the Temple is rebuilt, will our stone be there or, Heaven forbid, will it “be erased from among them” – as Jacob told Joseph? Opinion.

Assimilation in Israel:

Yad L'Achim updates top haredi rabbis on scope of intermarriage

Anti-assimilation activists meet with Eidah Haredit rabbis, updating them on scope of intermarriage and missionary activity in Israel.

Office of the UK Chief Rabbi

Integration without assimilation

He is probably the most outstanding Biblical role model for our times.

Yad L’Achim celebrates weddings of ex-apostates

Two Jewish men who converted to Christianity return to Judaism, establish families with the help of Yad L'Achim.

Why are some secular Israelis starting to celebrate Christmas?

Growing number of secular Israeli Jews are celebrating non-Jewish holidays like Halloween and Christmas, with tech sector fueling the trend.

Combating assimilation

You can’t cure illness with what spurred the disease, but that's what the anti-assimilation caucus is planning. There is a better way.Op-ed.

Despite assimilation, Kosher food is on the rise

Founder of KosherFest Menachem Lubinsky says why this year's event is special and explains the growing popularity of Kosher food.

'Not Just A Diaspora Problem'

Report reveals extent of intermarriage in Israel

'Assimilation isn't just a problem in the Diaspora.' Government releases data on number of intermarried couples in Israel.

Member of Arab clan in Lod celebrates his Bar Mitzvah

"My ex-husband repeatedly tried to tear him from my hands with threats and lawsuits, but I didn’t give in. I knew that Yair was my future."

Dozens of rabbis sign letter of support for Lehava

Rabbis protest intention of Internal Security Minister to ban Lehava as a "terrorist organization."

How an 8-year-old Jewish girl triumphed over her Arab father

Jewish children look to maintain their traditions even after court orders regular visits to their anti-Semitic Arab father.

Agudath Israel responds to 'deeply troubling' Pew report

Survey reveals that 25% of US Jews feel no connection to Judaism as a religion.

Where did all those Jewish Democrats come from?

The bulk of American Jewry voted for the left and against Israel. Who are they? Op-ed.

Cars vandalized, anti-intermarriage slogan scrawled in Arab town

'Enough assimilation!' Bedouin town in northern Israel targeted by vandals who punctured tires on dozens of cars, scrawled graffiti.

The threats American Jewry refuses to face

Given the data, it makes sense that 65-75% of US Jews remain in a political home that is hostile to Jews. It’s a matter of priorities.Op-ed.

Keeping kosher

Being a Jew relates also to the body and internal organs of a person, and not only the cerebral notion of religion that many people have.

The tragedy of the assimilated American Jew with nowhere to go

Wise Jews understand that we cannot blindly trust the right or left, Christians or Muslims or Jews in positions of secular prominence. Op-ed

Buisnessman calls for outreach to Caucasian Jewry

A Jewish businessman accuses Israel of 'forgetting' the Jews of the Caucasus region.

'Pay attention to assimilation in Israel, as well'

Yad L'Achim tells Knesset committee that assimilation is no less a problem in Israel than it is in Europe.

Holiday packages distributed to Jewish women in Arab villages

Anti-assimilation group secretly distributed packages for Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot to Jewish women living in Arab villages.

Britain’s Liberal rabbis to officiate at interfaith weddings

UK's 'Liberal Judaism' movement decides to recognize marriages between Jews and non-Jews, allowing rabbis to officiate at the weddings.

Moussa and Chanin make it to the Chuppa

Born to Jewish mothers and Arab fathers, Moshe and Chana were raised as Muslims, but got married as Jews.

Circumcision performed for son of woman saved by Yad L'Achim

Anti-assimilation activist group performs circumcision ceremony for young woman saved from Arab boyfriend.

A chance for [Benny] Gantz

What does Blue and White stand for now that its ministers serve under the man whose ouster was their only policy? How about this idea? Op-ed

What Jews can learn from black America

Jewish history compared with Black history proves that psychological pain can be ultimately more destructive than physical pain.Opinion.

Zemmour, the French Jew multiculturalists love to hate

'Shabbat of Return' for women, kids rescued from Arab villages

Jewish women and children rescued from Arab villages by Yad L'Achim mark their return to the Jewish people with special weekend event.

Jewish woman with an Arab father demands to serve in the IDF

Despite having a Jewish mother, A. is registered in Israel as an Arab Muslim. Now she's pushing the IDF to draft her.

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' remarks

CJV: Education minister expressed real concern without trivializing Nazi horrors when he said assimilation in US 'like a second Holocaust.'

Media assault on Rabbi Peretz

Reform, 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 marriage

Yesh 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 custody

Anti-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 challenges

Dear Israelis, America is not Israel

'To Heal the World?' The Tikkun Olam distortion

'Receiving the Torah twice'

Yad L’Achim’s Torah Scroll winner receives news ahead of Shavuot holiday.

Study suggests Israelis in Europe disconnect from Judaism

New study suggests Israelis in Europe steer clear of Jewish community activities

The Muslim father who helped with his son's Bar Mitzvah

Delegation 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.'