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Widow and bereaved father move crowd to tears with powerful duet

Rabbi Tamir Granot and Rachel Goldberg took the stage together at a unity event, performing Naomi Shemer’s “Shir Shel Abba" in a deeply emotional tribute to their fallen loved ones.

Widow and bereaved father move crowd to tears with powerful duet

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: Don’t vote for Temple Mount visitors

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef appears to take aim at National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, warning voters not to support politicians who ascend the Temple Mount.

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: Don’t vote for Temple Mount visitors

NYC Jewish community clashes over rally at Gracie Mansion

Two prominent Modern Orthodox Jewish schools in New York City are planning to bring students to a Friday morning prayer gathering outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence at Gracie Mansion, prompting criticism from some parents.

NYC Jewish community clashes over rally at Gracie Mansion

Deadline tonight

Today is your very last chance to win $200,000 overnight

Tonight is your final chance to enter for a shot at $200,000 - while helping Ichud Hatzalah reach patients across Israel in as little as 90 seconds. Every ticket supports lifesaving emergency response and gives you another chance to win big.

Today is your very last chance to win $200,000 overnight

Before Yom Kippur: Help Save Baby Rivka

Daniel and Chava waited five years for their only daughter. Now 7-month-old Rivka is battling a serious blood disease.

Before Yom Kippur: Help Save Baby Rivka

Yisrael Beytenu hits back at Eisenkot: Who are your partners?

Yisrael Beytenu party fires back after Yashar! chairman Gadi Eisenkot criticizes rivals, challenging Eisenkot to reveal who he would rely on to form a government.

Yisrael Beytenu hits back at Eisenkot: Who are your partners?

The Economics of Atonement

By every conventional calculation, the Israeli economy should have been shattered by the October 7 massacre and the ensuing current war. Instead, Israel has emerged with remarkable economic strength.

The Economics of Atonement

Deadly fall in Bnei Brak

A yeshiva student, about 20, was killed after falling four storys at a yeshiva in Bnei Brak.

Deadly fall in Bnei Brak

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: Use ma’aser to fly home and vote Shas

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef rules Israelis abroad may use charity funds to buy flights to Israel in order to vote for Sephardic-haredi party.

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: Use ma’aser to fly home and vote Shas

Hiddush asks Supreme Court to slash funding for haredi schools

Hiddush petition cites widespread shortages of qualified math, science and English teachers and demands funding for haredi schools be capped at 75%.

Hiddush asks Supreme Court to slash funding for haredi schools

Fire service volunteer indicted over Amdocs terror plot

Prosecutors say 20-year-old Kafr Qassem resident used volunteer role to scout potential targets while researching explosives and drones.

Fire service volunteer indicted over Amdocs terror plot

Eisenkot draws red line: No rotation government

Yashar! chairman Gadi Eisenkot says next prime minister must serve full four-year term, claims he rejects 'all the tricks and gimmicks' of recent years.

Eisenkot draws red line: No rotation government

Into the fray:

Comparing catastrophes- 9/11 vs 10/7

Why did the insidious Islamist attack on 9/11produce such a great outpouring of sympathy across the West, while the no less insidious Islamist attack of 10/7 generated a deluge of Judeophobic animosity?

Comparing catastrophes- 9/11 vs 10/7

DoD concerned that Saudi F-35 technology could reach China

The close security and technological ties between Riyadh and Beijing could allow China to spy on the secret systems of the stealth fighter.

DoD concerned that Saudi F-35 technology could reach China

Seder HaAvodah:

Within and further within

Jewish memory performs both a miracle and a wound: it restores the vanished world vividly enough for us to love it, but never completely enough for us to cease mourning it.

Within and further within

Herzog slams anti-IDF film

President Isaac Herzog strongly condemned the anti-Israel film NAZA and its creators, while calling for the protection of IDF soldiers unfair accusations.

Herzog slams anti-IDF film

Shabbat Shuva:

Saving the world

It seems that the Rambam does not rule out the possibility that the world could face Divine judgment resulting in its destruction.

Saving the world

25 tons of history:

In southern Israel, a 2,000-year-old mikveh is extracted intact

In exceptional engineering operation in Kiryat Gat’s new Carmei Gat neighborhood, an intact 2,000-year-old 25-ton ritual bath is extracted whole out of the ground.

In southern Israel, a 2,000-year-old mikveh is extracted intact

Parashat Haazinu:

The mercy of being awakened

The holiest day of the year does not arrive without warning.

The mercy of being awakened

The Vision of Masechet Chulin:

What does the Torah say about food?

Can it be that every Masechet in the Talmud has a vision?

What does the Torah say about food?

Alma Research Center:

The creators of NAZA should have spoken to me

The film's creators did not have to work very hard to discover the real truth, but the results show that they did not even try - or, even worse, that they deliberately misrepresented it. Opinion.

The creators of NAZA should have spoken to me

Jewish heirs sue to reclaim Nazi-looted art

LA Federation sues museum for custody of looted paintings once hoarded by Hermann Göring.

Jewish heirs sue to reclaim Nazi-looted art

600 trucks a day - a convoy headed to Hamas

Those 600 trucks of aid that enter the Gaza Strip each day should go to the Druze, not to Hamas. Opinion.

600 trucks a day - a convoy headed to Hamas

Podcast:

The amazing power of Yom Kippur

Teshuva, the art of spiritual return: Why is Yom Kippur the happiest day of the year?

The amazing power of Yom Kippur

Balad:

Petition against Abu Shehadeh - political persecution

Balad attacks Otzma Yehudit’s attempt to bar Sami Abu Shehadeh from running, calling it a "campaign of incitement and political persecution."

Petition against Abu Shehadeh - political persecution

Heavy military movement

IDF and Home Front Command launch surprise drill across Israel

IDF and Home Front Command launch a surprise drill across Israel that will continue until the afternoon. Increased military activity is expected, but there is no security threat.

IDF and Home Front Command launch surprise drill across Israel

Air Canada investigates antisemitic posts by service director

Air Canada removes an in-flight service director from service and launches an investigation after antisemitic social media posts about Israel surfaced.

Air Canada investigates antisemitic posts by service director

Report:

Trump to meet Gulf leaders at UN to discuss Iran war

Axios reports Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders at the UN next week to discuss the Iran war, postwar plans and the next steps for the region.

Trump to meet Gulf leaders at UN to discuss Iran war

Israel, Morocco to upgrade ties, exchange ambassadors

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar meets Moroccan counterpart and the two agree to upgrade Israel-Morocco ties, expand flights and appoint ambassadors by the end of 2026.

Israel, Morocco to upgrade ties, exchange ambassadors

During UN visit

Mamdani will not join protests against Netanyahu

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirms he will not join UN protests against Benjamin Netanyahu while defending residents' constitutional right to demonstrate.

Mamdani will not join protests against Netanyahu

Poll:

Netanyahu’s bloc takes lead

Likud loses another seat, falling to 18, while Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar remains in first place. Netanyahu’s coalition bloc rises to 54 seats, overtaking the Eisenkot bloc.

Netanyahu’s bloc takes lead

NY Times deletes line questioning Israeli victimhood on Oct. 7

The New York Times removes a sentence suggesting Israeli victimhood after Oct. 7 was a matter of perception, calling it an “editing error."

NY Times deletes line questioning Israeli victimhood on Oct. 7

Second year in a row

US again denies Abbas a visa ahead of UN General Assembly

For the second year in a row, the US denies PA chairman and his delegation visas ahead of the UN General Assembly.

US again denies Abbas a visa ahead of UN General Assembly

Trump:

'Iran very much wants a deal'

President Trump says Iran “very much" wants a deal as he signals the war may be nearing its end and confirms direct contact with Tehran.

'Iran very much wants a deal'

US senators demand:

'Release classified Saudi nuclear deal documents'

Bipartisan US senators urge the Trump administration to release classified details of proposed Saudi nuclear deal, including two “side letters."

'Release classified Saudi nuclear deal documents'

The longest and shortest words in the Torah

We ask Hashem for the blessing of being able to be clever, so that we can use our wisdom to cope well in this world.

The longest and shortest words in the Torah

Unusual incident in Kafr Qasim

Stolen IDF LAW missile fired at residential complex

A LAW missile stolen from the IDF fired at a residential complex in Kafr Qasim. No injuries reported. Police launch a manhunt for suspects.

Stolen IDF LAW missile fired at residential complex

3 suspects arrested

Milan Chabad rabbi attacked at bus stop

Chabad emissary Rabbi Tzemach Mizrahi assaulted near a Milan bus stop by three men who stole his hat and kicked him. Italian police arrest all three suspects.

Milan Chabad rabbi attacked at bus stop

Man arrested for threatening to murder Ben Shapiro on Yom Kippur

A Kansas man was arrested after allegedly making multiple antisemitic death threats against Jewish right-wing podcaster Ben Shapiro, including an ominous countdown to Yom Kippur.

Man arrested for threatening to murder Ben Shapiro on Yom Kippur

Watch

The images the US tried to hide? Damage from Iranian strikes

Images provided to CBS by US military personnel reveal damage caused to military bases and American property at several sites across the Middle East by Iranian strikes.

The images the US tried to hide? Damage from Iranian strikes

Amit Segal:

Saudis ‘don’t pray to Mecca, they pray to Jerusalem’

Amit Segal highlights the irony of Saudi Arabia reportedly seeking Israeli intelligence against the Houthis after years of publicly criticizing Israel.

Saudis ‘don’t pray to Mecca, they pray to Jerusalem’

NAZA controversy:

Netanyahu unveils bills targeting those who ‘slander’ IDF troops

Netanyahu announces bills to revoke citizenship from those who slander IDF soldiers and increase potential defamation damages twentyfold following NAZA controversy.

Netanyahu unveils bills targeting those who ‘slander’ IDF troops

IDF eliminates 3 Hamas, Islamic Jihad terrorists planning attacks

IDF says three terrorists were involved in planting explosives, planning shooting attacks and launching rockets at Israel; strikes carried out to remove immediate threats.

IDF eliminates 3 Hamas, Islamic Jihad terrorists planning attacks

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'Hanan Ben Ari surprised by song’s success: “God is a genius"

Hanan Ben Ari released a live version of “Hashivenu" from his “Hindikim" performance and shared his excitement over the song’s journey: “I discover again and again how little I understand."

'Hanan Ben Ari surprised by song’s success: “God is a genius"

Under the ridge

Hezbollah's strategic tunnel system revealed

IDF releases new footage from Hezbollah tunnels in the Ali Taher Ridge, where troops uncovered and destroyed strategic terrorist infrastructure.

Hezbollah's strategic tunnel system revealed

IDF Chief

War not yet over, Hezbollah must be removed from south of Litani

Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visits 91st Division, says IDF will maintain forward defensive positions inside enemy territory and prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its capabilities.

War not yet over, Hezbollah must be removed from south of Litani

Samaria:

Shepherd finds hidden monument honoring deadly terrorist

Shepherd from Tzon Aviezer discovers a monument honoring a terrorist linked to the Emanuel bus massacre; residents demand the IDF demolish it.

Shepherd finds hidden monument honoring deadly terrorist

Helmet camera footage: Senior terror operative arrested

Helmet cameras captured Duvdevan soldiers during a special operation in Burqin, in which a senior member of the Jenin terrorist network was arrested.

Helmet camera footage: Senior terror operative arrested

Marriage goes up in flames

Alleged divorce arsonist catches fire

Umm al-Fahm man indicted for allegedly torching a motorcycle during a divorce-related dispute; police say he accidentally set himself on fire during the arson.

Alleged divorce arsonist catches fire

Closure:

IDF eliminates terrorist involved in kidnapping three soldiers

IDF eliminates Hamas Nukhba commander Jihad Ismail, who infiltrated Israel on October 7 and took part in the deadly attack on Tank No. 3 and abduction of its crew.

IDF eliminates terrorist involved in kidnapping three soldiers

‘A big lie’:

Netanyahu rejects claims of Christian persecution

At memorial ceremony for fallen Arabic-speaking Christian IDF soldiers, Netanyahu rejects claims Israel persecutes minorities and calls the country an ‘island of tolerance.’

Netanyahu rejects claims of Christian persecution

Precedent-setting sentence for man who worked for Iran

Alexander Granovsky documented power stations and Benny Gantz’s neighborhood, set fire to nine vehicles, and received thousands of dollars from an Iranian agent. He has now been sentenced.

Precedent-setting sentence for man who worked for Iran

Help wrap them up!

Record demand for tefillin among Jews everywhere

“Yesterday I got a call from a young man in Be’er Sheva. He told me, ‘I’ve never touched tefillin in my life-but today I feel I must start, please help me get a pair.’ He is not alone. In recent months, dozens of similar requests arrive every week.

Record demand for tefillin among Jews everywhere

Reservists send home after budget runs dry

Karmeli Brigade reservists say they left families, jobs and businesses for 100 days of duty, only to face early release because funding was not approved.

Reservists send home after budget runs dry

Enforcement operation around new communities

The Civil Administration removed dozens of illegal structures and encroachments near two new communities in Judea and Samaria.

Enforcement operation around new communities

Bedouin council head: Eisenkot promised to bring Ra’am into gov't

Yashar! party denies claim following meeting with northern Bedouin leaders: 'These things were never said, not even by implication.'

Bedouin council head: Eisenkot promised to bring Ra’am into gov't