After the murder of Yehuda Sherman in an attack and a rise in arrests of Israeli farmers, Rabbi Kook published a letter of encouragement and a prayer for the farmers' success.
A synagogue is a place that a Jewish community has designated as a place of prayer to God. It played a central role in preserving Jewish identity throughout the exile, serving as a kind of spiritual extension that continues from the Temple and the Land of Israel. Using it for mundane purposes or behaving in it in a mundane manner desecrates its sanctity.
By midday (Tuesday), a relatively low voter turnout of 6.5% was recorded amid the sirens. The voting is taking place following the annulment of the previous election results.
Pope Leo suggested recently that Christian political leaders who start wars should "go to confession". NYC Councilman James Gennaro responds.
Israel Air Force struck a Hezbollah headquarters hidden inside the 'Noor' radio station complex.
A large piece of an Iranian missile fired in this morning's barrage (Tuesday) toward central Israel fell near the Gitai Avisar junction in Samaria. There were no casualties.
According to the indictment, two brothers fabricated information, using AI to produce documents, which they delivered to an Iranian agent named "David," receiving payment of over NIS 100,000.
Due to the security situation and restrictions at Ben-Gurion Airport, some 1,000 Israelis and 60 Holocaust survivors will not march this year from Auschwitz to Birkenau.
The Iranian foreign minister said he came 'with the consent and blessing of Mojtaba Khamenei,' while the contacts were conducted in secret and without informing Israel.
Sirens heard in central Israel. Missile with a cluster warhead strikes a building in Tel Aviv. Interception fragments cause fires in Rosh HaAyin and Netanya.
The Knesset approved a law restoring the rabbinical courts' authority to adjudicate monetary matters by mutual consent of the parties.
The minister responsible for Independence Day torchlighting ceremony heard in a closed conversation expressing support for honoring the Prime Minister’s wife: "She safeguards the resilience of the state."
Controversial UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese again criticizes Israel, claiming torture against Palestinian Arabs has become state policy. Israel: Albanese is an "agent of chaos" who promotes extremist narratives.
US Department of Education opens probes into Harvard for antisemitic harassment of Jewish students and refusal to provide admissions data.
Pakistan's Foreign Office says Islamabad is "already ready" to host direct talks between the US and Iran to end the ongoing war, if both sides agree.
Bahrain submits UN Security Council draft authorizing "all necessary means" to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian threats. Resolution backed by Gulf states and US.
Knesset passes second and third readings of bill that will allow state rabbinical courts to serve as arbitrators in civil disputes, provided both parties consent.
Thousands of US Marines set to arrive in Middle East Friday aboard USS Tripoli and USS New Orleans, after Trump extends ultimatum for Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz.
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood admits antisemitism is rising after an arson attack on four Jewish ambulances in Golders Green.
Politico reports that the Trump admin quietly views Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as a potential partner or leader for negotiations to end the conflict.
What happens when a society no longer recognises the moment it has gone too far. Opinion.
Following the injury of two teenagers near Neve Tzuf in a ramming attack, Attorney Haim Bleicher approaches the Central Command General and the police, alleging a serious failure in handling the incident.
Israel’s claim to be the “only democracy in the Middle East" has become increasingly farcical. Opinion.
Amid declarations of progress in negotiations with Iran, the US Military published footage of strikes on regime targets, stating that it continues to 'aggressively strike Iranian military targets with precision munitions.'
Preventing catastrophe rarely looks reasonable in the present. It looks premature. It looks aggressive. It looks unpopular. Until the catastrophe arrives. Opinion.
Givati Brigade soldiers in southern Lebanon identified several armed Hezbollah Radwan Force terrorists who were planning to fire an anti-tank missile; the terrorists subsequently surrendered.
Reuters reports: less than 48 hours before the start of the war, Netanyahu spoke with Trump and presented him with an opportunity to strike the Iranian leadership.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded for the first time to President Trump’s statement regarding efforts to end the war. “We will safeguard our interests."
Al Jazeera camera crew faced confrontation from local Jewish community members at the scene of an arson attack on Jewish ambulances in Golders Green.
The Belgian Ministry of Defense has deployed soldiers outside synagogues and Jewish schools in Antwerp following a wave of antisemitic incidents across Europe.
Ofer Moskowitz, mistakenly killed by IDF artillery fire in Misgav Am, was laid to rest as family members paid emotional tributes.
US President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to a planned strike on Iran’s electrical infrastructure, saying: “They want to reach an agreement." Officials in Tehran deny the claim.
We Europeans are a bunch of cowards who have lost the sense of sovereignty and reciprocity. Opinion.
Reported negotiator denied any talks with the US, dismissing reports as 'fake news,' after President Trump claimed progress in discussions.
The Shin Bet and the police thwarted a planned terror attack targeting the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, by a resident of eastern Jerusalem.
The David's Sling air defense system failed to intercept two Iranian missiles on Saturday night, leading to over 120 injuries in two separate locations in southern Israel.
In widescale wave of strikes, IDF targeted several Iranian regime security organization headquarters and bases, as well as key weapons manufacturing sites.
President Herzog toured the communties in the north, met with local leaders and paid tribute to the late Ofer Moscovitz.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the war must end with the Litani River as Israel’s new border, alongside a buffer zone in Lebanon.
US President says Iran needs 'better PR people' after the Iranian foreign ministry denies his statement that productive talks between the US and Iran were held recently.
Targeted raid on Ramallah printing house leads to arrests, confiscation of hundreds of inciting materials.
4-month-old infant brought to checkpoint unconscious, officers provide live-saving medical care.
Muslim Waqf protests decision to shutter institution functioning as branch of the Palestinian Authority, turns to legal channels.
Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets at Kiryat Shmona. Rescue forces are treating a seriously injured person and several other casualties.
Traumatized by their last evacuation, many in Israel’s north are staying put despite renewed danger.
Police arrest 33-year-old Modi’in Illit resident suspected of cutting a 10-year-old boy’s sidelocks in Bnei Brak.
Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican to discuss Holocaust remembrance, rising antisemitism, and potential cooperation between the Church and Yad Vashem on education and documentation.
Leading haredi figures issue instructions for yeshiva students, urging them to avoid involvement in arguments, maintain rigorous Torah study schedule.
Shidduch lessons from Parashat HaNesi’im can help the shidduch crisis and lead to Nissuin - weddings!
The Director of National Intelligence assessed that Iran remains committed to its decade-long effort to develop surrogate networks inside the United States. Examples aboung, starting in 1979. Opinion.
IDF troops eliminate group of armed Hamas terrorists traveling in an SUV in central Gaza.
Israeli and US security sources report Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei unresponsive, Iranian opposition reports severe injuries.
US President Donald Trump zigzags on targeting Iranian energy, says negotiations ongoing.
There is a particular kind of loneliness that comes with living here and watching how the outside world talks about us and contextualizes the barbaric murders of our children. Opinion
It's not just Netanyahu they hate at Cornell - it's Israelis in general. Op-ed.
Antitank missile post and various weapons located, targeted, in southern Lebanon.
Despite heavy damage during the post-October 7th war, Hamas continues to recruit operatives, rebuild tunnels, and assert control over civilian life in Gaza, raising concerns along the Israeli border.
Residents of central Israel surprised by siren without early warning, Bat Yam Mayor says alerts activated due to concern of interceptor debris.
Following the Ministry of Transport’s cap of 50 passengers per flight, Arkia says regular operations from Ben Gurion Airport are no longer feasible and will shift most flights to Aqaba and Taba while maintaining limited humanitarian routes.
