Jewish News (Page 140)

Watch: Members of 'lost tribe' arrive from India

Some 80 new immigrants from India participate in festive ceremony upon landing, including group recitation of 'Shema' prayer.

Watch: Holocaust survivors celebrate Bar Mitzvah at the Kotel

45 Holocaust survivors celebrate their Bar and Bat Mitzvah at the Western Wall after being unable to do so during the war period.

Families reunite as 82 Bnei Menashe immigrate to Israel

Chen hasn't seen her sister for 15 years. Yaakov didn't see his mother for 3 years. Last night, thanks to "Shavei Israel" they reunited.

Rabbi Giuseppe Laras, a leader of postwar Italian Judaism, dies

Former Chief Rabbi of Milan, president emeritas of the Italian Rabbinical Assembly, and child Holocaust survivor passes away

Aliyah event in NYC highlights tech opportunities in Israel

Nefesh B'Nefesh and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael event in NYC highlights tech opportunities in Israel's north, south and in Jerusalem

Ruth Bader Ginsburg wins Genesis Lifetime Achievement Award

US Supreme Court justice receives first ever lifetime achievement award from foundation behind 'Jewish Nobel.'

Watch: Netanyahu calls out Haaretz headline

'They said I wouldn't speak at JFNA assembly due to 'tensions' with Jewish community, though I had agreed to in advance. More Fake News.'

Agudath Israel: 'Jewish Pluralism' undermines true Jewish unity

'It is ironic that leaders of movements undermining true Jewish unity and continuity have been lecturing others about Jewish unity.'

Hurricane Harvey survivor distributes mezuzahs to those in need

Chava Gal-Or has been distributing mezuzahs for free to Jewish hurricane victims.

'A moral imperative to document the Holocaust'

Arutz Sheva hears from Claims Conference EVP at event honoring 14-year-old girl murdered in Sobibor whose pendant was found last year.

45 Holocaust survivors celebrate Bar Mitzvahs at Western Wall

More than 70 years after World War II ended, 45 Holocaust survivors in Israel finally get a chance to celebrate their bar and bat mitzvahs.

FBI reports rise in anti-Semitic crimes

The number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in the United States rose slightly in 2016, according to new statistics.

Rivlin:

'Israel will always be the home of every Jew'

President Rivlin addresses JFNA General Assembly, stresses importance of Israel-Diaspora relations.

Young Holocaust victim remembered in Frankfurt

Moving ceremony held in Frankfurt in memory of Karolina Cohn, Jewish girl born in city and murdered by Nazis in Sobibor death camp.

Muslim Republic president lauds Chabad at yeshiva opening

President of Muslim Republic of Tatarstan in Russia attends opening of new Chabad yeshiva, praises Jewish community.

Torah academy arrives from United States to Germany

79 years after Kristallnacht - Kollel students from Lakewood come to strengthen Berlin's Jewish community.

Trump to host White House Hanukkah party

Trump to continue tradition of the annual White House Hanukkah party started by George W. Bush.

'Let my rabbi go'

Breslov hassidim continue campaign to bring remains of famed hasidic leader to Israel.

Watch: British Airways' observant Jewish pilot

At British Airways celebrations for 85 years of UK-Israel flights, Arutz Sheva hears from a religious pilot who addresses flights in Hebrew.

We should have heard more about these speeches

Sivan Rahav-Meir's column, published in Yediot Aharonot

Artist from religious moshav dies at 60

Artist Shlomo Levy of Moshav Beit Meir dies from serious illness.

90-year-old circumcised in Ukraine

90-year-old Jew from Ukraine circumcised in special Jewish clinic in Dnepropetrovsk.

Jewish man killed in road rage incident in Brooklyn

65-year-old Jewish man run over and dragged for two blocks in Brooklyn.

Why did Abraham have to buy the Cave of Machpela?

Israel may need to purchase its holy places the same way our forefather Abraham did.

Historic Maine synagogue to be turned into high-end apartments

Communities bid farewell to two historic synagogues sold to developers planning to raze them, build high-end apartments.

What did the businessman and Haley talk about?

Well-known Jewish businessman David Hager and Ambassador Nikki Haley spoke on the sidelines of the IAC conference in Washington.

“If you are Jewish, you are welcome”

Watch Diaspora Minister Naftali Bennett's message to American Jews and Israeli-Americans at the IAC conference in Washington

Rabbi Lau relives Holocaust memories 70 years later

Tel Aviv Chief Rabbi, a Holocaust survivor, visits Holocaust memorial in Miami.

Princeton Hillel apologizes for cancelling Hotovely speach

Head of Princeton University Hillel says cancellation of Deputy FM's speech was a mistake, Hillel was not seeking to 'silence' Hotovely.

'The future of the Jewish people depends on education'

Lauder Foundation marks 30 years of support for Jewish education in Europe.

Holocaust survivor who founded music center dies at 96

Tzipora Jochsberger, Holocaust survivor who founded the Kaufman Music Center in NY, dies at 96.

Princeton Chabad hosts Hotovely speech after Hillel cancels

Left-wing group pressures Princeton campus Hillel to cancel speech by Israeli Deputy FM over political views. Speech made at campus Chabad.

Medieval Jewish cemetery uncovered in Bologna, Italy

Authorities discover site of ancient Jewish cemetery destroyed in 1569.

Natalie Portman named winner of $1 million ‘Jewish Nobel’

Oscar winning Israeli born actress who starred in 'Star Wars' to receive 2018 Genesis Prize. Prize money to go to women's equality programs.

Connecticut Chabad wins 10-year legal fight to open Chabad House

Judge rules Chabad must be allowed to open center in historic district 10 years after plans to open center rejected,

Watch: Rapping with Kosha Dillz at Israel American Council

Jewish rapper talks to Arutz Sheva about Israel, Zionism, and the Jewish world.

British Jewish authors slam Labour party anti-Semitism

Howard Jacobson, Simo Montefiore and Simon Schama pen open letter accusing British Labour party of anti-Semitism.

Dep FM: Moral relativism skews students' views of Israel

Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely says US college students ignorant about Israel, cannot recognize evil of terrorism.

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.

'The IAC unequivocally supports Israel'

Sheldon and Dr. Miriam Adelson explain the strength of the Israeli American Council.

Rivlin to Spanish Jews: We are brothers

President Reuven Rivlin meets leaders of Spain’s Jewish community, takes part in special event at Madrid’s Ibn Gabirol School.

Watch: Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh's monthly class in English

Hour-long class in English followed by fascinating question-and-answer session.

Jewish family learns they share ancestry with Scarlett Johansson

Family emotional since airing of ancestry show episode featuring Johansson - and not because of their relation to an A-list movie star.

'The United States betrayed Israel at the UN'

Ambassador Nikki Haley vows that as long as she's ambassador, the U.S. will not allow anti-Israel resolutions to pass at the UN.

Parshat Vayeira: Akeidat Yitzchak

Rabbis demand Reform leaders disavow anti-Orthodox rhetoric

Coalition for Jewish Values demands Association of Reform Zionists of America disavow comparison between Israelis, Orthodox to segregation.

70 years: Dead Sea Scrolls still source of interest, debate

Discovery of ancient Jewish scrolls in Israel's Dead Sea region shed light on dynamics and debates of ancient Jewry.

Birthright drops encounters with Israeli Arabs

Meetings with Arab citizens temporarily removed from itinerary of program which brings young Diaspora Jews on free 10 day trips to Israel.

How many Tunisian Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?

New study reveals number of Tunisian Jews murdered in Holocaust much higher than previously thought.

NYC terrorist drove yeshiva students home to Lakewood

Lakewood yeshiva students shocked to realize that NYC terrorist drove them home a week before carrying out a deadly attack in Manhatten.

Rabbi Eliyahu eulogizes innovative leader Rabbi Yisrael Rosen

Chief Rabbi of Tzfat: 'Settlement today boasts hundreds of thousands of residents, but the credit goes to those who started it.'

'The perfect balance of Torah to live by'

Jewish Home MK bids farewell to leading religious Zionist rabbi Rabbi Yisrael Rosen, innovative founder and head of Tzomet Institute.

Leading rabbi, tech innovator passes away

Rabbi Yisrael Rosen, head of the Tzomet institute for merging Judaism with modern life, passes away.

Hasidism founder's meditation cave discovered

Hasidic researchers discover Ba'al Shem Tov's meditation cave, thanks to an unexpected source.

Scarlett Johansson discover's her family’s Holocaust history

Jewish movie star cries upon learning her family's tragic history on 'Find Your Roots,' including family members who died during Holocaust.

Auction house reveals 17th-century decree against mixed dancing

400-year-old decree previously unknown to researchers threatens excommunication for mixed dancing. Manuscript sells for $4,920.