Jewish News (Page 199)


New Yorkers Protest in Support of Israel

Thousands gather in Manhattan for a spontaneous demonstration in support of Israel.

New Yorkers Protest in Support of Israel

Rioters Hurl Firebomb at Paris Synagogue

Le Figaro reported Sunday that a synagogue at Sarcelles, in the Val d'Oise area of Paris, was targeted.

Rioters Hurl Firebomb at Paris Synagogue

Hareidi Call to Prayer as Battle Heats Up

Rabbis call for psalms, repentance; new initiative to ‘adopt a soldier’ in prayer.

Hareidi Call to Prayer as Battle Heats Up

YU Grants Tenure to Eight Faculty Members

Yeshiva University grants tenure to eight faculty members in fields ranging from art history to mathematics and Judaic studies.

YU Grants Tenure to Eight Faculty Members

Shleimus Haaretz Show

Second installment of Chabad podcasts discussing the Lubavitcher Rebbe's legacy for Israel.

Shleimus Haaretz Show

Three Satmar Families Tie Triple Knot

Three families are celebrating engagements of two siblings each – to each of the two other families.

Three Satmar Families Tie Triple Knot

Paris: Police Ban Pro-Palestinian Protest Due to Anti-Semitism

Police ban demonstration after protestors call to 'smash the Jews' on Twitter.

Paris: Police Ban Pro-Palestinian Protest Due to Anti-Semitism

Watch: Jewish Youths Fight Back Against Islamist Mob in Paris

Video appears to show clashes outside the Don Yitzchak Abarbanel synagogue in Paris, as Muslim extremists attempted to force their way in.

Watch: Jewish Youths Fight Back Against Islamist Mob in Paris

France Beefs Up Security After Paris Synagogue Attack

President Francois Hollande says he does not want to see "the Israeli-Palestinian conflict imported into France".

France Beefs Up Security After Paris Synagogue Attack

YU Undergraduates Participate in Scientific Research Program

9 Yeshiva University undergraduates participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at YU’s College of Medicine.

YU Undergraduates Participate in Scientific Research Program

The Five Missile-Alert Torah Commandments

You've heard of the Ten Commandments - now one Israeli rabbi has compiled his own list for Israelis facing Gaza rocket fire.

The Five Missile-Alert Torah Commandments

London: Vandals Daub Swastika on Jewish Home

Anti-Semitic incident appears to be the work of a lone vandal, but comes amid overall rise in anti-Semitism during Israel-Hamas conflict.

London: Vandals Daub Swastika on Jewish Home

Germany: Police Car Broadcasts Anti-Israel Slogans

Jewish leaders outraged after rally featuring anti-Semitic slogans given police sound system to broadcast message of hate.

Germany: Police Car Broadcasts Anti-Israel Slogans

Paris Synagogue Attack: 'We Could Have Had a Kristallnacht'

Pro-Palestinian rioters who besieged a Paris synagogue were armed with axes and knives, police lost control.

Paris Synagogue Attack: 'We Could Have Had a Kristallnacht'

Muslim Rioters Attack Synagogue in Paris

Rioters surround Abarbanel Synagogue in 11th arrondissement and throw rocks inside. Police called to extricate Jewish worshippers.

Muslim Rioters Attack Synagogue in Paris

Anti-Semitic Protests Rage in Algeria Against Synagogue Plans

Demonstrations over plans to reopen synagogues feature chants against 'Judaization' of Muslim state.

Anti-Semitic Protests Rage in Algeria Against Synagogue Plans

Morocco: Rabbi Attacked 'Because of Gaza'

The rabbi of the Jewish community in Casablanca badly beaten as a retaliation by locals for Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza.

Morocco: Rabbi Attacked 'Because of Gaza'

Brussels Shooter Drops Appeal Against Extradition

Mehdi Nemmouche, jihadist accused of killing four people in May, 'satisfied' with extradition decision preventing trial in Israel.

Brussels Shooter Drops Appeal Against Extradition

Watch: Chabad 'Mitzvah Tank' Joins Troops at the Front Line

Chabadnik volunteers provide spiritual and moral support as IDF soldiers poised for Gaza ground assault.

Watch: Chabad 'Mitzvah Tank' Joins Troops at the Front Line

Billionaire Holocaust Survivor Azrieli Passes Away

David Azrieli of the famed Azrieli Group, which manages dozens of malls in Israel, dies at 92.

Billionaire Holocaust Survivor Azrieli Passes Away

Bnei Akiva Leader Defends Rabbi Behind 'Revenge' Comments

Rabbi Haim Druckman, Chairman of Bnei Akiva yeshivas, insists that controversial statement of Rabbi Perel simply expressed emotion.

Bnei Akiva Leader Defends Rabbi Behind 'Revenge' Comments

World Bnei Akiva to Hold Hearing on 'Revenge' Remarks

Rabbi Noam Perel's controversial post over abducted teens may cause his dismissal, despite apology earlier this week.

World Bnei Akiva to Hold Hearing on 'Revenge' Remarks

Anti-Semitic Comedian Dieudonne Mocks Murder of French Jew

Controversial French comedian set to launch new show - featuring holocaust denial and jokes about murdered Jewish man Ilan Halimi.

Anti-Semitic Comedian Dieudonne Mocks Murder of French Jew

Man Beaten, Chased in Malmo for Hanging Israeli Flag

Gang of anti-Semites vandalize Swedish man's home, beat him with iron pipes for supporting Israel. Perpetrators yet to be found.

Man Beaten, Chased in Malmo for Hanging Israeli Flag

French Jews Reenact 1947 'Illegal' Aliyah to Israel by Boat

Program strengthening French Jews' ties with Israel traces route of 'Hatikva', which tried to defy British ban on Jewish immigration.

French Jews Reenact 1947 'Illegal' Aliyah to Israel by Boat

Bnei Akiva Rabbi Apologizes for Revenge Post

Rabbi Perel says he is 'strongly opposed to any notion of revenge, and to any violent reaction by citizens against any person on earth.'

Bnei Akiva Rabbi Apologizes for Revenge Post

Rabbi Levanon: Death Penalty for Killers of Arab Boy

Rabbi Elyakim Levanon said that it would be proper to impose the death penalty on the killers of Mohammed Abu Khder.

Rabbi Levanon: Death Penalty for Killers of Arab Boy

Secular Jordan Valley Town Opens First Synagogue

Synagogue at Ro'i was dedicated to the memory of the three murdered youths Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Sha'ar, and Naftali Frenkel.

Secular Jordan Valley Town Opens First Synagogue

Satmar Rebbe Blamed Murdered Boys' Parents 'To Educate Students'

Shocking comments by Satmar Rebbe meant to ensure that the three murdered teens were not seen as 'martyrs,' a top follower says.

Satmar Rebbe Blamed Murdered Boys' Parents 'To Educate Students'

American Jew Donates Torah Scroll in Merit of the Three Teens

Anonymous donor sends representative to homes of murdered teens to let the fathers inscribe final letters in dedicated Torah scroll.

American Jew Donates Torah Scroll in Merit of the Three Teens

Anger as Satmar Rebbe Blames Murdered Teens' Parents

Shockwave in Jewish, hareidi world as a hassidic leader blames Frenkel, Sha'ar, Yifrah parents for 'living among known murderers.'

Anger as Satmar Rebbe Blames Murdered Teens' Parents

Kosher Travel: No Worries, Just Pure Adventure

No longer will you have to worry about finding kosher food or a place to stay for Shabbat - travelling kosher shouldn't be a hassle.

Kosher Travel: No Worries, Just Pure Adventure

German Teacher Caught Trying to Steal Relics from Auschwitz

German teacher attempts to steal victims' items from Auschwitz-Birkenau museum in latest case of death camp-linked theft.

German Teacher Caught Trying to Steal Relics from Auschwitz

Over 100,000 People Flock to Chabad Rebbe Memorial Tent

Masses flock to New York for the 20th anniversary of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson's death.

Over 100,000 People Flock to Chabad Rebbe Memorial Tent

Gimmel Tammuz: Remembering the Rebbe's Love of Israel

One of his generation's Torah leaders, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson always stressed the importance of loving Israel.

Gimmel Tammuz: Remembering the Rebbe's Love of Israel

Rabbi Kanievsky: Prayers for Murdered Teens Weren't in Vain

Leading hareidi Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky says prayers for the missing teens did not go to waste.

Rabbi Kanievsky: Prayers for Murdered Teens Weren't in Vain

Justice Minister Backs 2-Day Weekend

Tzipi Livni says adding Sunday as a free day will make it easier to observe the Jewish Sabbath properly.

Justice Minister Backs 2-Day Weekend

Chief Rabbi Blasts Ruling Favoring Brit-Refuser Mom

President of of the Great Rabbinical Court, Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, says secular courts are eroding religious courts' authority.

Chief Rabbi Blasts Ruling Favoring Brit-Refuser Mom

High Court Allows Mother to Refuse Son's Circumcision

In precedent-setting ruling, Court says Rabbinical Court can't force circumcision if one parent objects.

High Court Allows Mother to Refuse Son's Circumcision

Belgium Museum Shooter Fighting Extradition

Mehdi Nemmouche to contest extradition to Belgium - but is also concerned over possibility of being tried in Israel.

Belgium Museum Shooter Fighting Extradition

Two Teens Arrested Over Anti-Semitic Vandalism at UK Cemetery

Two 13-year-olds arrested on suspicion of being behind the anti-Semitic graffiti over gravestones in a Jewish cemetery in Manchester.

Two Teens Arrested Over Anti-Semitic Vandalism at UK Cemetery

Judaism and Zionism in the Heart of Krakow

The world famous festival dedicated to Jewish culture in Poland is running in Krakow for the 24th year.

Judaism and Zionism in the Heart of Krakow

'United Front' Against Anti-Semitism at Brussels Attack Memorial

Jewish, Muslim and European leaders mark 30 days since anti-Semitic terror attack at Jewish Museum; Jewish leaders urge action.

'United Front' Against Anti-Semitism at Brussels Attack Memorial

Pre-War Jewish Sites Restored in Czech Republic

Czech Republic's Ministry of Culture to renovate ten Jewish sites in gesture to country's rich Jewish history.

Pre-War Jewish Sites Restored in Czech Republic

Brussels Jewish Museum Shooter to Appeal Extradition

Nemmouche previously told the court he was not opposed to his transfer to Belgium as long as he is not sent to a third country.

Brussels Jewish Museum Shooter to Appeal Extradition

ADL Rejects Actor Gary Oldman's Apology

Anti-Defamation League says apology from British actor Gary Oldman over anti-Semitic remarks was "insufficient".

ADL Rejects Actor Gary Oldman's Apology

Germany: Elderly Man Hurt in Attack on Vigil for Abducted Teens

83-year-old still hospitalized a week after being assaulted by left-wing extremists.

Germany: Elderly Man Hurt in Attack on Vigil for Abducted Teens

'Diabolical' Anti-Semitic Vandalism at UK Cemetery

Graves knocked over and defaced at Manchester cemetery; city led UK in anti-Semitism in 2011 but said to be improving.

'Diabolical' Anti-Semitic Vandalism at UK Cemetery

Actor Oldman Apologizes for Anti-Semitic Comments

The actor is 'deeply remorseful' for 'insensitive' comments in which he defended Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rant.

Actor Oldman Apologizes for Anti-Semitic Comments

Anti-Semitic Assault and Stabbing in Paris Library

20 assailants beat up Jewish students and stab them in French capital as anti-Semitism continues to peak.

Anti-Semitic Assault and Stabbing in Paris Library

How to Build Bridges Between Israeli and Diaspora Jewish Media

President of the American Jewish Press Association shares his vision for a global Jewish media network.

How to Build Bridges Between Israeli and Diaspora Jewish Media

Watch: Natan Sharansky Speaks on French Aliyah

What are the driving factors behind over 1% of the French Jewish community moving to Israel in 2014? Special Arutz Sheva interview.

Watch: Natan Sharansky Speaks on French Aliyah

ADL Director Warns: Anti-Semitism a Global Phenomenon

Anti-Semitism 'not a fact of history, but a current event,' says National Director Abe Foxman, who warns Jews to be 'vigilant.'

ADL Director Warns: Anti-Semitism a Global Phenomenon

YU Graduates Find Great Success After Commencement

More than 90 percent of YU graduates were employed, in graduate school, or both within six months of graduation, finds survey.

YU Graduates Find Great Success After Commencement

Special Prayer in Queens Yeshiva for Abducted Teens

Hundreds pray at emotional event, in show of faith and Jewish unity.

Special Prayer in Queens Yeshiva for Abducted Teens

France's Jewish Community Elects New Grand Rabbi

Haim Korsia, 51, the Jewish chaplain of the French army, was elected to a seven-year term by members of the Central Consistory.

France's Jewish Community Elects New Grand Rabbi




























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