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Video: Netanyahu to Jewish GA: Next Year in Jerusalem

Netanyahu appeals to all of the delegates at the Federation GA in Baltimore to attend next year’s convention in Jerusalem.

Video: Netanyahu to Jewish GA: Next Year in Jerusalem

Atlanta Festival Ousts 'Crisis of Zionism' Author Peter Beinart

A scheduled appearance by Peter Beinart at a book festival in Atlanta sparked angry disputes in otherwise close-knit Jewish community.

Atlanta Festival Ousts 'Crisis of Zionism' Author Peter Beinart

Argentinian 'Platform for Hate' Puts Jewish Community at Risk

Simon Wiesenthal Center denounced “the repeated use of Holocaust-language” on Argentinean magazine website.

Argentinian 'Platform for Hate' Puts Jewish Community at Risk

Photos: Leading Torah Sage, IDF Chief Rabbi, Pray at Kever Yosef

The IDF Chief Rabbi and Torah sages led 2,000 people in nighttime prayers at Joseph’s Tomb (Kever Yosef) In Shechem.

Photos: Leading Torah Sage, IDF Chief Rabbi, Pray at Kever Yosef

Jews Lambast Norway for Awarding Medal to Notorious anti-Semite

Jewish groups have harshly criticized Norway's King Harald V for his decision to award a royal service medal to notorious anti-Semite.

Jews Lambast Norway for Awarding Medal to Notorious anti-Semite

Video: Netanyahu Greets Chabad Shluchim

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu praises Chabad shluchim for bringing Jews around the world closer to Judaism.

Video: Netanyahu Greets Chabad Shluchim

Poll: Anti-Semitism, Facism Rife in Germany

A new poll shows a shocking level of anti-Semitism among Germans.

Poll: Anti-Semitism, Facism Rife in Germany

Temple Institute To Celebrate 25 Years with Art Auction

"This is a celebration to give honor to Hashem and to show our appreciation to all those who have supported us," Rabbi Chaim Richman stated.

Temple Institute To Celebrate 25 Years with Art Auction

ZOA: Where is Truth Behind Obama's Sderot Election Anecdote?

ZOA: "A weak or non-existent presidential response transmits a message that these attacks are insufficient to warrant presidential concern."

ZOA: Where is Truth Behind Obama's Sderot Election Anecdote?

Terrorist Involved in Hatuel Family Murder Sentenced

The Be'er Sheva District Court sentenced terrorist Jihad Abu Dahar Tuesday to 23 years in prison for attacks against Israelis.

Terrorist Involved in Hatuel Family Murder Sentenced

Canadian Lawmaker Calls for Recognition of Jewish Refugees

Irwin Cotler has proposed calling for formal government recognition of Jewish refugees displaced from Arab lands since 1948.

Canadian Lawmaker Calls for Recognition of Jewish Refugees

College Jewish Center Scrawled with Anti-Semitic Graffiti

“Crude and hateful” graffiti was scrawled on the back door of the Jewish Life House at liberal arts college in Massachusetts.

College Jewish Center Scrawled with Anti-Semitic Graffiti

New Program Teaches the Profession of a Community Rabbi

The Barkai Center for Practical Rabbinics was founded to give rabbis tools to effectively lead communities and congregations.

New Program Teaches the Profession of a Community Rabbi

'It's No Longer Tenable to be Jew' in Academics, Says Professor

A math teacher at largest trade union of higher education in UK: "[I]t is no longer tenable to be a Jew in UCU".

'It's No Longer Tenable to be Jew' in Academics, Says Professor

Photos: Chabad Dance Blows Away Superstorm Sandy

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow – nor Frankenstorm Sandy – can keep Chabad emissaries from dancing at the conclusion of its conference.

Photos: Chabad Dance Blows Away Superstorm Sandy

Largest Kosher Kitchen in the World for New Chefs

Culinary art goes kosher in Israel, where the largest kosher kitchen in the world helps people learn to cook it up.

Largest Kosher Kitchen in the World for New Chefs

500 Rabbis Call for Release of Jailed US Contractor Alan Gross

The wife of jailed American contractor Alan Gross and 500 rabbis from around the world continue to appeal to Havana on his behalf.

500 Rabbis Call for Release of Jailed US Contractor Alan Gross

Brother: Toulouse Terrorist 'Brainwashed'

Mohammed Merah, the terrorist who shot up a Jewish school in Toulouse, was “brainwashed” to hate Jews by his family, says Merah's brother

Brother: Toulouse Terrorist 'Brainwashed'

Literary World Says 'Goodbye, Philip'

Roth, considered by many to be one of the leading Jewish American literary voices of the 20th century, said he will no longer be writing.

Literary World Says 'Goodbye, Philip'

5,000 Chabad Emissaries Converge on 770 Despite Sandy

Thousands of Chabad "shluchim" came to the Rebbe's home in Brooklyn for the annual get-together. Photos & video.

5,000 Chabad Emissaries Converge on 770 Despite Sandy

Sandy Postpones 'Metziaza Be'Peh' Hearing, Injunction Extended

Manhattan court postpones hearing against new requirement that parents sign a consent form before brit procedure.

Sandy Postpones 'Metziaza Be'Peh' Hearing, Injunction Extended

Holocaust Memorial Desecrated on Anniversary of Kristallnacht

Neo-Nazi vandals uprooted 11 memorial plaques commemorating Jewish Nazi victims on the 74th anniversary of Kristallnacht.

Holocaust Memorial Desecrated on Anniversary of Kristallnacht

Thousands at Hevron Celebrate ‘Avraham’s Purchase’

Approximately 15,000 Jews flooded Hevron on the Sabbath, when the Torah reading opens with Avraham’s purchase of the Patriarchs Cave.

Thousands at Hevron Celebrate ‘Avraham’s Purchase’

Int'l Chabad Emissaries Conference Held Despite Sandy

Two weeks post-Hurricane Sandy, where in New York City can one host a banquet for nearly five thousand rabbis? Somehow Chabad-Lubavitch did.

Int'l Chabad Emissaries Conference Held Despite Sandy

Police: Jihad School Teachings Do Not Warrant Criminal Charges

An Islamic school in Toronto, which had been under investigation for anti-Semitic teachings, will not face criminal charges.

Police: Jihad School Teachings Do Not Warrant Criminal Charges

The Start of the Holocaust

Cartoonists and Kristallnacht

After Kristallnacht, US cartoonists tried to mobilize sympathy for the plight of the Jews.FDR was not impressed and the doors stayed shut.

Cartoonists and Kristallnacht

Rabbi Ben-Artzi: Sandy is a Message to U.S.

Rabbi says Americans should expect more, worse storms.

Rabbi Ben-Artzi: Sandy is a Message to U.S.

Rafi Eitan to Obama: Free Pollard!

Former Pollard handler Rafi Eitan apologizes, calls on newly reelected President Obama to free Pollard.’

Rafi Eitan to Obama: Free Pollard!

Communities Pull Together After Storms in Queens, Long Island

Communities are pulling together and families in Queens and Long Island are struggling to survive after Sandy and a nor'easter came by.

Communities Pull Together After Storms in Queens, Long Island

BBC Correspondent Under Fire for 'Jewish Lobby' Remark

A BBC correspondent came under fire by the Board of Deputies for using the term “Jewish lobby” in discussing the American election.

BBC Correspondent Under Fire for 'Jewish Lobby' Remark

London Football Team Under Fire for Notorious 'Yid' Chants

An anti-racism organization lodged a complaint against London's Tottenham football team for its widely used anti-Semitic chants.

London Football Team Under Fire for Notorious 'Yid' Chants

Peres, Putin Inaugurate Unique Jewish Museum

President Shimon Peres, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin, opened the unique Jewish Tolerance Museum in Moscow

Peres, Putin Inaugurate Unique Jewish Museum

Dirshu NY Grand Celebration of Torah Learning

The Dirshu organization is holding another blockbuster Torah event – this time, a 'Melave Malka' to end a Sabbath Olam HaTorah Convention.

Dirshu NY Grand Celebration of Torah Learning

Poster Collection Stolen by Nazis To Be Sold

A collection of thousands of rare posters stolen from a Jew by the Nazis will go on sale shortly. Some date to the 1800s.

Poster Collection Stolen by Nazis To Be Sold

Jewish Democrats Grayson and Frankel Win in Florida

Lois Frankel and Alan Grayson, both Jewish Democrats, won congressional seats in Florida.

Jewish Democrats Grayson and Frankel Win in Florida

Grave Disconnect as Orthodox Leaders Refused to Support Romney

70% of the Jewish population voting for Obama may show a grave disconnect between Israel and the Jewish population abroad.

Grave Disconnect as Orthodox Leaders Refused to Support Romney

Canadian Miner Charged for Website Referencing 'Elders of Zion'

A man from British Columbia has been charged with a hate crime for anti-Semitic content on his website.

Canadian Miner Charged for Website Referencing 'Elders of Zion'

Rabbi Boteach Stoical after Trouncing in House Race

Democratic Rep. Pascrell trounced Rabbi Boteach in a New Jersey Housel race, but the loser is stoical: It was the journey that mattered.

Rabbi Boteach Stoical after Trouncing in House Race

Exit Polls: Obama Won 69% of Jewish Vote

Obama won 69 percent of the Jewish vote, compared with 78 percent in 2008, according to exit polls.

Exit Polls: Obama Won 69% of Jewish Vote

Schindler’s List Survivor Celebrates Bar Mitzvah

‘Schindler’s List’ survivor Aryeh Sadeh celebrates his bar mitzvah 71 years later.

Schindler’s List Survivor Celebrates Bar Mitzvah

Kabbalists Beseech the Heavens: Let Romney Win

As Americans go to the polls, Kabbalists in Jerusalem are doing their part to help Mitt Romney pull through and win the presidency.

Kabbalists Beseech the Heavens: Let Romney Win

Anti-Israel Speaker Disseminates Lies at Harvard

The Harvard Kennedy School has, once again, provided a platform for Israel’s detractors to disseminate lies.

Anti-Israel Speaker Disseminates Lies at Harvard

Clinton Indirectly Legitimizing Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Party?

Clinton under fire for indirectly legitimizing Ukrainian opposition party that entered into a parliamentary alliance with neo-Nazi party.

Clinton Indirectly Legitimizing Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Party?

22 Torah Scrolls Found Damaged in Belle Harbor

In a single seaside community, volunteers from New York's Jewish Shomrim organization have discovered 22 damaged Torah scrolls.

22 Torah Scrolls Found Damaged in Belle Harbor

Jewish Family Attacked in Marseille, France

The father of a Jewish family was badly beaten and the family home was completely trashed on Sunday by local youths in Marseille, France.

Jewish Family Attacked in Marseille, France

Adelson: I Didn't Leave the Democratic Party; Party Left Me

"There is now a visceral anti-Israel movement among rank-and-file Democrats," writes Sheldon Adelson in The Wall Street Journal.

Adelson: I Didn't Leave the Democratic Party; Party Left Me

Norovirus Infects 45 at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital

An outbreak of norovirus among staff at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital led to temporary closure of the hospital's neurology clinic.

Norovirus Infects 45 at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital

Argentine Jews ask for Details on Iran Attack

Representatives of Argentina's Jewish community are seeking information on the 1994 community center bombing

Argentine Jews ask for Details on Iran Attack

Rabbi: China Going Kosher, More Products Available than Ever

There has been a “kosher revolution” in China in recent years, with more kosher products produced for domestic use and export

Rabbi: China Going Kosher, More Products Available than Ever

AJC Donates $50,000 to Red Cross for Victims of Sandy

The American Jewish Committee has donated $50,000 to the American Red Cross to provide humanitarian assistance to victims of Hurricane Sandy

AJC Donates $50,000 to Red Cross for Victims of Sandy

Peres and Putin to Open World’s Largest Jewish Museum

President Shimon Peres will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to open the world’s largest Jewish museum.

Peres and Putin to Open World’s Largest Jewish Museum

School Textbook Confusing Judaism and Islam Withdrawn

A religious studies textbook is so littered with errors confusing Judaism and Islam that it has produced a leaflet of corrections.

School Textbook Confusing Judaism and Islam Withdrawn

NYC Chabad-Lubavitch Heads Out to Help with Hurricane Relief

Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries are on another "mission from G-d" -- this time, organizing volunteers for hurricane relief in New York City.

NYC Chabad-Lubavitch Heads Out to Help with Hurricane Relief

Russian Official Demands Cutting Holocaust Survivors’ Rights

Russian official: Why give Holocaust survivors free bus tickets "for the simple reason that they were not finished off."

Russian Official Demands Cutting Holocaust Survivors’ Rights

Tunisia: 5 Arrested in Plot to Kidnap Jew

Four Libyans, Tunisian policeman suspected of plotting to kidnap a young Jew and hold him for ransom.

Tunisia: 5 Arrested in Plot to Kidnap Jew

Netanyahu's Three Words at Toulouse to Enemies: Am Israel Chai

Netanyahu tells Jews: "I came here...to say together with you against all of the enemies of Israel -- the Nation of Israel Lives!

Netanyahu's Three Words at Toulouse to Enemies: Am Israel Chai




























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