Assimilation

Child named after Jewish uncle who was buried as a Muslim

Assimilated Jewish family comes full circle as grandson of Jewish woman who married Bedouin is circumcised at Yad L'Achim ceremony.

Lehava in Meron: 'She's dating an Arab, but she still came to Meron today'

Bentzi Gopstein comes to Meron every year on Lag b'Omer, and every year, Lehava is approached for help.

With his Arab father in jail, Jewish boy marks his Bar Mitzvah

Teenager born to an immigrant mother and a Palestinian Arab father celebrates his Bar Mitzvah - while his father sits in prison.

Purim’s message for us today

Two incidents from which all of us can gleam a bit of understanding about assimilation today and the eternity of Torah.

5 ways US Jews can help Israel, by helping ourselves

While Israel has many challenges and flaws, a sober look at the dissipating state of American Jewry should evoke even greater alarm. Op-ed.

Becoming a Jew

My encounters in the Holy Land turned me away from assimilation.Op-ed.

The Diaspora schools project

This is not a second Holocaust.  It has another name:  Assimilation. Our numbers in the Diaspora are getting smaller and smaller. Op-ed.

Kanye West - behind the curtain

Like with Balaam's ass, the Almighty opened the rapper’s mouth and put the words in his throat - for a reason.

Diaspora Jews keep making the same mistake

Herzl would recognize all too well the tragic fantasy of assimilation. Op-ed.

Daughters of Jewish mother and Arab father return to Judaism

Years have passed since the three were rescued from an Arab village in a special Yad L'achim operation.

The lenient opinion on Conversion

In our generation, the fear of assimilation has become an important consideration in accepting converts.

Mazal Tov! Ahmad ben Sarah gets married

Jewish son of Arab father was almost lost to the Jewish People until Lehava stepped in.

Shmini: Are we what we eat?

In the parasha, the Torah is telling us that the physical foods we consume somehow affect our inner souls, psyches and patterns of behavior.

"The Tinder Swindler" and the Off The Derech (OTD) tragedy

It happens among those successful and thriving religious communities who seemingly have already overcome the lures of assimilation. Why?

Will you be part of the Jewish future?

When the Temple is rebuilt, will our stone be there or, Heaven forbid, will it “be erased from among them” – as Jacob told Joseph? Opinion.

Anti-assimilation group updates top haredi rabbis on scope of intermarriage

Anti-assimilation activists meet with Eidah Haredit rabbis, updating them on scope of intermarriage and missionary activity in Israel.

Integration without assimilation

He is probably the most outstanding Biblical role model for our times.

Yad L’Achim celebrates marriages of two apostates it helped return to Judaism

Two Jewish men who converted to Christianity return to Judaism, establish families with the help of Yad L'Achim.

Why are some secular Israelis starting to celebrate Christmas?

Growing number of secular Israeli Jews are celebrating non-Jewish holidays like Halloween and Christmas, with tech sector fueling the trend.

Combating assimilation

You can’t cure illness with what spurred the disease, but that's what the anti-assimilation caucus is planning. There is a better way.Op-ed.

Despite assimilation, Kosher food is on the rise

Founder of KosherFest Menachem Lubinsky says why this year's event is special and explains the growing popularity of Kosher food.

Assimilation: Nearly 90,000 intermarried couples registered in Israel

'Assimilation isn't just a problem in the Diaspora.' Government releases data on number of intermarried couples in Israel.

Member of Arab clan in Lod celebrates his Bar Mitzvah

"My ex-husband repeatedly tried to tear him from my hands with threats and lawsuits, but I didn’t give in. I knew that Yair was my future."

Dozens of rabbis sign letter of support for Lehava

Rabbis protest intention of Internal Security Minister to ban Lehava as a "terrorist organization."

How an 8-year-old Jewish girl triumphed over her Arab father

Jewish children look to maintain their traditions even after court orders regular visits to their anti-Semitic Arab father.

Agudath Israel responds to 'deeply troubling' Pew report on US Jews

Survey reveals that 25% of US Jews feel no connection to Judaism as a religion.

Where did all those Jewish Democrats come from?

The bulk of American Jewry voted for the left and against Israel. Who are they? Op-ed.

Cars vandalized, anti-intermarriage slogan scrawled in Arab town

'Enough assimilation!' Bedouin town in northern Israel targeted by vandals who punctured tires on dozens of cars, scrawled graffiti.

The threats American Jewry refuses to face

Given the data, it makes sense that 65-75% of US Jews remain in a political home that is hostile to Jews. It’s a matter of priorities.Op-ed.

Keeping kosher

Being a Jew relates also to the body and internal organs of a person, and not only the cerebral notion of religion that many people have.

The tragedy of the assimilated American Jew with nowhere to go

Wise Jews understand that we cannot blindly trust the right or left, Christians or Muslims or Jews in positions of secular prominence. Op-ed

Caucasian Jews in danger of assimilation to radial Islam

A Jewish businessman accuses Israel of 'forgetting' the Jews of the Caucasus region.

'Pay attention to assimilation in Israel, as well'

Yad L'Achim tells Knesset committee that assimilation is no less a problem in Israel than it is in Europe.

Yad L'Achim secretly distributes holiday packages to Jewish women in Arab villages

Anti-assimilation group secretly distributed packages for Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot to Jewish women living in Arab villages.

Britain’s Liberal rabbis allow interfaith couples to get married under a chuppah

UK's 'Liberal Judaism' movement decides to recognize marriages between Jews and non-Jews, allowing rabbis to officiate at the weddings.

Moussa and Chanin make it to the Chuppa

Born to Jewish mothers and Arab fathers, Moshe and Chana were raised as Muslims, but got married as Jews.

Circumcision performed for son of woman saved by Yad L'Achim

Anti-assimilation activist group performs circumcision ceremony for young woman saved from Arab boyfriend.

A chance for [Benny] Gantz

What does Blue and White stand for now that its ministers serve under the man whose ouster was their only policy? How about this idea? Op-ed

What Jews can learn from black America

Jewish history compared with Black history proves that psychological pain can be ultimately more destructive than physical pain.Opinion.

Zemmour, the French Jew multiculturalists love to hate