News for Diaspora How did Diaspora communities survive Covid-19?Arutz Sheva talks with Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of Young Israel of Woodmere and Rabbi Jaron Engelmayer, Chief Rabbi of Vienna. AJC survey: Israel and Diaspora deficient in knowledge about each otherSurvey by American Jewish Committee finds that both communities would like to learn more about each other but suffer from lack of education. Will new government will affect Jewish Diaspora?Dr. Shmuel Katz, co-founder of Stand With Us, talks with Arutz Sheva about how the new government will affect both the Diaspora and Israel. Arutz Sheva administration meets officials in NYTeam meets with Ambassador Erdan, heads of Rabbinical Alliance of America, YU President and more. Time to sober upThis growing inability to know good from evil keeps increasing numbers of people from recognizing the threats looming before them. Op-ed Open your eyes!The parsha and current events. Jethro, Isaiah and the Jews of the Diaspora who criticize Israel's religious level. The Israel lobby is good for AmericaThe Israel lobby plays a postiive domestic role in the US in addition to benefitting Israel.directly. Opinion. Pollard and the great Jewish divideIsraelis celebrated the Pollards’ arrival. In contrast, US Jews bristled both at the news and the joy with which Israelis greeted them.Op-ed Diaspora JudaismThe greatest miracle of history is the survival of diaspora Judaism. The greatest question is where it is headed today. The struggle for power in the Jewish identity: This is how the first Diaspora was foundedHow does the conflict between Yehuda and Yosef echo through history and play out in the State of Israel today? Defense Minister Benny Gantz: Health crisis to be followed by social crisisGantz speaks at launch of 'Declaration of Our Common Destiny'. “Miracles don’t land on planes. Crisis must be taken on by worthy leadership" MK Friedman: We will not give up on Jewish DiasporaWatch: MK Tehila Friedman (Blue and White) spoke during a special Knesset session on strengthening connections with Jewish Diaspora Netanyahu: We are bringing hope and blessing to the people of IsraelNetanyahu lights first Hanukkah candle via Zoom with WZO and representatives of Diaspora Jewish communities. Is this holiday seven, eight or nine days long?Understanding the source of the difference in holiday observance in the Diaspora and Israel. A fateful self-reflection: The Israel and American Jewry relationshipIsrael is a strong nation that can help and support the Jewish communities overseas. Opinion. Parshat Shoftim tells of one true Torah, not twoVital parts of Torah and Jewish life are Jewish policemen, judges, kings, priestly tithes, cities of refuge, prophecy, an army - in Israel. Life in the exile is a holding pattern: A brand new oleh speaksIn the Diaspora, we are not building as much as trying not to fall off a spiritual and physical ledge. Op-ed. Life is in the power of the tongueVows can be a way to a life full of sanctity.Sorry, Caroline, you missed the mark on this oneThere is something critical missing from your plan, Caroline, and that lack dooms it to failure. Opinion. The Diaspora in crisis: Instead of preaching, embraceShow genuine interest in welfare of our brothers across the sea. Offer attractive options for comfortably acculturating to life in Israel. Is a Jew who makes aliyah a better Jew than one who does not?Does aliyah justify prideful claims that the Jew in Israel is a better Jew than those who remain in the Diaspora? The DiasporavirusThose Jews stricken by the Diasporavirus epidemic exhibit signs of disorientation, believing they have found the Promised Land in America, Australia, and Mexico The only way to protect American and European JewsDiaspora Jews can live locked-down in fortress synagogues, schools and community centers, or they can live free lives in Israel. 'I seek my brothers' Rabbis called to raise Diaspora awarenessNational religious organization calls on community rabbis across Israel to raise awareness of challenges faced by Diaspora Jewry.Is the Diaspora so deep in the Jewish DNA that there is no hope?How fear and trauma of the exile can warp the perception of a Jew enough to reject the mitzvah of aliyah. For The 17th of Tammuz: Tarzan of the DiasporaA Jew isn’t an American, or a Frenchman, or a South African, even if he grows up there. A Jew has a homeland of his own, with his own code of life, the Torah, which is meant to be lived in Israel. The sweet DiasporaThe goal of the Exodus was to bring the liberated Nation to the Land of Israel. Sinai was a stop along the way, not the final destination. Paris, Berlin, London, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles are never mentioned. Start speaking Diaspora-IshThe next diaspora minister needs to remember the enormous influence of the Jews around the world, and their great support of Israel in so many fields. Are Diaspora Jews sinking in exile?The Aliyah Team questions the role of Jews in exile. Remaining in the Diaspora - courage or cowardice?In the Diaspora, the Jew risks being caught up in the courage-or-cowardice conflict. Anti-Semitic and pro-Israel?How does the world view the country of Israel? Why are we Jews? Because we careIs the world’s negative opinion of the Jews that sacrosanct that we Jews believe it ourselves? G-d forbid! Generation's mission: Connect all world's JewsFirst-ever conference for leading Jewish schools attended by over 150 principals from 31 countries. Connecting young Jews in Diaspora with IsraelMarriage of Israeli-American woman to European football player illustrates need to strengthen Jewish identity in Israel, says Lavi Olami. The Holocaust did not legitimize ZionismIf international public opinion does not understand that Jews deserved Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in 1933 no less than in 1948, it will infer that Zionism owes its legitimacy to Hitler. 'We have not forgotten our brethren in the Diaspora'In preparation for Israel's 70th anniversary, 70 Israeli leaders and intellectuals will leave for 70 Jewish communities around the world. 'What happened to Spain's Jews?'Over 100 million people descended from forcibly converted Spanish Jews, says Reconectar organization, 1 in 4 US Latinos has Jewish ancestry. How many 'Lost Jews' are there worldwide?Gov't report claims there are close to 100 million 'lost Jews' or 'crypto-Jews' around the world. Will Israel reach out to them? 'We stem the tide of intermarriage'Be'er Hagolah in New York gives children of immigrant Jews affordable Jewish education. 'Israel can help Diaspora Jews fight assimilation'Gesher CEO on visit to Britain to learn concerns and issues facing Diaspora Jewry says Israel can help strengthen Jewish identify abroad. 'MKs who vote for conversion bill not welcome in Chicago'President of Jewish Federation of Chicago says organization will refuse to host any MK who votes in favor of conversion bill. 'We need to strengthen the relationship with the Diaspora'Senior director for Diaspora Affairs at the Ministry of Diaspora discusses decision on Kotel, relations between the Diaspora and Israel. 'Jewish Diaspora leaders support moving embassy to Jerusalem'Report shows Diaspora leaders feel Jerusalem is central to world Jewry but are worried about lack of 'Jewish pluralism' in Israel's capital. Rabbi Hier :'Jewish Diaspora is dependent on Israel'Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of Simon Wiesenthal Center says to Arutz Sheva that without Israel there will be no more Jews. 'Solidarity cannot be confined to the symbolic'President Rivlin calls on rabbinic leadership in Diaspora to participate in strategic dialogue about future of Jewish people. The greatest addiction of allThe most dangerous addiction of all and how to overcome it is outlined in detail below. Should Israel battle assimilation, and how?Arutz Sheva invites readers worldwide to share thoughts and insights regarding one of the main challenges of the Jewish nation today. Bennett and Sharansky mark 'Diaspora Jewry Week' with studentsEducation Min. and Jewish Agency Head meet with students from around the world to promote ties between Israeli and Diaspora Jewish students. Yeshiva rabbi: Disconnection dangerous to Jewish futureReport on Israeli yeshiva delegates who visited North American Jewish schools; rabbi says losing touch with Israel leads to assimilation. What's the next joint project of our nation?Please send us your thoughts as part of our project connecting Israelis and the Diaspora. This week we ask - what's next? Jewish State responsible for Jewish Nation?The Arutz Sheva special project connecting between Jewish diaspora and Israel continues with a 2nd question for our readers.Special project: Connecting to Jewish DiasporaArutz Sheva, in cooperation with the Diaspora Affairs Ministry, invites you to share your feelings about Israel and the Diaspora. Rabbi warns against 'Jewish Diaspora alienation'President of the Council of Young Israel Rabbis says too many young Jews aren't concerned with Israel and that must change. Reform movement launches campaign against IsraelReform, Conservative movements launch campaign after bids to gain recognition in Israel fail. Foreign Ministry calls to 'pacify' tension. Bennett: We're losing millions of JewsMinister of Education and Diaspora Affairs Naftali Bennett blesses diaspora emissaries: 'Work hard to save another Jew.' Idan Raichel to receive B'nai Brith citationB'nai Brith world center to confer citation upon musician Idan Raichel for fostering closer Israel-Diaspora relations through the arts The biggest boycotters of IsraelThis group boycotts the entire country. |
