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Prayer Book Boycott over Prayer for Soldiers

Wave of support for boycott on prayer books (siddurim) without Prayer for Soldiers.

Prayer Book Boycott over Prayer for Soldiers

Rabbi Lau on Holocaust Day: Focus on Life

Rabbi Lau calls to learn about how Jews died, but more importantly, about how they lived.

Rabbi Lau on Holocaust Day: Focus on Life

Temple Groups Practice Passover Sacrifice

Jewish groups prepare for the Third Temple with a sample sacrifice for Passover.

Temple Groups Practice Passover Sacrifice

Rabbi Herschel Schacter Passes Away

Rabbi Herschel Schacter, a leading figure in the American Jewish community, has passed away at age 95.

Rabbi Herschel Schacter Passes Away

Soldiers, Yeshiva Students Work Together to Help Needy

Soldiers and yeshiva students work together to make Passover happy for needy families.

Soldiers, Yeshiva Students Work Together to Help Needy

Passover Preparation in Photos

With Passover less than three weeks away, matzah factories are in full gear.

Passover Preparation in Photos

Rabbi: Pray that Locusts Do Not Plague Israel

Rabbi sends letter to farmers calling for prayer as locusts threaten crops.

Rabbi: Pray that Locusts Do Not Plague Israel

Shas Minister: Gender Segregation a Problem

Shas Minister admits that local rabbis, burial groups wrongly impose strict gender separation, insult women.

Shas Minister: Gender Segregation a Problem

10.5 Million Kotel Visits in 2012

Police data shows 10.5 million trips to the Western Wall in 2012. Israel finally expands Kotel facilities.

10.5 Million Kotel Visits in 2012

Terror Victim’s Purim Message: Despair is Just a Mask

Terror attack survivor Asael Shabo, who lost his mother and three siblings, has a message of hope for Purim.

Terror Victim’s Purim Message: Despair is Just a Mask

Jewish Students, IDF Soldiers talk Jewish Identity

Jewish students from Russia meet IDF soldiers, talk about identity and the Russian Israeli experience.

Jewish Students, IDF Soldiers talk Jewish Identity

NY, Israeli Leaders Pay Tribute to Top Jewish Activists

American Jewish activists praised. 'Whatever you do in life, you can still do remarkable things for the Jewish people.'

NY, Israeli Leaders Pay Tribute to Top Jewish Activists

Rabbi: Western Culture Raising Divorce Rates

Rabbi warns that focus on self-fulfillment leaves marriages in trouble.

Rabbi: Western Culture Raising Divorce Rates

German Convert from Tel Aviv Wins Master Chef

Israel’s next Master Chef is a former German Christian who converted to Judaism. He shared his story.

German Convert from Tel Aviv Wins Master Chef

Terrorists’ New Tactic: Hit Israelis, Jews Overseas

Terrorists fail to cause death in Israel, switch to attacking Jews and Israelis worldwide with attacks in Bulgaria, India, and elsewhere.

Terrorists’ New Tactic: Hit Israelis, Jews Overseas

Rain, Snow Do Not Stop Chabad

Major storm no obstacle for Chabad’s Jewish outreach gathering.

Rain, Snow Do Not Stop Chabad

Intl. Bible Contest - Never too Young, Never too Old

Bible Contest winners talk about what makes the Bible Quiz in Israel special, what makes it hard, and what Bible learning means to them.

Intl. Bible Contest - Never too Young, Never too Old

Rabbanit Rachel Neriya Eulogized: ‘End of an Era’

Rabbinit Rachel Neriya is laid to rest. Her dedication, kindness are remembered.

Rabbanit Rachel Neriya Eulogized: ‘End of an Era’

Soldier’s Story: From India to IDF

Young soldier recalls his journey from northeastern India to Kiryat Arba to the IDF.

Soldier’s Story: From India to IDF

Polish Court Bans Kosher Slaughter

Poland’s top court bans ritual slaughter, but move is largely symbolic due to new EU rules.

Polish Court Bans Kosher Slaughter

Would-be Synagogue Bombers ‘Too Incompetent for Terror’

Lawyer for synagogue bomb plot convicts argues, ‘No reasonable terrorist organization would have hired these guys.’

Would-be Synagogue Bombers ‘Too Incompetent for Terror’

Hurricane Sandy Leaves 38 Dead, NYC Begins Recovery

New York begins recovery as Sandy abates. Thirty-eight people killed by storm.

Hurricane Sandy Leaves 38 Dead, NYC Begins Recovery

Holocaust Survivors Celebrate Belated Bar Mitzvah

Holocaust survivors belatedly celebrated their coming-of-age in a moving ceremony at the Western Wall.

Holocaust Survivors Celebrate Belated Bar Mitzvah

Chassidic Community Shocked: ‘Sabbath Gentile’ a Jew

The Seret-Vizhnitz community in Haifa was appalled to find that its long-term “Sabbath gentile” is actually a Jew.

Chassidic Community Shocked: ‘Sabbath Gentile’ a Jew

New Jersey: Informant Solomon Dwek Gets 6 Years

Solomon Dwek sentenced for bank fraud scheme. Dwek, 39, helped FBI in massive corruption sting in the Jewish community.

New Jersey: Informant Solomon Dwek Gets 6 Years

Anti-Semitism in New Zealand: Jewish Graves Vandalized

Jewish graves in New Zealand were painted with Nazi slogans in attack condemned as "vile desecration."

Anti-Semitism in New Zealand: Jewish Graves Vandalized

Canadian Party to Ban Religious Headgear

A Quebec party is planning to ban public employees from wearing religious headgear, including kippahs.

Canadian Party to Ban Religious Headgear

Former Rabbinic Aide Charged with Fraud

An Israeli with political influence in the U.S. has been arrested on suspicion of fraud, possible extortion.

Former Rabbinic Aide Charged with Fraud

Sabbath in the Sky in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv bathers will see the Sabbath in the sky as Chabad activists’ special glider takes to the air.

Sabbath in the Sky in Tel Aviv

Jewish Gymnast Honors Israeli Victims

Jewish gymnast Aly Raisman reveals she chose the tune to her gold-medal routine in honor of the Israelis murdered in the 1972 Games.

Jewish Gymnast Honors Israeli Victims

Soldiers, Businessmen, Bereaved Parents Complete the Shas

Israelis from all walks of life celebrate the completion of another round of Talmud studies.

Soldiers, Businessmen, Bereaved Parents Complete the Shas

US: Five Charged with Terrorizing Jewish Camp

American teens are charged with attacks on Jewish camp that injured one counselor and left children fearing for their lives.

US: Five Charged with Terrorizing Jewish Camp

Murdered Rabbi’s Burial to be Complete after 67 Years

Libyan rabbi’s burial is to be complete, 67 years after he was slaughtered in riots abetted by British soldiers.

Murdered Rabbi’s Burial to be Complete after 67 Years

Kuwaiti Muslim Uncovers Jewish Identity

A broken phone and an accident while rollerblading led a Kuwaiti Muslim man to discover his Jewish roots.

Kuwaiti Muslim Uncovers Jewish Identity

Hareidi Youth to Bear Olympic Torch

A hareidi young man with seven charities to his name will carry the Olympic Torch in London.

Hareidi Youth to Bear Olympic Torch

Police Release Video of Aguiar

Police in Fort Lauderdale have released a surveillance video showing businessman Guma Aguiar boarding his ship.

Police Release Video of Aguiar

Religious Jews Lead New York to Jewish Growth

New York’s Jewish population is on the rise after decades of decline. Researchers credit orthodox birthrates.

Religious Jews Lead New York to Jewish Growth

New York: Jewish Man Killed by Train

A Jewish man was killed by a train in New York. Volunteers devastated as they recognize their friend.

New York: Jewish Man Killed by Train

Jewish Man Murdered in Moscow

A young man from Moscow’s Georgian Jewish community was murdered on Friday.

Jewish Man Murdered in Moscow

Israel Gets Ready for Yom Kippur; Tips for Easier Fasting

Soldiers, police, paramedics, rabbis and ordinary Israelis are each doing their part to prepare for the holiest day of the Jewish year.

Israel Gets Ready for Yom Kippur; Tips for Easier Fasting

Will Arson End Millennia of Jewish Life in Ancient Galilee Town?

An arson attack has left one of the last remaining Jews in the Galilee village of Pekiin facing the demolition of his home.

Will Arson End Millennia of Jewish Life in Ancient Galilee Town?

Chabad Youth Check Mezuzah, Find Cross

Chabad youth check Israel’s mezuzahs, find only 40 percent kosher. One scroll was covered in Christian imagery.

Chabad Youth Check Mezuzah, Find Cross

Petition for One Sabbath, Together

A grassroots group is hoping to see all Jews keep at least one Sabbath together, in order to create unity, merit a good year, and...

Petition for One Sabbath, Together

'Rabbi Abuhatzeira Bore the Burden of Evil Decrees'

Rabbi Abuhatzeira saved the people of Israel from evil decrees through his brutal death, leading rabbis say.

'Rabbi Abuhatzeira Bore the Burden of Evil Decrees'

Hareidis Announce Outposts

Outposts will be built “next to every concentration of hareidis in Judea and Samaria.”

Hareidis Announce Outposts

Destruction of First Temple Commemorated with Day of Fasting

The "Three Weeks" of gradually-increasing mourning over the destruction of the Holy Temples and Israel's exile begins today.

Destruction of First Temple Commemorated with Day of Fasting

Arutz Sheva's New Look -- It's Coming

A new wide-page design for Arutz Sheva’s English language website is about to go online, as readership grows.

Arutz Sheva's New Look -- It's Coming

Video: Futuristic Vision of Newscast on the Holy Temple Channel

A futuristic vision of a newscast on the “Beit HaMikdash” (Holy Temple) channel has been produced by Emunah College student Kayla Krauss.

Video: Futuristic Vision of Newscast on the Holy Temple Channel

Second-Graders Learn the Bible with the Land of Israel

No one can learn the Bible better than being in Israel, as second graders learned by visiting the burial site of the Biblical Yehoshua (Joshua).

Second-Graders Learn the Bible with the Land of Israel

Libyan Jews Appoint Envoy to Benghazi Shadow Gov't

A Libyan Jewish organization formally recognizes the rebel shadow government and hopes to reconcile Jews to the country.

Libyan Jews Appoint Envoy to Benghazi Shadow Gov't

Envoy to Spain Bids Farewell to ‘Hatred and Anti-Semitism’

Israel’s ambassador to Spain posted a farewell message describing ‘hatred and anti-Semitism” he suffered during his four-year tenure.

Envoy to Spain Bids Farewell to ‘Hatred and Anti-Semitism’

Beitar Gets New Owners

Two American businessmen have purchased the troubled Beitar Jerusalem soccer team.

Beitar Gets New Owners

Green Light for Jerusalem's Museum of Tolerance

The building permit has finally been issued for construction of a $100 million Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem.

Green Light for Jerusalem's Museum of Tolerance

Police Inscribe Letter in Masada Torah at Dawn

Senior police officials quietly went at dawn to the ancient fortress of Masada to attend a graduation and inscribe a letter in a new Torah scroll.

Police Inscribe Letter in Masada Torah at Dawn

Polish Couple to be Honored as Righteous Among the Nations

Stefan and Maria Magenheim, who saved a Jewish child's life during the Holocaust, will be honored by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations.

Polish Couple to be Honored as Righteous Among the Nations

Haredi Women Branch Into Architecture and Interior Design

To provide for their families Haredi women are venturing beyond traditional occupations and have entered architecture and interior design

Haredi Women Branch Into Architecture and Interior Design

Hebrew University To Hand Out Athletic Scholarship in Hockey

In an attempt to spread the national religion of hockey, Canadian Friends of Hebrew University will be awarding an athletic scholarship.

Hebrew University To Hand Out Athletic Scholarship in Hockey

U.S. Archives Photo History of Expulsion of Jews from Jerusalem

A massive photographic treasure documenting the Jewish presence in the Old City of Jerusalem long before 1948 was unearthed last month in th

U.S. Archives Photo History of Expulsion of Jews from Jerusalem

Obama Administration, US Jewish Groups Tells UN: Sack Falk!

The United States, joined by American Jewish groups, has called on the United Nations to sack its rapporteur on PA rights, Richard Falk.

Obama Administration, US Jewish Groups Tells UN: Sack Falk!

Former Security Chief: 'The Rebbe Knew All About ISA Operations'

Yaakov Peri, former Israeli Security Agency chief, describes his amazement at a meeting with the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Former Security Chief: 'The Rebbe Knew All About ISA Operations'