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Shabbat Project’s ‘bat mitzvah’ year expected to draw more than 1 million

"Shabbat is who we are," Warren Goldstein, the chief rabbi of South Africa who founded the project, told JNS.

Israeli soldier, policeman lightly injured in Turmus Aya clashes

The forces had entered the Samaria town to seize some NIS 650,000 ($177,000) earmarked for terror activities.

Jewish life to blossom in Qatar?

While Doha supports radical elements in the region, it also seeks to promote its image in the West.

Loving Israel, from left to right

Israel’s supporters don’t have to love Israel the same way, but we can each have “a heart with many rooms.”

‘We’re in a race against our enemies,’ says IDF tank battalion commander

A recent combat exercise mixing battalions from the different branches of the IDF’s ground forces included live-fire drills, urban-warfare simulations and fighting in open spaces.

In teaching English to Hebrew-speaking kids, educators learn their own lessons

Masa Israel Teaching Fellows offer college students from North America the chance to build skills, gain experience, learn about Israel and its citizens, and hopefully, become Jewish leaders of the future.

Beware of Gantz’s unilateralism

Unilateral pullouts will help Saleh Arouri, deputy leader of Hamas's political wing, and other terrorists realize their dreams.

Israel, UAE sign protocol of understandings on banking, finance

“We will soon announce additional agreements in aviation, tourism, trade and others,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netanyahu welcomes lifting of restrictions on Jonathan Pollard

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes to see the former U.S. intelligence analyst in Israel soon.

Israeli expert urges better disaster readiness following Cyprus quake

“If a magnitude 6.5 earthquake were to hit Tiberias, Kiryat Shmona, or Eilat, we can expect massive damage nationwide,” says the head of the Geological Survey of Israel.

The EU court courts BDS

Despite protestations, the European Union wishes to point potential consumers in the direction of boycotts. There can be no other reason.

House amendment passes to boost security at synagogues, other houses of worship

“We have watched in horror as more and more houses of worship have become targets for white supremacists, white nationalists and anti-Semites,” said Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), who introduced the measure.

Israeli patent applications rose by 18.5% in 2021

According to the Israel Patent Office, 9,616 applications were filed in 2021, compared to 8,123 in 2020.

British Jews furious over misleading headline in Manchester newspaper on Jerusalem terror attack

The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester and Region said it was “appalled” by the headline, adding that “the framing of the headline and the subsequent article recklessly fails to reflect the tragic incident.”

The Democrats must have a ‘Sister Souljah moment’ on antisemitism

It is time for Biden and others to rise up and condemn antisemites in their own party like Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.