News
Shavuot=Yom Kippur? ?
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (35+ words) The Torah portions of Acharei Mot and Kedoshim reveal the deeper role of Yom Kippur as the lasting day of forgiveness and true acceptance of the Torah, offering new insight into its connection with Shavuot....
Watch: International Bible Quiz kicks off in Jerusalem
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (135+ words) The International Bible Quiz for Jewish youth took off Wednesday at the Jerusalem Theater. Sixteen outstanding teenagers, selected from hundreds of candidates across Jewish communities worldwide, took the stage to demonstrate exceptional knowledge of the Bible. This year's participants come…...
Those who are redeemed by God"
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (218+ words) Four People Must Give Thanks Our Sages learned from this chapter an obligation of personal thanksgiving-the need to recite the blessing Ha Gomel for one upon whom the Holy One, blessed be He, has bestowed goodness (Berakhot 54b). Four are obligated…...
Holocaust survivor and former judge recites 'El Maleh Rachamim' prayer at Yad Vashem
1+ week, 3+ day ago (44+ words) Real time news brief - Holocaust survivor and former judge recites 'El Maleh Rachamim' prayer at Yad Vashem - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Holocaust survivor and former judge recites 'El Maleh Rachamim…...
Psalm 119: King David's nightly schedule
1+ week, 5+ day ago (36+ words) Real time news brief - Psalm 119: King David's nightly schedule - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site Psalm 119: King David's nightly schedule...
Case Closed: The Romans, not the Jews, killed Jesus
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1577+ words) Few falsehoods in human history have proven as lethal, as enduring, and as morally catastrophic as the claim that the Jewish people killed Jesus. It is a charge that has fueled nearly two millennia of persecution, expulsions, pogroms, and ultimately…...
Chief Rabbinate Interfaith Committee's Letter to Pope Leo XIV on his Palm Sunday speech
2+ week, 4+ day ago (384+ words) To His Excellency, Pope Leo'XIV, Bishop of Rome: I write to you in my capacity as a member of the Interfaith Committee of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, a role devoted to fostering mutual respect and moral responsibility between faith…...
UK Chief Rabbi's Pesach Message: "A kippah and a Kiddush cup."
3+ week, 2+ day ago (441+ words) After the events of last week, a special Pesach message from the Chief Rabbi: This was Keith Siegel's request when he emerged from 484 days of unimaginable torture at the hands of Hamas in Gaza. His daughter, Shir, had gently asked…...
Herzog welcomes agreement on Easter prayers in Jerusalem
3+ week, 3+ day ago (637+ words) Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday welcomed understandings reached in a meeting between the Israel Police and Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, following an uproar regarding Palm Sunday prayers in light of the war against Iran. "I warmly welcome the understandings…...
Israel approves limited prayers at Church of the Holy Sepulchre
3+ week, 4+ day ago (487+ words) The Israel Police on Sunday night approved a prayer framework at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in coordination with a representative of the Latin Patriarch. The police clarified that restrictions at holy sites without standard protected spaces, including the…...