In recent years a number of Israeli rabbis have gained prominence for their work returning Jews to religious observance. These “kiruv” rabbis revolutionized the use of social media for religious

Michael Abramov, eulogized his 10-year-old son, Shimon, after he was hit by a bus while riding his bicycle in Jerusalem’s Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood on Sunday afternoon. “He was always smiling

In an interview with NBC News on Sunday, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan made it clear that his agency will not engage in harsh “enhanced

A surprising proportion of the population supports segregating Israeli Jews and Arabs in hospital maternity wards, a new poll reveals Monday.  69% of respondents to a TACK poll on the

The oldest glass kilns ever discovered in Israel were unearthed at the foot of Mount Carmel near Haifa – exposing an ancient, global glass-production center which serviced the entire Roman Empire.

During a rally in Rochester, New York, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump publicly declared his plan to outwit Iran. He began by noting that the US handed over Iran’s frozen assets following

Two Israeli Jews were arrested overnight Sunday/Monday, as part of an ongoing investigation by the Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet). One of the arrestees, an IDF soldier, was

Every year, Magen David Adom (MDA) teams treat injuries that occur during cleaning and preparation for the Passover holiday. In 2015, MDA paramedics treated 2 children for chemical burns caused by

Iran received its first shipment of S-300 long-range surface-to-air missiles from ally Russia, Tasnim news agency reported Monday.  “We had already announced that despite several changes in the time of delivery, the deal

Palestinian arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti, Islamic Jihad, and Hamas have already set plans for the “next intifada,” Walla! News reports Monday – even as Barghouti sits in an Israeli prison cell.  Plans to overthrow

Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau will be celebrating his 79th birthday in less than 3 months – and according to a report by Merkaz Hainyanim newspaper, he declared that when reaches the

WASHINGTON (JTA) — A new provision in the bill funding assistance for the elderly directs the federal government to issue guidance to states on serving Holocaust survivors. The Jewish Federations

Lebanese authorities have detained two Lebanese employees of a Beirut airport service company over contacts with “terrorist parties”, security sources said on Sunday, according to Reuters. Public Works and Transport

All sides in Yemen’s year-long war have pledged to honor a UN-brokered ceasefire which took effect at midnight Sunday, AFP reported. Fighting over the past year has killed thousands, displaced

WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — The Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw has won the European Museum of the Year Award. The 2016 winner was announced at

Deputy Defense Minister Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan (Jewish Home) on Sunday night welcomed the decision to close the investigation against Binyamin Brigade Commander Col. Yisrael Shomer, who last July 3 shot dead

(JTA) — The Italian Jewish community is making available low-cost Passover care packages to aid struggling families. In cooperation with several kosher food producers, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities,

The World Food Program said on Sunday it had carried out its first ever successful high-altitude airdrop, to deliver 20 tons of food aid to the besieged Syrian city of

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is hoping that the United States will not veto its UN resolution condemning Israeli “settlements” with President Barack Obama in his last months in office. Speaking

(JTA) In January 2015, Rabbi Marcelo Polakoff was stuck in Buenos Aires when his phone rang. He’d been planning a trip to New York but a storm had canceled all

Deputy Knesset Speaker MK Oren Hazan (Likud) has proven to be outspoken since joining the Knesset, and on Sunday he made a serious accusation, charging Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (Likud) with

The father of the IDF soldier who shot dead a wounded terrorist in Hevron last month condemned incitement against Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon (Likud), and then continued by criticizing Ya’alon’s incitement

Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Bernie Sanders both scored weekend victories against their front-running rivals in a tightening race as the two major parties prepare to pick their White House nominee. Cruz, the Texas

The Palestinian Authority’s “anti-economic crimes unit” in Ramallah filed Sunday an indictment against two Palestinian companies that marketed Israeli products. The PA has banned the goods for sale in PA-controlled territories.

According to Arab reports five diggers were killed on Sunday in a tunnel collapse at the city of Rafiah, located in southern Gaza on the border with the Sinai Peninsula.

Four men were arrested in connection with an anti-Semitic attack on a Jewish family in London on Friday. According to reports, a 28-year-old Jewish man was driving with his family through

Israel just last Friday eased shipping limitations for Gaza despite the threat of weapons smuggling, and the very same day a senior Hamas head threatened naval commando attacks against Israel