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Year: 2014

Op-Eds / FirstOneThrough

Abbas Knows Racism

By Paul Gherkin

Abbas’s charge of racism spans the entirety of Israeli society.

Goldstein on Gelt

The Power of Positive Intelligence

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

Why do people often sabotage their own success ?

Shiloh Musings

Should Israel Strive to Thrive or to Please the Americans?‏

By Batya Medad

The best locations for more housing is Yesha and Jerusalem because of convenience and low land cost

Guest Blog

A Light Amongst the Nations

By Yehudit Tayar

Weeping for the heroism of our soldiers, the miracle of our return home, the endless years of exile

Jewish / News Briefs / Jerusalem

About Keren Yemima

By Tzvi Zucker / Tazpit News Agency

Keren Yemima discovered she was descended from Conversos. This discovery prompted her to move to Israel and return to the Jewish People.

Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

ADL Report: US Campus Anti-Israel Events Have More Than Doubled This Fall

By JTA

Student groups hosted at least 374 anti-Israel events during the 2013-2014 academic year, with about 40 percent of them focused on how to initiate Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns on campus.

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset

Knesset Winter Session Opens, and it's Not Expected to Be an Easy One

By Jewish Press News Desk

This winter session is not expected to be an easy one for the government.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Funeral for Karen Yemima HY"D [photos]

By Shalom Bear

The funeral was delayed an hour due to the funeral of the terrorist and its associated riots.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

SodaStream Bubbling with Pepsi Pairing Trial

By Jewish Press News Desk

SodaStream's stock price bubbled up, after fizzing out for a while, when they announced they will be doing a 10 week trial with Pepsi.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Islamists

Vehicular Terrorist's Funeral Tonight, Family Displays Shaheed Photo

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Vehicular terrorist murderer will be buried tonight in Jerusalem; family proudly displays his "shaheed" photo.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Second Victim From Jerusalem Light Rail Terror Attack Dies

By Jewish Press News Desk

A second victim of the Jerusalem Light Rail platform terror attack has died.

Photo of the Day

Mount of Olives

By Photo of the Day

The oldest, active Jewish cemetery in the world, going back around 3000 years.

Terrorism / Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Egypt

Egypt Postpones Israel-Gaza Peace Talks Due to Terror Attacks

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Egypt answers Palestinian Arab terror with crackdowns, not appeasement

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Police Bring 1000 More Police/Border Guards To Jerusalem

By Tzvi Zucker / Tazpit News Agency

The riots turned from property damage to attempts to harm innocents quickly.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judaism

Tel Aviv Follows US Model and Bans School Trips to Western Wall

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Should Jerusalem schools boycott Tel Aviv because of the danger from underworld killings?

Israel / Global / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Sports

Israeli Firm Wins $2.2 Billion Contract for Security at 2016 Olympics

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Olympic Committee and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympiad have selected Israeli security company ISDS to provide security for the event with a $2.2 billion budget, Israel Defense reported. ISDS will be responsible for consultation and supply services to protect the Olympics, the world’s largest sporting event. "We already have teams operating in Brazil, […]

News Briefs / Islamists / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Close Up Video of Jerusalem Light Rail Terror Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

A platform camera on the Jerusalem Light Rail caught the attack on camera from another angle.

Israel / Antisemitism / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Belgium University Demands Students Cancel Anti-Semitic Event

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Freedom of speech does not protect "falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater.” – U.S. Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1919.

Op-Eds / Analysis

Fighting terror: Self-defense is the Best Bet

By Jagdish N. Singh

India should not expect too much from Washington and its allies in its war on terror of ISIS.

Video of the Day

Spike

By Video of the Day

India is buying $525 million dollars worth of Spike anti-tank missiles from Rafael. This is what they're buying...

Shiloh Musings

U.S. Government Cares More for Dead TIT (Terrorist in Training) than Murdered Tot!

By Batya Medad

A terror attack and a legitimate policing action are not equal. There's never an excuse for terror.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Police Car Caught on Film Running Away from Arab Stone Throwers

By Jewish Press News Desk

Residents of Jerusalem's Maaleh HaZeitim neighborhood, who have been under regular attack by Arab rioters, filmed a police car running away from an Arab mob last night in Jerusalem, Israel's capital.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Arab Arrested with Fireworks Launchers Hidden in Car

By Jewish Press News Desk

Launching fireworks at police, civilians and homes has turned into the weapon of choice for Jerusalem Arabs in their latest round of rioting.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Hamas Testing Rockets

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hamas test launched 2 rockets this morning.

Israel / News Briefs / Islamists / Jordan

Israeli Envoy: Jordan King Blasting Israel to Appease his Arab Allies

By JTA

Israel’s ambassador to Jordan suggested that King Abdullah’s recent rants against Israel stems from pressure by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt.

News Briefs / Lebanon / Islamists / ISIS

Lebanon Soldier Abducted in Tripoli

By Jewish Press News Desk

On Saturday, fighting between the Lebanon Army and ISIS-affiliated terrorists in the Lebanese city of Tripoli left at least 14 dead and dozens wounded.

Photo of the Day

Liberman and Ariel Compare Recent Events

By Photo of the Day

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Avigdor Liberman (L) speaks with Israel's Minister of Housing and Construction Uri Ariel during a cornerstone laying ceremony for a new Synagogue in the community of Nokdim in Eastern Gush Etzion, on October 23, 2014. Nokdim is Liberman's home town. This is what we think they spoke about.

Op-Eds

UK: Islamist School Plot Leads to Inspectors ‘Testing’ Jewish kids on Sex, Gay Issues

By J. E. Dyer

{Originally posted on author's site, Liberty Unyielding} Never let a crisis go to waste. That’s the mantra – and a new development in Britain demonstrates how the Western left lives by it, and contributes thereby to the destruction of Western culture. Alert readers will remember the so-called “Trojan Horse plot” in Birmingham, first reported in […]

Terrorism / Egypt

Egypt in State of Emergency after Sinai Terrorists’ Massacre 33 Soldiers

By Jewish Press News Desk

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a three-month state of emergency Saturday after terrorists carried out a deadly assault in the northern Sinai, killing 33 Egyptian troops. Al-Sisi charged that “this operation had a foreign fund to execute” he attack against the Egyptian army… to break the back of Egypt and Egyptians.” A car bomb […]

Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Jerusalem Arabs Riot but Police Have the Upper Hand

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Arab youth are trying to spark a widespread intifada but so far have failed.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Islamists / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Arabs Desecrate Mount of Olives Cemetery Again

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jewish headstones and monuments were smashed, broken and knocked over. Firebombs were thrown into the cemetery.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs

Two More Wounded Syrians Brought to Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Galil Medical Center has treated 408 wounded Syrians to date.

News Briefs / Lebanon / ISIS

Lebanon Army and ISIS Battle it Out in Tripoli

By Jewish Press News Desk

At least 14 people have been killed in Tripoli battles.

Israel / Global / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israel Beats Out US for $525 Million Arms Sale to India

By Shalom Bear

India has chosen to purchase Israel's Spike anti-tank missiles after rejecting a competing offer for US Lockheed Martin's Javelin missiles.

IDF & Security / US / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Intifada

Palestinian Authority-American Shot Dead while Trying to Kill Jews

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The US sends its “condolences” and urges “all parties…to avoid escalating tensions.”

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

State Department Continues Grudge Match Against Ya'alon

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Kerry snubs Ya'alon, but the Israeli D.M. gets great press coverage in leading U.S. newspaper.

US / News Briefs / Science and Tech

Nina Pham Released from Hospital, Ebola Free

By Jewish Press News Desk

The first of 2 nurses to contract Ebola in Texas has been cured. NY and NJ have begun quarantining health-care workers returning from West Africa.

Op-Eds

Do Introverts Make Good Leaders?

By Yonatan Gordon

Introverts are more likely to pause, view the world from a distance, and think how to make it better

Video of the Day

This is What the Arabs are Afraid of....

By Video of the Day

This Arab produced cartoon shows what scares the Arabs more than anything else in the world...

Interviews and Profiles

Inside Nahal Haredi

By Rhona Lewis

I couldn't see why I was different from Israeli boys my age. I too wanted to defend our country.

Israel / News Briefs

Israel Falls Back Tonight

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel changes it clocks Sunday morning at 2 AM.

Terrorism / US / News Briefs / Islamists

'Lone Wolf' Terrorism in NYC and Canada Follow Orders from ISIS

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Terrorist attack in NYC and in Canada came after ISIS urged Muslims in the West to strike police and soldiers.

Guest Blog

My Mother’s Glasses

By Adina Broder

She taught me to love: learning Torah; the power of tefilah; the beauty of Shabbos; our homeland, Eretz Yisrael;

Emes Ve-Emunah

Taking Charity for a Living

By Harry Maryles

In the vast majority of cases, they are truly people in need, the fraudulent have been weeded out,

Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Over 12,000 Israelis and Tourists Dance to Electronic Beats at Masada

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

“For these international artists, the history and heroism at Masada together with performing at the lowest point on earth - 424 meters under the sea - is something that is truly unique,” Yossef explained.

Teens and Twenties

90 Seconds – A Summer Never to Forget

By C.M. Nimchinsky

This past summer was a powerful one for the Jewish people. I will always remember where I was on June 12th when I found out that Gilad, Eyal and Naftali were kidnapped. I will always remember the look on my sister’s face on June 30th when she told me that they were found. I will […]

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Yishai on AlJazeera & Cleaning Up Conversion

By Moshe Herman

Yishai presents audio from his recent interview on Al Jazeera, is joined by some Gentile friends to talk about unbiased news from Israel, and wraps up with an interview with Bethany Mandel about a "bill of rights for Jewish converts".

Interviews and Profiles

Wheels of Progress Keep Rolling Along for Special Needs Kids and Their Parents

By Sandy Eller

I had to hire a babysitter so that I could go shopping or have someone come with me to push Caroline in her wheelchair.

Parenting Our Children

Give and Get

By Rifka Schonfeld

Avromi often put other people’s interests before his own: he would not defend people whom he believed were guilty (even if they were willing to pay him a lot of money).

Midrash Stories

The Convert

By Rabbi Sholom Klass

He lacked for nothing materialistic and could have lived the rest of his life, had he chosen to, in the luxury and laziness that dominated the Roman upper class life.

Impact Of Women On Jewish History/Prof. L. Jackson

Chavka Folman-Raban: A True Jewish Heroine

By Prof. Livia Bitton-Jackson

The environment of the “Gymnasia” inspired Chavka to join the Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa, (ZOB), the Jewish Fighting Organization, and volunteer for a most precarious, critical task.

On Our Own/Cheryl Kupfer

Politically Correct Krimkeit

By Cheryl Kupfer

The Presbyterian Church USA voted to divest from three companies that do business with Israel.

Marriage and Relationships

Chesed Begins At Home

By Dr. Yael Respler

How can I help my wife learn to say "no," and understand that her first priority must be her husband and family?

Parsha

Noach Gets Flooded With Criticism

By Rabbi Elisha Greenbaum

Noach was the lonely man of faith living in a depraved world, full of wickedness.

Parsha

Parshas Noach: ‘What You Do With It’

By Rabbi Dani Staum

Avraham became a great man during the 175 years of his life, while his predecessors became increasingly wicked, despite staggering knowledge, during their lifetimes of hundreds of years.

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / News Briefs

Not So Kosher Shemittah L'Mehadrin

By Shalom Bear

At best, the Hareidim have been eating "Heter Mechira". At worse, they've been eating vegetables grown in sewer water or pesticides from unknown and unsupervised Arabs fields.

Photo of the Day

Death to Terrorists

By Photo of the Day

Israelis protest at Jerusalem's Ammunition Hill train platform where an Arab terrorist ran over a group of commuters, killing a 3 month old baby. They are carrying signs, "Death to Terrorists".

Terrorism / US / News Briefs / Jerusalem

US Bans Embassy Personnel from Part of Jerusalem Light Rail Route

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv has prohibited its personnel from riding the Jerusalem light rail train from French Hill to Pisgat Ze’ev, in northern Jerusalem, for 30 days because of the terrorist attack this week that killed a three-year-old American-Israeli. It was a typical U.S. Embassy reaction – every time there is a serious […]

Shiloh Musings

Chodesh Tov! Lesson From Biblical Shiloh, Prayer and Human Nature‏

By Batya Medad

Shiloh, where the Mishkan stood for near 400 years, was the spiritual capital of the Jewish Nation.

Israel / News Briefs

Two Israeli Women Killed in Nepal Bus Crash

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

More hopes, prayers and tears one week after a deadly blizzard and avalanche.

NY / News Briefs / Science and Tech

New York Doctor Infected with Ebola

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Officials preach calm but are frantically trying tracing every step the doctor took in the city.

Jewish / US / Politics / News Briefs

Romney and Joe Lieberman to Address Israel-Americans in Washington

By Jewish Press News Desk

Former Presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney and former Vice Presidential candidate Sen. Joe Lieberman will address the inaugural Israeli American Council (IAC) National Conference in Washington next month. The IAC’s stated mission is “to build an active and giving Israeli-American community throughout the United States in order to strengthen the State of Israel.” The number […]

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Arab Rioters Attack Jewish-owned Buildings in Old City

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Dozens of Arab rioters attacked Jewish owned buildings in Jerusalem's Old City.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs

J Street U Blames Jews for Terrorist's Murderous Rampage

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

J Street U blames Jews buying homes in Jerusalem for triggering Hamas terrorist's murderous rampage.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Islamists

Boko Haram Kidnaps Another 25 Nigerian Girls

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Boko Haram kidnapped an additional 20 Nigerian girls.

South Florida

It's My Opinion: Finally – Good News!

By Shelley Benveniste

My eyes skimmed an article on page 1A. I was flabbergasted. I read the title again. Could it be? It had good news for the Miami Jewish community.

South Florida

RASG Hebrew Academy’s Pre-Sukkot Sunday Spectacular

By Shelley Benveniste

Students in early childhood, elementary, and middle school were treated to an array of hands-on projects to create sukkah decorations such as wind chimes, velvet posters, sand art, paper chains, and more.

Parsha

Honoring A Father

By Rabbi Joshua Rapps

Shem realized that he owed his existence to his father who brought him into the world.

Halacha & Hashkafa

Daf Yomi

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum

Law-Abiding Citizen ‘That Which Is Crooked Cannot Be Made Straight…’ (Yevamos 22a-b)

Parsha

The Waters of Purification

By Joseph Cox

The flood was not sent to destroy, but to restore the positive potential of the world.

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: Shemittah And IOUs (Part VIII)

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: I recently loaned money to a friend who has been able to repay only part of it. This was an interest-free loan. We exchanged a signed IOU, not a proper shtar with witnesses, since I have always trusted her integrity and only wanted a document that confirms what was loaned and what was repaid. Now that shemittah is approaching, what should I do? Should I forgive the loan? And if my friend is not able to repay it, may I deduct the unpaid money from my ma’aser requirement? Name Withheld

Op-Eds

How Palestinian 'Lawfare' Could Backfire

By Danny Danon

Widespread agreement in Israel opposing Palestinian diplomatic warfare, commonly called "lawfare."

Op-Eds / Shiloh Musings

"Calm" is The Dumbest, The Most Dangerous Response to Arab Terrorism!!!

By Batya Medad

Arab terrorism against Jews and the State of Israel is not something we should be "calm" about.

Op-Eds

Once Again, Israeli Leftists Try To Subvert Democracy

By Steven Plaut

The Israeli left, led by tenured academics, endorses pretty much anything harmful to its own country

Parsha

Hashem Hates Thievery

By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

Strict din demands perfection. There is no room for shortcomings and no place for excuses; you are responsible.

Op-Eds

'The Death Of Klinghoffer' Is An Injustice To Our Father's Memory

By Lisa and Ilsa Klinghoffer

We were devastated: The exploitation of our father's murder as a vehicle for political commentary.

Photo of the Day

Big in Israel

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Israelis of all ages watched in fascination as the Hawaiian-born Japanese-Samoan former sumo star, Konishiki Yasokichi shared his moves during a special workshop for children in Jerusalem.

Lessons In Emunah

Miracles Large And Small

By Naama Klein

Surprisingly, my husband and one son arrived home over half-an-hour earlier than usual. I excitedly shared my perfect-timing story, but my better half one upped me easily.

Halacha & Hashkafa

Wear And Tear

By Rabbi Meir Orlian

Noach felt a tug, and then heard a rip. His jacket had been caught on the nail, and the beautiful suit had a tear.

Terrorism / US / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Terror: US Pledges Support for Canada but Tells Israel to Stay Calm

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Kerry still thinks Muslim terror in Israel is different from elsewhere.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Islamists / Jerusalem / Canada

Lieberman: Terror in Jerusalem and Ottawa Part of ‘Global Epidemic’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The real news will be when the West wakes up before it won’t be able to wake up.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Bulldozer Terrorist’s Family Sues Government for Damages

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Terror? Of course not. The Arab driver lost control of his steam shovel after being prematurely shot.

Video of the Day

When Rechavam Ze'evi Met the Rebbe

By Video of the Day

Friday, the 30th of Tishrei is the Yartzheit of Rechavam "Gandhi" Ze'evi who was murdered by Arab terrorists in Jerusalem. Ze'evi was an IDF general and a minister in the Israeli government, and who had tremendous love for the Land of Israel. In this video, Ze'evi visited the Lubavitcher Rebbe and asked him for advice […]

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