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Year: 2014

News Briefs / Asia

AirAsia Plane Disappeared With 162 Aboard

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Another Malaysian airplane has disappeared mid-flight.

Video of the Day

Bennett's Latest Video Upsets the Pseudo-Journalists

By Video of the Day

Naftali Bennett has released a new election video, and this one is annoying the Left even more than the last one - and he's not apologizing for that either.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Intifada

Failed Carjacking Near Maaleh Shomron

By Jewish Press News Desk

A man got out of the car of the passenger's side of the car and tried to get into the Jewish woman's vehicle...

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

How Hamas Rebuilds (in) Gaza

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hamas shows off how it's rebuilding (in) Gaza.

Israel / Syria / News Briefs

Syria Boasts Exports – with ZIM Containers

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Where is the Boycott Movement when we need them?

Terrorism / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Terrorist Santa

By Shalom Bear

Naughty or nice, Terrorist Santa slides down your chimney to blow up your family.

Israel / US / News Briefs

Netanyahu Tells GOP Sen Graham PA Incitement Led to Firebombing

By Jewish Press Staff

The South Carolina senator is another Republican thinking about running to succeed Obama

US / Politics / Global / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

War of Words Escalates Amongst Obama, North Korea and Sony

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

North Korea and Obama are engaged in escalating threats and both are sniping at Sony.

Interviews and Profiles

Loving, Living And Laboring On The Land: A Talk With David Ben Tsvi, A Modern-Day Israeli Farmer

By Goldy Hershkowitz

"Farming still allows some unique opportunities for mitzvah fulfillment that a city dweller never meets."

Torah

Tzitzis: A Deeper Look

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

Why is the tzitzis reminder on our clothing? How does it remind us that there are 613 mitzvos?

Features On The Jewish World

Fischer And Spassky: Two Infamous Jewish Anti-Semites

By Saul Jay Singer

An incredible child protégé and a world chess champion, Boris Spassky (1937- ), best known for his “Match of the Century” loss in Reykjavík to Fischer, will always be inexorably tied to the latter.

Book Reviews

A YA Secret No Longer

By Bracha Goetz

Who hasn’t experienced how hard it can be to fit in?

Torah / From the Paper

The Importance Of Davening In Our Schools

By Rabbi Mordechai Weiss

In our times, most of us when we pray, our minds are on something else-it is hard to focus all the time.

West Coast Happenings

L.A. Rabbis Meet With Hungarian Delegation

By Jeanne Litvin

The participants discussed the rich Jewish-Hungarian heritage, including that two-thirds of the fourteen Hungarian Nobel Prize winners have Jewish origin.

Terrorism / Antisemitism / News Briefs / France

Third Time This Week Jewish Site in France Hit by Gunshot

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Bullet holes in an identifiably Jewish-owned building Friday morning makes this the third such attack on Jews in Paris this week.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Yaalon: El Matan Firebomb Terrorists Captured

By Jameel@Muqata

Defense Minister Yaalon told Ruth Shapira that the terrorists were caught last night by IDF forces.

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Intifada

Rocket Alert in Gaza Belt

By Jewish Press News Desk

The early warning Code Red siren sounded shortly before noon Friday in the area of Netiv Asara and Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, sending residents to bomb shelters. The "rocket" apparently was rifle fire from Gaza. Residents also have reported they have heard sounds of tunnels being built underground.

Israel / US / Politics / News Briefs

Indiana’s GOP Governor Tours Israel with Eyes on the White House

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Gov. Mike Pence celebrated Christmas in Israel and staked his credentials for a possible run at the presidency.

Photo of the Day

Music to Shop By

By Photo of the Day

A Supersol Deal branch in Jerusalem ran an exhibition called "Special" with music and entertainment while you shop.

News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Intifada

Bus Stoned Near Maaleh Shomron

By Jewish Press News Desk

An Afikim bus driving past the Maaleh Shomron junction on Road 55 was stoned by Arabs.

Global / News Briefs / Chabad

Argentina’s President Adopts Jewish Godson

By JTA

Argentina’s president Christina Fernandez has accepted an official Jewish godson for the first time in the country’s history to help counter legend of death to a seventh son. She described in seven tweets her meeting with her new godson, Yair Tawil, a member of a Chabad-Lubavitch family. He was adopted as a godson under a […]

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Iron Dome Redeployed Near Netivot and Be'er Sheva

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel's deterrence must be waning as some Iron Domes are being redeployed.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Start-Up Nation Meets Biblical Game of Thrones

By Moshe Herman

Alan Weinkrantz is a technology and start-up communications strategist. He joins Yishai in-studio to reflect on twenty years of working with Israeli startups, including the time he thought WiFi was a bad idea. Then, Rabbi Mike Feuer comes in for Spiritual Cafe and discusses the Bible's Game of Thrones, that is the epic battle between Judah and Joseph.

Terrorism / Police and Crime / Antisemitism / News Briefs / France

Parisian Kosher Restaurant Second Anti-Semitic Gun Attack This Week

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

A kosher restaurant is the scene of the second shooting incident at a Jewish site in Paris this week.

Halacha & Hashkafa

Missing Husbands And Agunot

By Raphael Grunfeld

The court cannot solely rely on death certificates issued by non-Jewish institutions without conducting its own investigation into the facts of the case.

Halacha & Hashkafa

Broken Key

By Rabbi Meir Orlian

"I'm still not sure we have a right to damage his property," said Mrs. Schloss. "Can you ask someone?"

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Generations Forget And Remember

By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l

Jacob’s blessing of Ephraim over Manasseh had nothing to do with age and everything to do with names

Op-Eds

Bill Cosby And Believability

By Dr. Michael J. Salamon

It shakes our sense of justice when allegations against a famed role model are covered up or ignored

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Breaking News: 11-Year-Old Girl Fighting For Her Life Following Arab Terror Attack

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Doctors at Sheba Medical Center are currently fighting for Ayala Shapira’s life, who suffered burns to 50% of her body.

Parsha

Vayigash‏: Yosef and the Suffering of Egypt

By Joseph Cox

Slavery was universal; So, why was Egypt targeted in this object lesson?

Parsha

Must One Honor His Grandfather?

By Rabbi Raphael Fuchs

Rav Akiva Eiger is assuming that the logic of the halacha that both the son and his mother are obligated to honor his father and therefore he must honor his fathers wishes first, is a mathematical equation.

Parsha

The Buck Stops Here

By Rabbi Joshua Rapps

The first requirement is a king must admit when he is wrong.

Moshe Feiglin

So What Have I Done in the Knesset for the Past Two Years?

By Moshe Feiglin

Feiglin: Only true liberty will allow us to genuinely connect to our Jewish identity.

Op-Eds

"Gam zu l'tova" and the Knesset

By Maurice Ostroff

The silver lining with early elections is the chance to change the current dysfunctional government.

Terrorism / NY / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Jet Blue Flying Cops Free to NYC Slain Officers' Funerals

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

JetBlue providing free flights to officers to attend slain NYC cop's funeral. Charities also step up.

Special Features / News Briefs / The Knesset

Zoabi Sues Likud MK Danon for Video Showing Her as Pro-Terror

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Jewish Press Movie Review: Danon’s clip of Zoabi a winner but Jewish Home’s parody of Livni stinks.

Halacha & Hashkafa

Daf Yomi

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum

Reward And Punishment ‘Masser Rishon For The levi’im’ (Yevamos 86a)

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Charges Dropped and File Closed in Latrun Monastery Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police were forced to close the case on their primary suspect as they didn't actually have any evidence linking him to the crime.

Jordana in Jerusalem

The One with the Stairs

By Jordana Brown

My stairs had been built, big and strong-BUT ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE APARTMENT!

News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Intifada

Updated: 11 Year Old Girl Seriously Injured in Firebomb Attack

By Jameel@Muqata

A firebomb attack has left a father and daughter injured near Maaleh Shomron.

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: Arabs Circumcise At 13 (Part IV)

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: If Abraham was commanded to circumcise his descendants on the eighth day, why do Arabs – who claim to descend from Abraham through Yishmael – wait until their children are 13 to circumcise them? I am aware that this is a matter of little consequence to our people. Nevertheless, this inconsistency is one that piques my curiosity. M. Goldman (Via E-mail)

Op-Eds

Time To Rethink Holocaust Remembrance Day?

By Ben Cohen

The Holocaust Educational Trust Ireland informed the host he could not say “Israel or Jewish state”

Chodesh Tov/Rabbi Hanoch Teller

A Humbling Lesson (VII)

By Rabbi Hanoch Teller

Reb Shlomo Zalman could not endure honorifics applied to him because of his enormous humility

Parsha

What’s Your Currency?

By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

Because we see these events as world changing, as moments in history, they become part of us forever.

Rebbetzin's Viewpoint

Prayer Can Do It All

By Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis

They stammer “I'm not Orthodox,” as if that absolves them from the responsibility of calling to G-d

Halacha & Hashkafa / Op-Eds / Holidays

Kosher Certification for Maccabees

By Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin

It's fascinating how sources attain the status "traditional," or its equivalent level of kashrus.

Lessons In Emunah

A Fine Lawyer

By Penina Pinchasi

She was determined that the Law class was Dina’s best chance of finding a husband, and that was the real reason she wanted her to go to college.

Lessons In Emunah

May His Name Be Called in Israel…

By dvora

But who would have ever guessed that Hashem would unlock the key to the birth on same day as the English anniversary of our wedding.

The 10 Minute Parsha

Aleph Beta: Vayigash: Understanding Pharaoh's Dream‏

By Rabbi David Fohrman

Rabbi Fohrman explores the question of how God communicates with us today.

Features

All Smiles

By Rosally Saltsman

Today's smiles are in the merit of my friend and I made a conscious effort to smile throughout the day.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Islamists / Israeli Arabs / ISIS

ISIS Facebook Fans Stuck in Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israeli Muslims who support ISIS hit with a travel ban.

US / News Briefs / Jordan / ISIS

US Suspects ISIS Did Not Down Jordanian F-16

By Jewish Press News Desk

The US claims that it is unlikely that ISIS shot down the Jordanian F-16 near Raqqa with a heat-seeking missile.

Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israel Elections 5775

Latest Election Poll

By Jewish Press News Desk

Channel 2 has released their latest election poll...

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah

Sister of American IDF Lone Soldier Killed in Summer War Makes aliyah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Had the disaster not occurred, I would have never been living here; the tragedy triggered the change in my life..."

The Muqata

Can Someone Teach Kai Bird Something About Israeli Politics?

By JoeSettler

Is his article satire? Or does Kai Bird really think Tzipi Livni heads a "center-right" party?

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

Birthright Winter Season Begins as Thousands of Young Jews Arrive in Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

We will continue bringing tourists to Israel, even when the tourism industry is in decline,” Birthright CEO Gidi Mark said of the free 10-day trips for Jews ages 18-26.

Op-Eds

The New Russian Agenda: How Would Reagan Respond?

By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird

The West needs to ensure Russia understands that aggression comes at a significant cost.

Op-Eds

‘My Son Is Not A Learner’: Time for Changes in the Yeshiva Educational System

By Rabbi Yeheskel Lebovic

What benefit is a learning experience that leaves kids confused,disillusioned&harms self confidence?

US / News Briefs / Chessed and Tzedaka / Science and Tech

Million-Dollar ‘Chocolate Bar': First-Grade Buddies Raise Seven Figures for Rare Disease

By JTA

A fundraising campaign started quietly by two first graders two years ago to help find a cure for a rare genetic disease just passed the $1 million mark.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Russia

Russian Financial Crisis Spells Devastating Losses for Israeli Farmers

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Russia is one of Israel’s primary exports market, with produce amounting to 30 percent of all exports.

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / On Campus / Education / Israel Elections 5775

Update: Bayit Yehudi Finally Has the Education Ministry - and Turns it Down

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bayit Yehudi, or its predecessor, the Mafdal party, hasn't held the Education Minister's portfolio since 1999.

Terrorism / Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Hamas Hold Terrorist Pow-Wow over ‘Zionist Violations’ of Cease-Fire

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Hamas is back to its old tricks of blaming rival – or cooperative – terrorists for attacking Israel.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Europe / Holocaust

'Six Million More' graffitied on Greek Jewish Cemetery

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Greek Jewish cemetery vandalized, graffiti called for "six million more."

Terrorism / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Israel Capitulates -- Returns Bodies of Nar Nof Terrorists

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Police said on Nov, 18: “One way to cope with the recent wave of attacks…is not to return the bodies to the families.”

IDF & Security / News Briefs

CoS Gantz Dismisses Givati Battalion Commander for Sexual Harassment

By Jewish Press News Desk

The left are using one officer's alleged crimes, to go after a different officer they dislike.

Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israel Elections 5775

And the Right is Back

By Shalom Bear

After narrowing missing in the last elections, Michael Ben-Ari is trying to make a comeback and represent the "real right-wing" in Israel.

IDF & Security

Red Boots in Green Tanks

By Jewish Press News Desk

In operation Protective Edge, infantry and armored units worked side-by-side. A new training program hopes to integrate them even better on the battlefield.

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Israel Elections 5775

Uri Ariel Promises to Lower Housing Costs

By Jewish Press News Desk

It takes an average of 140 monthly salaries to buy a home. Ariel plans to lower that down to 85.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Our Strength: Overcoming Anti-Israelism, Corruption, and Terror

By Moshe Herman

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach joins in-studio to talk about the existential danger of the global anti-Israel zeitgeist. Later, Political Correspondent Raoul Wootliff explains the brewing corruption scandal surrounding Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beytenu party. Finally, Jerusalem City Councilman Aryeh King says Jews must stand strong against the renewed wave of Arab violence hitting eastern Jerusalem.

News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Assimilation

Ban on Interfaith Teen Dating Lifted by United Synagogue Youth

By Jewish Press Staff

United Synagogue Youth teen board members are told ban is lifted on dating non-Jews, but "important" to date within the faith.

Op-Eds

NYC Cop Killer Motivated by Radical Islam

By Paul Miller

Girlfriend and double cop-killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley apparently was influenced by Islamic extremism.

Interviews and Profiles

‘Our Goal Is To Connect Jews To Their Land’: An Interview with Jerusalem Councilman Arieh King

By Sara Lehmann

We see pictures of mosques, monuments for terrorists, illegal schools, and hundreds of apartments being built on Jewish land without repercussions. We are losing Jewish property, so it is up to us to protect it.

Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / Israel Elections 5775

Michael Oren Joins Kachlon's Party

By Jewish Press News Desk

Ambassador Michael Oren is the first person to join Moshe Kachlon's new political party, Kulanu.

Editorial

The Education Of Bill de Blasio

By Editorial Board

Thus, despite the increasingly serious problems for the mayor arising out of the current anti-police protests, Mr. de Blasio apparently will be cut no slack by those who seem to be aiming for a significant role in running the city from the streets and who will do whatever they can to prevent their momentum from ebbing.

In Print / Editorial

The Irony In The President’s Chanukah Message

By Editorial Board

Also left unsaid was the fact that the menorah and its oil were in the Beit HaMikdash, which of course was located on Har HaBayit – the Temple Mount that present-day Muslims claim as their own.

Serials

Persuaded - Chapter X

By Barbara Bensoussan

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