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Year: 2014

Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Richard Gere to Star in Movie Filmed in Israel

By JTA

A Methodist who practices Buddhism, this will be the first time he portrays a Jew.

NY / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Crown Heights Store Trashed by 50 Hooligans

By Jewish Press News Desk

A group of 50 to 75 teenage hooligans entered a Jewish-owned grocery store, Gourmet Butcher, and trashed it.

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / Jewish / News Briefs

Arab Conspiracy Theory Preceded Kidnap Attempt of Jewish Boy in Djerba

By Shalom Bear

The latest crazy Arab conspiracy theory may have led to a kidnapping attempt of a Jewish boy in Djerba.

Photo of the Day

Inside the Vishnitz Sukkah

By Photo of the Day

Vishnitz Chassidim and their children attend an event for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, in Bnei Brak on October 12, 2014. They're learning inside a massive Sukkah. Simchat Torah marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle, and will be celebrated on October […]

Israel / Jewish / NY / News Briefs / Religion / Sports

Amar’e Stoudemire Scores Points for United Hatzalah

By JTA

The official exchange rate is one dollar per point.

News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Settlements

Racheli Frenkel: Be Joyful on the Holiday for Our Boys Too [photos]

By Jewish Press News Desk

In Giv’at Oz veGa’on in Gush Etzion, celebrations were held for Simchat Beit HaShoeva.

Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Police Lock Arabs in Al Aqsa and Clear Way for Feiglin on Temple Mount

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Arabs armed themselves with firebombs and rocks inside their holy site of hate.

Video of the Day

One of the Most Amazing Stories in Israel's History!

By Video of the Day

Jeremy Gimpel sent us this amazing Sukkot related video linking the ancient with the modern...

Op-Eds

Freeze Palestinian Settlements in Israel!

By Ezequiel Doiny

The Knesset should pass a law redefining the Israeli Arabs as Palestinian or Jordanian Citizens.

FirstOneThrough

Israel’s Freedom of the Press; New York Times “Nonsense”

By Paul Gherkin

“Nonsense” seems to be the New York Times sense of balanced and accurate coverage.

Guest Blog

The POSITIVE Side of Global Warming

By Steven Plaut

The Palestinian terrorists could undergo career reorientation and take to cod fishing.

This Ongoing War

More Terrorists To Be Released from Israeli Prisons

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

It's very bad news indeed that the idea of terrorist release is once again under discussion.

Photo of the Day

Birkat Cohanim

By Photo of the Day

Birkat Cohanim at the Kotel on Sunday morning of Sukkot.

Iran / News Briefs

Iran Bows to Pressure and May Remove Reyhaneh Jabbari from Death Row

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Officially, the hanging of Reyhaneh Jabbari, has been postponed for a month.

Politics / News Briefs / The Knesset

Bayit Yehudi Opens English-Speakers Forum

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new Bayit Yehudi forum hopes to better integrate English-speaking Olim into the party and the political process, and deal with issues important to Western Zionists.

Jewish / News Briefs / Islamists / Religion / Israeli Arabs

Israeli Muslim Leader Urges ‘Peace’ to Break Israel into Pieces

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Sheikh’s call for religious co-existence morphs into “March for Peace Process”

Marriage and Relationships

Is Marital Therapy A Mistake

By Dr. Yael Respler

It is important for a therapist to focus on a person's strengths as a way of overcoming his or her difficulties.

On Our Own/Cheryl Kupfer

Beware Of The Krimme: Conclusion

By Cheryl Kupfer

Sadly, there are mothers who, due to severe depression are unable or unwilling to prepare nourishing food for their children.

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

Michal Fried: From Peduel To Montevideo

By Prof. Livia Bitton-Jackson

Michal had never been away from home. And now, she was going so far away, for so long – an entire year!

Interviews and Profiles

Shabbat.com: An Interview With Rabbi Benzion Klatzko

By Malkie Schulman

The power of Shabbos to heal and connect is inestimavle, Rabbi Klatzko maintains.

Potpourri

Sitting In A Puddle

By Mordechai Schmutter

Though if you do have a schach mat, you’ll realize that it cannot actually support the weight of the water.

Parenting Our Children

Nerds, Introverts And Bullies

By Rifka Schonfeld

Social disabilities occur at many levels, but experts identify three different areas of learning and behavior that are most common for children who struggle to create lasting social connections.

Midrash Stories

The Esrogim

By Rabbi Sholom Klass

When the soldiers heard this they exclaimed happily: “You mean this is the sacred Jewish fruit? Hurry, get on the horse. You are coming with us to the palace.”

Features / From the Paper

A Time For All Things

By Yaffa Ganz

Sukkot is an eternal time of joy, and if we are worthy, of plenty.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt / ISIS

Egyptians: Head of Egyptian ISIS-allied Group Dead

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Leader of Egyptian ISIS-like terrorist organization was eliminated, according to the Egyptian military.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

2 Cops Injured on Mount of Olives

By Jewish Press News Desk

Two Border Policemen were injured in the A-Tur neighborhood of Jerusalem, on the Mount of Olives.

Guest Blog / PreOccupied Territory

US Complains It Was Not Notified of Israel Sukkah-Building Frenzy

By PreOccupied Territory

Aides to US President Barack Obama expressed displeasure today over not being informed of plans to assemble tens of thousands of makeshift residential structures over the last week in Jewish communities in areas both Israel and the Palestinians claim.

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Lebanon / Islamists / Saudi Arabia / Iraq / ISIS / North African States

State Dept. Warns Americans of 'High Risk' of Kidnapping Worldwide

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

New U.S. travel warnings regarding kidnapping and other terrorist threats agains U.S. citizens.

Terrorism / Israel / Syria / News Briefs / Europe / Russia / ISIS

Syrian Rebels Claim They Overran Golan Spy Post Backed by Russians

By Jewish Press Staff

Underneath all of the mess in Syria, Israel prefers Russian-backed Assad over jihadist rebels.

Photo of the Day

Reenactment

By Photo of the Day

Actors practice reenacting historical knights battles for the inauguration event of the historical and archaeological museum in the Old City of Akko.

@Israel_Shield

How Soda Stream Bubbles Pop BDS Hatred Against ARABS!

By '@israel_shield

There is not a single sensible person on the face of the earth who would consider the bigoted BDS movement to be anything but a hate based organization. Their anti-Israel activity is deeply rooted in age old antisemitism.   Now I know there are those who will claim I am pulling the anti-semite card out […]

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

Israeli ALS treatment Gets ‘Fast-Track’ FDA Designation

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Stem cell treatment developed by Israeli company BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics has been designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a "fast-track" treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Terrorism / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs / Iraq / ISIS

Israeli Arab Who Joined ISIS Killed in Iraq

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Better that Israeli Arab terrorists find martyrdom elsewhere than stay in Israel.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Settlements

Homemade Bomb Discovered at Tapuach junction

By JTA

It was later determined that the device, an empty can connected to a cell phone, was a fake.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Iraq / ISIS

Israeli Arab Who Joined ISIS Killed Fighting in Iraq

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

23 year-old Arab Israeli killed in Iraq while fighting alongside ISIS.

Holidays

The Sukkot State of Mind

By Joseph Cox

The encounter with the timeless stability of the divine occurs within the Sukkot.

@Israel_Shield

He Was A Great Rabbi, A Soldier & He Liberated Jerusalem!

By '@israel_shield

I spent the holiest day of the year in the holiest place in the world.

Terrorism / US / Politics / News Briefs / Islamists / Religion

Fort Hood Shooter Writes Threatening Jihadist Letter to Pope

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Fort Hood shooter sends threatening letter to Pope praising jihad, U.S. classified his murders "workplace violence."

News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

Malala Wins Nobel Peace Prize!

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Two human rights activists from the Subcontinent have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014.

Jewish / NY / News Briefs

Israeli Girl Molested at Chabad 770, Arrest Made

By Jewish Press Staff

The “Shomrim” security squad tracked own the suspect.

Terrorism / Syria / Druze / News Briefs / Hezbollah

Samir Kuntar Organizing Hezbollah Terror Cell on the Golan

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Druze source warned that Kuntar is planning to infiltrate those Hezbollah terrorists into Israel.

Terrorism / US / News Briefs / ISIS

ISIS Might Use Ebola as Doomsday Suicide Weapon, Warns Former US Expert

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The good news is that an ISIS terrorist infected with Ebola also could wipe out the ISIS.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Islamists / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

High Alert on Temple Mount following Wednesday Riots

By Jewish Press News Desk

Police are restricting Muslim access to the Temple Mount on Friday only to those above the age of 50.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Arab Stabbed and Killed in Silwan

By Jewish Press News Desk

Within the neighborhood, there is a lot of finger-pointing as to who sold the 25 apartments to Jews.

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Abbas Regime Visits Gaza in 'Unity' Con Game for $4 Billion in Aid

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

“This meeting is more symbolic than anything else.” – Palestinian Authority foreign minister.

News Briefs / Saudi Arabia / Israeli Arabs

Arab World in Uproar over Saudi Arabia’s Use of Word ‘Israel’ on Map

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The “blasphemy” was quickly corrected before it could be seen as a sign of peace, Allah forbid, with Israel.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Sports

Pro-Arab Peacenik Assault Jewish Leader after NY Nets-Maccabi Game

By JTA

Anti-Israel thug proves once again how not to achieve co-existence.

Parsha

The Real World Series Happens On Sukkos

By Rabbi Boruch Leff

Hashem created all human beings and it should sadden us when Hashem, their Father, does not see nachas from them.

South Florida

It's My Opinion: Our Brothers’ Keeper

By Shelley Benveniste

Two of our brothers, Jonathan Pollard and Alan Gross, sit in the pit of captivity. We have a mandate to see that they are freed.

South Florida

Chabad of South Broward Holds 33rd Annual Dinner

By Shelley Benveniste

Chabad of South Broward has 15 Chabad Houses in ten cities.

Op-Eds

Simchat Torah: Understanding Its History

By Rabbi Dr. Shlomo M. Brody

The completion of the Torah cycle on Shemini Atzeret, a one-day festival immediately after Sukkot, was potentially problematic, since each holiday demands its own thematically appropriate reading.

South Florida

Get Screened For Jewish Genetic Diseases

By Shelley Benveniste

Victor Center works in partnership with healthcare professionals, clergy, and the community to sponsor education programs and college campus out reach.

Lessons In Emunah

Perfect Planning

By As Told To Leah Tisser

All the way to the airport I could only think of what if …

Parsha

Be Brave, Be Bold

By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

When Hashem formed man, He gave him the keys to Creation. As the Midrash tells us, Hashem said to Adam, “This is your world now. You are in charge of it; take care that you don’t destroy it.”

Halacha & Hashkafa

Esrog Escapade

By Rabbi Meir Orlian

Some seforim on a nearby bookcase toppled over and knocked the esrog out of Lev's hand. It fell to the ground and a piece broke off.

Terrorism / News Briefs / The Temple Mount / Israeli Arabs

Masked Muslims Light Fire on Temple Mount, Try to Ambush Responders

By Jewish Press News Desk

Arabs hoped to ambush emergency responders after starting a fire on the Temple Mount.

Halacha & Hashkafa

Daf Yomi

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum

Being Overly Burdensome My Sabbaths Shall You Observe’ (Yevamos 6a)

Halacha & Hashkafa

The Pilot Light

By Raphael Grunfeld

We are told that after returning home from Ne’ilah and breaking our fast, the first activity we should engage in is building a sukkah.

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: Shemittah And IOUs (Part VI)

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

Holidays / Potpourri

Having Chol HaMoed Fun – Together.

By Jennifer Wise

So just in case you're stuck in the house this Chol HaMoed – because there's a new baby or because someone has a cold – not because of anything worse, here are six ideas for family fun at home.

Recipes

Sukkos Delights

By Jewish Press Staff

We are told that someone who says that God's mercy extends to a bird's nest should be silenced.

Parsha

Sukkot

By Rabbi Dr. David Hertzberg

Realizing that his death was immanent and he had only a few more moments, Moshe focuses on doing the most important thing: he runs to Bnei Yisrael and blesses them.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / European Union

EU Illegally Building Structures in Area C with PA

By Jewish Press News Desk

The EU is trying to create facts on the ground, and test Israeli's interest and capability to protect its land from PA incursions and treaty breaches.

Jewish / US / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Indyk ‘Atones’ on Yom Kippur by Dumping on Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Indyk is the epitome of the US view that Israel should be America’s Jewish image.

Israel / UK / News Briefs

BDS Fails in Britain

By Jewish Press News Desk

Trade is up, and British Prime Minister David Cameron said that his government will fight all antisemitism, and attempts to boycott Israel.

News Briefs / Business and Economy / Jerusalem

Work Begins On Final Tunnel Of Tel Aviv-Jerusalem High-Speed Rail

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The high-speed rail line has cost around $1.9 billion and is expected to carry passengers between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in only 28 minutes.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs

Brooklyn Coffee Shop Owner Sorry He Called Jews ‘Greedy Infiltrators’

By JTA

He admits he should have used nicer words to say the same thing.

Haredim & Hassidim / NY / News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Judaism

New York, High-End Dealers Cater To Jews Seeking The Perfect Etrog

By JTA

The “perfect” etrog actually has one big non-Halachic blemish – it is not grown in Israel.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Israel's Northern Border is Heating Up - IDF Officers

By Shalom Bear

It would appear that Tzipi Livni's UNSC Resolution 1701 can now be officially flushed down the toilet.

Terrorism / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Hamas Builds New Force In Gaza

By IsraelBehindTheNews.com / INRA

“Hamas is following the Iranian model in which plainclothes forces are used to quell dissent,” a source said.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

The Spiritual Star Sukkah is Here!!

By Moshe Herman

Yishai presents a special Sukkot show directly from Jerusalem!

FirstOneThrough

Blessing Islamophobia

By Paul Gherkin

The New York Times gave a warm and strong endorsement for Islamophobia this weekend. It’s opinion pages wrote strongly about the importance of free speech and the logic of exploring the hatred that many people feel towards all Muslims around the world, whether due to the 9/11 terror attacks or the beheadings of innocents today. […]

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

The Uniqueness Of Sukkot

By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l

Sukkot's duality is that it's the most universalistic and the most particularistic of all festivals

Rebbetzin's Viewpoint

The Guarantors

By Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis

“We offer you our children, Hashem” responded Am Yisrael. “They will be our surety.”

Moshe Feiglin

Good Luck Buying A House

By Moshe Feiglin

What is the solution? We must declare, and believe, that the Land of Israel is truly ours and once again build in Judea and Samaria.

Parsha

Ushpizin: Welcoming Everyone With Endless Love

By Rabbi Avi Weiss

The Sukka: Even if you find it difficult to come to the synagogue, the synagogue will come to you.

Op-Eds

Koheles: Guidelines For Living

By Dr. Janet S. Sunness

Over and over Koheles asks what is life worth, what is labor worth, tachas hashemesh, under the sun

Op-Eds

The Potential Impact Of BDS On American Jewry

By Moshe Berman

The BDS movement has the potential to do considerably more damage to US Jews than to Jews in Israel

Op-Eds

Don't Count On It

By Ziona Greenwald, J.D.

Numbers permeate our culture,not advanced mathematics but snapshot stats that provoke snap judgments

Op-Eds

Brought To You By The Arab World…

By Dennis Prager

Another unhappy feature of the Arab world is the prevalence of lies.

Israel / News Briefs

Arab Stone Thrower Arrested in Jerusalem

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Jerusalem Light Rail was attacked multiple times today by Arabs.

Iran / News Briefs

Iran To Execute Woman Accused of Murdering Rapist on Wednesday

By Jewish Press News Desk

Reyhaneh Jabbari (26) killed the man who tried to rape her. Now she is set to be hanged on Wednesday.

News Briefs / Jerusalem

Rav Shmuel Eliyahu Throws His Hat Into the Ring

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rav Shmuel Eliyahu decided at nearly the last minute that he would run for Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Sports

When Powerful Cars Race Through Jerusalem

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

3000 years ago, King David probably never imagined cars racing at 240 kilometers per hour through the ancient capital of the Jewish people.

Holidays / Guest Blog

Sukkot-'Hodu' L'Hashem

By Joseph Cox

What is the nostalgia for? The answer comes with Succot.

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