By Tibbi Singer
The new Jewish Temple will offer millions of pilgrims underground parking, according to a new plan that just received the endorsement of hundreds of supporters who put their money where their faith is.
By Tibbi Singer
Subject to government approval, EL AL will place its “LY” code on select JetBlue flights to and from JFK and Newark, which will presumably expand the options for EL AL customers throughout the United States.
The Oklahoman called it a bizarre coincidence. On Friday, a second man was arrested for threatening to behead a coworker.
Can teenagers seriously be expected to behave properly when they are surrounded by so much suggestive material? Is it fair to expose them (and ourselves) to so much temptation and then tell them, “Just say no”?
Melissa Harris-Perry says forgot about the beheading. Muslims really are funny.
Washington remains ignorant of the need to dismantle alliances with various Muslim countries.
Defeating IS requires bombing its strongholds and recognizing the violent nature of Islam.
By Paul Gherkin
Abbas again used the UN to attack Israel, distort history, and undermine prospects for peace.
Discover the motivations and the emotions that may affect investing.
European rabbi slams assault on Jewish ritual practice as “key tool for anti-Semites."
Israel and the Palestinian Authority cannot even agree to move their clocks back on the same day.
PLO member and PA spokesperson Saeb Erekat ridiculed state dept. spokesperson for Abbas criticism
By JTA
Argentina trusts Iran more than it trusts Jews.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Three Syrian children wounded Saturday night in a lethal mortar shell attack in a courtyard where they were playing were brought to the Rebecca Sieff (Ziv) Hospital in Safed (Tsfat) for medical treatment. A 7-year-old boy was in serious condition with chest wounds and a broken hand; a 10-year-old boy was also in serious condition […]
This piece partner- no it was not a spelling mistake- they desire piece after piece of our Land.
By Rachel Levy
It's one hell of a pinpoint operation. Numerous civilians and a few militants were killed Sunday as US-led forces bombed grain silos and mills in Syria.
Lot's wife is no longer alone. Life-size sculptures of some popular fictional characters have been planted at the Ein Gedi beach along the Dead Sea. Presumably they'll get covered with sand, mud and salt as time goes by. Lot's wife is actually a bit further south. So I don't know how much they'll be seeing […]
By JoeSettler
President Obama showed courageous leadership with his decision to attack "Islamic State" despite the unavoidable ensuing collateral damage.
Suicide bombing reported as new president of Afghanistan sworn in.
By JoeSettler
The solution to the friction with Hareidim on El Al flights is so simple and obvious, it amazes me that it hasn't been implemented yet.
Israeli car pelted with rocks as it traveled on the road near Tekoa.
A group of people try traditional (Ashkenazi) kosher foods for the first time...
The Obama White House has unclenched its fist and allowed the Pentagon to send Israel some Hellfire missiles that were on ‘back order.’
Jerusalem District Police commander Assistant Chief Yossi Pariente has announced that he will step down at the end of his term later this year.
As we're thinking ahead and making our New Year resolutions, here are 5 easy ways to help the Zionist pioneering citizens formerly of Gush Katif rebuild their lives destroyed in the 2005 Disengagement Plan.
Shemita is about relating to each other by temporarily eliminating gaps of wealth power & status
By Sam Maizlech
David transcended adversity to become a leader; Who are we to make excuses for a lack of greatness?
By Paul Gherkin
Global resources flow to young and capable descendants of Arabs who left Palestine over 60 years ago
Israelis perform the Tashlich ceremony along the beach in Tel Aviv.
There was a problem: A different speech, in part, was delivered on September 27
By Batya Medad
Obama's speech was the epitome of chutzpah and hypocrisy.
An IHH activist who was on the Mavi Marmara in May 2010 joined ISIS (Daash) in Syria and was killed over the weekend in an American airstrike.
Arabs once again prove that in the end, they cannot make peace with a Jew.
After Israeli-Arab and Zionist Mohammed Zoabi expressed his support for Israel, he was forced to go into hiding for his safety...
The “odd” man who beheaded a woman prayed at a local anti-Israel mosque.
The Port of Oakland is again under economic attack by BDS. But are Union leaders using BDS as contract negotiating fools?
The recent convert to Islam went on a rampage, beheading one coworker, and stabbing another.
An anti-Semite shot a wake-up call for Jews in Baltimore.
U.S. State Dept. spokeswoman Jan Psaki called Abbas's speech “provocative”, and not in a good way.
On Sunday, Jews will be refraining from food and drink from dawn until sunset to commemorate the Fast of Gedaliah. Following Nebuchadnetzar’s destruction of the First Temple and exile of most of the Jews, the Babylonians appointed Gedaliah ben Achikaam as governor of Judea. Under Gedaliah’s leadership, Judea and the survivors began to recover. On […]
Netanyahu also will meet with President Obama.
Abbas’ threatened “bomb” at the United Nations was a diplomatic Kamikaze speech.
By JTA
Obama devoted only 78 words at #UNGA to greatest threat to world peace, the #Iran nuclear threat; 1,540 words to #ISIS
Members of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis Wahhabi have been responsible for multiple terror bombings in Egypt.
Four mortars launched by ISIS landed in Turkey on Saturday, injuring 2 people.
Chelsea Clinton gave birth on Friday night to a baby girl.
I should be pursuing plateaus of pure and holy, but I’m busy delving and developing palatable palates instead.
Brown argues that this wholehearted living must extend into our parenting.
Dug out beneath his bunk was a little chest which he guarded with his very life. It contained a small Sefer Torah, miniature size, but kosher, and a shofar.
If we truly honor the other participants in a conversation, we can support, empathize with, and even celebrate their feelings.
I witnessed the true strength of Am Yisrael during those few days.
By Libi Astaire
"There are no people on earth as foolish as you who deny the Living God."
By Joseph Cox
As we enter the Days of Awe, we must recognize that it is a joy to honor and serve true royalty.
She writes intuitively, freely, and only afterwards understands the meaning of what she has written.
sympathy: Feeling sorrow or pity for another's tribulations; Empathy:sharing an emotional experience
By Sandy Eller
“I knew it was a great idea, a win-win situation for everyone,” said Burstein.
By Uzi Silber
Last week the president announced a four-point plan. Unfortunately, there’s little buy-in from our European and Middle Eastern allies. Here’s my own four-point plan that may be more palatable to our allies.
Rosh Hashanah has an obvious connection to God’s Kingship. We constantly refer to Him during the Asseres Yemei Teshuvah as Melech/King. The nusach of the tefillah, referring to Rosh Hashanah as “a remembrance of the first day” (of Creation), implies a certain dimension of divine kingship operating at the time of Creation and replicated every […]
Yes, God judges, but His judgment is that of a loving father who longs for his child’s quick return.
Anti-Semitism has returned to the mainstream of European society and Israel has become its focus.
Not knowing any better, I assumed that Molly and her mother must be voracious readers.
"I would really love my mother-in-law ...if she weren't my mother-in-law."
On Rosh Hashanah we are taught that true self-analysis involves the breaking down of walls
When we hear the words "Rosh Hashana is coming" it really means Hashem Himself is coming!
By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l
Who am I? What are the most important things in my life? What do I want to be remembered for? If, as a purely hypothetical exercise, I were to imagine reading my own obituary, what would I want it to say? These are the questions Rosh Hashanah urges us to ask ourselves. As we pray […]
We recently marked the thirteenth anniversary of 9/11 – that terrible day when the symbols of man’s power and achievement crumbled before our eyes and disappeared in fire and smoke. For a very brief moment we lost our smugness. Our confidence was shaken. Many of us actually searched our ways. Some of us even learned […]
Technical difficulties canceled the flight, and everyone was sent home...
This video is hilarious until the end, which wouldn’t be sad if it were true.
The elderly driver was trying to pull out of his parking spot, when he ended up reversing into the supermarket.
Nothing incites Arab more than a Jew praying on the Temple Mount.
By JTA
The “second Exodus” from Egypt is almost complete.
Hamas is making new rockets while Israel demands disarmament.
For each weekly reading, Rabbi Grysman begins with a synopsis of the Torah portion, followed by a focus on a major issue.
It’s Rosh Hashanah. A new year. Time for a fresh start. Time for a new slate. Time for change.
Governor Rick Scott visited North Miami Beach/Aventura on the morning of Wednesday, September 17.
While the cost per student is higher than mainstream schools, Metzuyan Academy ESE is a priceless educational opportunity for children with special needs in South Florida.
Challah-pa-looza helped get the community ready and excited about the upcoming Jewish New Year.
Miami businessman and philanthropist Eli Nash had many in tears as he shared his story of the horrific abuse he suffered from age 8 to 11.
In 1943, Jewish Agency officials recruited her to join a clandestine military project whose ultimate purpose was to offer aid to beleaguered European Jewry.
Here is your chance to show your appreciation to the IDF!
Why am I getting so agitated? And look how we’re treating each other!
Thousands of people protested outside of the Metropolitan Opera for staging an anti-Semitic opera.
While women are exempt from actually learning Torah, they are obligated in a different aspect of the mitzvah.
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
We must eat, sleep, work, and care for our dependants. How much time is left over after all that?
This video of IDF soldiers singing one of the most powerful prayers Jews say on the holiest day of the year is simply amazing!
Once we recognize that our separation from God is our fault, how do we repair it?
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Immigration to Israel this year was up 28% compared to the previous year. An estimated total of 24,800 new immigrants arrived to Israel throughout the course of the year.
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Chatzitzah And Its Applications ‘Greater Stringency Applies To Hallowed Things…’ (Chagiga 20b-21a)
To choose life, you must examine your actions in the period preceding the Days of Awe as an unbiased stranger, and render your decision.
Rabbi Dayan took a challah and some cooked eggs. He then called over his 15-year-old son, Aharon. "Could you please ask your friend Chaim from next door to come over and help me with the eruv tavshilin?"
This world has its purpose; it has been ideally fashioned to allow man to grow.
The YAMAM counter terrorist unit killed the 2 terrorists. This is part of that video.
A murderous uprising is taking place in Israel; On the roads, In the mixed Jewish-Arab cities.