"Tony said that the code in most places in the U.S. is at least 36 inches for a residential guardrail," replied Mr. Braun. "Some make it higher, 42, or even 52 inches for high porches. What is the required height according to halacha?"
By Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein / KeepJerusalem.org
How many illegal Arab structures are there in the city? Why are they not being destroyed?
The assumption of a shared kinship is based on being part of the human race. Life is so much easier to figure out when everyone thinks the same way.
Simcha is total; sahs is God’s joy in protecting us even when we are most vulnerable.
Various other learning opportunities will be offered to the community throughout the year.
The new group will also deliver kosher food to Jewish residents in non-kosher facilities, as well as to kosher facilities where the food is not up to par.
Africa Israel Residences, part of the Africa Israel Investments Group led by international businessman Lev Leviev, will present 7 leading projects on the The Israel Real Estate Exhibition in New York on Sep 14-15, 2014.
The Honey Bee workshop delighted the children and all others who attended the event.
By Irwin Cohen
Many former baseball players who left us with happy memories also passed away in the past year.
Why did I feel so uncomfortable around people with special needs? It's not like they're contagious.
By Paul Gherkin
The US government ignores Saudi policies, focusing narrowly on Saudi oil and military cooperation.
We did not win the war in Gaza because we are still captive to the concept of the 2 state solution.
Trapped in a false notion of power, America will lose the battle in the same way Israel now loses.
By Rachel Levy
The US State Department has renewed its warning to American citizens against traveling to Israel on the eve of 9/11, prior to the Jewish high holy days.
The North Tower Fountain National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York.
Sen. Ted Cruz walks out on a Christian audience which booed his support for Israel.
By Rachel Levy
US President Barack Obama says America is going to war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria -- but "no boots on the ground."
It's a cliché, but nonetheless true that 9/11 changed my life. There is evil in the world. Our grandparents were right.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai attends a conference about Jerusalem gold and speaks with Aharon Horwitz, Director of the Megalim Institute for Jerusalem Studies, Zeev Orenstein from the City of David, and world famous archaeologist Dr. Gabriel Barkay who has been digging up the history of Jerusalem for the last 50 years!
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has now morphed into a #BurnISISFlagChallenge.
Although outrageously busy with their successful businesses, both Larry and Jane found time to do a tremendous amount of volunteer work.
A Michigan high school stopped a military dad from entering the building because his uniform "might offend" some students.
A beheaded body was found Wednesday in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, bearing a note signed by the Islamic State-linked Ansar al-Maqdis terror group.
His many articles on education showed great insight into the problems facing Jewish teachers in a changing student environment.
We cannot forget Secretary Kerry’s obsessive and relentless focus on the Middle East peace process.
By Sean Savage
J Street’s co-sponsorship policy extends to groups on both the anti-Israel and pro-Israel side of the spectrum.
By Sara Lehmann
You’re not going to change public opinion. The media are so biased you can’t get your story through. But what counts is America.
By Ron Kampeas
“The Jewish community is going to have to work harder,” said one veteran official who has worked both as a professional in the Jewish community and a staffer for a Jewish lawmaker.
By Paul Gherkin
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research Poll Aug 2014: 61% of Palestinians favor Hamas.
A govt-funded "peace forum" at Helsinki U featured Israel-hating Amira Hass and Jamal Zakhala.
Imagine if the Arabs would not have attacked Israel in '48, or any other year...
How do you reach the top of your profession, and are you always aware of your own talents?
Bayefsky's address on the UN as source and legitimizer of efforts to destroy Israel should be required viewing.
Turkey is not going to be signing any deals for Israeli natural gas exports any time soon, says Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz.
Rabbi Fink: "There are many ‘true believers who can’t even be in the presence of Orthodox Judaism."
People act not because they think it’s right; they do what they do because it’s what they want to do
During the years of attacks on Gush Katif communities no residents either wished to leave or left.
Islamist terror threatens contemporary enlightened humanity’s shared fundamental rights and values.
By Paul Gherkin
Israel far outranks every country in the MENA region in the freedoms of press, speech and assembly.
" the Americans mistakenly led Israel to believe that Hamas accepted an unconditional 72-hour cease-fire "
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Ashdod residents witnessed the test operation, which simulated a rocket attack from Iran on southern Israel.
The archeological treasures in the Rockefeller Museum of Jerusalem can now be accessed online.
The moon will be 30% brighter and 14% larger looking than usual.
The Sotloff family believes this administration treated them poorly and it is now attempting to recast what happened.
Pomegranates (Rimon) are in the stores, that means Rosh HaShana is getting closer! Pomegranates are eaten during the Rosh Hashana holiday as they contain, on average, 613 seeds, which corresponds to the the 613 commandments written of the Torah we try to fulfill.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai speaks with, Ankie Spitzer, wife of slain fencing coach Andre Spitzer about the fight (especially against the Olympic Committee) to keep the memory of the Israeli Olympic Team murdered in Munich alive.
By JoeSettler
Here are some headlines, you are guaranteed to never see outside of the Purim edition of a website...
An IDF soldier was lightly injured on the Golan Heights late Tuesday afternoon.
With Jordan looking like the hungry ISIS's next meal, the kingdom is looking to Israel for help.
By Batya Medad
Not only Israel, but World Jewry owes everything to the holy bravery of the IDF and its soldiers.
No, she is not Tony Blair’s sister-on-law. She is one of 200 British women in the evil ISIS. May she be granted her wish to God for martyrdom.
"The Obama administration proved once again that it is the best friend of its enemies, and the biggest enemy of its friends."
By JTA
There still is hope for intelligent life on the anti-Israel campuses.
Every time Palestinian Authority’s former security force chief Jibril Rajoub opens his mouth, he reveals the immorality of the PA.
By Zeev Ben-Yechiel / Tazpit News Agency
A 12-year-old Syrian boy with injuries to his arms, leg, and eyes, was carried by donkey, and brought to Israel for medical treatment by his brother...
By Arieh King
Jerusalem requires a delicate touch; As everyone knows, Jerusalem is a delicate mix of culture and religion.
Qatar funds both Hamas and the Brookings Institution. Martin Indyk is a head honcho at Brookings.
Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau visits a Talmud Torah in Bat Ayin (Gush Etzion) at the beginning of the school year.
The Palestinian Authority Prime Minister admits that Hamas has stolen food and medicine meant for civilians, and the PA has no say over what goes on in Gaza, despite the so-called "Palestinian Unity Government".
By Moshe Herman
The US State Department has voiced displeasure with Israel's appropriation of 400 acres of land in the Gush Etzion settlement block as 'state-owned land,' and has demanded that Israel's government rescind the controversial designation. Do US demands challenge Israeli sovereignty? Bobby Brown, former adviser to Prime Ministers Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak, claims that Israel […]
By JTA
Just what we don’t need is some amateur, even if he is right, making headlines with a claim that Jack the Ripper was a Jew.
By JTA
Greek police officers are among those who support the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party.
By dvora
I REMEMBER WHEN I first started working at the Jewish Press 18 years ago, Arnie who was in charge of the newsroom, took me under his wing...
Arab who died from injuries sustained during riot last week, reason for last night's Arab riots in Jerusalem
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underwent what official state media called routine prostate surgery at a Tehran hospital on Monday morning. "I have a surgery and I am now leaving for the hospital," he said. "There is no reason to worry; this, of course, does not mean that I don't need people's prayers, […]
Saudi Arabia is building its second security fence and no one is complaining.
By Batya Medad
Reuters has an article up claiming that to rebuild Gaza it will cost $7.8 billion. (Reuters) - Rebuilding Gaza will cost $7.8 billion, the Palestinian Authority said on Thursday, in the most comprehensive assessment yet of damage from a seven-week war with Israel during which whole neighborhoods and vital infrastructure were flattened. I just think […]
1st thing that must be done: tear down that wall; 2nd thing: allocate empty classrooms to Charedim.
I love a lot about Jerusalem. I love that even though it's hot, it's a dry heat with breezes. I love that it's a bustling town, but not the metropolis that is Tel Aviv. I love that the air feels Jewish, which is a weird thing to conceptualize, but not if you've been here. But […]
We have the responsibility to ensure the safety of the Jewish people no matter where they live.
By Ari Briggs
Neither Arabs nor Israelis live on this land; it's been classified as state land since before 1948unter:
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Israel is sharing its knowledge in the fields of public health in coordination with the World Health Organization’s efforts to stop the Ebola Virus Disease
By Paul Gherkin
Evolution of the news flow: rapists first described as “Asian,”then “Pakistani,” finally “Muslim.”
Wind power is also facing difficulties taking off in Israel, this time because of regulators and other interest groups, and not environmentalists.
By Steven Plaut
"Jewish Voices for Peace," a Hamas lobby created by Jewish anti-Semites.
Many Jewish communities have the custom of saying Selichot (forgiveness prayers) during the entire month of Elul, leading up to the High Holidays.
How has the sudden growth in modern technology affected world economy and future employment levels?
By JoeSettler
JoeSettler is proud of WaPo's correction on "Palestinian Lands". It's the first step in improving the accuracy of the language of the debate.
Sen. Ted Cruz will introduce legislation to strip US citizenship from those who leave the US to join terrorist groups
Arabs from the Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat shot randomly at the Pisgat Ze’ev area Friday evening, blasting s hole in a car windshield and shooting at least one bullet in a garden No one was injured. And police have not arrested suspects. The gunshots were as repeat of an incident two weeks ago when a […]
Germany vowed a year ago it is cracking down on Islamic extremists. It is losing.
If Paltrow does not want the great rabbis in her ancestry to roll over in their graves, she would be wise to try a real Jewish conversion.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu wrote Florida Gov. Rick Scott this week a thank you letter for the government’s resolution last month supporting Israel. “I received the state of Florida’s recent resolution reaffirming your unrequited support for Israel’s right of self-defense,” Netanyahu wrote Scott. “My government has been acting to protect our citizens against the scourge […]
The shooter "probably acted alone” – Belgium deputy prosecutor Ine Van Wymersch after the murderous attack in June 2013.
By Dini Harris
Contrary to the anti-religious sentiments expressed in the Israeli media, Afula residents embrace their new religious neighbors.
“You can have your choice,” said the wise king. “You can choose to take this gold, 100 pieces each, or I can give you each three pieces of advice.”
The leader of the terrorist group al-Shabab was killed in a U.S. drone strike this week.
By Sandy Eller
Scan those sale circulars either online or when they show up at your doorstep, check out the sale items and plan your menus accordingly.