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Year: 2014

Tales of the Gaonim

A Letter From Shabbos To The Ibn Ezra

By Rabbi Sholom Klass

Know that from. the day I began to recite the holy name of God, I have always loved Shabbos

Features

Amulets

By Peter Ehrenthal

While the Torah categorically forbids the practice of magic and sorcery, the type of magic that utilizes the many mystical

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

72 Hour Cease Fire Declared for 8:00AM

By Shalom Bear

Anyone taking bets on how long this cease fire will last, and how many rockets will be fired up to the last minute?

US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / United Nations (UN) / Rockets from Gaza / Intifada / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Ban & Kerry Want New Cease Fire Amidst Ceaseless Rocket Fire From Gaza

By Rachel Levy

As Gaza terrorists continue to 'carpet-rocket' Israel, UN chief Ban Ki-moon and US Secy of State John Kerry plan another cease fire.

Analysis

Caring for Israeli Sensitivities

By Jagdish N. Singh

New Delhi would do well to remain aware of the predicament of Israel today.

Op-Eds

The Faux Investigations Of Human Rights Watch

By Sarah Garfinkel

HRW “investigations” reflect anti-Israel bias, lack of research, and flat-out fabrications.

Op-Eds

Why I Look At Israel And Don’t See Tragedy

By Alec Borenstein

his Tisha B’Av, and this Tu B’Av, remember: Hashem will protect us if we unite and rally around Him

Lessons In Emunah

The Orphan’s Prayer

By Sarah Massry

Edward was completely mystified, yet had no choice but to obey his captain’s orders.

Halacha & Hashkafa

Daf Yomi

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum

The Gender Factor ‘Where There Is Loss Of Work… Three Are Called To The Torah’ (Megillah 22b)

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: When The Nation Is In Need Of Prayers

By Jewish Press Staff

Question: Is there a special prayer or specific role for prayer when the totality of the Jewish people is in danger?

Halacha & Hashkafa

Megillah On The Internet (Megillah 4a and 4b)

By Raphael Grunfeld

To properly fulfill the mitzvah of listening to the megillah, each word must be heard.

Parsha

I Hate Criticism

By Jewish Press Staff

Criticism is but one step below a verbal attack. It isn’t quite as pointed, not quite as aggressive – but not that far off.

Op-Eds

A Nation That Stands Alone?

By Shlomo Greenwald

Israel’s morality is underscored by its unprecedented restraint and care for loss of life.

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

8 Injured in Gaza Mortar Attack

By Jewish Press News Desk

8:00pm In the mortar attack on the Eshkol region, 10 people were wounded by a Gazan mortar, 6 in serious condition.

Parsha

When A Judge Can Recuse Himself

By Rabbi Raphael Fuchs

The talmid is not allowed to speak up due to any fear. If he remains silent, he is in violation of this prohibition.

Parsha

Human Endeavor And Divine Intervention

By Rabbi Avi Weiss

One must act as if everything depends on us and pray as if everything depends on God.

Moshe Feiglin

We Are The Good Guys

By Moshe Feiglin

The Gazan octopus arm is a test case, as the rest of the arms are closely watching it.

Halacha & Hashkafa

Missing Fifty

By Rabbi Meir Orlian

When Yoram got home that evening, he went over to Effy: "My day camp is looking for extra supervision for an overnight trip," he said. "Would you like to come? They're paying $250 for the trip."

South Florida

It's My Opinion: A Trip To Israel

By Shelley Benveniste

It is inspirational to see the average Israeli acting with aplomb and going about daily routines no matter what is happening.

South Florida

Hundreds Rally For Israel

By Shelley Benveniste

Participants wore blue and white, waved Israeli flags, and carried pro-Israel posters.

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

One Injured in Kiryat Gat Attack, Fragments Hit Tel Aviv

By Jameel@Muqata

Life Lesson #1: Don't go outside to photograph the Iron Dome system overhead if you don't have to...

Analysis / US / Politics / Global / News Briefs / Turkey / Islamists

US, Turkey Announce $4 Billion Arms Deal

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Obama has chosen shaky ally on the way out over strong ally solidly in the American orbit.

South Florida

Miami Children’s Hospital Screens For Jewish Genetic Diseases

By Shelley Benveniste

To support the Victor Center for Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases at Miami Children’s, please call 305-666-2889 or visit www.mchf.org/donate and select the “Victor Center” fund.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / United Nations (UN) / European Union / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Anti-Semitism Roundup: July 31

By Meir Halevi Siegel

"Pro-Palestinian" activists continue to target Jews around the world; Aussie commentator: Where outrage about beheadings in Syria?

Photo of the Day

Solidarity

By Jameel@Muqata

An Israeli-Arab Bedouin Sheikh arrives at Beer Sheva Saroka hospital yesterday to distribute flowers to wounded IDF soldiers. Each flower had a note attached to it, "We're all in this together".

South Florida

SoulMates For Women: Ancient Wisdom For Modern Relationships

By Shelley Benveniste

The course will be taught once a month for seven consecutive months and is designed for women at all levels of Jewish knowledge.

Glimpses Into American Jewish History

Jonas Phillips: Orthodox Colonial Businessman

By Dr. Yitzchok Levine

Like many of his contemporaries, he went through some hard years, but eventually he earned the rewards of his perseverance and integrity.

Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Local

Infiltration Near Ma'aleh Adumim

By Jewish Press News Desk

Video: Residents of Ma'aleh Adumim catch Palestinians illegally entering Israel, report incident to police.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Tourism Minister Uzi Landau Warns 'Don't Negotiate With Hamas!'

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tourism Minister Uzi Landau compared Israel's relationship with Hamas to America's relationship with Al Qaeda.

Video of the Day

Rubio on Gaza War

By Jewish Press Staff

Senator Marco Rubio had something very important to say about Israel's battle with Gaza.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Israel Air Force Jets Strafe Rafah Terror Targets

By Jewish Press News Desk

The southern Gaza border town of Rafah became the latest target for Israeli fighter pilots Thursday morning.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Egypt / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Israel Calls Up 16,000 More Reservists to Intensify Gaza Operation

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel is calling up 16,000 more reservists to intensify its operation in Gaza and give current soldiers 'breathing room.'

Politics / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

US Embassy, Tel Aviv (Only) Less Service Due to 'Security Concerns'

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

With all the violent hot spots around the world, only the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv reduced visa services.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Germany

German Jews Warned: Avoid Being Publicly Recognizable as Jews

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Former head of German Jewry warns Jews of danger and decries others for silent complicity.

Terrorism / Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Turkey / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Shipment From Turkey Was Not Terrorist Related

By Jewish Press News Desk

After investigation of a suspicion shipping container, security officials have determined...

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Creating the Red Alert App and Managing Israeli Soldier’s Pain

By Moshe Herman

Yishai is joined by Ari Sprung, the creator of the ever-important Red Alert app along with Dr. Simon Wein, a pain care specialist in an Israeli hospital to talk about life during the ware with Gaza.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Booby-Trapped (UNRWA) Clinic Update

By Shalom Bear

The booby-trapped building was not a UNRWA clinic, but the deceptive sign placed on the building said that it was...

Torah

A History of National Responsibility

By Joseph Cox

Unlike the two and a half tribes, when we walk in front of G-d, we must be perfect in our motivation

Op-Eds

Where is the Outrage?

By Martin Bodek

Where is the outrage against Hamas ..?

Guest Blog

Linking Battlefield and Yeshiva

By Yerachmiel Tilles

Please, the Yeshiva boys should pray and study more and harder for this endangered young soldier!

News & Views

10 Things All Holocaust Survivors Should Know About Germany’s New Ghetto Pension Law

By William R. Marks

What does this new Ghetto pension law mean for Holocaust Survivors and their family members?

Potpourri

Long Live President Rivlin

By Faigie Heiman

The president's message was one of living peacefully in a Jewish and democratic state, Jews of all stripes unified as brothers, with Arabs or citizens of other religions.

Op-Eds

For the Shloshim of Our Boys: The Blood of Our Brothers

By Beth Perkel

When will the world realize, by the grace of Gd, we are here to stay?

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Moses: Leading And Teaching

By Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l

When someone exercises power over us, they diminish us; when someone teaches us, they help us grow.

Op-Eds

What A Century Has Wrought

By Rabbi Shmuel M. Butman

World War I had sown chaos throughout the centuries-old Jewish communities of Eastern Europe.

Editorial

What Was He Thinking?

By Editorial Board

The IDF pounding continued and it again seemed only a matter of time before Hamas would be forced to accept the Egyptian proposal.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

IDF Soldiers Killed in Booby-Trapped Former Medical Clinic in Gaza

By Rachel Levy

Three IDF soldiers are dead and 15 wounded after a former medical clinic turned out to be a Hamas death trap.

Editorial

Losing The PR Battle

By Jewish Press Staff

Nothing is ever so clear in the complex and often brutal calculus of urban warfare.

Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Pro-Israel Muslims Seek Alternative To Radical Islam

By Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman

“My tears choose the side of peace,” she wrote. “We are tired to hear about more killings. We are tired to run every time we the sirens…. Don’t judge, pray. Pray for this to be over.”

Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

From Dutch Situation Room, Pro-Israel Volunteers Defend Jewish State On Social Media

By Cnaan Liphshiz / JTA

The volunteers have created hundreds of posts and articles on Israel, which they disseminate through the Holland4Israel Facebook group and on Twitter, among other social media.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Update: Three Soldiers Killed in Gaza Building Rigged with Explosives

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Several soldiers were wounded as the IDF pounds Gaza and Hamas makes another ceasefire just another word.

Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Christian Group Offers Passionate Support For Israel At Critical Moment

By Edwin Black

CUFI’s purpose, according to the group’s website, is “to educate Christians on the biblical and moral imperatives to support Israel and to build Christian support for Israel throughout America.”

Front Page

The Painful Path To Destruction

By Rabbi Dr. Naphtali Hoff

For breaking his oath of allegiance, Tzidkiyahu was forced to witness the death of his sons before he himself was blinded and exiled to Babylon.

Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Netanyahu: Gaza Operation Will Continue Until Terror Tunnels Are Neutralized

By Steve K. Walz

The operation against the tunnels is a first and necessary step in the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip.

Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Terror Tunnel in Hebron

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tunnels not limited to Gaza region: Hebron Jewish Community finds explosives, war preparations underneath Beit Hadassah.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Settlements

Gaza Fighting Doesn't Save Jewish Community

By Meir Halevi Siegel

War in Gaza, Arab rioting around Israel and in Jerusalem, but Jewish communities are real threat to country.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Latest Ceasefire Lasts 4 Minutes

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Rockets fired at Ashkelon, Ashdod in violation of ceasefire; No injuries or property damage reported.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Safe From Hamas, Italian Reporter Reveals Truth About Gaza

By Rachel Levy

An Italian journalist reveals that Gaza’s children are injured and even die when Hamas misfires missiles meant for Israel.

Global / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

South America Recalls Ambassadors

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Diplomatic protest over civilian casualties in Gaza; Foreign Ministry 'disappointed' over one-sided move

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Outpouring of Love Too Much for Wounded Soldiers

By Jewish Press News Desk

Spokespeople for the Shaarei Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem said Wednesday that the four wounded IDF soldiers who are hospitalized have been overwhelmed with visitors. According to a statement released by the hospital, doctors and family members have asked well-meaning Israelis to refrain from visiting wounded soldiers without coordinating those visits with the families. More […]

Israel / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Gaza Belt Says ‘No’ to Ceasefire

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Don't think battle-weary residents of the south are pushing for a ceasefire. This time, they want the government to finish the job.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Hamas Executes Dozens of Civilians in Gaza

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Reports are emerging that Hamas has executed scores of civilians they accused of collaborating with Israel.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Looking for Rocket Launchers

By Jewish Press News Desk

Curious as to why it is so difficult to find the rocket launchers? Watch this...

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

20 Dead in Attack on UNRWA School, Source of Fire Unknown

By Rachel Levy

Some 20 people are dead after an attack at the UNRWA school in northern Gaza late Tuesday, but it's not clear who fired at the building.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Military Engagements Can Be Good...

By Jewish Press News Desk

Two alumni from the Israeli 'Stand With Israel' Fellowship program just conducted their own military engagement while on duty as IDF reservists.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Our Hebrew Roots will Form the Israeli Future

By Moshe Herman

Yishai gives an update on Operation Protective Edge and talks about Arab riots in the Fleisher's neighborhood in Eastern Jerusalem.

Video of the Day / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Naftali Bennett Takes Down Qatar's Al Jazeera

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bennett to Al Jazeera: "Your owner, Qatar, funds the daily murder of children in Israel and Gaza."

Photo of the Day

Maternal Instinct

By Jewish Press News Desk

An Israeli mother protects her baby as a siren goes off near the Gaza border.

Israel / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Heaven on Earth (With Rockets)

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Half the population gone at any one time, but residents of Gaza Belt remain strong.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

IDF Testing New System to Intercept Mortar Shells

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A radar system might stop mortar attacks, but that doesn’t change the truism that “the best defense is a good offense.”

Terrorism / Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Turkey

Erdogan Happy to Return Award Given by American Jewish Congress

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

“He had a hopped-up 'cycle that took off like a gun/That fool was the terror of Highway 101 - ‘ from the song “Black Denim Trousers.”

Goldstein on Gelt

Angel Investing and How it Can Help Your Business Succeed

By Doug Goldstein, CFP®

This week Doug speaks with David S. Rose, entrepreneur, former angel investor, and founder of Gust.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Let Us Not Lose This Moment

By Harry Maryles

Israeli's are a religious people; even secular Jews believe that God is active in this world.

Guest Blog

"If I knew him I might love him.”

By Rabbi Daniel Mehlman

The beauty of a Jew is his relationship to other Jews and his involvement with Medinat Yisrael.

Guest Blog / Fuchs' Focus

A Minyan of the Dead

By Donny Fuchs

A ceasefire not only gives Hamas a victory, it will destroy the morale of the IDF and the country.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Rami Levy Quietly Helping Families of the Fallen

By Shalom Bear

Without fanfare, supermarket magnate Rami Levy has been quietly unloading truckloads of food and basics at the homes of all the fallen soldiers...

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Is the US Furious Over 'Israeli' Criticism of Kerry?

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Kerry's performance panned by Israeli public, media, and even the PA. Why fury directed only at the Israeli government?

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

IDF Soldiers Killed and Keeping Israelis Informed

By Moshe Herman

Yishai is joined by Voice of Israel Bureau Chief Daniel Seaman to talk about Israeli soldiers killed by an IED and also Hamas claims to having captured a soldier.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / Government / News Briefs / United Nations (UN) / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Netanyahu: War Means War and Not Phony Ceasefires [VIDEO]

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Gantz announce Israel will not stop the war until all terror tunnels are destroyed.

Photo of the Day

The IDF Barber

By Jewish Press Staff

This is probably the first time in my life I've seen an IDF barber. Who knew we even had them! (Notice he's using an electric shaver!)

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