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Prosecutor in Ferguson case said 'some witnesses lied under oath' to support officer's version of events.
This ability to remain calm under pressure and continue to see the situation clearly is a hallmark of Yehuda’s leadership.
It would have been understandable for these great warriors to become dispirited.
The travail of Yosef was undoubtedly the greatest trauma of Yaakov’s life, which certainly knew its share of hardships.
Yosef, in interpreting the first set of dreams, performed in a manner that was clearly miraculous to all.
Chazal teach us that we need to be “sur may’rah v’asei tov,”avoid bad and do good.
When we celebrate the completion of learning a section of Torah, we recite the Hadran.
By Jodie Maoz
Here are examples of games that need to be played by more than one person and an added bonus: they’re all Shabbos-friendly.
Police must have been too busy arresting Jewish children to notice the Hamas rally on the Temple Mount today.
Was top Hezbollah terrorist a spy for Israel?
Reshet Bet has released their latest election poll...
Radical US Jewish lawyer involved in attempt to unite terrorists.
Israelis will Celiac disease will now be allowed to join combat units.
The decision to not publicly light the Menorah in Sydney, epitomizes the eternal dilemma of Judaism and Jews in the Diaspora.
Teenager attacked Jews on their way to holy site.
Four in serious condition; doctors not sure why.
By Shalom Bear
Liberman and Kachlon may merge right after elections - and the larger party will recommend Liberman for Prime Minister to the President.
Arabs attacked an Israeli bus traveling between Arad and Be'er Sheva along Highway 31 Thursday evening.
By Moshe Herman
Baruch Widen joins Yishai in the studio to discuss the "Israel Fatigue" phenomenon and how Israel is now perceived in America. Then on Spiritual Cafe: did you know that the first man, Adam, celebrated Hanukkah? Rabbi Mike Feuer explains and elaborates.
The UN General Assembly approves resolution to refer N. Korea to the Intl Criminal Court at The Hague.
Israeli soldiers stand guard near large public menorah near the site where Dalia Lemkus, 26, was stabbed to death at a bus stop near the entrance to Alon Shvut last month.
US teachers are learning "3-D printing" from the Dept. of Defense.
Am Yisrael is one family, filled with excruciating pain&sorrow for losing the 4 kedoshim of Har Nof
What is its message of the dreidel?” The complexity and hidden nature of history and miracles.
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Fetal Immersion? ‘The Fetus Is A Limb Of Its Mother’ (Yevamos 78a)
By Joseph Cox
Yosef proves he is a true leader; He is continually and fully engaged in the task of running Egypt
The incident was completely unforeseeable. The only term to describe the set of circumstances surrounding it is “freak occurrence.”
The first Chabad Center in Broward County, Chabad of South Broward, now runs nearly fifty programs and agencies. T
By Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein / KeepJerusalem.org
Police play down Arab terrorism as mere "violence" until the truth can no longer be hidden.
Harvard announced it will "look into" its boycott of SodaStream. But will it remove the boycott?
The NHS was also honored to have Bob Diener as keynote speaker.
When the inability cannot be clearly attributed to either spouse, the halacha is the subject of debate among the Rishonim.
The 7 branches of the menorah represent the 7 pillars of secular wisdom, knowledge, and science.
Those who reject our beliefs know in their souls Jewish power stems from our faith and our prayers.
He stepped outside, and, to his dismay, the menorah was missing. It had been stolen.
Though we Jews have deep obligations to all people our obligation to our fellow Jew is unique.
By As Told To Esther Leah Avner
In a way that decision was the first in a series of miracles with which Hashem blessed us.
By J. E. Dyer
Obama obtained NO verifiable commitments from Cuba it would desist from acts prejudicial to the US
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)
By Batya Medad
Did Cuba apologize for their spies the way Israel apologized for Pollard?
Exploring the connection between Pharaoh's dreams and the story of Joseph being sold into slavery.
Our right to exist and our form of self-government were decided by the ruling parties.
It is clear that Tosafos maintains that only someone who lives in a house must light Chanukah candles.
If Chanukah was simply a commemoration of the miracle of the oil and Menorah, we would be hard pressed to see the connection between the reading from Parshas Nesiim and Chanukah.
Written with flowing language and engaging style, Attar weaves a spell that combines mystery, humor, adventure and Kabbalah in the most magical place in the world, the Old City of erusalem.
Israeli soldiers holding (and eating) 'sufganiyot'- doughnuts traditionally eaten on Hanukkah, as they pose for a pictures on the 2nd night of Hanukkah at a candle lighting ceremony held near the Gush Etzion junction. This particular lighting ceremony was held at a memorial spot in commemoration of the three Jewish teenagers who were kidnapped and […]
By Ari Goldfarb
There are those who highlight the diversity of these different teachings, seeing each rebbe as teaching a separate path.
Excavations also turned up hidden tunnels dug by Jewish rebels in the period of the Bar Kokhba Revolt.
Is Sydney also going to turn out the lights on Christmas trees?
Thousands stranded in sudden bus strike.
25-year-old man threatened former Shas party head with violence.
Putin warns financial crisis could last for years.
Are machine gun shots all night long and the death from a “work accident” not enough evidence for the EU court?
By JTA
“It was crucial to my survival knowing that I was not forgotten.“
By Shalom Bear
Feiglin decided he and the Likud party are better off if he fights on only one front, not two or three.
Join Meir Panim’s campaign to “light up” Chanukah for families in need.
By Shalom Bear
I'm sorry, but Naftali Bennett decided to dress up as an aging Tel Aviv Hipster and... apologize...
By Moshe Herman
Yishai rants hard on the latest New York Times column by Thomas Friedman, which posits that Israel's nationalist parties are dominated by 'West Bank settlers and scary religious-nationalist zealots.' Then, Raoul Wootliff, VOI's Political Correspondent, explains the split in the ultra-Orthodox Sephardi party. Will women run on that list? Finally, Dr. Aliza Inbal, Director of the Pears Innovation for International Development Program at Tel Aviv University discusses her passion for Tikkun Olam - making the world a better place.
We all sing it on Chanukah, but what's the song about? Why did the mysterious last paragraph of the song disappear for 500 years? All the answers in song (and in Hebrew):
Harvard boycotts SodaStream to avoid offense to Palestinian Arab students.
Rav Dynovisz will be speaking in Hebrew on Wednesday, January 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Rabbi Simeon Schreiber, senior chaplain at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, saw a small room in the hospital that was dark and dismal but could be used for Sabbath guests.
The State Dept. re-defines “unilateral” and won’t veto a resolution that does not explicitly ”prejudge” outcome of peace talks.
Nothing binds Jews together more than Torah observance; Or so one would think.
No one would deny that the program subjected detainees to less than pleasant treatment, but the salient point is, for what purpose?
For the past six years President Obama has consistently deplored all Palestinian efforts to end-run negotiations in search of a UN-imposed agreement on Israel.
It’s not an admiration. It is simply a kind of journalist fascination. It stands out, it’s different from more traditional Orthodoxy.
After 5 years in jail, Cuba has released Jewish-American Alan Gross.
By Sean Savage
The Cincinnati case helped clarify what cities can and cannot do concerning access to public places.
For Am Yisrael, the sun’s movements are subservient to the purpose of our existence.
Although it viewed an escalation of Israeli-Palestinian tensions as highly likely to occur, the survey deemed it as having only a moderate impact on U.S. interests.
In the boy's bag police found a Chanukiah, oil candles and matches.
Sukkah tinsel decorations enjoy a robust market but are invariably manufactured for "another"holiday
By Steven Plaut
Israelis now know Arab terrorism isn't caused by Israeli occupation but by ending Israeli occupation
By David Harris
Anti-Semitism is a social toxin that destroys the things that people most cherish and enjoy.
By JoeSettler
A number of Israeli papers regurgitated a biased AP article on settlement growth, but they should have read it more carefully before hitting publish.
Amb. Cooper highlighted the impact of the Chanukah/Maccabee spirit on America's Founding Fathers
By Batya Medad
Many of the battles of the Maccabees were right here in the Shiloh area.
The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has expressed outrage over the removal of Hamas from the European Union’s list of officially designated terror organizations, after the European Court of Justice in Luxemburg accepted an appeal filed by Hamas against its inclusion in the list. “We have reached a new low in moral relativity if an organization […]
By JTA
Jeb Bush announced his intention to “actively” explore the presidency in a Christmas and Hanukkah greeting message. “Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!” the former Florida governor Bush said in a Facebook message posted Tuesday. He described conversations he had with his family over Thanksgiving. “As a result of these conversations and thoughtful consideration of the […]
“We are not satisfied with the European Union's explanation that the removal of Hamas from its list of terrorist organizations is a 'technical matter,” 'Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday following the decision of the General Court of the European Union. “The burden of proof is on the European Union and we expect it […]
Two-thirds of Palestinian Authority Arabs in Judea and Samaria are afraid to express criticism of Mahmoud Abbas, according to a survey carried out by the Palestinian Policy and Research Center. The poll was conducted after Abbas ordered the arrest of leaders of the Palestinian Authority’s largest workers’ union, which he also outlawed.
High housing prices are blamed, but has anyone suggested that working for a living might help?
The decision may boomerang on Hamas once the court studies new evidence to prove Israel’s case.
“This is the earliest evidence of the use of olive oil in the country, and perhaps the entire Mediterranean basin."
PM Netanyahu lights the first candle of Hanukah with the IDF's Oketz / Canine unit.
By Rachel Levy
NYPD is pulling detectives off homicides and other investigations to broaden security of protests across the city.
A Menorah has 7 branches, but a Chanukiah has 9. How did that happen? And who invented the name Chanukiah in the first place? All these questions and more will be answered in this entertaining video (in Hebrew):
Report determines mosque fire blamed on "Jewish settlers" was actually an electrical fire.
By Sandy Eller
"The secret to a good donut is using quality ingredients and the ability to be patient and give them time to proof."
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