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Year: 2014

News Briefs / #EyalGiladNaftali

Tens of Thousands Sing, Pray for Boys' Release

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv for a protest rally/songfest/public prayer to call for the release of Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Sha'aer and Naftali Fraenkel. Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv (and former Chief Rabbi of Israel) Yisrael Meir Lau said that every human being with a beating heart prays […]

Uncategorized

IDF Official: Nothing New In Search for Boys

By Jewish Press News Desk

An IDF official said Sunday evening that there is no news to report about the ongoing manhunt for Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Shayer and Naftali Frenkel. According to a report on the Hebrew-language 0404.co.il website, a the official said, “We are continuing to work according to plan. This means scouring the area, arresting suspects and other […]

Israel / Travel / News Briefs / Jordan

Jordanians to Work in Eilat Hotels

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Tourism Minister: Proposal will strengthen the peace between Israel and Jordan.

News Briefs / #EyalGiladNaftali

Nigerian Pres Condemns Kidnapping

By Jewish Press News Desk

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed his solidarity with the Sha’ar, Fraenkel and Yifrach families, and with Israeli society, and condemned the abduction of the three yeshiva students. In a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Jonathan said, "In behalf of the government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I write to express my […]

Israel / Iran / News Briefs / Media

Netanyahu: Iran Wants 'Surrender' From West

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Netanyahu addresses foreign media, calls for Syria-like deal vis-à-vis Iran

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

Memorial Set to Honor Mauritus' Jewish Detainees

By Meir Halevi Siegel

The island is one of the most picturesque, obscure in the world: Located about 1800 kilometres off the south-eastern coast of Africa, Maritus is hardly a bastion of Judaism. The island population of 1.2 million is predominantly Hindu and Christian, with just 40 Jews.  Turn back the clock to 1940, however, and the story was not […]

This Ongoing War

It is Time to Stop Infantilizing the Palestinian Arabs

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

The Palestinians remain below the age of responsibility; the source of their behavior always in Israel’s actions.

France / Boycott / BDS / European Union

Europe Warns Against "Settlement" Investments

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Jews are under attack in virtually every European country, but leaders choose to tackle "true" threat to peace: Jewish communities.

Terrorism / Israel / Hamas / News Briefs / Islamists / Local

Palestinians Should Pay for Sderot Damage

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Legal group responds to rocket fire from Gaza, calls on gov't to withhold payments to Palestinian Authority to pay for repairs.

News Briefs / The Temple Mount

Jew Arrested for Allegdly Spitting on Arab on Temple Mount

By Jewish Press News Desk

A 23 year old Jew was arrested by police on the Temple Mount under suspicion that he spit on an Arab, according to a statement by the Honeinu legal organization. A Honeinu lawyer is representing the suspect. Watch this video below if you want to understand how ridiculous this whole thing sounds. No Arabs were […]

Hamas / News Briefs / Egypt / ISIS

ISIS Makes Headway into Gaza and Sinai

By Shalom Bear

Hamas denies that ISIS is in Gaza, but the facts seem to disagree.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Jordan / ISIS

Amidror: Israel Should Help Jordan Againt ISIS if Asked

By Jewish Press News Desk

Former Israel National Security Advisor Yaacov Amidror said that if Jordan asks for help against ISIS, Israel should help them, during an interview on Galei Tzahal. If ISIS overruns Jordan, it would create a serious strategic risk for Israel. Jordan has deployed a large number of army units along the border with Iraq, including tanks, […]

Israel / Syria / News Briefs

Fire Crew Attacked from Syria

By Jewish Press News Desk

A fire department crew reported that they were fired on Saturday night from Syria.

IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / #EyalGiladNaftali

Ramadan Kareem رمضان كريم from the IDF

By Shalom Bear

The IDF is handing out Propaganda Pops. But will the Arabs get the message?

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

Tensions Rise in Southern Israel; Violence Increases

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Lt. Col. Peter Lerner stated: “Militants like Hassumi and Fatzih, attacking Israel from Gaza, are not safe, do not have immunity, and will not be free to plan, plot and operate. We will continue to strike the instigators and agitators with patience, determination and precision. Gaza rocket terrorism does not pay”.

Israel / US / News Briefs

Feiglin to Huckabee - Stop US Financial Aid to Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Feiglin - "America needs Israel, not any less than Israel needs America."

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

IAF Hits Rocket Sites

By Jewish Press News Desk

Following up the attack on Sderot, the IAF hit 3 terror sites in Gaza, hitting concealed rocket launchers.

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

Kerry Names Lowenstein as Star ‘Actor’ to Replace Indyk

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Too many jobs are at stake in the State Dept. for Kerry to dismantles the peace process industry.

Video of the Day

Happy Music

By Jewish Press Staff

On Friday afternoon, just before Shabbat, this happy young man knocked on our door. I asked him, "How do I know if it's any good?"

The Muqata

Parsha Lesson: Battling Kidnappers and Amalek, Then and Now

By JoeSettler

Amalek kidnapped an Israelite. They thought they could confuse God and Israel by pretending to be local Canaanites.

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

9:56 PM - Additional Rocket Barrage

By Jewish Press News Desk

Three more rockets were launched from Gaza at multiple sites in Israel.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

CCTV Video: IAF Targeted Strike on Terrorists in Car

By Jewish Press News Desk

Gazan CCTV cameras caught the IAF targeted strike on two rocket terrorists as they were driving down the street.

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

Video: IDF Retaliates Following 6 Gazan Rocket Attacks

By Jewish Press News Desk

On Friday night, 6 rockets were launched at Israel from Gaza. The IAF responded.

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

UPDATED: Gazan Rocket Hits Sderot Factory, Firefighters Battling Blaze

By Jewish Press News Desk

A rocket launched from Gaza hit a paint factory in Sderot's industrial zone, causing a massive fire.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media / Religion / Judaism

Downplaying the Holocaust, A TEDx Talk

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

A high school student takes on the NYT's silence on the Holocaust.

Emes Ve-Emunah

The Reason These Boys Were Kidnapped Is...

By Harry Maryles

Looking for a spiritual cause of a tragedy is a time honored tradition in Judaism.

IDF Blog

IDF Targets Gaza Terrorists Responsible for Rocket Attacks

By IDF Spokesperson's Office

Terrorists involved in the rockets launched at Israel last week were targeted Friday by the IAF.

Terrorism / US / Politics / Hamas / News Briefs / #EyalGiladNaftali

U.S. Senator: Innocent Israeli Kidnapped Boys and Evil Abductors

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Cruz spoke in detail about each of the boys, about the kidnapping, and about the nature of Hamas.

Travel

A Trip Through The Past: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

By S. Y. Einhorn

The Amish Village's 12 scenic acres offer a genuine look at the community's lifestyle and how it functions.

Potpourri

History Hysteria

By Mindy Rafalowitz

One thing I did know, judging from the urgency in her voice, was that she wanted an explanation fast.

This Ongoing War

The War and the Grief: A Response to Parents Circle

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

Our daughter Malki was murdered, because she was Jewish,, by unrepentant Arab terrorists.

Features

Bursting With Joy

By As Told To C. Rosenberg

The glass shatters beneath my son's foot, and with that I feel as if the shattered pieces of my heart become whole again.

Midrash Stories

Im Yirtzeh Hashem

By Rabbi Sholom Klass

Entering the city he visited the cattle market and saw two parei adumah untouched by any harness.

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

Jewish Women Fight Islam

By Prof. Livia Bitton-Jackson

It was Mohammed's Jewish friends, who became the first victims of his Jihad.

Marriage and Relationships

Overhauling Certain Yeshiva Hashkafos

By Dr. Yael Respler

I was called to the principal's office and shown a picture my daughter had drawn.

Parsha

Parshas Chukas: Fatal Error

By Rabbi Dani Staum

After listening to the driver’s incredible story, Rabbi Levenstein asked him, “What about you? After seeing such a miracle why didn’t you became Torah observant?”

Parenting Our Children

It’s all Small Stuff; So Why Am I So Stressed? (Part I)

By dvora

We define stress as the feeling we get when there is too much to do and too little time to do it in.

Parenting Our Children

What Are The Common Core State Standards?

By Rifka Schonfeld

Have you noticed that your child is doing something radically different from his cousins (even if they go to a school a block away from each other)?

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Two Rocket Terrorists Taken Out in Gaza

By Jewish Press News Desk

An IAF targeted strike took out 2 rocket terrorists from the Al-Nasser Salah A-Din Brigades terror organization on Friday afternoon.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / #EyalGiladNaftali

IDF Preparing to Install Hitchhiking Lights and Cameras

By Jewish Press News Desk

The IDF is examining and preparing to install lights and cameras at all the hitchhiking posts.

Israel / News Briefs

Weekend Heat Wave in Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

A heatwave has hit Israel, and will go through the weekend.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

USA's Georgia and Israel Celebrate 20 Years of Friendship

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

U.S. Governor of Georgia: ‘Israel is Vital Partner in Friendship’ and Economic Efforts

Sponsored Posts / Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Gedolei Yisroel Launch Emergency Transportation Fund Campaign For Chinuch Atzmai

By Jewish Press Staff

With 20,000 children living in Eretz Yisroel’s periphery, where regular school bus service is non-existent and private transportation impossible due to economic short-comings within almost all of the children’s families, Chinuch Atzmai has been providing regular school bus and mini-bus services to 269 communities across the country.

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Arab Hebron Mayor Calls for Boy's Return

By Shalom Bear

Zaatari said, "The kidnapping has caused damage to both sides, and the boys should be returned to their families."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

IDF Search Update

By Shalom Bear

The government has decided, that, even with Ramadan approaching, the IDF will continue the search unabated.

The Muqata

Amram Mitzna and Hamas

By JoeSettler

MK Mitzna compared Bayit Yehudi to Hamas, but doesn't his own HaTnua party have far more dastardly goals in common with that terrorist organization?

Shiloh Musings

Israeli Media, Again, Humanizes Arab Terrorists

By Batya Medad

The families of the two believed responsible for the kidnappings were treated too well by Israeli media.

Video of the Day

Drone Protection

By Jewish Press Staff

IDF drones watch over the soldiers as they search for the kidnapped boys.

Op-Eds

One Chance to Hold the IRS Accountable?

By Jonathan S. Tobin

Z STREET will have the ability to compel IRS officials to testify as to their practices and produce all records.

Op-Eds

SFSU: Supporting Terrorists is Legitimate University-Funded 'Research'

By Tammi Rossman-Benjamin

If the University is unwilling, the State must stop this outrageous abuse once and for all. It is wrong and it is dangerous.

Photo of the Day

The Shimon Peres Coin

By Jewish Press Staff

Israeli President Shimon Peres received this Congressional Gold Medal during his visit to D.C., on June 26, 2014.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Searching for Israeli Teens, Rockets from Syria, and Comedy for Koby

By Moshe Herman

Yishai and Malkah talk about the continued search for three missing Israeli teens, an innocent Israeli youth killed on the Syrian border, and comedy for Koby.

Israel / US / News Briefs

Peres Bids Farewell to US and Threatens to Continue to Praise Abbas

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Congress gave Peres a farewell medal, but Israel will not get off so easily.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs

IDF Gets Tough on Soldiers Guilty for Gaza Terrorist Infiltration

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The IDF sets an example for the police, who have yet to clean house after the fiasco over the kidnappings.

Book Reviews

Enriching Your Study Of Tanach

By dvora

His students can attest that Rabbi Blau does not waste one extra word as he opens the richness of the text.

Book Reviews

Living Waters

By Rosally Saltsman

Although the book is a light, and not to be taken in anyway as a halachic, treatise, there are some poignant moments and you may just learn a thing or two.

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

Beitar Man May Have Seen Kidnap Vehicles

By Jewish Press News Desk

The man told investigators on the night of the kidnapping of the suspicious vehicles he saw. One of the cars is now believed to have been the burnt out car that was found near Hebron.

Parsha

Earning A Living Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult

By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

The rock doesn’t have needs, yet it listens to Hashem. How much more so should we, who have so many needs?

Parsha

Rov Vs. Chazakah

By Rabbi Raphael Fuchs

How can we be certain that any animal can be counted toward ma’asar beheimah when perhaps it is a treifah?

Restaurant Review

The Best Of The Deep Blue Sea

By Sandy Eller

Both mains were clearly prepared with an expert hand and could only be described as heavenly.

Parsha

The Message Of Parah Adumah

By Rabbi Joshua Rapps

Scientific disciplines don’t ask "why", a metaphysical question. They ask "how does it function?”

Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Michael Douglas Visits Kotel

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Holy for Jews, non-Jews alike: Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones visit Old City, enjoy tour of Kotel tunnels with Rabbi of Western Wall

Halacha & Hashkafa

Daf Yomi

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum

A Siyum Validates It ‘Thereupon The Decrees Were Annulled’ (Ta’anis 18a)

Keeping Jerusalem

A Tale Of Two Countries: America And Australia

By Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein / KeepJerusalem.org

It is critical to note the solid legal basis for the position that no part of Jerusalem is actually "occupied."

Ask the Rabbi

Q & A: Birkat HaGomel (Part VI)

By Rabbi Yaakov Klass

Question: I recently returned from a trip abroad and wanted to say HaGomel. When I mentioned this to the officers of my synagogue, however, they told me – as per the instructions of the synagogue’s rabbi – that I would have to wait until Shabbos to do so. I was not given any reason for this and did not wish to display my ignorance, so I quietly acquiesced. Can you please explain why I had to wait? Name Withheld (Via E-Mail)

Halacha & Hashkafa

What A View!

By Rabbi Meir Orlian

"You cannot restrain Ari from building a fence on his property," answered Rabbi Dayan.

Moshe Feiglin

Demographics Are On Israel’s Side

By Moshe Feiglin

The demographic pessimists have failed.

News Briefs

Heatwave Expected throughout Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Weather forecasters are predicting the first major heatwave of the summer over the next week. Beginning Friday,daytime temperatures in Jerusalem are expected to top 34 degrees (94 Farenheit) for the next five days, and will top 32 degrees (91 Farenheit) for the next week. In eastern parts of Eretz Israel, temperatures are expected to hit […]

Op-Eds

Why The Kurds Are A Beacon Of Hope In The Middle East

By Ben Cohen

As of this moment, the Kurds have little reason to hold back from declaring independence.

Israel / US / News Briefs

Jump For Our Boys: Skydive for Eyal, Gilad and Naftali

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Gavrilov and several groups created a unique fundraising and awareness-raising program to #BringBackOurBoys.

Halacha & Hashkafa

A True Disciple

By Rabbi J. Simcha Cohen

Question: How can one determine whether someone is a true disciple of a rav, Rebbe, or rosh yeshiva?

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Sky Riders: the Eyes of Operation Brother’s Keeper

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Hand-held aircraft, television monitors can be assembled in minutes, giving IDF troops birds-eye view in real time

Israel / US / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

Campus Eviction Notices Fake, but Anti-Semitism is Real

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Group behind offensive flyers, Students for Justice in Palestine, has already been suspended by several universities

Lessons In Emunah

A Journey Worth Taking

By dvora

A few seats away, I noticed a man with a Mishnah in hand, talking intently into a cell phone. I soon realized the man was participating in a Daf Yomi shiur, utilizing his traveling time well.

The 10 Minute Parsha / Rabbi David Fohrman

Chukat: Was Hitting the Rock So Horrible?

By Rabbi David Fohrman

What was the small act of Moshe talking to the rock meant to teach the people of Israel?

Israel / News Briefs

Man Killed at Sebastia National Park

By Jewish Press News Desk

A 46-year old archaeologist was killed in a cave-in on Thursday at the Sebastia National Park in Shromron, Israel Radio reported. The archaeologist was exploring a newly discovered cave that was exposed during roadwork at the site. Other workers at the site tried to resuscitate the man, without success.

Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Aliyah / Geulah

Israel to Recognize Foreign PT, S/L Certification

By Jewish Press News Desk

Physical and speech & language therapists may soon find it easier to immigrate to Israel, thanks to a new bill now before the Knesset.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Islamists / Settlements

Mitzna: Jewish Home 'Like Hamas'

By Meir Halevi Siegel

2001 candidate for Prime Minister lashes out, says Jewish Home party comparable to Islamist party focused on genocide.

Op-Eds / US

Obama Passes the Buck, Dumps Pollard Problem onto AG Eric Holder

By Rachel Levy

President Obama told Israeli President Peres that his attorney general will decide whether to free Pollard. But the A-G can't grant clemency.

Terrorism / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

PA Funding of Terrorists – This is How it's Done

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

“Did you murder Jews? Have you abducted children? Get up to 12,000 shekels a month from Abu Mazen!” - the salaries paid out to Palestinian terrorists are actually enshrined in PA law.

Photo of the Day

Comparative Religion Studies

By Jewish Press Staff

The contrast between these two photos is astounding.

Israel / US / News Briefs

Times Square billboard calls to #bringbackourboys

By JTA

The ad airs for 15 seconds twice every hour, which usually costs $15,000.

Op-Eds

The Tragic Farce of Israeli Confidence Building Measures

By Dr. Daniel Mandel

Israeli concessions that are divorced from a genuine process of give-and-take cause harm.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Politics / Hamas / News Briefs / Islamists

It Took Three Mothers to Strengthen the Government's Spine

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

After saying it was scaling back the operation to recover the boys, the mothers of the kidnapped teens demanded stiffer spines.

Op-Eds

Keeping An Open Mind About Murder

By Jonathan S. Tobin

"Death of Klinghoffer" opera frames the issue as Israel’s existence being the real crime.

Israel / News Briefs

Birthright-Taglit Reaches 400,000th Israel Participant Milestone

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Taglit-Birthright Israel has passed a significant milestone with the designation of the program’s 400,000th participant: Ryan Hunter, 20, a student from Syosset, NY (Long Island).

Rebbetzin's Viewpoint

Two Little Words That Go So Far (Part One)

By Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis

The two words "thank you" have no time expiration; even if spoken after many years they’re as potent as ever.

Parsha

Keeping The Ego In Check

By Rabbi Avi Weiss

Leaders must be careful to subdue their ego. The cause is larger than the personal concerns of one person.

Features On The Jewish World

No Mickey Mouse Tale: Dukas, Goethe, And The Maharal

By Saul Jay Singer

The similarities between Goethe’s Sorcerer’s Apprentice and the Golem of Prague are stark and unmistakable...

News & Views

Agreement To Facilitate Yeshiva Placement For Special-Needs Children

By Joey Aron, Esq.

The agreement came as the New York State legislature was poised to approve remedial legislation requiring substantial changes in the city process.

Terrorism / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamists

US Taxpayers Should Not Pay Salaries of Terrorists

By Jewish Press Staff

In praising the kidnapping, Hamas remains true to its anti-Semitic, genocidal founding charter.

Op-Eds

‘Boorich Hashem Yoim Yoim’: The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Outreach To Non-Jews

By Rabbi Moshe Feller

Disseminating the Seven Noahide Laws, is one way we can mark the Rebbe’s yahrzeit.

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