יום רביעי, כ״ד חשוון תשפ״זWednesday, November 4, 2026
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Firemen keep the bonfires under control as Lag B'Omer bonfire ceremonies run for 2 days.
How are they going to light marshmallows with that thing?
Now that I can speak to the world is anyone listening?
Will Obama really give Israel "time out"?
On her US immigration form, Rasmieh Yousef Odeh forgot to mention she killed 2 people in a terror attack.
There was never a “good” Hitler, not even before 1939.
It seems that just about everyone wants Justice Minister Tzipi Livni to leave the coalition.
By J. E. Dyer
The ISIS guerrillas are a problem for Iran. It arose because of the Arab Spring and the Syrian civil war.
Yossi Beilin, John Kerry, Tzipi Livni and Mahmoud Abbas all in London together at the same time. Should we be worried?
By JTA
Israeli men have the fourth-highest life expectancy of any nationality, according to a new analysis by the World Health Organization.
Talks between Iran and the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France, and Germany in Vienna ended on Friday with no progress.
The Washington Free Beacon is reporting that Martin Indyk spent a half hour bashing Israel over drinks, and then met Ehud Barak.
On Thursday, while in London, Livni met with Abbas in a private meeting.
Ambassador Prosor: “There are three monotheistic religions, yet only two are recognized by the U.N calendar. Such discrimination at the UN must end."
S. was attacked near Shuafat in Jerusalem. Two Arabs tried to pull him out of his car, cursing him, and yelling at him to remove his Israeli flag from his vehicle.
Neither of the two women who were to receive honorary degrees from Brandeis on Sunday will be there.
All of her friends were telling her that Chaim was just stubborn and gave her millions of suggestions of how to “nip it in the bud.” But, Zahava wasn’t sure.
Twelve years went by until Eliyahu HaNavi came to the entrance of the cave and exclaimed, “The Roman emperor has died and all of his decrees have become void. You are no longer under a death sentence.”
By Blumie Abend
Shining faces and broad smiles surrounded me and I knew my own face had a silly grin plastered on it all evening.
“All Jews are responsible for one another,” and every Jew has an integral part of the complete picture.
By Pnina Baim
Do we really have that much extra money to throw away on substandard products and shoddy service? I think not.
I could not believe my ears. What? The horrible historical event’s survivors are still alive? And here in Netanya?
You obviously made the right decision to leave your mentally ill and emotionally abusive husband.
The question begs: how in the world can we accept that Bnei Yisrael en masse did not ever keep the mitzvah of shemittah?
Headmaster Rabbi Simcha Weiser cited the recent anti-Semitic shooting in Overland Park as an example of how important it is that we shape our daily lives and attitudes around the significance of our Jewishness.
Minister of Housing and Construction Uri Ariel expects to see a 50% increase in the number of Jews living in Judea and Samaria by 2019, Insh'allah.
"Hillel's name was omitted from the raffle," Mr. Simon said to Rabbi Dayan. "The winner is willing to settle with him, but another participant wants to invalidate the lottery entirely. Must it be redone?"
By Rabbi Yaakov Klass and Rabbi Gershon Tannenbaum
Appreciating His Infinite Mercy ‘I Am He Before The Person Sins…’ (Rosh Hashanah 17b)
Expats have begun early voting in Egypt's presidential elections.
Statements from the meeting between Hagel and Netanyahu.
Hundreds of Efrat residents got up really early this morning for a 10 kilometer run around the town.
By JTA
NEW YORK (JTA) – Kutsher’s, the fabled Catskills resort hotel, is set to be demolished later this month. The 1,300-acre property near Monticello, N.Y., was sold last year for $8.18 million to Veria Lifestyle Inc., which plans to turn it into a health and wellness resort. Pre-demolition work already has begun with the clearing of […]
By Shalom Bear
The US denies President Obama had any role in the German decision to cancel the promised discount.
By Shalom Bear
As Hamas and PA prepare to merge, they continue their diplomatic attacks against Israel's legitimacy.
The fact that by Divine Providence this is called the “millennial” generation is also something to meditate upon.
You are still counting the Omer with a Bracha? Right?
the prospect of violence often guarantees their right to use the First Amendment while denying it to others.
The SJP is emboldened while the grown-ups cower in the corner, avoiding the wrath of the troublemakers.
By JTA
A woman assaulted a Jewish mother and her baby in Paris while shouting anti-Semitic slurs.
When Hashem created man, He took these two diverse segments and mixed them together, creating a new synthesis called man.
Question: I have two questions regarding Pirkei Avot. First, is there a specific reason that the last chapter is read on the Sabbath before Shavuot, or is this just a quirk of the calendar? Second, in that last chapter we find a list of qualities that enable one to acquire Torah knowledge, including anavah, humility. I find this difficult to believe in light of the Gemara in Gittin that chastises one of the scholars for his anavah, saying that it ultimately caused the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash. Zvi Kirschner (Via E-Mail)
And Shelly Dadon is not the first incident. Not even the second or third.
These "Jewish Amazons" were living proof of the failure of the enemies of the Jewish people.
Why distinguish between parts of the Torah to say that this part came from pi Hagevurah while the other part came from pi Moshe?
By Dov Shurin
An Israeli company should make “Arafat's Dead Sea Tonic” with this warning: “may cause severe vomiting or even death.”
Misconception: King David is buried on Mount Zion, in a room that bears the inscription “King David’s Tomb.”
G-d gave us our ammunition. Torah, prayer, and loving kindness are our most powerful weapons.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Despite yesterday’s home demolitions in the east Gush Etzion outpost, one local mother is optimistic.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
A group of lawyers have requested the UN review and reconsider any acceptance of Palestinian Authority requests for accession to international conventions, pending fulfillment of the legal and moral requirements set out in international law and practice.
Hosted by Speaker of the Knesset, MK Edelstein, the prize, awarded by Nefesh B’Nefesh was given to seven Olim from English-speaking countries who have contributed to the State of Israel in a significant way.
In this week's parsha a stark choice is presented: follow God and live, or abandon Him and die.
Police find three-meter tunnel in South Hebron Hills; last week, local communities ran dry thanks to hundreds of illegal taps into water main
Israeli leadership doesn’t look to God for help, it gave away Gaza because of political predictions and calculations.
A Haredi yeshiva in Bnei Brak has become the city's first Torah institution to install a solar electricity system. According to the Behadrei Haredim website, the solar energy panels were installed on the Ahavat Chesed beit mid rash, an off shoot of the city’s Ponevitch Yeshiva. In the past, the website said that haredi rabbis […]
There is lots of evidence that Hilary Rodham Clinton, the former senator from New York, first lady and secretary of state, will to try to win the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. Even before formally announcing her candidacy, she's been campaigning and making waves, all in an attempt to keep her name not only […]
By JTA
Jill Abramson, the executive editor of The New York Times, is unexpectedly leaving her post. Abramson, the first woman but hardly the first Jew to hold the top editorial position at the paper, lasted less than three years. The Times did not explain the reason for her departure. She will be replaced by Dean Baquet, the managing […]
The Ministry of Communications announced Thursday that tenders would be issued for construction of Israel’s first 4G cellular network. The tenders are expected to be published by June 30 and awarded in September. According to the Globes financial daily, companies will compete for 5 Mbps deployments on a 1800 MHz frequency. Partner Communications Ltd. and […]
"I would prefer Abu Mazen to worry about making things better here than holding Nakba protests," said one taxi driver.
Palestinian Authority Arabs stoned an Israeli car on the Wallaje bypass road this morning (Thursday), NRG reported. No injuries were reported.
Israel Police prevented a potential terror attack this week when they caught four PA Arabs carrying explosives and firebombs.
By Jewish Press Staff Reporter
The Israel Tax Authority has reached agreement with the U.S. to coordinate info between the IRS and Israeli banks.
The new soldiers received a gun and a Tanach, in which the “deed” to the land of Israel is found.
The events yesterday in Ma'aleh Rehavam are strikingly similar.
We should remember not only the difficult moments of life but also the blessings we too often take for granted.
A woman stand in prayer atop her home in Ma'aleh Rehavam. Eleven buildings were destroyed there yesterday.
When one denies the objective source of value, the very meaning of those values becomes problematic.
By Ben Cohen
While Jews are just one percent of the French population, 40 percent of French racist assaults target Jews.
Russian Jews led the call for a wider, global Jewish recognition of the rescue of European Jewry.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai interviews breakout pop culture stars The Maccabeats on on ‘Candlelight’, Their Success, and the Future.
There is an answer past abstinence or avoidance for Torah-prohibited relations.
By Proud Mom
You want to exclude this group from supporting their homeland, using the Torah as an excuse.
Question: Can one fulfill the mitzvah of Sefirat HaOmer via shome’a k’oneh (listening to someone else say the necessary words without saying anything oneself)?
By dvora
She always had a smile, and put her best foot forward – as hard as that might have been.
And yet, the Gemara in Megillah clearly states that the halacha about the tochacha only applies to the tochacha in Vayikra, not to the tochacha in Devarim.
It’s fitting that Yeshiva Derech HaTorah’s Sefer Torah is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Jeffrey Ben-Zvi, z”l, cherished member of the Derech HaTorah parent body and vibrant force in the Flatbush community.
There is an interesting parallel here with the timing and details of another political scandal.
Taking their cue from Democratic allegations of a politically motivated “witch hunt,” mainstream media types are spinning the work of the new committee in terms of the attack itself and our apparent lack of preparedness.
Two Jewish teenagers was detained Wednesday on King George Street after allegedly attempting to spray paint the words Price Tag and Nahman from Uman on the street. No details were released about when the minors would be charged and if they would be released.
Prime Minister Netanyahu concluded his visit to Japan with a call on Japan to address Iran’s nuclear program with the same seriousness it treat’s North Korea’s. "We are interested in peace and stability throughout the world. We see a danger and a challenge posed by a rogue state arming itself with nuclear weapons. In your […]
By Jason Maoz
The Clintonan “engagement” liberals remember with such fondness did nothing but embolden Arafat and Hamas and Hizbullah as they witnessed Israel’s only real ally elevate process ahead of policy.
Christie reportedly told Adelson later that weekend that he “misspoke” in his Vegas appearance.
Orange County campus has been hotbed of Jewish-Muslim tension for years, since Muslim students prevented Israel's ambassador from speaking
“In Odessa, there was more calm than in other places," she said. "But now I cannot think of a single person here who isn’t worried.”
This is the first time in Israel’s history that a former prime minister has been convicted of a serious crime and sentenced to serve time behind bars.
For our purposes, we will focus on Jewish-related subjects and call it “What’s Your Jewish Perspective?”
Over the years, the ADL has been criticized for overstating what qualifies as anti-Semitism, with critics suggesting that some of the statements used to measure bias actually are more indicative of admiration for Jews than anti-Jewish hostility.
Even by Arab standards, the Ma'alot terror attack was a shock: Teenage hostages, murdered in cold blood
Chess grandmaster Daniel King, explains which characteristics and qualities make a good chess player.
“The phenomenon of Israeli Arabs going to Syria presents a tremendous threat to the State of Israel," said Shabak officials
By JTA
Israel’s embassy in Turkey canceled a celebration of Israel’s Independence Day and President Shimon Peres sent a letter of condolence to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the mine collapse Wednesday in Manisa that trapped more than 700 miners underground. Erdogan said Wednesday that 238 miners had died and more than 200 remain trapped, while 363 […]
During previous papal visits to Israel no one cared about David's Tomb. Why has it suddenly become "disputed"?
October 30, 2026 
