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Now to be clear: Israel needed no resolution to exist, for Israel’s right to exist is self-evident and timeless. Nor did that resolution create the State of Israel. For Israel was born of the sweat and the sacrifice of the Jewish pioneers who risked everything to reclaim their beloved lands...

Product Promotion

Ashley Blaker Coming to New York

I’ve got to be the only person in the world who works in TV but doesn’t actually own a TV.

Headline / Op-Eds

Europe's Collusion in Palestinian Illegal Land Grab

It's galling of the European Union to express "humanitarian" outrage at Israel for razing illegal structures in the West Bank -- while the EU is in league with Palestinian criminals who have been brazenly stealing Arab-owned land.

"Allahu Akbar": Islamic Battle Cry

"Allahu Akbar" means "Allah is greater" than any other god, empowering Muslims to feel superior to the rest of mankind. "Allahu Akbar" has, in fact, been a jihadist tool since the early years of Islam

Obituaries

Arthur Marcus zt"l - The Man of Great Chesed

40 years ago, Arthur Marcus (ZT"L) established the Central Fund of Israel, allowing the transfer of tax-exempt donations to Israel. In this way, he transferred close to 20 million dollars a year to 300 non-profit organizations.

Israpundit

A Review of the Jordan Option Conference

The conference on “The Jordan Option – the Ultimate solution,” that I attended at Jerusalem’s Begin Center, was different from any event I have ever attended.

An Open Letter To NFL Players Disrespecting America

To the players of the NFL: We fans should be ashamed for putting our admiration of your physical skills before what is morally right. But now you have gone too far. You have insulted our flag and all it represents

5 Tips for Businesses in the New Year

Whether you’ve had a great year in business, or not, here are a few things to consider for the New Year:

InDepth

Experts Send Letter to Trump Urging End Iran Deal

Strong international sanctions, a tough negotiating strategy and a decisive American president who will not engage in appeasement is the best approach to rein in Iran’s belligerent behavior and induce it to joining negotiations on a better agreement.

The Lid with Jeff Dunetz

Brooklyn Law Prof Says Solar Eclipse Is Racist

The Atlantic’s very lengthy essay on the failure of the eclipse to occur where a sufficient number of black people reside is entitled “American Blackout.” It clocks in at a remarkable 4,544 words and does not appear to be satire.

Friends of Close Israeli Ally, Azerbaijan, Threatened

Azerbaijan is Israel's key partner in the South Caucasus and Central Asia region. Bilateral relations between the two countries continue to grow steadily with successes in diverse and important areas and military-strategic cooperation.

Featured / Op-Eds

We Live in Beit Shemesh Too...

There's a LOT to know about the problem with the wild dogs and these crazy animal rights activists don't know the first thing about it!

PM Modi's Historic Visit Celebrates 2500 Years of Hindu-Jewish Ties

Hindus and Jews have shared a history which goes back 2500 years. The first group of Jewish sailors, came to India as traders in around 562 BCE and settled in India.

A Win for Le Pen in the Second Round Would Only Incite Terror

By Yuval Canfi The far right “Front Nationale” party headed by Marine Le Pen promises to wipe out terror. In fact it plays straight to the hands of the Islamic State, creating a fertile ground for new radicals. Marine Le Pen, the French far right leader who garnered over 21% of votes in the first […]

Israel Thrives

Focusing on the Wrong Things, and Where Attention Should be Paid

The PA does NOT have to reject terrorism. What it must do is harder: Accept a definition of terrorism that does not change depending on the identity of the perpetrator or the identity of the victim.

Judaism

Providing Jewish Education to Strengthen Israel’s Soldiers

IDF religious ideology is being hotly debated in media and between politicians and National Religious rabbis. Jewish education programs run by the IDF in conjunction with Torah groups are essential

InDepth

Did Morocco Help Win Six Day War?

Israel largely has Morocco to thank for its victory over its Arab enemies in the 1967 Six Day War, according to revelations by a former Israeli military intelligence chief.

Halacha & Hashkafa / Holidays

When Tisha B'Av falls on Shabbat or Sunday

What are the main changes when Tisha B'Av falls on Shabbat or Sunday?

United Nations (UN)

Danny Danon-A New Israeli First

Danon’s election as chair of the UN Legal Committee is an historic achievement for Israel, marking the first time that an Israeli representative will head a permanent committee.

Tenufa Bakehila: Much More than a Home Repair Project

Tenufa Bakehila was founded 23 years ago, helping close to 4,000 families in that time, with 237 families assisted last year. So far over 27,000 volunteers have helped with the project.

A Soldier's Mother

A Soldier's Mother: Her Future is My History

I want to be Israeli because I want my children to be Israeli. I want them to be Israeli so that they don't feel like they have to hide, or live in a cloistered ghetto. I want them to be full and free

A Message from a Soldier in Israel

We have risen from the ashes of a broken world and for the first time in 2000 years we have a Jewish army, committed to the phrase "Never Again"

Holocaust

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel

Capitalists Finance Anti-Israel "Leftists"

Isn't it curious that groups identified as "Left" enjoy generous funding from capitalist bodies?

One Small Step

If you’ve ever thought about making Israel your home, figure out the SMALLEST next step and take it!

First-Person Account of an American Rabbi Visiting the Temple Mount

Only the Rabbi and his wife had a personal escort of guards accompany them on the Temple Mount. Why?

InDepth

The Real Story about Rabbi Tully Bryks - Standing Up for What is Right

Due to the lies in the article, damage was done to the reputation of a truly good man.

How Can Home Repair Empower Needy Families?

Tenufa Bakehila's purpose is two-fold: provide safe and healthy living conditions & empower families

Support Meir Ettinger and the Hilltop Youth: Free Meir Ettinger from Administrative Detention!

Jews are at legal risk if they try to defend themselves against Arab terror

When Bernie Sanders Saved Chanukkah

As mayor of Burlington, Vt., Bernie Sanders publicly inaugurated the Chabad-Lubavitch Public Menorah at Burlington's City Hall.

Time To Speak Out

For too long Israel's been neglected in many yeshivos; it is still treif in many right wing schools.

20 Combat Officers of Israel Defense Forces Urge An End of Funding to Organizations that Harm the IDF

An appeal to American Jews to stop funding organizations that harm Israel's Defense Forces

Confused in San Bernardino

After watching CNN coverage of the San Bernardino shootings, I'm very confused.

Setting the Record Straight: Why the Rabbinical Council of America “banned women rabbis.”

(Guest contributor, Rabbi Mitchell Rocklin is a member of the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America} Why would anyone want to ban women rabbis? And why now? As one of the organizers and supporters of what has been characterized as the Rabbinical Council of America’s recent “ban on women rabbis,” I would like […]

Wikipedia Continues the Crime and the Silence of Polish Participation in the Murder of Jews

The Wiki article is an egregious example of denial & minimization of Polish atrocities against Jews.

A Wake-Up Call for Jewry

When Mayor Barkat calls for citizens to arm themselves, the message given is "You are on your own."

A Wake-Up Call for Jewry

It is neither Hamas or PA leaders behind these attacks, they come from the ranks of the common folk.

From The Wine Cellar

Tapping into the Future of Winemaking

By Rachel Gross The New York Times called it ‘not merely good but brilliant.’ For the Daily Telegraph (UK,) it created an ‘experience contemporary and aspirational.’ The last glass is ‘as fresh as the first’ promises the Washington Post. What is this revolution overtaking the wine drinking world? Wine on tap. We’re all used to […]

Investigate Chris Gunness, UNRWA's Spokesperson

Gunness has not only escaped investigation, he continues violating the neutrality of UNRWA's mandate

Art, Man, and God

Though the proximate target of the boycott effort is Israel, artistic freedom is the ultimate victim

The Red Herring of the Definition Debate

A recent study found that 54% of Jewish college students experienced/witnessed anti-Semitism in 2014

Note to Former Pres. Jimmy Carter: PLEASE Boycott Israeli Products & Technology

Mr. Carter, Please continue boycotting Israeli products & refuse all medical help discovered by Jews

Rethinking Personal Protection In The Jewish Home

Media / Interviews and Profiles

Is it better to suffer evil or martyrdom than injure? I don’t believe these represent Torah values.

A Trip to the Movies

The film transports the viewer to a fairy-tale time & place, filled with wonderful cast & stories

By Whom Are We Ruled? In Israel, By the Supreme Court

In Israel, the judiciary has established itself as superior to ALL other branches of the government.

My Heart, My Heart Aches for the Slain; My Innards Churn for Their Loss

On the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, Tisha B’av, a reflection on the dangerous deal with Iran

An Open Letter to the President of the United States

Peace garnered by appeasing terrorists last because they will hunger for more victims.

Columns

Supporting and Treating Lone Soldiers Who Fought in Gaza

A year after Operation Protective Edge, the Lone Soldier Center continues its care of these soldiers

Israel Under 12 National Baseball Team is Going to Tuscany!

Under-12 Israel National Baseball Team will compete in Italy in a great international competition

Mysterious Real Life Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing occurs in real life too when the Omniscient cracks open a window for us to the future

New York Mother & Daughter to Swim Across the Kinneret

Swim4Sadna is an annual event benefiting Sadna, an integrative special-ed community in Gush Etzion

J Street: The Jewish Enemy Within

Jewish Voices for Peace’s 2015 Haggadah is a blatant anti-Israel screed crying, “L’chayim to BDS!"

Knock off the Peace Processing, Already!

Many books have supported the preferability- not to be confused with desirability- of the status quo

A Palestinian State in the West Bank – World Hypocrisy

U.S and European demands for the creation of a Palestinian State in the West Bank is world hypocrisy.

Holidays

MY GIFT

This Shavuot let's give G-d a gift too: Let's make this year different by doing just 1 more mitzvah

Speaking with the Fire Marshal on Safety and Halacha

Fires are often caused by careless mistakes. People must use better judgment in fire prevention.

Israel Defense Minister: Terrorists ‘Use Our Law Against Us’

Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Ya’alon thanked Shurat HaDin for its legal advocacy against terrorism in the international arena.

Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon Appointed Rabbinic Head of the Jerusalem College of Technology and Head of its Batei Midrash

"I hope to see many students...combine the academic world with the world of Torah and Jewish law"

Organizations for the 'Exploitation' of Human Rights

No where in the world is there the level of intervention by foreign countries as exists in Israel.

World Zionist Congress Elections Last Call

Groups promoting anti-Israel/anti-Jewish BDS right on their websites are running in the WZC election

Pataki Opened Republican Jewish Coalition Event: BDS Is Anti-Semitic

Pataki is the last Republican Governor to win a majority of Jewish votes.

Holidays

“It Is Wondrous in Our Eyes”

The day after Israel was declared a State, everyone recited Hallel and people danced in the streets.

My Rav

Rav Lichtenstein did not learn Tanaim, Amoraim, Rishonim and Achronim, rather he learned with them

The Tzohar Rabbinical Organization on the passing of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein

"Rav Lichtenstein's vision and inspiration served to guide the development of Tzohar."

Lingering Effects of the Shoah

When a whole side of your family perishes, friends become the extended family you do not have.

Holidays

What?! A Passover Seder in a Rural Village in ZIMBABWE?!

The Lemba tribe (Southern Africa) have an oral tradition they're descendants of Israel's Lost Tribes

Religion Provides Balance and is Good for Family

Teaching integrity is allowing family, friends, and associates see the business of living your life.

Uncategorized

Gabriel Sassoon, Otto Frank and Our Search for True Freedom this Pesach

Seeing and hearing the anguish of Gabriel Sassoon, I am reminded of Otto Frank, Anne Frank's father.

YISMACH, Linking Shadchanim to Singles

Indifference to the pain of the many singles should require us to have our heart, not head, examined

"Chancing” Upon Rainer Hoess

While in Auschwitz I felt a tangible intensity. I could sense that I was in a place of sheer evil.

Obama Declares War on Israel

Obama needs to wake up. The real enemy is not Netanyahu but Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad,IS

The 10 Minute Parsha

Aleph Beta: Tzav: A Deeper Look At The Priestly Role

Why does Torah make the priests go through a long and seemingly bizarre induction ceremony?

Judaism 101

Personal Pesach Reflections

Nothing beats some preparation to make it a memorable Seder!

J Street Conference: Israel Blamed for Palestinians’ Problems

{Jonathan Greenberg is a guest columnist and this article originally appeared on the Breitbart.com website} J Street, a progressive organization funded primarily by far-left individuals who are critical of Israeli policy and more sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, is holding its annual conference this week in Washington. At a morning session titled “What’s Next for Palestinian Leadership,” […]

A Psychologist's Solution to the Israeli Problem of "Dumb" Elections

A novel way to keep the PM from letting power take him out of control-Think R.Gamliel & R. Yehoshua.

Shidduchim and Tuition crisis: Two Problems... or One?

A draconian solution: Rabbis & community leaders must condemn&decry bachelorhood past a certain age.

Purim Memories1953: Moscow and Budapest

Stalin's plan for the Soviet's “final solution of the Jewish question” was totally assimilating them

Halacha & Hashkafa / Holidays

Weekly World Wide Havdalah to be Introduced Online

On Campus / Education / Product Promotion

Havdalah.com will be streaming an inspiring/live/MUSICAL/global Havdalah(NOT to fulfill obligation)

Educating the Leaders of Tomorrow

The interdisciplinary center has created an educational system that combines academic tuition with a strong commitment to social issues.

How to Fix the Israeli Economy in Five Steps

Israel's political system prevents bold economic reforms. Economist Gilad Alper offers 5 grand moves

Hacking Pharoah’s Social Media Accounts

Our journey begins by attempting to see things differently, only then can we be open to change.

A Hostage's Terrifying Eyewitness Account

I prayed throughout. My plan is to make Aliya and I pray my family can join me in Israel quickly

Letters To The Editor

Six-Year-Old Boy with Terminal Cancer in NY Needs Help

It has been a very challenging year that has taken a toll on the Cohen family.

Letters To The Editor

God Bless You, Mr. Dershowitz

I was touched by his words on the struggle to stand up for Israel.

Our Zaidy, the Rav

A Tribute to Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt zt”l

United with Israel

Video: Jerusalem's Best-Kept Secret

Until you come to see it in person, enjoy Jerusalem’s Botanical Garden virtually via this video!

United with Israel

Experts Warn: Major Earthquake Could Hit Israel Any Time

After four earthquakes shake Israel in one week, experts debate whether the big one is imminent.

Pure Joy – an Art Show

The art show represents its theme, the identity of joy in Judaism.

Letters To The Editor

Thank You, Aryeh United

Our human GPS who loves geography, maps and anything mass transit, to actually GO to the places he constantly reads about.

Finding Israel, Finding Roots In Your Rosh HaShanah

We should remind each other of the value of Israel in our lives every chance we get.

Sorry I Neglected your Jewish Identity, Cousin

A letter to my American cousin who's going out with an Italian girl.

Rhode Island Synagogues to Host Nigerian Guests on Sukkot

Gihon’s members are Nigerians who have embraced Judaism, but have not gone through a formal conversion process.

The Power Of The Kotel Stones

If tears could melt stone, the Kotel wouldn’t be standing.

Nigeria’s Igbo Jews

Many Igbo, even while practicing Christianity, nonetheless consider themselves Jewish.

Yishai and Walid Schmoozing

Our Radio guy Yishai Fleisher is joined by Walid Shantur, an Arab American hailing from a village near Ramallah whom Yishai had met in Ithaca, NY.

A Call to Action: Shut Down the Claims Conference

After helping themselves to large salaries and allowing fraud to persist under their noses for over a decade, the Claims Conference is too broke to serve the survivors.

Iran: Can Rouhani Deliver?