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The Jerusalem Marathon

By Jewish Press Staff

25,000 people joined in the fourth annual Jerusalem Marathon on Friday, March 21, 2014.

Photo of the Day

Just Another Tourist

By Jewish Press Staff

Television, film, and stage actor and director Blair Underwood visits the Old City of Jerusalem on March 20, 2014.

Halacha & Hashkafa

Lost Property (Sukkot 25a)

By Jewish Press Staff

Is a shomer aveidah considered a shomer chinam or a shomer sachar?

Government / News Briefs / United Nations (UN) / Settlements

Netanyahu Planning to Visit Pro-Israel Australia

By Jewish Press Staff

Despite mini-crises over fake passports and Prisoner X, Australia has been one of Israel’s most reliable allies.

Video of the Day

I Rode in on a Matzah Ball

By Jewish Press Staff

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Photo of the Day

Bikur Cholim - Visiting the Sick

By Jewish Press Staff

Bikur Cholim - visiting sick people, is considered a big Mitzvah in Judaism. Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yaalon made a Bikur Cholim visit on Wednesday to the four soldiers wounded on the Golan Heights when their jeep was attacked along the Syrian border. One of the soldiers (not pictured) is in very bad […]

Photo of the Day

It's not a Zamboni

By Jewish Press Staff

It's not a Zamboni, but it is smoothing the ice in Jerusalem's new (temporary) ice skating rink at First Station.

Video of the Day

Super Dvora Patrol Boat

By Jewish Press Staff

The Israeli Navy has been racking up of some big scores lately. Here's a video about one of their top patrol boats.

Photo of the Day

Helicopter Evac

By Jewish Press Staff

IDF officers carry a soldier who was wounded from an explosion, as he is evacuated to a hospital in Haifa on March 18, 2014. A roadside bomb wounded four Israeli soldiers patrolling the Golan Heights on Tuesday, and Israel retaliated with artillery fire on Syrian army positions. It was not clear who had planted the […]

Photo of the Day

Spreading Purim Happiness

By Jewish Press Staff

Volunteers dressed up in costumes sing Purim songs and distribute treats in an effort to cheer children hospitalized at the Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, during Purim.

Photo of the Day

A Very IDF Purim

By Jewish Press Staff

IDF soldiers getting into the Purim spirit.

Potpourri / Recipes

Purim Diet Survival Guide

By Jewish Press Staff

Although Purim is only one day long, many dieters or people who are just careful with their intake during the year have a hard time on this day. Below are some tips to help you get through it successfully.

Photo of the Day

Selfie

By Jewish Press Staff

Bibi narrowly misses "pulling an Obama" with a selfie.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs

IDF Tanks and Planes Bomb Gaza Missile Launchers

By Jewish Press Staff

The IDF’s initial response was to stop the rocket fire, and the next step of retaliation has yet to begin.

Israel / News Briefs / Archaeology / Judaism

New Texts Found in 'Dead Sea Scroll' Caves

By Jewish Press Staff

Digging for the past sometimes is possible by simple looking at what already has been found.

Photo of the Day

Automatic Elections

By Jewish Press Staff

A lot more guns than usual were visible in Beit Shemesh.

Terrorism / Israel / Iran / News Briefs

Netanyahu Calls Rouhani ‘Nothing More than a PR Man’

By Jewish Press Staff

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is nothing more than a PR man [and] the real ruler of Iran is the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who is aptly called the Supreme Leader,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at a news conference in Eilat on Monday. The IDF invited media to see the weapons on a cargo ship that […]

Video of the Day

Caroline Glick: Myth of the 'Two-State Solution'

By Jewish Press Staff

Caroline Glick of the Jerusalem Post and the Center for Security Policy discusses myths of the 'two-state solution' in the Middle East and lays out her blueprint for "Ending The Stalemate." For a more in-depth look, go here.

Haredim & Hassidim / Global / News Briefs / Religion

Lev Tahor Sect Members Arrested in Trinidad

By Jewish Press Staff

The families involved in the court appeal have been under strict restrictions not to leave Ontario.

Government / News Briefs

Security Agencies Believe Israel's Biometric Database Not Secure

By Jewish Press Staff

But one doesn't need to be a secret agent to worry about the bio-metric program.

US / News Briefs / Media

Nachum Segal Show Kicks Off 31st On-Air Fundraising Marathon

By Jewish Press Staff

Listener contributions to keep ‘JM in the AM’ on the air, serving the community for another year.

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"Like" Us to Win Free Hot Dogs!

By Jewish Press Staff

Your chance to win free, glatt kosher Abeles & Heymann hot dogs is just a few clicks away. Click now for details.

Israel / Middle East / Levant / News Briefs / Media / United Nations (UN)

Ambassador Ayalon Assails UN Policy of Injustice on You-Tube

By Jewish Press Staff

“In today’s international climate where people are looking for every reason to hate Israel, we cannot allow untruths to go unchallenged.”

Jewish / Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Settlements

The Jewish Demographic Bomb: Judea and Samaria Up 4.3% in 2013

By Jewish Press Staff

The greatest growth was registered in the smaller communal settlements, some of which are in very remote locations.

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Ritz-Carlton Takes Private Vacation Residences in Israel to New Level

By Jewish Press Staff

The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Herzliya is open and has redefined luxury in Israel.

Potpourri / Recipes

More Entries From The Soup Contest

By Jewish Press Staff

Nothing says winter like a bowl of hot soup – and so many of you responded to our request for recipes back in December. The following are two more recipes we enjoyed.

Middle East / Levant / Politics / Global / Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / News Briefs

Australian Book: Prisoner X Leaked Information to Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

Journalist Rafael Epstein claims Zygier revealed intelligence about operations he had been involved in to an Iranian businessman.

US / Politics / News Briefs / Turkey / Religion

Bipartisan Letter to Obama Urging Action on Erdogan

By Jewish Press Staff

More than 80 dignitaries from across the political spectrum are concerned about the future U.S. relations with Turkey.

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Research and Academic Teaching of Terrorism in Israel and in the World

By Jewish Press Staff

The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) brought together the best academic minds and practitioners in the field of terrorism.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

5 Dead, 14 Injured as Tourist Bus Explodes Near Eilat

By Jewish Press Staff

30 tourists of different nationalities were on the bus when it exploded.

Video of the Day

Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs

By Jewish Press Staff

Global humanitarian reasons for current U.S. immigration are tested in this presentation by author and journalist Roy Beck, using data from the World Bank and U.S. Census Bureau. The 1996 version of this immigration gumballs presentation has been one of the most viewed immigration policy presentations on the internet.

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Luxury Real Estate: Boutique Apartments Declare War on Towers in Tel Aviv!

By Jewish Press Staff

The conception and the design of this boutique residence differ from the other high standing properties available in Tel Aviv.

Video of the Day

Technion's Next generation of Wind Turbines

By Jewish Press Staff

Prof. David Greenblatt of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering discusses Wind Turbine Efficiency and the Grand Technion Energy Program.

Israel / Global / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Chinese Negotiating to Buy Dairy and Agriculture Giant Tnuva

By Jewish Press Staff

If the deal goes through it would be for between $2.4 and $2.7 billion.

US / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Netanyahu to Meet Obama in March

By Jewish Press Staff

One of the PM's goals while in the U.S. is to advance the "peace process."

UK / Antisemitism / News Briefs

Report: Falling Antisemitic Numbers Don't Mean UK Antisemitism Is Down

By Jewish Press Staff

In violent antisemitic attacks there was little difference between the 2013 and 2012 figures.

Video of the Day

Jerusalem: 4000 Years in 5 Minutes

By Jewish Press Staff

Jerusalem, a mosaic of different peoples, faiths, and nationalities. Nevertheless, despite this diversity, under the sovereignty of Israel, Jerusalem is a city that works. But has it always been this way?

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Meet Master Chef Sara Black

By Jewish Press Staff

Sara Black is available internationally as a private chef for the Jewish holidays and other occasions.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs

Here's How Hamas Digs Terror Tunnels and Builds Rockets (Video)

By Jewish Press Staff

The Defense Ministry is literally gambling the lives of Israelis by only not bombing terror tunnels.

Video of the Day

Barry Rubin Lecture Last September

By Jewish Press Staff

Here's a talk given last September by Prof. Barry Rubin who passed away this morning. Barry Rubin: How the PLO Adapted Antisemitism as Anti-Zionism.

Israel / Middle East / Levant / Jewish / US / News Briefs / Media / Obituaries

Scholar and Columnist Professor Barry Rubin Passed Away at 64

By Jewish Press Staff

Barry Rubin's was a rare voices of clarity in the Israeli academia and in Jewish media. He was one of the good guys.

Video of the Day

New Orleans Pro-Israel Festival in April

By Jewish Press Staff

This is the second Indiegogo campaign to help fund Declare Your Freedom. They say they've already raised half the money and need your help to raise the rest. This year, they're pulling out all the stops and holding a spring festival filled with music, speakers, food, and an all out celebration of Israeli culture.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

IDF Uncovers 3 Arab Guns at Checkpoint East of Netanya

By Jewish Press Staff

All in a day’s work for Palestinian Authority Arabs – guns smuggling, rock throwing and an attempted hit and run.

US / News Briefs / Media / Sports

First-Ever Kosher Halftime Show to Debut During Super Bowl XLVIII

By Jewish Press Staff

The Nachum Segal Network drafts Lenny Solomon and Shlock Rock to kick off its new game day tradition.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Science and Tech

Second Case of Pesticide Poisoning in Jerusalem

By Jewish Press Staff

Doctors believe the pesticide involved in the second case was different from the first one.

Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / Global / News Briefs / Media / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Canadian News Reporter Openly Advocates Palestinian 'Right of Return'

By Jewish Press Staff

In reality, there were only 700,000 displaced Palestinians following Israel’s 1948 war of Independence.

Haredim & Hassidim / US / News Briefs / Aliyah / Geulah / Judaism

Religious Zionists Target Yiddish Speaking Haredim for Aliyah (Video)

By Jewish Press Staff

Yiddish messages rooted in Jewish liturgy and Biblical texts encouraging Jews to make Aliyah.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs

Three Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Injure 2

By Jewish Press Staff

Two other air strikes in central and southern Gaza Strip left no reported injuries.

Potpourri / Recipes

Soup Recipes

By Jewish Press Staff

Nothing says winter like a bowl of hot soup – and so many of you responded to our request for recipes.

Potpourri

The Pomegranate Tree - Based on True Events

By Jewish Press Staff

Perele stretches under the sturdy tree, savoring the calm breeze licking at her ankles, the blessed stillness of her secret retreat. Only a moment longer. These few short snaps of stolen time fill her with a heady sense of pleasure. This is her space. And trees don’t shout.

Parenting Our Children

The Burden Of Silence: Understanding Selective Mutism

By Jewish Press Staff

For many years, people suffering from selective mutism, or the inability to speak in certain social situations, were thought to be unstable or abused. Their behavior was attributed to an emotional disturbance. Recent research, however, has proven that the idea that children with selective mutism are disturbed is a myth that should be discredited and exposed.

Open to Debate

Are the Haredim Just Going to Keep on Going to the Right?

By Jewish Press Staff

The bigger the Haredi community grows, the greater its ability to dominate our lives is getting, and the more they seem to be pulling the rest of us into what many view as an overly restrictive direction. Will it ever end? Will the Haredi pendulum ever stop swinging to the right?

Open to Debate

Should JewishPress.com Continue its Polls?

By Jewish Press Staff

JewishPress announces Open to Debate, a forum to discuss the hot topics of the day. Start Your Keyboards....

Jewish / NY / Politics / News Briefs

New Queens Borough President Melinda Katz Sworn In

By Jewish Press Staff

In 1998, Katz lost a close race to Anthony Weiner for Chuck Schumer's congressional seat.

Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media / Holocaust

Watch Hitchcock Holocaust Documentary Suppressed by the British

By Jewish Press Staff

By the time Hitchcock's film was finished, the allies' political needs had changed.

Video of the Day

Tu Tu Tu B'shevat

By Jewish Press Staff

Tu B'shevat is around the corner, folks, get your fruit plates in line… This simple song is a favorite of preschoolers who enjoy all the action lyrics -- clapping, stomping, planting, growing, swaying, etc. The song is part of the "Gan Shirim (A Garden of Songs") double-CD written and produced by Carol Boyd Leon and […]

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Get Your Free Jewish Press Wall Calendar

By Jewish Press Staff

This is your opportunity to get your FREE Jewish Press wall calendar - shipped right to your home or office.

Politics / The Courts / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Religion / Judaism

Authority, Shmothority, Is Hebrew National Meat Kosher?

By Jewish Press Staff

One judge wondered how meat could be considered kosher, if the employees of the kosher slaughtering firm "just passed on the cows."

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

New Bird Observatory Coming to Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press Staff

A bird observatory is to be established in Ganei Yehoshua Park Complex, thanks to JNF Australia. Bird singing in the heart of the "Non-Stop-City": In the presence of KKL-JNF World Chairman Efi Stenzler, Tel Aviv-Jaffa's Mayor Ron Huldai, and the Australian ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma, a cornerstone laying ceremony was held this week for […]

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

Israeli Researcher: Chewing Gum Cause of Migraines in Teens

By Jewish Press Staff

"Every doctor knows that overuse of the TMJ will cause headaches."

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Soup Recipe Contest

By Jewish Press Staff

Your soup recipe may win you a copy of Jamie Geller's "Joy of Kosher".

Jewish / US / News Briefs / Obituaries

8-Year-Old ‘Superman Sam’ Sommer Died of Leukemia

By Jewish Press Staff

"Over his entire brief but meaningful life, Sammy has taught all of us about courage, struggle, strength, and wisdom."

Travel / News Briefs / Media / Jerusalem

Stunning Post Storm Jerusalem Images

By Jewish Press Staff

In case you're wondering, temps in Jerusalem right now are 7 Celsius, or a comfortable 44 Fahrenheit.

US / Video of the Day / United Nations (UN)

'Black Day for Human Rights'

By Jewish Press Staff

Interviewed by France 24, UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer says UNHRC election of China, Cuba, Russia, Saudi Arabia is a "black day for human rights."

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