יום ראשון, ה׳ כסלו תשפ״זSunday, November 15, 2026
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Admit it; when Chanukah comes we all become kids again. But still, the actual kids get pride of place on this holiday, as they do for all holidays. Anyway, they’ll certainly be the ones clamoring for gifts. Whether it’s for your children, or relatives’ or friends’, why not treat them to the gift of a good book?
On February 4, 1939, Rabbi Naphtali boarded the RMS Queen Mary from Southampton, England, and arrived in New York on February 9. Shortly thereafter, the rest of the Carlebach family set sail on the Queen Mary on March 18 and arrived in New York on March 23, 1939.
A chassidic police recruit who said he was fired from the New York City Police Department because he would not trim his beard was the victim of religious discrimination, a federal court ruled last week.
Meir Panim's Tiberias Free Restaurant not only provides warm meals, but the opportunity to socialize as well.
The festival marked the 90th birthday of President Shimon Peres, and the 100th birthday of late Prime Minster Menachem Begin.
In an article on August 4, 2013, Jodi Rudoren explained rock throwing in the "West Bank" and what happens when boys in the "West Bank" throw rocks. They can get arrested. She wrote, too, that "it is a game that can kill," and mentioned a man and his one year old son who were killed […]
"Our friend, the U.S. government, forced us at the time to agree to the Gaza elections, and the result was: Hamas took over."
If you or your child suffers from panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, unrelenting worries or incapacitating phobias, you or your child may have an anxiety disorder – which does not mean that you have to live with anxiety and fear.
Providing comfort on the Q train.
Hayman claims to have privately confessed 25 years ago his child sex abuse crimes to Rabbi Pinchus Feldman, spiritual leader of the Sydney yeshiva Center.
Semen Domnitser, the former Claims Conference employee who was found guilty of leading a $57 million fraud scheme at the Holocaust restitution organization, was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Many antisemites have been fighting against the ‘Working Definition of Antisemitism,’ so they can continue their attacks on Jews and the Jewish State.
Holocaust survivor and noted Jewish Philanthropist Sam Halpern passed away at the age of 93.
Joseph Hayon, the Republican candidate for city council in the 44th district (Boro Park, Kensington, Midwood and Flatbush), is no stranger to running for office.
The endorsements from the Sephardic National Alliance and Sephardic Voters League helped establish Deutsch as the front-runner in the race within a race for the support of the Sephardic community.
There are two questions you can ask another human being: “What are you?” and “Who are you?” If you ask “What are you” – you destroy the world. If you ask “Who are you?” you build the world…” (Shlomo Carlebach). Rabbi, folksinger and composer, Shlomo Carlebach is considered to be the foremost Jewish religious songwriter […]
Philanthropist Paul (Moshe) Reichmann, considered the greatest financial supporter of the Torah world, passed away last Friday. He was 83.
Earlier on the campaign trail both candidates met with a Jewish Press panel.
The Jewish Press recently asked New York City Republican mayoral nominee Joe Lhota to address issuesof concern to the city’s Jewish community.
Al Jarida of Kuwait reported that Israeli jet fighters attacked a convoy carrying missiles from Syria into Lebanon.
"Progressive" used to mean socially enlightened and forward looking. Now it's just another word for a creepy liberal racist.
Students acquire an in-depth knowledge of international business law and the tools required to integrate into the international legal world and the global business sphere.
Video: A Chareidi man attacked by an Arab terrorist with a knife on a bus travelling between Beit Shemesh and Beitar.
Tractors are not deadly weapons – except when they are driven Palestinian Authority terrorists. The IDF killed the driver after he crashed a gate at an IDF base and tried to kill a soldier.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, America's most noted astrophysicist, discusses how the shape of the universe allows us to bypass questions about the "original source of energy that begat the universe" because the universe was made from nothing.
"Every agreement opens new frontiers for everyone," Araqchi told Israel Radio.
This is the first time StandWithUs has posted ads in Canada.
Thirteen Jews were arrested for being on the Temple Mount for praying.
6,000 commemorative medallions are being recalled.
Israelis take part at the Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia charity bicycle race near the Jerusalem Old City walls.
The IAF practiced complex mid-air refuelings this week in an apparent message to Iran that they are within reach.
A happy Rabbi Yehuda Glick after leaving the Temple Mount.
Johansson is registered as an independent and campaigned for Democratic candidate John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.
Ari Lesser's Powerful music video begs the question: "Why is there such a strong call to Boycott Israel by various college organizations and professors when the majority of countries around the world are committing verifiable atrocities that are all but ignored?"
Rav Bina speaks to his students about Rav Ovadia Yosef.
No matter how secular Israeli Jews may appear, the glow of Torah burns somewhere inside almost everyone. Peres was not pretending when he called Rav Ovadia his “teacher.” His tears were real.
The sound of heavy gunfire was reported, as well as army jets and F-16 fighters hovering in formations over several cities.
Rabbi Brovender's WebYeshiva.org Halacha Mastery Program - a 3-year journey to master halachic issues, challenges, and questions a Jew faces in his or her home and world in the 21st century.
Police say it was not terror, but what was it? Video below shows wild chase after the woman tried to ram the White House gate and then sped away, sending the capital into a panic before she was gunned down.
This was the first direct conversation between an American and an Iranian leader in 34 years.
Nefesh Yehudi has set a goal for it-self to enrich the world of the Israeli university student with Jewish study, Jewish knowledge and Jewish experience. Through study and lectures, religious and secular people engage each other in intense, respectful debate over issues that are of supreme importance to both of them. For many, this is […]
JewishPress.com will be back in full force after Shabbat. Enjoy your Chag!
The U.S. can use the proceeds to compensate victims of Iranian-sponsored terrorism.
The commander of the Free Syrian Army rebel group warns that Assad will continue to murder his own people.
John Kerry's remarks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after their meeting, at the Intercontinental Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland, September 14, 2013.
This month, we’re going to dive right into the questions, because it seems like everyone who sent one in is in a rush.
The Yom Kippur video message of Rav Bina, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh at the Kotel,
Question: Is it proper for Orthodox synagogues to have their parking lots open on Shabbat?
What do you do when you learn you are the very thing you hated? CBN News reports from Budapest on one man's crisis and amazing transformation.
The candidates answered questions on bris milah, the cost of yeshiva education, plans for the city’s economy, and Stop and frisk.
Watch Rabbi Itche Kadoozy attempting to deliver a High Holiday message -- 255 times. This is actually funny!
On Saturday night, the Israeli communications satellite Amos-4 will be launched into space.
Scott Stringer, Democratic candidate for New York City comptroller, recently visited The Jewish Press’s Borough Park offices.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Democratic candidate for mayor, recently visited The Jewish Press’s Borough Park offices.
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes, now in his sixth term, was first elected in 1989. He is a candidate for re-election in the September 10 Democratic primary. Hynes recently sat down with The Jewish Press.
The new immigrants’ relatives were on hand in Israel to greet them.
Researchers were able to establish that this was later a place of Jewish dwellers.
How will you change a little something this Rosh Hashanah? This year, may we all find our inner go-getter, resolving to make the world even better! Warm wishes for a sweet New Year, Your friends at the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Philanthropic Network Production: Dori Adar and Clutch animation studio Animation, design: Clutch animation studio […]
Hitler is presented as an appalling hypochondriac who abused laxatives and suffered from stomach cramps and embarrassing flatulence.
His son, the recently elected Chief Rabbi Yizhak Yosef, took his place teaching the class last night.
Students in the Lubavitch Senior School in London were asked to recreate a historical event. Miriam Ives, age 15, wrote a letter to a newspaper in the guise of a soldier during the Crimean War.
A two-legged dog who has learned to walk upright has been made an honorary sergeant in the U.S. army for inspiring disabled war veterans. Faith, an eight-year old labrador-chow cross is a favourite at army bases and hospitals, where she 'marches' around on her hind legs, dressed in a military jacket. Her owner Jude Stringfellow, […]
Here's newly born and yet unnamed baboon infant, being cuddled with its mother Sigal in the Ramat Gan Safari Park, August 21 2013. The park usually waits until visitors or the public name new baby animal.
Former New York Senator Al D’Amato spoke to The Jewish Press by phone to express his feelings about financier and liberal activist George Soros’s recent endorsement of Bill de Blasio for mayor of New York City.
Charlotte’s gift will provide a clean and modern space, where the children can undergo therapy through cooking and baking.
The Kite-Flying Festival, held annually at the Israel Museum, has become a Jerusalem tradition. Professional and amateur kite lovers from all over the country gather in Jerusalem every summer to fly kites that they designed themselves or created at the workshops held at the museum during the festival. During the festival, the museum's skies are […]
...breaking the NIS 6.7 million price-tag record previously set by another apartment in the city.
Israel's Artillery Corps revealed the previously classified Tammuz missile for the first time, that was operational in Gaza and Lebanon wars. With a range of 15.5 miles, the missile is equipped with an electric optic sensor that transmits the image of its target to its operators inside an armored personnel carrier who then manually drive […]
This fascinating find will be presented at Megalim's Annual Archaeological Conference which will take place on Thursday, August 29th in the City of David.
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