יום חמישי, י״ג תשרי תשפ״זThursday, September 24, 2026
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By not making sleep a priority, we are literally making ourselves sick.
By Paula Stern
A remarkable video from 1978 showing 28-year-old Netanyahu.
By Paula Stern
I will forever remember that the French crew was offered the chance to leave with the Christians... and chose to stay.
The backlash is coming in the form of attacking Charedi recruits.
"The Settlers is a documentary feature exploring the Israeli settlement-enterprise in the West Bank."
Excavations in a late Roman era synagogue at Huqoq in Israel’s eastern lower Galilee have uncovered a new mosaic depicting the biblical hero and judge, Samson. Jodi Magness of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who has been conducting archaeological excavations at Huqoq since 2011, notes that while scenes from the Bible are […]
By JoeSettler
It would mean a stable Egypt, hopefully a less extreme Egypt, and perhaps even a democratic Egypt.
There is no real theological reason that tznius be heavily codified in Jewish law while other areas of our lives that require modesty are left to our whims and desires.
חִלּוֹנִי, חִלּוֹנִית listen and repeat In yesterday's dose of Hebrew, we saw the root for profane or not sacred is ח.ל.ל (kh.l.l). This is the root of the Modern-Hebrew term referring to someone or something secular or non-religious - חִלּוֹנִי ( listen and repeat) in the masculine and חִלּוֹנִית ( listen and repeat) in the feminine. For example: תֵּל אָבִיב הִיא לָרֹב עִיר חִלּוֹנִית. Tel […]
Pictures provided by the RCMP showed rusted nails inside the pressure cookers.
A state that requires sacrifice from its people to survive, will only get it if there is a compelling ideological motivation driving its citizens to make the requisite sacrifices.
By Batya Medad
Does Finance Minister Lapid know what he'd doing?
"Yeshiva University is not only an institution. It is a faith, a vision, a dream, a destiny. It has been my faith, my vision, my dream, and my destiny."
Getting involved in the politics of any other country is bound to make enemies.
Add George Sa’ado to the list of cheap Jewish blood in Israel.
By Paula Stern
Having reviewed the month carefully (no, not really), I feel comfortable awarding the Stupidity Award for June 2013...drum roll please...
חוֹל listen and repeat Last week, I wrote a post on the Hebrew term for mermaid and how that relates to the name of the Israeli coastal town, בַּת יָם ( listen and repeat) - Bat Yam. Here's a post about sand, which inspired the name for Bat Yam's next-door neighbor town, חוֹלוֹן ( listen and repeat). The Hebrew word for sand is […]
By Batya Medad
A military appeals panel validated the Hebron Jewish community’s purchase of a three-story building.
By Dana Nasi
Under Morsi’s leadership, minority rights for Jews and Christians within Egypt have plummeted.
Metro had repeatedly denied the advertisement until the American Freedom Law Center (AFLC) threatened to sue the agency.
Exploiting guilt is much more effective than exploiting virtue.
There is already a three-year agricultural agreement in place where Israel assists Indian farmers.
Statements from various rabbis about the complicity of Haredi parties in the dangerous policies of left-wing governments in Israel.
It is time to let Rabbi Lipman speak for himself and explain what he is doing and why.
It’s really not that different than the situation in Israel with the charedim. Both situations need insiders to make the change happen.
The waist is usually straight and the silhouette is athletic.
שָׁנוּן, שְׁנוּנָה listen and repeat If you're familiar with Jewish prayer in its original Hebrew, you probably know the phrase וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ ( listen and repeat) - and you shall teach them to your children. The root of ושננתם ( listen and repeat) is שׁ.נ.נ (sh.n.n) meaning learning by repetition. It's also the root of the word מִשְׁנָה ( listen and repeat) - […]
By JoeSettler
I fully believe Avigdor Liberman when he says that he will uproot Jewish homes for peace. So should you.
Rabbi Bloom’s condescending condemnation is particularly troubling because he clearly bases it on assumptions about someone he has never met.
“I feel even sorrier today for the people in Gaza as Hamas is pulling a publicity stunt with their blood."
Two accomplices in last year’s murder of Lior Farhi Hy"d received sentences of eight months each.
By Paula Stern
It goes to Rabbi Yosef Antebi, the beaten Amsterdam rabbi.
By JoeSettler
Egyptians would probably be quite happy to have Mubarak back in power.
Not once in all of the media accounts were we identified accurately.
In a democracy that separates church from state, it makes sense to not allow biblical prohibitions to impede freedom to those who do not believe in the bible.
By Paula Stern
Our biggest problem today is the future of American Jews -- 41% of world Jewry.
The four organizations listed are just a sampling of the types of groups supported by the Spanish government.
אֶהְיֶה יוֹתֵר חָכָם, אֶהְיֶה יוֹתֵר חֲכָמָה listen "When will the videos be ready?" "I'll know better once I manage to find all the right images."In Hebrew, instead of saying I'll know better, we say, אֶהְיֶה יוֹתֵר חָכָם when a male is speaking and אֶהְיֶה יוֹתֵר חֲכָמָה when a female is speaking. Broken down: אהיה - I will […]
I do not envy Chief Rabbi Elect, Ephraim Mirvis. Lord Sacks’ shoes will be hard to fill.
By Adam Levick
Sherwood gets the significance of the Western Wall and Haram al-Sharif wrong
In 100 years, there will be 116 million Palestinian refugees!
Why vote for Hillary? Because Hillary wants you to vote for her.
The Jewish history of Haifa extends from the present day back thousands of years to Israel’s ancient past.
In order to truly appreciate Torah, one must be a master over one’s spirit as well.
By Paula Stern
Trust us, Sharon - if there was a way we could have made peace in the last 65 years, we would have done it.
They used the same litany against the government heard repeatedly from the right, vilifying Zionism in all its forms from its inception to this day.
A new bill restricts the president's power to pardon terrorists except on humanitarian grounds.
Don't trust Reuters for correct and balanced news.
By Paula Stern
I was directed to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem where I donated bone marrow and learned a bunch of new words.
בַּת יָם, בְּתוּלַת יָם listen There's a city just south of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, nicely situated on the coast, called Bat Yam - in Hebrew, בַּת יָם ( listen and repeat). The name means literally, daughter of (the) sea. When those sitting in the local council gave the city its current name in 1937, they were inspired to […]
McDonald's drops halal food from U.S. menu
The series is explicitly intended to demonize the Jews as an alien race hostile to Muslims and the welfare of the world.
The circumstances of the Edward Snowden case are not so different from Jonathan Pollard's.
תִּינוֹק, תִּינוֹקֶת listen The Hebrew word for baby boy is תִּינוֹק ( listen and repeat), while the word for baby girl is תִּינוֹקֶת (listen and repeat).When speaking of multiple babies, it's תִּינוֹקוֹת ( listen and repeat), regardless of gender. These words derive from the root י.נ.ק (y.n.k), which means nursing. They first appear in Mishnaic Hebrew. For example, I wish to congratulate […]
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization is having an open feud with the Hamas overlords.
Ben Gurion University recently graduated its first class of both Jordanian and Israeli students who completed studies for BA degrees in emergency medicine.
Mormons are expected to be chaste in every possible way and this can be particularly difficult for young men.
By Paula Stern
The attacker was probably blinded by hatred because he missed one key factor.
By Adam Levick
Dear friends of the BDS movement, now is your chance to prove that you are not just shills for terrorists and Arab rejectionism.
When bogus science warns us of an apocalypse if we don't follow the tenets of their ideology, then how much difference is there anyway?
Some of the protesters are so dedicated to the cause that they have even gone to Turkey in recent days in order to show solidarity.
In 1985, he described programs of "secular Zionist gentilization" designed by the Ministry of Education.
We at Jihawg Ammo hope you will stock up on Jihawg as a natural deterrent to the ever growing threat of radical Islam and Sharia Law.
We're probably more scared to shoot someone and kill someone than we are to get hurt ourselves...
It is critically important for Israel that Jewish immigrants settle in all parts of the country and not just the greater Jerusalem and Tel Aviv areas.
Lawrence O'Donnell's job is to yell angry things on MSNBC.
It has always fascinated me that those calling for a “two-state solution” seem to believe that once an agreement is signed and the IDF leaves the territories, then there will be peace.
נָשִׂיא listen and repeaRight now the fifth Israeli Presidential Conference is taking place in Jerusalem. נְשִׂיא מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, מָר שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס President of the State of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres listen The word for president is נָשִׂיא (listen and repeat). In the original Biblical Hebrew, נשיא referred to a person of stature and leadership in a […]
I love wearing black! There, I said it! It’s practical, fast and it matches everything. In fact, my wardrobe was once a paradise for the color black. It even got to the point that I didn’t notice it anymore since buying black garments and accessories became as natural an act as walking or drinking water. […]
By Batya Medad
Her obituary definitely mentions a host of hobbies, interests and activities, but it leaves out something that was very crucial to her life, Judaism.
Most governments subsidize or price control some necessities to win over the underclass... or at least keep them from burning down everything in sight.
The NY Times has a very (appropriately) one-sided article on the Baruch Lebovits and Sam Kellner situation.
The Charedi rabbinic leaders in Israel who are not accustomed to American standards are afraid of them.
By Paula Stern
My problem with Tony Blair is that when it comes to Israel…suddenly the naiveté comes through.
By Dana Nasi
Sexual harassment and rape within Egypt has worsened under the Muslim Brotherhood
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This disgraceful reality didn't happen overnight.
Shortly after Clinton’s election at the tail end of the Israeli-Hezbollah war of 2016, Hezbollah activated several terrorist cells in the U.S.
The revelation continues as the world progressed and however the Torah was emended or edited after Sinai was part of revelation.
Truly old cities become fossilized, but they still always seem on the verge of being tipped over.
By Noah Beck
The Syrian crisis has deteriorated into a regional sectarian war, increasingly creeping over Syrian borders and into Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Israel, and Jordan.
Apology Letter to Mrs S.
Iranians voted for Hassan Rouhani because they believe that the internal human rights situation will improve under a non-hardliner.
There have been a growing number of accounts of atrocities carried out by rogue elements of the Syrian Free Army.
מִבְרֶשֶׁת שִׁנַּיִם listen and repeat A tooth is a שֵׁן (listen and repeat), while teeth are שִׁנַּיִם (listen and repeat) (a double form, even though many teeth are spoken of, not just two).A brush is a מִבְרֶשֶׁת (listen and repeat), though when the word was created in the 19th century, it may have been intended to be מִבְרָשָׁה (listen and repeat) (Wiktionary). […]
It can be hard to get people to read full-length articles, especially about obscure dimensions of the incomprehensible Middle East and its never ending conflicts...
Any ideology whose logic is followed to its final conclusion leads to a horrifying and unlivable society.
Rav Lopiansky tries to actually answer some of the questions I have publicly asked about the current Charedi opposition to drafting Charedim into the army.
For some, guilt by association is actual guilt. For these people, who you know and with whom you associate determine your credibility.
By Batya Medad
The Holocaust teaches us that normal cultural and "moral" values are ignored when the victims are Jews.
By Adam Levick
Such myopic and at times obsessive focus on Israeli culpability is part of a pattern at the Guardian.
“Themes of exile and redemption are central to Jewish poetry, reaching new heights of poetic expression in the works of the Golden Age of Spain.”
By Paula Stern
For now, I want to write about the hotels where I stayed here.
September 18, 2026 
