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By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Nine detained in Jerusalem’s Old City after one suspect was found concealing a live animal in a shopping bag.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Ramadan is a holiday associated with an uptick in Islamic terrorism.
By Avi Cohen
An Israeli court has allowed the marriage of two minors due to exceptional circumstances and the couple's religious background.
Moshe Feiglin: "Ali Khamenei, the Day of Judgment has arrived, it’s time to speak openly."
The Chief Rabbinate has jurisdiction over issues of personal status, such as marriage, divorce and conversions, as well as burials, kosher certification, holy sites, and rabbinical courts.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
At the end of 2023, the Muslim population of Israel was estimated at 1.782 million, (18.1% of all residents).
Israel is the only country in the Middle East with a growing Christian population.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“The decision was wrong and reeks of discrimination,” the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies stated of the initial ban.
NYC mosques will be allowed to use external loudspeakers on Friday afternoons and every evening of Ramadan to call for prayers.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“This decision is a victory for all religious schools in the state of New Jersey, but it is especially important for Orthodox Jews,” stated Eric Rassbach of the nonprofit firm Becket.
The separate swimming times will be during hours the parks have previously been closed to all visitors.
Attitudes in Europe, and in Sweden and Denmark in particular, have challenged basic respect for the religious beliefs of other and common decency in general.
In 1863, the day of Shabbat, July 4, Independence Day, fell on the first day of the three weeks, Tammuz 17, but because it was Shabbat, as is the case this year, 2019, the fast was pushed off to Sunday.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The high court unanimously ruled in favor of a religious postman who sought to arrange his schedule so he didn’t have to work on his Sabbath.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Israel is an anomaly in the data with almost an even split between those who say belief in God is and isn’t a prerequisite for morality.
“With this statement, the State Department has effectively given Palestinian groups a green light to attack Israel,” Jonathan Schanzer, of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS.
The appellant, a postal worker, says he was forced from his job.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Among the subjects tested were Sabbath laws, marriage and divorce, family purity and mourning.
The 18th century manuscript includes details from the first 130 years of the Portuguese Inquisition in Lisbon.
The findings shed light on the beginnings of the historical process that took place in the northern Negev with the introduction of Islam.
The new forum is a direct outcome of the historic Abraham Accords and was announced last October at the first trilateral meeting of the Foreign Ministers of all three countries.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
A collection of Islamic mystic forecasts, Quran commentators, and a “prophecy” attributed to Hamas founder Ahmad Yassin, have many believing that the State of Israel has about a month to exist.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
U.S. Jewish organizations outraged at Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson II’s “unacceptable,” “dangerous” remarks.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The Christian population in Israel and one of a few in the Middle East that is flourishing and not shrinking.
"Parenting behavior doesn't work in the same way in different cultural and religious contexts."
“Passersby, regardless of their religious affiliation, always congratulate us on Rosh Hashanah.”
By contrast, roughly half or more of agnostics (49%) say that UFOs reported by people in the military are definitely or probably evidence that intelligent life exists beyond Earth.
On Av 10, 5765 the Ariel Sharon government uprooted thousands of Jews from the Gaza Strip.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
AG Grewal filed lawsuit against Jackson, NJ, saying its zoning laws prevent Jews from practicing their religion.
By Josh Hasten
Palestinian Authority businessman Ashraf Jabari said it was “a subtle celebration of thoughtful conversation, mutual respect and heritage-enhanced relationships. These are the building blocks of the emergent Israeli-Palestinian market.”
The event also featured musical performances and a poetry recital, centered on the theme of interfaith relations.
The Chain of Generations Center has been completely revamped to include enhanced, integrated content using state-of-the-art technology.
A plan to build the Khalil al-Wazir Mosque in the Sheikh Ajalin neighborhood on the beach in the Gaza Strip is provoking a great deal of criticism on in Gaza.
Police are investigating the apparent arson outside the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
The petitioners want more inclusiveness in the official ceremonies for religious-minorities who have also fallen in battle.
In a world reeling from a pandemic and a divisive U.S. election, the 7th annual international Shabbat Project offers unity, optimism, and a much-needed break from the 24-hour news cycle.
President Trump says, "You still need help from the Boss!"
NCYI President Farley Weiss condemned the marchers who “desperately seek justice and an end to racism" and "are themselves engaging in abhorrent and hypocritical behavior that fans the flames of bigotry and hate.”
Cohen allegedly decided to set fire to rabbinical courts and religious councils throughout the country with the aim of stopping the provision of religious services to the secular public and thus contributing to his main goal – separation of religion and state.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The U.S. president called on governors to make such a move “right now” and threatened that “if there’s any question, they’re going to have to call me—but they are not going to be successful in that call.”
Rabbi Eliyahu quipped that the Pope would soon endorse building a Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount.
Recently, Fatah activists rioted in the village of Jifna, and then forced Christian-Arabs to pay a Jizyah tax for their "protection".
The new promises of new construction for the Jews of Hebron offered by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett.
Each week, a raffle is drawn with 20 lucky winners. Prizes include vouchers for toys and Sefarim.
Authorities have reportedly intervened in the matter and are seeking to ensure that no loudspeaker for the muezzin or green lighting is installed on the mosque.
From November 15-16, the 7th annual international Shabbat Project outdid its predecessors on all fronts, attracting record numbers of participants.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Council on American Islamic Relations and its national network of chapters will work with local Islamic centers to ensure community-wide awareness of the 2020 Census and gather a more accurate count of the diverse backgrounds that comprise the American Muslim community.
In 1863, the day of Shabbat, July 4, Independence Day, fell on the first day of the three weeks, Tammuz 17, but because it was Shabbat, as is the case this year, 2019, the fast was pushed off to Sunday.
In 2014, he headed a delegation of imams who visited Israel as part of an initiative that promotes peace.
Palestinian Authority officers beat, dispersed and arrested worshippers who adhered to the Tahrir’s ruling and celebrated on the wrong day.
On Friday, some 75,000 Palestinian Authority Arabs passed through the various crossings from Judea and Samaria into Jerusalem for the Ramadan prayers.
Jerusalem has undertaken a special project to prepare the city for the special religious events and celebrations.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Jewish activists met on Sunday evening to discuss the Muslim Waqf’s recent illegal takeover of the Temple Munt's Sha’ar HaRachamim (Golden Gate) compound and the required Israeli response.
“There is nothing more Jewish than pointed disagreement. And there is nothing more democratic than pointed disagreement. It is possible, important and perhaps even crucial to discuss and to insist on a culture of disagreement."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Jewish women seeking ritual pool services have thus far had to travel quite a distance, to China or Japan, to use a mikvah for family purity.
In 2018 more than half of the tourists who visited Israel were Christian, making a significant contribution to incoming tourism.
By JNi.Media
We can't help but wonder if this might not represent yet another sign for the end of civilization as we used to know it.
By JNi.Media
Puah managed to sneak his shofar into the Temple Mount compound and kept blowing it until he was arrested.
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A convert to Judaism who, with her late husband, Paul, author of "An Orphan in History,'' helped many assimilated Jews to seek out their Jewish heritage.
By JNi.Media
Wilders lived in Israel for two years in his youth and has visited the Jewish State 40 times in the last 25 years.
By JNi.Media
"When he implies that, however long they have lived here, Jews are not fully British, he is using the language of classic pre-war European anti-Semitism."
By JNi.Media
From pro-Israel Christian, Salazar became a bona fide anti-Zionist Jewish activist.
By JNi.Media
After the soldier demanded to be tried in a military court, he was ostracized and expelled from the training, and now his job is to wash toilets at the base.
By JNi.Media
A representative of the city's legal adviser objected to the move, arguing that it could not be sneaked under the guise of accessibility.
Likud Culture Minister Miri Regev said, however, that Katz made the right decision.
By JNi.Media
Some 33% of the Arab households in Israel have 6 or more members, compared to only 10% of Jewish households.
By JNi.Media
Aiman Mazyek, chairman of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany, advocates religious tolerance.
The party list features names from a variety of sides inside Israeli society.
Chief Sephardi Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef will be trading places with Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau on Sunday.
By JNi.Media
From a traditional Jewish point of view, we have no way of deciding with certainty that the messianic era will or will not be ushered in by a blood moon eclipse.
By JNi.Media
Historical evidence suggests that at least at the beginning of Muslim rule, the new regime treated the local Christian population with great tolerance.
By JNi.Media
Less than two years later, in a letter dated March 9, 1545, Luther would write to Elector Joachim II directly, warning him against the "tricks' of the Jews.
By JNi.Media
Captain Rabbi Avrumi Levin: In case the Temple is rebuilt, consider this [Tisha B'Av] document null and void.
By JNi.Media
It appears that in order to revoke an ancient law such as the fast of Tamuz 17, there really has to be a major consensus among all of us that the time of joy and gladness is here again.
By JNi.Media
“True, the Brotherhood is politically over in Egypt but there is belief that the group is still present and waiting for a suitable moment to come back to the political stage.”
By JNi.Media
Intact Denmark – Association Against Circumcision of Children, began its petition drive on January 1, calling for a ban on circumcising males under the age of consent, 18.
By JNi.Media
Over half of Sikh children in the US said they were bullied in school, and over two-thirds, or 67% report being bullied if they were wearing a turban.
Dr. Eldad Pardo: Israel could be left with “no choice” but to recapture parts of Lebanon, should hostilities with Hezbollah reignite.
By JNi.Media
The new tender is expected to omit the requirement for an ordination, and will require instead a bachelor's degree and a kashrut supervisor's certificate.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Chief Rabbi Lau responded on Tuesday that the best way to battle anti-Semitism is to immigrate to Israel, but that all Jews in Germany and throughout the Diaspora must continue to wear the kippah and other Jewish symbols.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The extraordinary gesture comes at the behest of U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Channel 20 reports.
By JNi.Media
The story behind the "Holy Fire" is a particularly interesting mix of the story of Hanukkah (oil running out) and the story of Elijah's confrontation with the Ba'al prophets (kings I 18:33-38).
By JNi.Media
The Cairo Genizah International Project of the Haifa, Oxford, Princeton and Pennsylvania universities presents one of the ancient haggadahs discovered so far, opening a window to Medieval Passover customs.
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The soldiers were found to be suitable for the course and have been approached by their commanders to become tank commanders, but gave up the opportunity for fear of degrading their religious standards.
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IDF soldiers from the Ephraim Brigade under the command of Major Dado Ha'Cohen secured the service. Joshua Bin Nun came from the tribe of Ephraim.
By JNi.Media
The Feldmans’ arrival in the northern island country will herald a new era for Iceland’s tiny Jewish community, entering a number of firsts in Iceland’s sparse Jewish history.
Work is currently being carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority, which has been contracted to establish the foundation for the new plaza.
By JNi.Media
King Abdullah was responding to repeated references by President Trump describing Islam and the United States as being at odds with each other. Trump said on the campaign trail that Muslims hate the US.
By JNi.Media
No one should be coerced into any particular faith, the plaintiffs' attorney argued, suggesting the muezzin call is asserting an Islamic exclusive representation at the expense of other religions.
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"Let the state will indemnify us and return the money earmarked for the development of the city, or we will collect it as required by law."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The OU has established parameters for a three-year period during which the umbrella body for American Orthodox congregations will work to bring its member synagogues who employ female clergy into compliance with OU standards, which stipulate that a woman cannot serve as a rabbi.
By JNi.Media
The rains of the last few weeks have improved the seasonal rainfall, and the rabbinate has changed its directive and ordered the chazan to no longer say the special prayer for rainfall.
By JNi.Media
It's going to be a packed Wednesday night for moon-loving earthlings of every persuasion, including the atheists among us – our silvery satellite will have something for everyone, for the first time since 1866.
SuperMeat meat is produced by growing cells that have been extracted from a ‘real’ chicken and cultivated in the lab.
Local supporters say the measure is necessary because Arab political and religious officials refuse to listen to concerns about being woken up at pre-dawn hours.
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The church has been accused numerous times over the past two decades of selling its leasing rights over land in Jerusalem to Israeli Jewish investors
“This will allow us to positively contribute to helping these couples build healthy new relationships and families in accordance with Halacha and the laws of the State of Israel."
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The group hails from the northeastern Indian state of Manipur, on the border with Burma, which is home to the largest concentration of Bnei Menashe in India.
But some Diaspora Jewish groups, particularly in North America, say ... they have no intention of lobbying on behalf of the Netanyahu government.
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