יום שלישי, י״ט אלול תשפ״וTuesday, September 1, 2026
Follow Us
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah talk about Tisha B'Av in Jerusalem along with the recent visit of American presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's trip to Jerusalem.
Though every investment has pros and cons, consider using one of the most common investment tools around.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Dr. Tawfik Hamid, an Egyptian alternative thinker to talk about the situation in Egypt and in the Sinai.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah are joined by celebrity Kosher chef Jamie Geller to discuss her organization along with her family's upcoming Aliyah to Israel.
A drought in Israel in 1985 caused the water level in the Sea of Galilee to fall lower than usual. On January 24, 1986, the remains of an ancient boat were discovered. Archaeologists carefully extracted the remains and preserved them in a museum at Nof Ginosar, near Tiberias. A cooking pot and a lamp were […]
Christiane Amanpour (CNN and ABC) vists Yishai Fleisher on the Mount of Olives. Listen in as Yishai and Christiane discuss Jewish life in eastern Jerusalem, why many Jews feel it is important to return to Israel, and more. Then Yishai talks with Nachum Segal on JM in the AM (New Jersey) kosher hot dogs in […]
Photos:15,000 Ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered at Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem on Tuesday night to celebrate the completion of this 7.5 year cycle of learning the Talmud.
20,000 people participated Tuesday night in Shas's Siyum HaShas (completion of the Talmud). Here are some photos.
The best-selling book The E-Myth examines the success of McDonalds and what we can learn from it.
David Schottenstein is a member of the famous Ohio Schottenstein Talmud family but he has earned his own fame as a brilliant dynamic businessman who for three years running was one of “America’s Coolest Young Entrepreneurs” on the 30 Under 30 list of Inc. Magazine. During his current visit to Israel he sat down with Yishai […]
Two kids outside an ice cream parlor in central Jerusalem. They get to enjoy it to the fullest, blissfully ignorant of the judgmental gazes they will encounter only a few years hence, for the same pleasure.
Mitt Romney visited Israel, and on Sunday met with Israeli leaders. Here are the photos.
What did you do when you received a purple vase decorated with green stripes and gold roses as an inheritance from your late Aunt Minnie? Did you give it a place of honor in your breakfront, hide it away in the attic, or did you follow your spouse’s instructions and “sell that hideous thing because at least you might get some money for it”? Chances are that you wouldn’t dare sell the vase, simply because of its sentimental value.
Nowhere else can you get this kind of in-depth radio analysis of the political situation in Israel - in English! Understand the crazy Israeli government coalition forming and dissolving in the blink of an eye. How Prime Minister Netanyahu manuevers among the political land mines. Hear the ins and outs of the IDF Draft legislation […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah give a touching memorial for a friend and talk about the difference between religious and secular Jews in the IDF.
By Moshe Herman
Friend and Colleague Baruch Widen joins Yishai to talk about Yishai's recent assault by Arab rock throwers along with a conference in Hebron and the need for Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
There’s no such thing as a perfect investment.
Dairy cows are showered to be cooled down at a barn in Kibbutz Galgal, in the Jordan Valley, where temperatures reached 115 degrees last week. Check out their Facebook page…
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Meir Eisenman and together they discuss the situation regarding the integration of Ultra-Orthodox Jews into the ranks of the Israel Defense Forces
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah talk about a recent special guest to their home along with Secretary of State HIllary Clinton's trip to Israel.
Jewish Settlers practicing the self-defense martial arts sport Krav Maga at the Jewish outpost of Ramat Migron. A summer camp for young women was held this week in Ramat Migron, for the next generation of women in Judea and Samaria. The three day camp included self-defense classes, painting buildings and lectures. One of the twenty […]
Have you thought about investing in dividend-paying stocks? As the name suggests, these are stocks that pay out a certain percentage of the company’s earnings as a dividend periodically (usually quarterly) to the investor. Recently, dividend-paying stocks have received a good press in publications such as The Wall Street Journal. Have you considered why dividend-paying stocks might be good for you?
By Moshe Herman
Jewish Press' Yishai Fleisher, is joined by Aryeh King, founder and chairman of the Israel Land Fund. Yishai and Aryeh discuss land reclamation in eastern Jerusalem and realistic plans for the expansion of Jerusalem in time for the mass pilgrimages.
By Moshe Herman
Jewish Press Columnist Yishai Fleisher is joined by alternative peace activist Baruch Widen. Together they discuss the findings of the Plesner Committee and discuss a recent piece from NPR.
Left to right, at the Aloha Jewish Chapel, Naval Station Pearl Harbor, are Susan Hodge, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Timothy Koester, Chaplain, Capt. Donald Hodge, chief of staff for commander, Navy Region Hawaii and commander of the Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific and Rabbi Moshe Drum, writing the last letters in a new Sefer Torah during […]
There’s no such thing as a free lunch.
By Moshe Herman
Jewish Press Columnist, Yishai Fleisher, is joined by Knesset insider Jeremy Man Saltan to discuss the current situation in the Knesset along with a discussion talking about Jewish Americans living in Israel voting in US elections.
The 1920 Jerusalem riots took place under British Mandate of Palestine on April 4–7, 1920 in and around the Old City of Jerusalem. The events coincided with and are named after the Muslim Nabi Musa festival and followed rising tensions in Arab-Jewish relations over Zionist immigration. Concurrently, there were Arab attacks on Jewish settlements in […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah further discuss Germany's ban on ritual circumcision along with discuss the Levy Report.
The Ramat Gan Safari hippo lake has been home for many years to a large herd of animals and many birds. Over time, the water level in the lake dropped and its floor became very muddy and full of hippo droppings. Those can really add up: some parts of the lake got as shallow as […]
Since you can’t take it with you, why not give it away with a warm hand?
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Hillel Ma'or, an instructor at the Caliber 3 range outside of Efrat to discuss his journey to Judaism and also Israel.
Should you sell out of your portfolio now?
By Moshe Herman
Yishai Fleisher presents a talk that he gave to the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem about why the concept of internationalizing the city is not a good idea.
Soldiers from the Home Front Command Search and Rescue Unit practice saving civilians trapped under a collapsed building in Zikim, the Home Front Command's training base. The Israeli Home Front Command (Hebrew: Pikud Ha'Oref) is an IDF regional command, created in February 1992 following the Gulf War, in which civilian population centers faced significant enemy […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah talk about a recent beauty pageant for Holocuast survivors along with contrasts between new German and Israeli Laws. They also discuss a gift that was recently delivered from a fan.
A Haredi man stands on a ladder to hang the Eruv wire, near the Gilo neighborhood in south Jerusalem, on a Friday. An Eruv Techumim (mixing of boundaries) is a legal fiction that transforms areas from public into private, depending on some prerequisite conditions. Once the Eruv is up, it is permissible for Jews to […]
These are members of the American Colony, a Christian community in Jerusalem founded by immigrants from the United States and Sweden. The image is part of a Library of Congress online presentation titled "The American Colony in Jerusalem, 1870-2006." This presentation features selected documents from the American Colony in Jerusalem Collection. The full collection in […]
What kind of investor are you? Do you try to time the market and jump in at the right minute? Or are you a more cautious kind of person who spends hours researching market performance before you consider buying or selling anything?
By Moshe Herman
Yishai Fleisher is joined by Alternative Peace Activist Yehuda HaKohen to discuss the roots and life of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah talk about a recent trip to Netanya along with a new Jewish prize and Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Israel.
A member of the Ethiopian community in Israel attended late Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's funeral on Monday. In May 1991, as the Ethiopian government of Mengistu Haile Mariam was collapsing, Shamir ordered the airlifting of fourteen thousand Ethiopian Jews, known as Operation Solomon.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined presents a moving segment commemorating the upcoming anniversary of the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. He is joined by Ankie Spitzer, widow of Andre Spitzer, one of the murdered athletes.
When I recently wished a friend “Mazal Tov” on his daughter’s engagement, I broached the issue of prenuptial agreements in accordance with Jewish law. My friend, a rosh yeshiva, turned to me and said, “Of course they’re signing one. People who don’t sign halachic prenuptial agreements are stupid.”
A week after the social protest in Tel Aviv turned violent, some 10,000 Israelis marched in Jerusalem Saturday night, in protest against the soaring cost of living. There were concurrent marches, all of them non-violent, in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and Afula.
By Moshe Herman
Managing Editor if Jewish Press Online, Yishai Fleisher, is joined by activist Jack Berger. Together, they discuss a recent trip to Hebron and its importance to the Jewish People along with the situation in Beit El.
An Ultra-Orthodox man reading the Talmud on the subway from Underground NY Public Library. The photo blog is a project of acclaimed street photographer, Ourit Ben-Haim. In an interview, Ben-Haim said that when she takes a photograph of someone reading she sees "people who are contemplating description of new possibilities. In this way, every book […]
Two Haredi men ride a camel on the Mount of Olives. The Knesset committee tasked with crafting an alternative to the Tal Law for haredi service in Israel is reportedly almost done drafting its proposal. According to the plan, Haredi men would perform two years of national or military service (in contrast to the three […]
What is the greatest present that you can give your children when they get married? In certain communities, the answer is, “an apartment.” Many parents take on second or third mortgages, sell their own homes, or bury themselves in debt to make sure that an apartment comes along with the trousseau.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by alternative peace activist Baruch Widen. Together, they discuss the recent presidential election in Egypt and its affect on the relationship between Israel and Egypt.
Three major blazes, suspected of being the results of arson, raged on Tuesday in the Jerusalem mountain forest near Beit Zayit. According to reports, 30 firefighting teams from across Israel were rushed to the scene within half an hour of the initial report of the blaze. The response appeared well coordinated and effective. Fire and […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah talk about the story of Caleb and how a recent trip to Hebron is related along with the view of Arabs in the Religious Zionist world. Malkah talks about her recent experience at an Israeli firearms training center.
Mr. Softee truck and customer, East Broadway, NYC, Circa 2005. We caught the following online discussion from August through October, 2004 of the question of Mr. Softee's adherence to kashrut laws, on Chowhound.com: Ari Cohen: OK, does anyone know if these trucks which populate New York city during the summer months are kosher? Beerhound: To […]
Two mimes joined the protesters against the cost of living on Rothschild Boulevard in downtown Tel-Aviv last Shabbat. The protests ended in clashes with police and mass arrests. Despite Police decision to indict 37 out of the 85 protesters who were arrested, the judge ordered their release as they had no criminal records and the […]
By Moshe Herman
Managing Editor of Jewish Press Online, Yishai Fleisher, is joined by friend and colleage Baruch Widen. Together they discuss the relationship between the religious and non-religious world in Israel along with the current situation in Syria.
Watch out when salesmen want to sell you a unique or secret investment.
Young woman and her dog out shopping in the Florentin neighborhood in South Tel-Aviv. The Florentine neighborhood in south Tel-Aviv was established years ago by the newcomers from Greece and Turkey. It was planned as a simple and pretty neighborhood, but it quickly sank into poverty and neglect. Today the neighborhood attracts many foreign workers, […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Yaakov Katz, military correspondent for the Jerusalem Post. Together, they talk about the current situation in the Sinai and potential and creative solutions in order to bring peace and stability back to the area.
A celebration circa 1951 at either Emanuel Cohen center or the basement of Tifereth B'nai Jacob for Tifereth congregants. Tifereth B'nai Jacob was an Orthodox Shul that was also referred to as the "Elwood Shul." The congregation merged with Mikro Kodesh during the migration to the western suburbs, ultimately merging again with members of the […]
Your child’s wedding should be a simcha, and not a financial disaster.
An Arab inspects a terrorist's motorcycle that was hit by an Israeli air strike in Dir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Tuesday. The IAF targeted motorized rocket launching terrorist teams, killing them before they were able to fire even more rockets into civilian areas in Israel.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Shai Ish-Shalom, former member of Sayeret Matkal, the most elite unit in the Israel Defense Forces. They discuss Ish-Shalom's personal experience in Entebbe, Uganda and also talk about Jewish defense in both Israel and the Diaspora.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah talk about their recent trip to the Jerusalem Light Festival and the lack of Jewish themes that were presented throughout the festival.
The Combat Engineering Corps is greeted by a jubilant little fellow after completing their treacherous trek for their gray berets. The Combat Engineering Corps symbol features a sword on a defensive tower with a blast halo on the background. The Combat Engineering Corps official motto is "Rishonim Tamid" ("Always First"). Its unofficial motto is "We'll […]
After an 18 month pregnancy, Tendra the rhinoceros gave birth to a healthy calf at the Ramat-Gan Safari on Friday, June 15. This was the second successful birth for 20-year-old Tendra. Congratulatory messages have been streaming in from zoos all over the world. White Rhinos are notoriously difficult to breed in captivity and every successful […]
There is a myth that if you buy a property in Jerusalem then you are assured to make money.
By Moshe Herman
Managing Editor of Jewish Press Online, Yishai Fleisher, is joined by friend and college Baruch Widen where they discuss a recent trip to the Temple Mount along with the launch of Yishai's plan for 40 days of positive speech about the Land of Israel.
The cherry picking festival was held last Friday in Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim, Gush Etzion. Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim was founded after 1967, on the remains of Kibbutz Ein Tzurim, which was destroyed by the Jordanian Legion in 1948. Close to ten years ago, the kibbutz went through a privatization process and opened its doors to additional […]
From "Jews in Minnesota," by Hyman Berman and Linda Mack Schlof: "The wedding of Clarice Sherman and Mel Zuckman at Tifereth B'nai Jacob in North Minneapolis, 1951. "At a Jewish wedding, the bride and groom stand under a chupah or wedding canopy symbolizing their future home. "As long as Jews remained in the compact geographical […]
By Moshe Herman
Jeremy Man Saltan, Knesset insider, Joins Yishai to talk about the situation in Givat Ulpana and some potential solutions.
If your main reason to buy an investment is that you think someone else will buy it from you at a higher price, you may be sorely mistaken.
By Moshe Herman
Managing Editor of Jewish Press Online, Yishai Fleisher, recently attended a conference on the status of Jerusalem and had the opportunity to interview Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat among others.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai presents a riveting speech from Zeev Orenstein who talks about revolutionary Zionist Avraham "Yair" Stern and his Lehi movement.
The fourth annual Jerusalem Festival of Light is running through June 14th in the Old City of Jerusalem. This year the festival has grown to include ten international artists displaying the best artistic work in the field alongside dozens of performances, tours, local artists, and sites. Visitors (250,000 last year) perceive the artworks in the […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah discuss marketing Chanukah, the need for an Israeli NRA, and building a bridge in the Middle East.
Which investment scammer has you in his sights? Who knows? But one thing is for sure - if you start by asking the most basic questions and not believing the unbelievable, you're well on your way to protecting yourself. The scammer will just move on to his next victim.
Odelia, a 100 lbs. loggerhead sea turtle, makes her way back to the Mediterranean Sea after her release at Palmachim beach, near the city of Rishon Lezion last Thursday. Odelia, was cast to shore on Palmahim beach and found by Odelia from kibbutz Palmahim. Since then she has been treated by the medical clinic of […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai Fleisher, Managing Editor of Jewish Press Online, discusses Glenn Beck's visits to Israel.
The quality of life has improved so much in Israel that the perception of needing to bring over essentials like washing powder and soft toilet paper or popular American consumer products is twenty years out of date.
By Moshe Herman
Jewish Press Radio's Yishai Fleisher and Alternative Peace Activist Yehuda HaKohen discuss the future of peace in the Middle East in this archive segment.
Israeli Knesset members cover their eyes and play Goalball (a team sport designed for blind athletes) with blind people at the Knesset. June 05 is a day of solidarity with the blind. As of 2011 there were more than 27,000 visually impaired people living in Israel. The organization "Blind Day" marked the day with activities […]
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and MK Dr. Aryeh Eldad discuss Eldad's Hatikva Party and Jordan's role in a solution in the Middle East.
IDF ground forces practice river crossing. The drill included soldiers from combat engineering, tanks, artillery and infantry units.
Possibly the most colorful group of Israel-loving Jews parading on Fifth Avenue Sunday.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai Fleisher and Baruch Viden discuss a recently-read book about the Lubavitcher Rebbe's view of settling the Land of Israel and also how programs like Taglit are decreasing the intermarriage rate among young Jews.
The photo was taken at a class outing in Lincoln Park in Duluth. B'nai Israel consolidated with congregation Adas Israel in 1930.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai is joined by Elie Pieprz, director of I Vote Israel to discuss the importance of votes cast by Jewish Americans living in Israel to American elections.
Israel will tax your U.S. municipal bonds, many of which are tax exempt.
By Moshe Herman
For the first segment of this week's Jewish Press Radio show, hosts Yishai and Malkah Fleisher talk about Shavuot and Jerusalem and the role and future of the Internet in the Jewish world.
Boys on a Hill Overlooking Havat Gilad, May 28 2012. Havat Gilad (Gilad Farm) is an Israeli outpost in Samaria. It was established in 2002, in memory of Gilad Zar, security coordinator of the Shomron Regional Council, who was shot and killed in 2001. This small village is on a list of outposts that Israel's […]
By Moshe Herman
Temple Mount issues include a response to NPR item on the Arab boycott of the Temple Mount, and David Sacks on the period from Passover to Shavuot in relation to the Temple Mount.
IDF soldiers pray at the Western Wall. Next Tuesday, June 5, will mark the 45th anniversary of the Six Day War in which Israel liberated the Wall from Arab occupation, along with Temple Mount in the midst of historic Jewish Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and Gaza..
By Moshe Herman
An inspiring talk by Yishai Fleisher at the Knesset for AmShalem, an organization dedicated to restoring a moderate and Zionistic view to Judaism. Yishai talks about his move to Jerusalem from Beit El, the significance of his Jerusalem apartment, and the importance of Jerusalem to the Jewish People.
This 1950 Hadassah-sponsored luncheon may have been an Interfaith Tea. The teas were carried on by Jewish and non-Jewish Women's groups interested in promoting cross-cultural education and understanding. Shown seated is Leah Barron.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai and Malkah kick discuss a recent violent situation that happened to them in their neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem while returning home from Shabbat Services.
By Moshe Herman
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, director of Israel Law Center Shurat HaDin, and a winner of the 2012 Moskowitz Prize for Zionism, join Yishai Fleisher to discuss stopping funds to terrorists, defending families of victims of terror attacks, and educating the public about terrorism.
Following the liberation of East Jerusalem on 7 June 1967, IDF Chief Rabbi Major-General Shlomo Goren, blowing a shofar and carrying a Torah scroll, held the first Jewish prayer session at the Western Wall since 1948. The event was one of the defining moments of the war. Happy Jerusalem Day to all our readers!
By Moshe Herman
More than just a flag With Shavuot rapidly approaching, the managing editor of the Jewish Press online, Yishai Fleisher, broadcasts the second segment from Beit Knesset Dati Leumi in Jerusalem and is joined by Rabbi Shimshon Nadel. Together, they talk about Yom Yerushalayim, the holiday that commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem during the Six Day […]
A young Israeli woman meditates in the Sunken Garden next to the Habima national theater in Tel Aviv, May 14, 2012. Amidst the chaotic streetscape stands the Habima National Theater, located at the junction of Rothschild and Ben Tsiyon Streets in Tel Aviv. The courtyard (aka the New Culture Square), which is still under construction, […]
August 28, 2026 
