Give the video a moment to load: WATCH: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new year's greetings for Rosh Hashanah. Shana Tova! https://t.co/vlJzMwNRry — PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) September 13, 2015
The continuity of alarming current events this past year are just what the doctor ordered for the Days of Repentance.
The dust is settling, but the mercury is not.
Israel will do its "utmost so that Jews will be able to go everywhere safely, especially to the Tomb of the Patriarchs," Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Cabinet Sunday. Tens of thousands of Jews visit the site, known, in Hebrew as Ma'arat HaMachpelah, for Slichot prayers between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. It is […]
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
(JERUSALEM) - Beekeepers from across Israel delivered their honey products to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin this week in light of a festive event held at the President's Residence in Jerusalem for the upcoming Jewish New Year. A delegation of the Israeli Honey Council, which also included a three-generation family of children, parents, and grandparents in […]
By JNi.Media
Israeli four species farmers facing sizable downturn in Shmita year.
By JNi.Media
A nuclear attack, baseless hatred between population groups, and corruption among decision-makers would be the main contributing factors to the next catastrophic destruction...
Rectification for the Sin of the Spies – "Sovereignty”
The following is a live feed / compilation of video feeds from Jewish visitors on the Temple Mount today, on Tisha b'Av. In the video you can see how the Jews get "greeted" by the Arabs on the Temple Mount, and the treatment they also get by the police, who are not happy that Jews […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned of "concrete threats" of terror attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets in Tunisia.
A 40 year old man died Tuesday on Chol Hamoed Pesach after falling 50 meters from a path while hiking in the Judean Desert.
US Pres. Barack Obama posts late video Passover greetings and timely Easter greetings in a weekend message.
The modern state of Israel is 67 years old. We, the People of Israel, celebrate our 3,327th birthday tonight.
Noam Federman had a lamb in his possession.
Thousands of soldiers will remain on duty defending the country while Jews around the world are at the Seder table tonight.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated in the ceremony to sell the State of Israel's chametz to Abu Ghosh resident Hussein Jabar.
The Temple Institute renacted the entire Pesach sacrifice ceremony.
By Shalom Bear
Rabbi Lau was surreptitiously talking about current events and not ancient texts on the news Friday morning...
Bottles of wine accompany the Pesach storytelling - each glass of wine represents the four expressions used by G-d in describing the redemption of the Jewish people from Egypt.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
In honor of Tu B'Shevat, youth volunteering with Leket Israel, are picking excess fruit remaining on trees in people's private gardens to give to the poor.
By Rachel Levy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lost no time this year in publicly offering warm Chanukah greetings to the nation's Jewish community, even ahead of US Pres. Obama.
In Giv’at Oz veGa’on in Gush Etzion, celebrations were held for Simchat Beit HaShoeva.
By JTA
A “wandering Sukkah” catches up with wandering Jews.
By JTA
The “perfect” etrog actually has one big non-Halachic blemish – it is not grown in Israel.
The exhibition includes the largest gold medallion with Judaic symbols known in existence.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“The meaning of Yom Kippur takes on an added significance when we think of all the rockets that were fired and the people who were saved by miracles this summer.
An anti-Semite shot a wake-up call for Jews in Baltimore.
On Sunday, Jews will be refraining from food and drink from dawn until sunset to commemorate the Fast of Gedaliah. Following Nebuchadnetzar’s destruction of the First Temple and exile of most of the Jews, the Babylonians appointed Gedaliah ben Achikaam as governor of Judea. Under Gedaliah’s leadership, Judea and the survivors began to recover. On […]
Technical difficulties canceled the flight, and everyone was sent home...
PM Netanyahu has sent out his Rosh HaShana greeting to Jews around the world.
By JTA
For the record, Jewish law allows you only to hear on shofar at a time on Rosh HaShanah.
An Arab media outlet appears to be having issues with the closure of the Cave of the Patriarchs to Muslims over Rosh Hashana.
Ashkenazi Jews begin saying Selichot tonight, the week of Rosh Hashana.
Naftali Frenkel's mother's message for Rosh HaShana is for the Jewish people to remain united, as one family.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“Today, on Tisha B'Av, the day upon which the Holy Temple was destroyed, we came together with hundreds of Jews to the Temple Mount to fulfill the commandment of being in the holy place, to pray there for the welfare of the IDF soldiers who are defending all of Israel..."
Israel's Chief Rabbis give ruling exempting IDF soldiers from fasting on Tisha B'Av.
Kosher barbecue experts, fire up your grills! You will be tested in southern Connecticut this fall.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Israeli cow is considered a global leader in milk yields, with the highest national milk and milk solid yields in the world according the Israeli Dairy Board.
Police report that tens of thousands of people visited the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron this year. It's become a popular tradition in Israel to visit Meron on Lag B'Omer. There were fewer complaints of traffic jams, as police didn't allow private transportation to the site.
Is this a new Lag B'Omer tradition in the making?
Russian Jews led the call for a wider, global Jewish recognition of the rescue of European Jewry.
Israel’s beach season began officially Thursday morning, May 1, with a bright sunny day and breezy skies, and continues till October 23.
Unknown vandals splattered red paint on a line of Israeli flags set up in the city of Jaffa (Yafo) in the wee hours of Wednesday.
By Shalom Bear
No, it's not another Haredi protest against the draft, it's burning the Chametz.
Even the Egyptians didn't dare do this!
90% of Israelis will participate in a Seder, and 80% of "secular" Jews believe in God. Not bad.
The IDF has stocked up for Passover, and hopes the citizens will enjoy touring the countryside (but don't hike in any minefields).
Israeli ex-Pres. Moshe Katsav has requested a Passover prison leave though he isn't eligible.
No one really believes it will happen this year, and it may not even be “kosher,” but there’s nothing like faith.