Poland Rejects ‘Shechitah’ Kosher Slaughter
Campaigning against ritual slaughter on the grounds of “animal rights’ is a popular tactic to make lives difficult for Jews and Muslims. Take Poland, for example.
Freedom of Religion on Temple Mount – Except for Jews (Video)
Jerusalem police allow Arabs to keep Jews from entering the Temple Mount, just like they used to allow Haredim to keep women away from the Kotel – until it was not politically correct.
Anti-Circumcision Group to Picket ACLU’s Marriage Equality Rally
Boys should be protected by law from circumcision just like girls, say activists. And if the ACLU backs marriage equality? Picket them because it also is against circumcision bans! Welcome to Oakland.
Jews Sue Police for Barring Them from Temple Mount on Tisha B’Av
The Babylonians and Romans destroyed the Holy Temples long ago. Since 1967, the site of the ruins returned to Jews, but Muslims have de facto rule. Police barred Jewish entry on Tisha B’Av and now face a lawsuit
Maccabiah Games Draw US Athletes to Become ‘Bar Mitzvah’
For American athletes, the Maccabiah sports even proves the games are about more than sports. Several of the American Jewish athletes were inspired to become Bar Mitzvah.
Rav Ovadia: I Love Knitted-Yarmulke Jews – But Not their MKs
Rav Ovadia Yosef, the same rabbi who last month call national religious Rabbi Stav “evil,” now says he really loves knitted kippa Jews. Well, most of them. Their political leaders still are Amalek. Happy Tu B'Av.
Rabbinical Group Aims to Standardize Circumcision in Europe
A European rabbinical group has created a union to include every mohel - ritual circumciser - in an effort to standardize ritual circumcision and...
Ryan Braun’s Suspension Erases His ‘Good-Guy’ Image
Ryan Braun, whose father is from Israel, not only lost the chance to play out the reason of the season with the Milwaukee Brewers...
White Smoke in Jerusalem: It’s Rabbis Lau and Yosef
147 out of 150 members of the election body voted.
Breslov Jews Robbed of $50,000 in Uman
Unknown assailants robbed $50,000 from Haredi Jews last week at the Uman headquarters of a nonprofit group that works to accommodate the tens of...
Six Boys Discover Tefillin for First Time on Flight to Israel
Chabad rabbis who had boarded a flight from the Ukraine to Israel via Moscow convinced six boys going on a Birthright Israel program to...
Stoudemire Seeking Israeli Citizenship
This is just what Israel does not need – another non-Jew claiming he is a Jew. NY Knicks star Stoudemire wants to be an Israeli but as for Torah, he likes to pick and choose his commandments,
Western Wall Rabbi: Respect the Muslims, Don’t Come to Pray
The Western Wall rabbi Wednesday may have taken the first step towards surrendering the Kotel to Muslims. He asked women and Temple Mount activists to respect Muslim sensitivities and to stay away.
Israeli Team Fined for not Playing Davis Cup Match on Yom Kippur
The Israel Tennis Association has been fined more than $13,000 for refusing to play a Davis Cup match against Belgium on Yom Kippur this...
Mother and Fighter for Religious Tolerance Quits Beit Shemesh
The Los Angeles-born woman, whose daughter was spat on by extreme Haredim in Beit Shemesh, has given up her fight for religious tolerance and leaves the city , but she blames modern orthodox Jews.
Holland Hebrew Bookstore Ex-Owners Move to Israel, Close Up Shop
One of Western Europe’s largest Hebrew bookstores has closed down in Amsterdam as its former owners prepare to move to Israel.
The Samech bookstore has...
Add Brussels to the List of Where Jews Need to Hide. ...
The last remaining Jewish school in central Brussels has instructed its students to remove their kippot in the school's neighborhood and wait until they are inside the building to put it back on.
The Ultimate Revenge for Holocaust Survivor: New Torah Scroll
Holocaust survivors have at least two ways to take revenge against the Nazis. One is to overcome the past and bring a new family into the world. The other is to donate a Torah. Marge Fettmen did both.
Maryland Jews Battle $1 Million ‘Jewish Christian’ Crusade
The Jews’ worst enemies are Jews. Tom Cantor says he was born into a Jewish family. He is trying to convince Maryland Jews they can be Jews and Christians. Even worse, he says “I love my people.”
Chief Ukrainian Rabbi Calls for Removal of Provocative Cross
The recent placing of a crucifix near the Uman grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov was an act of “clear provocation,” said Ukraine’s Rabbi...
Jordan Calls ‘Women of the Wall’ Prayer Site an ‘Attack on Islam’
The Women of the Wall was so focused on Haredim that the girls forgot to ask Jordan for permission to pray in their own minyan. Now maybe the WoW will wake up to reality and pray on the Temple Mount.
Israelis to Munch 15,000 Tons of Apples this Rosh Hashanah Season
Apples area mainstay of Rosh HaShanah, when Jews dip them in honey and bless it as sign of a sweet year, which this year should be very sweet if 15,000 tons apples can do the trick.
French City Closes Street to Traffic through Yom Kippur
‘What’s good for the Jews is good for the Muslims,” says a French Islamic website citing the closure of a city street for Jews through the High Holidays. It demands the same for Muslim street prayers.
Byzantine Era Golden Treasure Uncovered at Foot of Temple Mount
Dr. Mazar estimates the treasure was abandoned during the Persian conquest of Jerusalem, in 614 CE.
Agunot Activist Woman Appointed to Panel for Jewish Judges
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni has appointed the first woman as one of the members of the State Committee for the Appointment of Rabbinical Court...
MK Ariel ‘Blesses’ at Temple Mount, PA Warns of Religious War (Video)
‘Peace talks’ are an excuse to avoid THE issue - the Temple Mount – but the PA pushes it in media, warns of religious war. Housing Minister blesses at the site. Fatah terrorists warn of ‘violent Friday.”
Police Nab Sabbath Observant Drug Traffickers
Criminals who observe the Sabbath forgot that Torah also commands not to endanger others, but New York City narcotic agents have now made sure...
Numerous Reasons for Fear, One Reason for Joy this New Year
Israel has one life support. It starts with Yom Kippur.
The Holiest Day of the Year: How IDF Soldiers Observe Yom Kippur
The IDF is nothing if not innovative. For soldiers who are on the front lines during the Yom Kippur Fast, the army suggests they suck on popsicles to keep their strength without violating to laws of the fast.
Did Your Shul Pocket $660,000 from Maftir Yona?
“Auctioning” off the honor of being called to the Torah and for the privilege of reading the “Haftorah,” or “Maftir” section of the Prophets,...