By JNi.Media
Strangely enough, the Knesset legislation known as the Aliyah Day Act 5776-2016 states that on the 7th of Cheshvan the country will celebrate the Israelites' entrance into the Land of Israel on the 10th of Nissan.
In 2018 more than half of the tourists who visited Israel were Christian, making a significant contribution to incoming tourism.
This show is out of this world!
By BBC Watch
‘Alternativity’ is an appalling piece of anti-Israel propaganda, all the more so because it was packaged as a Nativity Play at Christmas performed by children. (Part 1)
By BBC Watch
‘Alternativity’ is an appalling piece of anti-Israel propaganda, all the more so because it was packaged as a Nativity Play at Christmas performed by children. (Part 2)
The Hanukkah holiday, and the fact that some people are upset about Christmas celebrations by immigrants to Israel.
Mayor Ali Salim now says the celebrations will be held as normal, well, except for the entertainment.
Protesting recognition of Jerusalem, Christmas celebrations were cancelled in the Israeli Arab city.
Funny, seasonal comedy.
By JNi.Media
"Over decades, American administrations and Israeli governments had disagreed about settlements, but we agreed that the Security Council was not the place to resolve this issue," Netanyahu noted.
A Jew who actually celebrates Christmas?
By JNi.Media
German authorities on Wednesday offered a reward of about $104,000 for information leading to Amri's arrest, with a warning that he probably is "violent and armed."
By JNi.Media
The legislative initiative was defined by Abbas as a provocation which is likely to 'make the region plunge into an abyss.'
Should anyone be celebrating a pagan holiday that the Bible clearly says they should not do?
By Jeff Dunetz
Since both Chanukah and Christmas begin in less than two weeks, as a public service it’s time for me to explain the 18 differences between the two (in the usual Lidblog snarky way) ENJOY!
By JNi.Media
Strangely enough, the Knesset legislation known as the Aliyah Day Act 5776-2016 states that on the 7th of Cheshvan the country will celebrate the Israelites' entrance into the Land of Israel on the 10th of Nissan.
By JNi.Media
It is impossible to paint lipstick on either of these pigs, but in the competition between Halloween and Christmas over which of the two holidays is more dangerous Halloween wins out, hands down.
By JNi.Media
Using the great, eye opening Pew study of 2013, Cohen points out that the signs of Jewish life in intermarried Jewish families are fast diminishing.
Mahmoud Abbas relinquished the stage this year instead of repeating the lie that "Jesus was a Palestinian," but O'Malley has stepped into the breach.
Large Arab security forces are deployed in Bethlehem. Radicals have posted social media threats of terror against Arabs.
Observant Jews cringe every year that Chanukah and Christmas overlap, leading to sacrilegious combinations of customs, but the kosher industry is losing out when the two holidays are totally separate, such as this year Chanukah beings next Sunday night, December 6, and ends eight days later, almost two weeks before the Christians holiday. Industry experts […]
Iran hanged seven people at dawn on Christmas and 12 others before and after the Christian holiday, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an Iranian opposition group. Several days earlier, President Barack Obama praised Iran and said that it could be a “successful” member of the international community if it decides […]
Gov. Mike Pence celebrated Christmas in Israel and staked his credentials for a possible run at the presidency.
By JTA
Hebrew University will give its students the day off on Christmas for the first time ever. There will be no classes on Thursday, Dec. 25, a new vacation day on the university calendar. The students also had off on Sunday for Hanukkah. The university also has declared a vacation day for and placed on its […]
Is Sydney also going to turn out the lights on Christmas trees?
Pope Francis’ first Christmas message was full of hope for peace in war-torn Syria and South Sudan, the “often and overlooked” war-torn Central African Republic and - as if the chaos and mutual barbarity are comparable – for a “favorable” outcome” in talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. He made no mention of what […]
Hanukkah seems to be politically correct this year. So is the African American holiday Kwanzaa, both of which were honored with new US postage stamps. The Christians struck out this year – and are angry.
By Moshe Herman
Yishai presents, as he does every year, a class given by Rabbi Lawrence Keleman about the origins of Christmas
By Tzvi Fishman
The history of January 1st should make Jews think twice before they celebrate New Year’s and take part in its heathen festivities.
By Tzvi Fishman
In galut, wee become possessed by the foreign lands and cultures where we live.
By Tzvi Fishman
By and large, American Jews are not really waiting for Mashiach to come.