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Jerusalem

InDepth / The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Jewish Press Radio: Lapid, Hebron, and Cranberries

By Yocheved Seidman

Yishai uncovers vastly different tastes in everything from Jewish comfort food (with help from Malkah) to Knesset candidates to peace policy in this episode. Colorful culture, deep ideas, and a few tempers running high are all part of the mix as we search for new solutions to age old problems and end with inspiration from the Torah.

News Briefs

Knesset Plenum Votes Down Proposed Bills by MK Ahmad Tibi

By Jewish Press Staff

Tibi proposes bill recognizing Jerusalem as Palestinian capital.

News Briefs

Jewish population in Judea and Samaria tops 342,000

By Jewish Press Staff

The Jewish population in Judea and Samaria rose 4.3% in 2011.

Book Reviews

Title: Mitzvah Man

By Moshe Dann

Readers of Clayton’s short stories know that he is not only a master craftsman, but that his stories are inquires into the purpose of life; he is a moral philosopher.

US / Aaron Klein

Third Party ‘American Elect’ Group Has Ties with President

By Aaron Klein

A mysteriously funded, highly organized effort to secure the ballot for a third party candidate in this year’s election has ties to President Obama and top Democrats, KleinOnline has learned.

Israel

Behind The Plans For Jerusalem Siyum Hashas Celebration

By Steve K. Walz

JERUSALEM – Three days after the 12th annual Siyum Hashas celebration at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey next summer, thousands of English-speaking devotees of Daf Yomi in Israel will descend on Jerusalem’s Binyanei Ha’uma Convention Center to partake in similar festivities.

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Jewish Press Radio: Israeli Pride for Jews and Arabs?

By Yocheved Seidman

Thoughts on the "The Best Plans" alternative peace conference and on Israel's Air Force wing-man graduation.

Israel

There are Judges in Jerusalem

By Shalom Bear

Breaking the deadlock by those opposed to the appointment of Judge Noam Solberg to the Supreme Court, four new judges were named today.

Keeping Jerusalem

Mayor Barkat's Partition Plan Must Be Repudiated

By Hillel Fendel and Chaim Silberstein / KeepJerusalem.org

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, elected three years ago on a strong "Jerusalem will never be divided!" platform, has changed colors.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / Aaron Klein

Former Mossad Director: More Than One Military Option Against Iran

By Aaron Klein

“You don’t need to hit only the immediate, direct nuclear infrastructure of theirs. You can achieve this goal by going after some other targets, without being more specific,” said Shabtai Shavit, who served as Mossad director from 1989 to 1996.

Holidays / Jewish

The Meaning of Today's 10th of Tevet Fast

By Rabbi Dr. Naphtali Hoff

Asara B’Teves, the 10th of Teves, commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar that ultimately culminated with the First Temple’s destruction on the 9th of Av the following year.

Israel

New Statistics on Christians in Israel

By Malkah Fleisher

A new report released by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics sheds light on the successful Christian minority living in Israel.

Arts

Have Artists Envisioned Nebuchadnezzar As Hero Or Villain?

By Menachem Wecker

“Despite the fateful part he played in Judah’s history, Nebuchadrezzar [Nebuchadnezzer is sometimes referred to this way] is seen in Jewish tradition in a predominantly favorable light,” wrote Henry W. F. Saggs, the late Assyriologist, toward the end of his Encyclopedia Britannica entry on Nebuchadrezzar II (c. 630—c. 561).

The Yishai Fleisher Show on JewishPress.com

Jewish Press Radio: Hareidim, Jewish Blues, and Alternative Peace

By Yocheved Seidman

Hareidi conflicts flare, inspiration from Jewish blues guitarist Lazer Lloyd, new directions for Arab/Israeli peace, and, finally, how Jewish art students can change the world.

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs

Chareidim Protest Media Incitement

By Jewish Press News Desk

Thousands of Chareidi men (ultra-Orthodox Jews) protested at Kikar Shabbat, the main intersection between the Geulah and Meah Shearim neighborhoods in Jerusalem, this Saturday evening. The protest was against what they claim is the unusual level of media incitement against their community these past few weeks. The primary complaints the Chareidim have are that their […]

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