Families of the Four Har Nof Terror Victims Make...
The widows of the four Har Nof synagogue terror attack victims issued a letter calling for the coming shabbat as a day of ahavat chinam ( loving others freely without judgement)....
Parole Attempt for Jonathan Pollard Fails
Despite a questionable choice in headlines, The Jerusalem Post has a comprehensive run-down of Jonathan Pollard’s failed bid for parole this year and his case in general. In July, for the...
The Silence of Prayer, Shattered in a Synagogue Bloodbath
Yaakov Amos had just finished calling silently on God to “grant peace everywhere, goodness and blessing; grace, loving kindness and mercy to us and unto all Israel, Your people,” when two terrorists...
Four Killed in Jerusalem Attack
At approximately 7:30am Israel time, two terrorists, armed with guns, axes and knives, entered a Har Nof synagogue and began attacking worshipers in the midst of prayers. The attack killed four...
This Rabbi Raps and Riffs—on Judaism
The Wall Street Journal reports on YouTube sensation, comedian and Hasidic Jew Mendy Pellin. Who knew gold chains went so well with a bekeshe?
Arafat’s Widow Says Armed Struggle will Lead Nowhere
Suha Arafat, wife of the late Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat, appeared to accuse Hamas on Wednesday of perpetrating “genocide” in the Gaza Strip, and denounced the terror group for...
Election 2014: What it Means for Jewish Education
The sweeping and surprising electoral results from last week’s election transformed the makeup of the U.S. Senate, overturned several gubernatorial races and introduced entire ideological shifts in state legislatures. People and...
Orthodox Union Convention in December to Focus on Global...
Deeply understanding the issues facing the global Jewish community and how we can work towards global Jewish unity is the focus of this year’s Orthodox Union Convention, taking place Friday, December...
Meet the Woman Who Keeps Tootsie Rolls Kosher
If you keep kosher, and enjoy eating a handful of Tootsie Rolls or drinking a tall glass of Gatorade, you have Phyllis Koegel to thank. As marketing director of the Orthodox...
Two Killed in Stabbing Attacks in Israel
A woman was killed and two others were injured in a stabbing attack near Alon Shvut Monday afternoon, in the second terrorist attack of its kind in a day. A stabbing...
