Category: Israel

Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir/TPS Ofra before the eviction Ofra, Feb 28, 2017 Israel’s High Court of Justice on Monday rejected a petition against the master plan for the construction of the Israeli community of Ofra, located in the Binyamin region north of Jerusalem. Nearby Arab residents and municipalities petitioned the High Court in 2014 to […]

Photo Credit: Majdi Fathi/TPS Hamas international political leader Ismail Haniyeh The funeral for Iranian IRGC Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani’s in Tehran, which was attended by millions who packed the streets, was a massive demonstration of mourning and promises of revenge. The Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen channel said that the funeral on Monday was the largest in […]

Photo Credit: Confédération des Juifs de France et des amis d’Israël Sarah Halimi, z’l Thousands of French Jews and others rallied on Sunday throughout the country, including Paris, calling for justice for slain Jewish woman Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old retired physician. The rallies followed an appeals court last month upholding a lower court ruling stating […]

Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir / TPS An Israeli bus was attacked by stone-throwing Arab terrorists while traveling through Samaria. The windshield was shattered. Palestinian Authority terrorists attacked Israeli motorists on Monday night as they traveled through Samaria near the community of Azoun. A number of cars and other vehicles, including an Israeli public bus, came […]

Photo Credit: IMP Siyum Hashas in Jerusalem. Jan. 1, 2020 An enthusiastic crowd of some 8,000 men, women and children, spanning the spectrum of English-speakers in Israel, filled all four of Jerusalem’s Binyanei Hauma’s (ICC) halls to capacity on January 1st. The Siyum HaShas for English-speakers was initiated by Harav Mordecai Kornfeld, Rosh Kollel of […]

Photo Credit: Olivier Fitoussi / Flash 90 Israeli and American flags in Jerusalem The United States has taken steps to warn its citizens in Israel to “remain vigilant and take appropriate steps” to increase their security awareness as security incidents, “including rocket fire, often take place without warning.” The alert comes in the wake of […]

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Photo Credit: Pixabay As threats are thrown from both sides of the world at each other, both the USA and Iran have chosen their first targets to hit. Who will hit next, and what will the targets be, whether military or cyber-terror? Tamar Yonah’s guest, Alan Silver, fills us in on everything. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ […]

Photo Credit: Noam Moskowitz/Flash90 Why are there so many Jewish rituals (mitzvot)? Isn’t faith in G-d enough?How can we better understand rituals and their importance. How can we connect to ritual…especially those that we cannot logically comprehend? Where do ritual and faith in G-d meet and why can’t one stand without the other. Join Rabbi […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay After the killing of top Iranian player, Quasem Soleimani, Major General of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and responsible for military and clandestine extraterritorial operations, the discussion focuses on if a major military conflict will breakout?-with guests:Dr. Mordechai Ben-MenachemandShifra Hoffman Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: […]