Category: Israel

Photo Credit: Liat Nadav-Ziv, Israel Antiquities Authority The Yavneh hoard. A stash of Chanukah Gelt was found last week during archaeological excavations in Yavneh conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority ahead of the development of a new neighborhood by the Israel Lands Authority. The archaeologists were surprised to discover a broken clay cruse containing gold […]

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Photo Credit: Chabad of Petaluma The humorist in me wants to tell this eggceptional story about a city comprised of chicken ranchers and how they fowled up. In reality, the story is one of a hard-working immigrant community, unique in its philosophical and political makeup; it is a microcosm of a community whose Jewish pride […]

Photo Credit: JewishPress.com Originally published on November 2, 2018. This past Shabbat, was a very exciting one for me. It was the yahrzeit of my Rav, Rabbi Meir Kahane (18th of Mar-Cheshvan) and it also marked 50 years since his founding of the Jewish Defense League way back in 1968. I was very active in […]

Photo Credit: Shifra Hoffman Meir Kahane and Shifra Hoffman This interview was originally published on June 26, 2019. Last month, 51 years ago, Rabbi Meir Kahane founded the Jewish Defense League (JDL). Its purpose was to fight for Jewish causes with as much gusto and pride as radical blacks and other groups were fighting for […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay The influenza virus has hit Israel hard this winter, with several deadly strains killing as many as 11 Israelis so far, and hospitalizing more than 100 in serious condition. As the flu outbreak spreads, only approximately 150,000 vaccines remain in stock. So far, nearly 1.7 million Israelis were vaccinated this winter. Advertisement […]

Photo Credit: wikipedia Last year, then Iraqi President Fuad Masum approved Law No. 76 of 2017, which stripped Palestinians living in Iraq of their rights and classified them as “foreigners.” {Originally posted to the Gatestone Institute website} Palestinians living in Iraq were recently stripped of the equal-rights status they had enjoyed under Saddam Hussein. Now, […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Chanukah was in the air. All around town, menorahs burned brightly in people’s windows. “We need some more oil,” Mr. Sherman said to his wife. “Could you please pick up a bottle this afternoon?” Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Mrs. […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Question: Why is there an extra month in the Jewish calendar every few years? And who decides whether a particular year should be a leap year or not? Name WithheldToronto, Ontario Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Answer: Many years ago, […]

Photo Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90 Leah Goldin, mother of fallen soldier Hadar Goldin, August 5, 2018. Hamas is refusing to stop the attacks it controls in Judea and Samaria, as part of a general deal with Israel, Reshet Bet radio reported Sunday. The proposal was recently put forward by foreign sources that met with the Hamas […]