Category: Israel

Photo Credit: Pixabay What: Kind of Democracy is Israel if the people are not represented in its Parliament? The American: Story continues. Hypocrisy is the order of the day. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); The Leak: Is it the real ‘Deal of the Century’? […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay Bloody wars, promiscuity, instant self-gratification – We give you the REAL story of Chanukah – UNCENSORED! Tamar Yonah speaks with Rabanit Rhonda Attar, who teaches a course on the real story of Chanukah, what we fought against, and what we fought for, and how it has changed the world today! A NOT […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay He wasn’t an Israeli citizen, and he didn’t live in Israel, yet that didn’t stop him from being a modern-day Maccabee! Hear some inspiring stories of what it’s like enlisting in the Israeli army when you come all alone! Meet Rabbi Ari Abramowitz, Executive Director of Nevut – ‘International Lone Soldiers’ – […]

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Photo Credit: Flash90 A child observes the candles on a fully lit Hanukkah menorah, {Originally posted to the JNS website} Hanukkah’s popularity with American Jews was largely the result of a futile though determined effort to compete with Christmas. While enjoying freedom, prosperity and influence that was unprecedented in the history of the Diaspora, American […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay / Stux illustrative Do you live in Israel, and if so, are you one of the 15.7 percent of Israelis who were smart enough to get their flu shot this season? So far this season (2019-2020), there have been 10 influenza-related deaths; the most recent came on the first day of Chanukah, […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi and Kashruth Superviser Yossi Bialo of Beachwood, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland) passed away Monday night (Dec. 23) at the age of 34. Rabbi Bialo was responsible for the kosher supervision at the Menorah Park assisted living facility in Beachwood. He was also a beloved member of the Cleveland Chabad […]

Photo Credit: Hana Levi Julian (illustrative) A 65-year-old Orthodox Jewish man was punched in the face, kicked and beaten Tuesday in a vicious attack on a New York City street that took place on the second day of Chanukah. The victim was attacked because he was an easily identifiable Jew, according to City Council member […]

Photo Credit: Eyal Basson, courtesy of Israel Ministry of Health Medical cannabis In what is considered to be a global first, the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) has announced it will establish a state-sponsored incubator for start-ups focused on medical marijuana. The CanNegev center will be located in Yeruham, a town in the Negev desert and […]

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