Category: Israel

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Mikketz represents the most sudden and radical transformation in the Torah. Joseph, in a single day, moves from zero to hero, from forgotten, languishing prisoner to viceroy of Egypt, the most powerful man in the land, in control of the nation’s economy. Until now, Joseph has rarely been the author of […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press It’s been a month since the U.S. announced that it no longer considers Jewish “settlements” illegal. So far, Israel has treated this announcement like a gift certificate and is ignoring its expiration date, which could be fast approaching. We can only hope that our excuse for not taking advantage of this […]

Photo Credit: {Originally posted to the Gatestone Institute website} Speaker Pelosi’s unconstitutional decision to delay transmission of the articles of impeachment to the Senate in order to gain partisan advantage raises the following question: has President Trump been impeached, or did the House vote merely represent an authorization or intention to impeach — which becomes […]

Photo Credit: Tomer Neuberg / TPS Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned a Palestinian Islamic Jihad official late Wednesday to “pack his stuff real quick” when Halil al Bathani was identified as the one who had ordered a rocket attack on Ashkelon while the prime minister was in the city attending […]

Photo Credit: Imagesat International A tunnel under excavation at the Imam Ali base in al-Bukamal, Syria, near the Syria-Iraq border. At least five fighters from Iranian militias were killed in air strikes on Wednesday in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border. Unidentified aircraft reportedly fired missiles with “smashing explosives,” according to the Syrian Observatory for […]

Photo Credit: IDF Spokesperson / Flash 90 IDF tanks roll towards Gaza IDF tanks and Israeli aircraft attacked a Hamas military post in northern Gaza late Wednesday night in retaliation for a rocket attack fired at the city of Ashkelon at around 9 pm from the enclave. Iron Dome Shoots Down Rocket Aimed at Ashkelon […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press New York CityCANDLE LIGHTING TIMEDec. 27, 2019 – 29 Kislev 57804:17 p.m. NYC E.S.T. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Sabbath Ends: 5:22 p.m. NYC E.S.T.Sabbath Ends: Rabbenu Tam 5:49 p.m. NYC E.S.T.Weekly Reading: MiketzWeekly Haftara: Roni VeSimchi (Zechariah 2:14-4:7)Daf Yomi: […]

[embedded content] Russian Jews sang and danced on the first night of Chanukah this week after the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar kindled the Chanukah lights on the public menorah in Red Square, standing in a forklift over the statue of Karl Marx before the gates of the Kremlin. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: […]

Photo Credit: Ciprian Latewood / Wikimedia NYPD Surveillance equipment on an electronics pole in the city A Jewish man living in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, was attacked Tuesday night by a gang of eight black teenagers. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 […]

Photo Credit: Mrs. Sarah Karmely Mrs. Sarah Karmely Born in India, raised in England, and married in Italy, Mrs. Sarah Karmely currently lives in America where she teaches Persian Jews Torah. Mrs. Sarah Karmely is also an international lecturer and the author of two books – Words to Hear With Your Heart and Stories to […]