Category: Israel

((JEWISH REVIEW)) —When Rabbi James Proops arrived at his Modern Orthodox synagogue in Livingston, New Jersey, on Saturday morning, he found three people waiting to meet him: two members of the security committee and a non-Jewish guard. “As I approached, they looked at me … you know, I could see there was something wrong with […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Wade Melnick understood that something was truly amiss when he saw a car driving through the haredi Orthodox Israeli town where he was spending Shabbat. A rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, a Conservative rabbinical school, Melnick and his wife had traveled from Jerusalem to Elad, an Orthodox town about […]

This story will be updated. ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — A massive military operation is underway to place Gaza under a “complete siege,” Israel’s defense minister said on Monday, 48 hours after a surprise attack by Hamas left 800 Israelis dead, thousands wounded and more than 100 captive in Gaza. “We are going to change the Middle […]

(New York Jewish Week) — As Israel continued to clear the Gaza border area of Hamas attackers, and came to grips with an attack that killed 700 people, hundreds of people came to rally in support of the country outside the United Nations on Sunday afternoon. But for at least one demonstrator, the focus wasn’t […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – More than 5,000 young adults on long-term programs in Israel are out of danger, an umbrella group for the programs said. A spokesperson for Masa Israel Journey — which guides participants to hundreds of gap-year, career training and continuing education programs in Israel — told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that all of […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Landmarks around the world turned to blue and white on Saturday in solidarity with Israel after Hamas attacked the country, leaving at least 700 Israelis dead and more than 2,000 wounded. New York City announced that the Empire State Building would be illuminated for an hour Saturday night in solidarity with Israel. […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Saturday was a day of bloodshed unprecedented in Israel’s history.  Beginning in the morning of a Jewish holiday, hundreds of militants broke through the barrier between Israel and Gaza and spread into more than 20 locations, killing 300 Israelis on the streets, in their homes and at an outdoor festival, taking some […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — For the last dozen years, an array of synagogues from multiple denominations have gathered together in a central location in Brooklyn to sing and dance with the Torah, the centerpiece of Simchat Torah celebrations. But in advance of the holiday’s onset Saturday night, the organizers of Simchat Torah Across Brooklyn announced that the […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — President Joe Biden said the United States was closely consulting with Israel in the wake of a devastating massive attack by Hamas and warned its enemies not to exploit the country’s vulnerability. “Let me say this as clearly as I can: This is not a moment for any party hostile to […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — An American Jewish tourist was arrested in Israel for allegedly destroying two Roman-era statues inside the Israel Museum, claiming to police that they were “idolatrous and contrary to the Torah.” The suspect’s alleged actions caused “substantial damage” to the nearly 2,000-year-old pieces, police said. Police officers were called to the prestigious Jerusalem […]