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Israel | News
News | Israel
Resurgent ISIS Calls on Muslims to Kill Jews, Reveals Overlooked Aspect of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
For seven decades now, Western policymakers have ignored the role that Islam plays in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. That is both naive and dangerous.
News | Israel
'I want progressives in the US to understand that the Palestinians are oppressed by Palestinians'
With the enormous media pressure facing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government over the proposed judicial reform, new Public Diplomacy
News | Israel
Could Israel Really Destroy Iran's Nuclear Facilities in a Strike?
Over the years, Israeli military officials have hinted at the country’s ability to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities if necessary.
News | Israel
The Bipartisan Consensus on Israel Broke, and the GOP Can’t Be Blamed
Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib (r) embraces House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the first session of the US Congress in 2019. …
News | Israel
'People are awakening to the Temple Mount' - Inside Israel
Hundreds of Jews ascended the Temple Mount this morning on the occasion of the Tisha B'Av fast, when the people of Israel mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples.
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Movies | Entertainment
Entertainment | Movies
Film to Be Made About Nuremberg Trials 99-Year-Old Prosecutor Ben Ferencz | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner
Ben Ferencz, the lead prosecutor in the Nuremberg Trials that followed World War II. Photo: Screenshot. JNS.org – A film …
Entertainment | Movies
UPDATE: BREAKING: 'Star Wars' Returns -- 'Episode 7' Slated For 2015 And More Movies Planned As Disney Buys Lucasfilm - Deadline.com
BREAKING.... Disney has just confirmed that it has agreed to acquire George Lucas' Lucasfilm Ltd, and that includes rights to the Star Wars franchise that
Entertainment | Movies
Disney buying 'Star Wars' maker Lucasfilm for $4.05B | Fox News
A decade since George Lucas said Star Wars was finished on the big screen, a new trilogy under new ownership is destined for theaters after The Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it was buying Lucasfilm Ltd. from him for $4.05 billion.
Entertainment | Movies
Gene Hackman slaps homeless man in New Mexico, police say | Fox News
Police in New Mexico say Gene Hackman was acting in self-defense when he slapped a homeless man who had become aggressive toward the Oscar-winning actor and his wife.
Books | Books
Books | Books
‘Bunch of Amateurs,’ by Jack Hitt - NYTimes.com
Is amateurism bred into the American character?
Books | Books
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot by Bill O'Reilly - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
Killing Kennedy has 552 ratings and 177 reviews. Barry said: Ever wonder why it's a good thing that there is a site like Goodreads? Well, here is one exc...
Business | Business & Finance
Business & Finance | Business
Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'
Yahoo's board approves a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m), US media reports say.
Business & Finance | Business
Premarkets: Fiscal cliff on the brain
Sick of the fiscal cliff negotiations yet? Well, tough luck -- the talks in Washington appear set to take center stage for investors again on Tuesday.
Business & Finance | Business
Consumer Reports names most reliable cars - (1) - CNNMoney
These are the cars and trucks that, according to a new survey, are least likely to give you trouble.
Judaism | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Judaism
6 Lessons From Jacob’s Wrestling With the Angel
We also wrestle with spiritual doubts and conflicts.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
What Does Jacob’s Ladder Symbolize?
Jacob’s simple ladder foreshadows the trajectory of human development.
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Jews Worldwide to Celebrate Mystical Spring Holiday of Lag BaOmer
Day also marks 41st annual completion of Mishneh Torah and Sefer Hamitzvot
Miscellaneous | Judaism
Sinai: Were the First Tablets a Mistake? - Guest Columnists - Parshah
Why were the first set of tablets given with such fanfare?
Miscellaneous | Judaism
17 Facts About Moses Every Jew Should Know
Moses was born in Egypt during the enslavement of the Jews. His parents, Amram and Yocheved, were from the illustrious tribe of Levi.
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News | News
News | News
AMERICA PREVAILS: Giants Win After Woke Manager Ditches National Anthem Protest on Memorial Day
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler is trying to become the next Colin Kaepernick. Last week, Kapler announced he would be boycotting the national anthem "until I feel better about the direction of our country" following the mass shooting at Robb Ele
News | News
In Ukraine, Jews Celebrate Purim With Muted Joy - Holiday goes on in cities under attack
Wearing a wide-brimmed sombrero and colorful poncho, Kherson’s Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Wolff, stood in the city’s beautiful renovated synagogue clutching a megillah.
News | News
‘We Need a Miracle’: Jews of Ukraine Pray for Peace as Invasion Continues
Chabad rabbis are providing material aid and spiritual comfort wherever possible
News | News
Hostages Freed at Texas Congregation After 10-Hour Standoff
People around the world prayed and dedicated mitzvahs in the merit of those held
News | News
Prominent Anti-Semite Attends Obama Birthday Bash, Jewish Comedian Snubbed
Al Sharpton, the prominent anti-Semite and verbally challenged MSNBC host, was among the "sophisticated crowd" of guests who attended former president Barack Obama's 60th birthday bash on Martha's Vineyard over the weekend. Jewish comedian Larry David was
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Jewish Community | News
News | Jewish Community
Elder Of Ziyon - New study: Higher education is correlated with higher antisemitism
Blogging about Israel and the Arab world since, oh, forever.
News | Jewish Community
What It’s Like to Be a New Jewish Arrival in Utah
Entrepreneur Mort Fertel shares how he and his family have turned Salt Lake City into home
News | Jewish Community
An American Rapper and a Soviet Child: Parallel Journeys of Return
My childhood could not have been more different from that of Nissim Black.
News | Jewish Community
Avraham Fried: 'With a good word and a good message a singer can save a soul' - Israel National News
Watch: 'Real Talk' - with hasidic singer Avraham Fried.
News | Jewish Community
A Chassidic Couple’s Path to Adoption
In spite of our investment in educational efforts, we couldn’t distract ourselves from yearning to have children of our own.
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Kashrut | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Kashrut
Are Bottom Feeders Kosher Fish?
There is a commonly held belief that where a fish lives determines whether it is kosher. Is this the case?
Miscellaneous | Kashrut
Why Are Imitation Crab, Pork and Cheeseburgers Kosher?
Even if the Torah forbids a food, one is still permitted to eat kosher food artificially flavored to taste like it. However, if it closely resembles the non-kosher food, it may be necessary to mark it as an imitation.
Miscellaneous | Kashrut
Is the Tide Pod Challenge Kosher? - Do Detergents Require a Kosher Certification? - Chabad.org
One common misconception is that if something is kosher, then it must be healthy to eat.
Passover | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Passover
A Mitzvah to Eat Matzah Every Day of Passover?
The Torah tells us, “For seven days, you shall eat unleavened bread . . .” Do we take that at face value?
Miscellaneous | Passover
The Pharaoh Syndrome - Passover
Pharaoh, you see, was actually quite intellectually capable; it was just that he was "Monotheistically Challenged"
Miscellaneous | Passover
As Covid Recedes, Passover Ushers in Season of Hope
Amid continued restrictions and rising vaccinations, Chabad-Lubavitch brings Passover to one and all
Miscellaneous | Passover
Passover: The Long Road of Exodus - Daily Dose of Wisdom
As soon as you stop leaving Egypt, you are back there again.
Miscellaneous | Passover
The Largest Seder Ever - Sometimes it takes a three-year-old to alert you.
“Ven der tatte kumt a heim fuhn shul... When Father comes back from shul, he quickly makes kiddush before the children get sleepy, so they can ask the Mah Nishtanah”
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History | History
History | History
Escape From the Nazis - Against All Odds, a Treasure Survives - Chabad.org
On Kristallnacht, the family hid in their apartment with all the lights out and the windows shut. The children peered through the edges of the curtains and watched the Nazis storm into the small synagogue below their apartment and throw the Torah scrolls
History | History
FDR's secret plea to Hitler
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's secret plea to Adolf Hitler in the summer of 1936, found in newly-uncovered documents. Op-ed.
History | History
How the Science of Racism Led to the Holocaust - The war against the divine image in man
Can the world survive on ethics devised by human reason? Well, we tried. It’s called the 20th century.
History | History
Warrior in iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo was misidentified, Marines Corps acknowledges
The Marine Corps corrected a 74-year-old error with the announcement that a corporal from Iowa named Harold 'Pie' Keller helped raise the flag in the Iwo Jima photo, not Pfc. Rene Gagnon
History | History
The Return of 'That’s All, Brother': The Plane That Led the D-Day Invasion | C-47 Plane
On June 6, 1944, a lone C-47 led the main force of the Normandy invasion. Seventy-five years later, the plane will do it again.
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Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Purim | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Purim
Shushan Purim - Why Jerusalem celebrates a day later
All cities that were walled at the time when the Israelites, under the leadership of Joshua, entered Canaan, observe Purim on the 15th. This results in the occasional unique phenomenon of a “triple” or three-day Purim.
Miscellaneous | Purim
Thousands of Ukraine Refugees in Europe and Israel Take a Joyous Break For Purim
Late on Tuesday, Miriam Moskovitz, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary to Kharkov, Ukraine with her husband Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz, received a text from a woman in her community and a photo of fresh-baked hamantaschen.
Miscellaneous | Purim
Purim: Why Read the Megillah Twice?
Why do we read the Megillah twice every Purim, once at night
and once during the day?
Miscellaneous | Purim
20 Ways to Increase Your Happiness in the Month of Adar
We all need to work to create a joyous atmosphere in our homes and in our lives. But before we can create the right atmospheres, we often have to adjust our attitudes.
Miscellaneous | Purim
Your Complete Purim How-To Guide
This user-friendly wizard walks you through all of Purim’s traditions and customs.
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Advice | Advice & Self-Help
Advice & Self-Help | Advice
6 Steps to Improving Your Relationship With Your Spouse - Love & Judaism
We have the ability to perceive any person and any situation in a positive way, if we choose to do so.
Chabad | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Chabad
The Rebbe’s Lag BaOmer Message of Hope to Soviet Jewry
The 1980 Russian-language address that took the world by surprise and placed the Soviet regime on notice
Miscellaneous | Chabad
The Tehillim App You’ve Been Waiting For!
Kehot Publication Society and Chabad.org have released a new app that makes “saying Tehillim” easier than ever.
Miscellaneous | Chabad
No Barriers Before G-d: A Look at Chabad’s Dues-Free Communities
Yom Kippur will see record attendance this year at Chabad synagogues, where every Jew is a member
Miscellaneous | Chabad
Florida Chabad Rabbi and Son Rescue Orlando Family by Boat
The devastation caused by Hurricane Ian has extended far beyond Florida’s Gulf Coast. When Rabbi Yosef Konikov of Chabad-Lubavitch of South Orlando learned that a family of four was trapped on the second floor of their home in Kissimmee, just south of Orlando, and calls to 911 were not being responded to due to more urgent and immediate threats to life, the rabbi and his son Levi, a certified lifeguard, commissioned a boat and set out along flooded neighborhood streets to rescue the family.
Miscellaneous | Chabad
140 Refugees From Ukraine Children’s Home Arrive Safely in Israel
A group of 140 refugees from a children’s home in Zhitomir, Ukraine, —including 90 young children—arrived at Israel’s Ben-Gurion Airport, where they were greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other cabinet ministers, ending a grueling, five-day journey through a deadly war zone.
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Health | Health & Fitness
Health & Fitness | Health
I'm a Rabbi and a Physician Assistant - This is why I want you to stay home
“Stay home. Save lives.” These words blinked on the overhead electronic traffic sign as I sped down the highway.
Jewish Families | Family & Parenting
Family & Parenting | Jewish Families
9 Ways to Stay Sane With Kids at Home - Insight & Commentary
Rediscover your inner child and play along. Be flexible. Resisting is not going to help in this particular situation.
Chanukah | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Chanukah
Were the Maccabees Wrong to Fight? - Chanukah
When we kindle our Chanukah candles each year, the light that glows is the spirit of faith and determination of the Maccabees.
Miscellaneous | Chanukah
How This Rabbi Built 30,000 Public Menorahs
A Chabad emissary in New Jersey has taken menorah construction to new heights
Miscellaneous | Chanukah
Chabad: Chanukah Basics
The Chanukah story, Chanukah observances, Chanukah FAQs and the menorah lighting procedure in succinct form -- with a plethora of links that lead to the unabridged version...
Miscellaneous | Chanukah
Why Insist on Depicting a Straight-Branched Menorah? - Questions & Answers
Despite the depiction of the Temple menorah on the Arch of Titus, Chabad makes a point of depicting the menorah with straight, diagonal branches. Why?
Miscellaneous | Chanukah
Chanukah: The Eternal Light - Daily Dose of Wisdom
The flames of the Temple Menorah have been dark for many centuries, but the flames of the Chanukah menorah can never be extinguished.
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The High Holidays | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | The High Holidays
Rosh Hashanah 2022 FAQ - High Holidays
Observed on the day G‑d created Adam and Eve, it’s celebrated as the head of the Jewish year. The central observance of Rosh Hashanah is blowing the shofar (ram’s horn).
Miscellaneous | The High Holidays
14 Tips for an Amazing Yom Kippur at Home - High Holidays
Many of us will be celebrating Yom Kippur alone. Here are our pro tips to making your at-home Yom Kippur meaningful and memorable.
Miscellaneous | The High Holidays
Why Is Rosh Hashanah Before Yom Kippur? - Is it possible we've gotten these holidays all wrong?
Maybe we’ve got everything 100% wrong. Because if we’re thinking the holidays are backward, it’s likely we’ve got their meanings backward.
Sukkot | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Sukkot
I Never Thought I’d Have My Own Sukkah - Sukkot, Hoshana Rabbah & Simchat Torah
That diffident child peering through the fence at her neighbors never dreamed that when she grew up, she would one day have the joy of sitting in her own sukkah year after year.
Miscellaneous | Sukkot
14 Sukkah Facts Every Jew Should Know - Sukkot & Simchat Torah
The sukkah is the space where we spend as much time as possible during the holiday of Sukkot. Covered with organic material, it reminds us of God's kindness in generations past and in the present times.
Miscellaneous | Sukkot
10 Tips for an Amazing Sukkot @ Home - Sukkot & Simchat Torah
You can create an over-the-top joyous Sukkot at home, one to
remember fondly long after the pandemic has been relegated to the dusty annals
of history.
Miscellaneous | Sukkot
13 Facts About Sukkot Every Jew Should Know - Sukkot & Simchat Torah
Sukkot is a weeklong festival celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the lulav and etrog and joyous feasting.
Miscellaneous | Sukkot
How to Build a Sukkah - The basics of building a sukkah and living inside it - Sukkot & Simchat Torah
This sukkah guide will lead you through the fun mitzvah of building and dwelling in a sukkah—from the permitted and required components in its structure, to the basic rules of living in the sukkah.
Politics | Politics
Politics | Politics
The Media Keep Lying To Protect Ilhan Omar
The press uncritically repeats Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' claim Democrats 'unequivocally condemned' Ilhan Omar, without any pushback.
