2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (252+ words) When the shofar isn't blown on the first day of the year, Chassidic teachings reveal a deeper dimension: how Shabbat accomplishes what the shofar does, and what it signals for 5787. Every year on Rosh Hashanah, we crown Hashem as King…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (207+ words) Nearly a century ago, Leon Trotsky faced a critical dilemma while building the Red Army. The former Tsarist military was filled with professionally trained officers who understood strategy, commanded large units, and possessed genuine combat experience. The Bolsheviks desperately needed…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (231+ words) David Miliband tells Parliament that Israeli settlements are illegal and accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, while unveiling sanctions package including ban on settlement goods Britain is moving to restrict trade in goods produced in Israeli settlements in the…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (241+ words) Annual clearing finds notes sent from 140 countries, including hostile nations like Iran and Yemen, with prayers for peace and reconciliation The Western Wall Heritage Foundation conducted its traditional clearing of prayer notes from between the stones of the Western Wall…...

1+ week, 47+ min ago   (355+ words) The leader of the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community has asked two senior lawmakers to make way for new representatives, while requesting that Gafni continue as party chairman. Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch did not join the decision. Rabbi Dov Landau, a leading…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (323+ words) JFeed Rabbi Dov Lando, head of the Slabodka Yeshiva in Bnei Brak, addressed thousands of residents and Torah students at a special gathering in, delivering pointed remarks about the current state of Israel's ultra-Orthodox community The event took place in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (399+ words) Prominent Religious Zionist rabbi says Jewish law prohibits voting for a party that places a non-Jew in a leadership position, even if the individual is righteous Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, a leading figure in Israel's Religious Zionist community, addressed a question…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (251+ words) The singer reveals she and her husband soccer goalkeeper Daniel Peretz will celebrate Jewish New Year together in Israel with his family, though they haven't yet decided on specific observances Israeli pop star Noa Kirel has previously spoken about her…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (398+ words) Rabbi Elyakim Levanon of Alon Moreh Yeshiva says Givati soldiers acted correctly in refusing to enter armored vehicle with female paramedic, calls for punishment to be rescinded Rabbi Elyakim Levanon, head of Alon Moreh Yeshiva, addressed the controversial incident in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (137+ words) Amos Liberman brought a new Torah scroll to the Chabad house in Larnaca, uniting Israeli and Russian-Jewish community members in celebration While Israel remains consumed by election season politics, a moving display of Jewish unity unfolded Monday on the Mediterranean…...