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Parshas Yisro –  Boruch Hashem

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin I called a friend whom I hadn’t spoken to for a while. “How are you doing…. How’s life” I asked. “Ehh...” “What’s ehh?” “Ehh...

Parshat Yitro – In Search of the Truth

By: Rabbi Shlomo Katz R’ Shlomo Brevda z”l (1931-2013; Maggid and author, noted for his commentaries on the teachings of the Vilna Gaon z”l) writes:...

Young mother leaves Arab husband, returns to Judaism

(A7) N., born and raised in a large settlement in Judea and Samaria, lost her father when she was just a child. As the...

Why do so many young Americans hate Israel?

By Rafael Medoff Young Americans are turning against Israel, and that’s Israel’s fault, says New York Times columnist Ezra Klein. Is he right? In a major...

Israeli Holocaust survivor says the Oct. 7 Hamas attack revived childhood trauma

(AP) — Gad Partok was 10 years old in 1942 when Nazis stormed his street in the coastal Tunisian town of Nabeul. He saw...

A hollow Holocaust Remembrance Day

By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) It’s an important date on the international community’s calendar. Every year, the United Nations and many other institutions and organizations...

Tu B’Shevat highlights challenges being faced by Israeli farmers

(JNS) As Israelis celebrate the agricultural holiday of Tu B’Shevat on Thursday, Uri Dorman is concerned about the Hamas war’s impact on farms near...

How ‘anti-racism’ made antisemitism fashionable

By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) With each passing week since the Oct. 7 Hamas pogroms in Israeli communities in southern Israel, the magnitude of the...

RAA Rosh Chodesh Shevat Conference Tackles Anti-Semitism and Discusses Israel Security Needs

RAA Rosh Chodesh Shevat Conference Tackles Anti-Semitism and Discusses Israel Security Needs Edited by: TJVNews.com On Thursday, January 11, 2024, the Rabbinical Alliance of America/Igud HaRabbonim...

COJO of Staten Island Congratulates Captain Glorisel Lee on her Appointment as Commanding Officer of Pct. 123

COJO of Staten Island Congratulates Captain Glorisel Lee on her Appointment as Commanding Officer of Pct. 123 Edited by: TJVNews.com The Staten Island Council of Jewish...

The Focus of My Attention on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

The deprival of family continuity that has impacted generations of survivors and their families is perhaps one of the most enduring crimes of the...

What You Need to Know About Mourner’s Kaddish

By:  Yehuda Shurpin As anyone who’s lost a loved one can attest, the recital of the Mourner’s Kaddish is a major part of the mourning...

What Does Judaism Have to Say About Anti-Semitism?

By:  Mendel Kalmenson and Zalman Abraham Anti-Semitism is the greatest conundrum at the heart of Jewish existence. Why have we been so hated by the...

Tu B’Shevat – The Rebbe’s Tish

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin Tu B’Shevat, the 15th day of Shevat, is known as Rosh HaShanah L’ilanos, the New Year for Trees. (This year, Tu...

Parshat Beshalach – “Don’t Forget the Tambourines!”

By: Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb It is a familiar domestic scene, one that we have all experienced. The family is about to leave on a...

Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive

(AP) — Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries, a new report revealed...

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