via Shearim “In late October, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel spoke at a Christians United for Israel (CUFI) event hosted by the controversial Christian Zionist John Hagee at his Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas. Internationally broadcast on GodTV, Hagee presented $9 million in donations to 29 Israeli and U.S. Jewish organizations.[1] […]
“For various reason of aesthetics and national interests, the famed Hebrew lexicographer Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and the 1913 Hebrew Language Council tended to side with the contemporary Sephardi pronunciation, ultimately resulting in the minimization of the number of consonant and vowel sounds in modern Hebrew. This change followed earlier Haskala reforms that attempted to create a […]
“Neighborhood rabbonim and the Religious Council in Yerushalayim are protesting deliberate actions by the municipality to furtively take down dozens of eruv posts in the southern part of the city. The recent incident - the worst of four recent incidents - caused extensive damage to costly, mehudar posts, leaving thousands of residents in south Jerusalem […]
“The Basic Law: Knesset, rules that every MK swears allegiance by stating, “I swear to remain loyal to the State of Israel and to faithfully fulfill my mission in the Knesset.” According to the proposal submitted by Yisrael Beitenu, the words “State of Israel” will be followed by “as a Jewish, Zionist and democratic […]
” Orthodox Jewish youth stand on a roof of a disputed house in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem, Dec. 25, 2009.” DayLife.com
“Israel’s defense minister has ordered the army to use massive force to impose a freeze on construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank. In the event of violent protests, troops will isolate areas set for demolition and jam the cell phones of settlers. Elite anti-terrorist units will be deployed, and the air force will […]
“In an effort to spread some holiday cheer, the Jerusalem Municipality on Wednesday announced that it would be distributing free Christmas trees to the capital’s Christian residents in front of the Old City’s Jaffa Gate on the morning of Christmas Eve. The distribution will take place from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. next Wednesday, and […]
“”If Gilad Shalit, Heaven forbid, is executed or not returned in peace, prisoners will be executed immediately,” ruled the court of the reestablished “Sandhedrin” organization, in a ruling published last week on the backdrop of the negotiations to release the captured Israeli soldier. The rabbis even recommended that Israel capture senior Palestinian figures – “including […]
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” At the end of their conversation, a new book was presented: “Chassidus Mevueres - Tefilla,” a compilation of teachings by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745 – 1812), founder and first Rebbe of Chabad. Rabbi Shteinman immediately started reading, and his students commented, “now he won’t go to sleep, until he reads it […]
“Intel will not employ Jewish workers on Saturday shifts in its Jerusalem plant, the chip-maker has suggested in a new compromise proposal. The move comes after large crowds of ultra-Orthodox protesters attacked the plant on Saturday, in protest of it continuing operations on Shabbat. The plant, in the Har Hotzvim industrial area in Jerusalem, employs […]
