“Arabs raided the yeshiva of Homesh in Samaria on Wednesday and torched dozens of books of the Talmud and of the Five Books of Moses, leaving behind a pile of ashes. The arsonists ignored personal equipment, including beds, tables and chairs, and concentrated all their energies on Jewish texts. “It was a horrible sight to […]
“A Jew for Jesus who demanded kashrut supervision from the Chief Rabbinate won a Supreme Court decision on Monday likely to spark another confrontation between the nation’s highest legal arbiter and the Orthodox rabbinical establishment. In its verdict, based on a precedent that found belly-dancing to be unrelated to kosher food, the court ruled that […]
Shmuel 1 11:14
This week’s haftorah shares with us a significant perspective about a Jewish government in Eretz Yisroel. The Jewish people had recently approached the prophet Shmuel requesting the appointment of a king. The prophet acquiesced in their request and transferred the mantle of leadership to the most worthy candidate in Israel, […]
Photo: An Israeli police officer pushes an ultra-Orthodox Jewish protester as they scuffle during a demonstration outside city hall near the religious neighborhood of Mea Shearim, Saturday, June 6, 2009. DayLife.com
Yerushalayim haB’nuyah: Analysis of T’hillim 122 By Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
“For whatever reason, the centennial’s organizers missed the fact that Tel Aviv was the preferred place of residence for senior Hasidic rabbis and their followers; they created a world whose size and quality easily compared to the communities of Central and Eastern Europe before the Holocaust.From the early 1930s to the 1970s, more than 20 […]
“Chabad organizers of the annual ‘Lag B’Omer Parade’ in Jerusalem were asked by the city’s police to relocate the Jewish march. The Pope has plans to spend the day nearby, police officials said, and asked to move the event from the central Kikar Hashabbat to Chana Street in the Chabad neighborhood. Organized by Lubavitch Youth […]
“An Israeli worker tends to graves near where the Papal Mass will be held in the Kidron Valley, outside Jerusalem’s Old City, Tuesday, May 5, 2009. “DayLife.com
“In a book by Prof. Gershom Scholem published 27 years after Jewish scholar’s death, Scholem maintains that the Star of David was not an ancient Jewish symbol but rather a magical emblem that was only adopted by Jews in the 19th century. It appeared once again as a relief at a synagogue in Capernaum built […]
“The Holy See and the State of Israel say they have made significant progress on a long-awaited economic and tax agreement between the Catholic Church and the Jewish State, but it will not be signed before the visit of Benedict XVI to the Holy Land. After a half day of talks the two delegations released […]
The State of Israel is going all out in honor of the Pope’s upcoming visit to Israel. Some say it’s going too far. The State of Israel has issued new stamps of churches in honor of the visit, a website featuring a video all but endorsing Christianity, and more. Pope Benedict XVI, 82, is scheduled […]
“An historic Chabad Shul in Tel Aviv, built 106 years ago before the city was founded, is scheduled for demolition by the municipality, a COL crew in Israel discovered. An historic Chabad Shul in Tel Aviv, built 106 years ago before the city was founded, is scheduled for demolition by the municipality. A visit by […]
