This New Beatles Yiddish Cover Is Making Us Feel Fine
The Chicago-based a cappella music group Listen Up! has given us some really great music, from this “Old Town Road” remix using the words of Dror Yikra, to this great a cappella cover of Matishyahu’s “Shine On You!”
The band...
Danish Jews threatened by anti-circumcision measure, warns community leader
The new legislative push to ban ritual circumcision in Denmark has led to an outcry in the local Jewish community.
Henri Goldstein, president of the Jewish community in Denmark, told Israel Hayom that the parliament’s upcoming vote...
With HIAS changing longtime focus, supporters question some of its priorities
The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, better known as HIAS, was for the better part of a century responsible for helping settle generations of Jewish refugees in their new homes in the United States. From...
Kenyan Jewish leader, denied entry to Israel, to be granted visa
A Jewish leader from Kenya who was denied entry and deported from Israel despite having a valid visa will be able to enter Israel at a later date, after a stormy Knesset committee meeting...
21st-century Zionism on the shores of the Sea of Galilee
The Start-Up Nation is returning to its agricultural roots.
The country once famed for Jaffa oranges and Jordan Valley dates, and later cherry tomatoes, is coming full circle, with century-old agricultural know-how meeting 21st-century high-tech.
That,...
NY Rangers’ Adam Fox becomes first Jewish winner of major NHL award
Adam Fox, a Jewish hockey player with the New York Rangers, was named on Tuesday the winner of the 2020-21 James Norris Memorial Trophy.
The trophy is giving annually to the National Hockey League’s (NHL) top defenseman...
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Jewish events in Europe for the next 3 months
Cultures
Arts
Festival de culture juive de Cracovie
Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow
du 22 Juin au 1 Juil
Cracovie
Arts
Summer Art Camp 2018
The Israel Museum
du 1 Juil au 26 Août
Jerusalem
Cinéma
Festival du film juif de Berlin
Festival du film juif de...
A century old, Buber’s ‘I and Thou’ will endure for another 100 years, experts...
German Jewish philosopher Martin Buber’s references to personal “I-Thou” and detached “I-It” relations ring a bell even for those who never read his 1923 book I and Thou, or read it long ago. But on...
Hasmonean-era oil lamp found in Jerusalem
Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a candle-holder from the Hasmonean period in the City of David in Jerusalem.
The 2,000-year-old lantern, which has been preserved in its entirety, was discovered during excavations in the Old City...
Teen meeting of minds to build connections, serve Jewish communities in FSU
For thousands of Jewish teens and young adult leaders in the former Soviet Union, building Jewish life, connecting with one another and serving their communities have become central tenants to their Jewish identity.
That achievement—a...