Ethiopian Israelis celebrate annual Sigd holiday
Jewish Ethiopians celebrated the holiday of Sigd on Wednesday, with schools around Israel engaging students in special programming to teach about the unique Ethiopian Jewish holiday.
Sigd, a holiday of supplication and yearning to return...
Races for Congress highlight S.D. election results
Even before San Diego’s polls closed, the national news media was reporting that Democrats had captured the House of Representatives, while Republicans had retained the U.S. Senate.
The Democrats needed a net gain of 23...
Remains of missing Israeli pilot found in the Kinneret
The remains of an Israeli Air Force pilot missing for 56 years were recovered in the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) northeast of Tiberias on Tuesday, recovered among the wreckage of the aircraft.
Lt. Yakir Mordechai...
WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps in Moscow: Advocating for Jewish rights worldwide
The WJC Jewish Diplomatic Corps gathered in Moscow October 28-31, 2018, for a Regional Meeting to participate in the WJC co-sponsored Second Moscow International Conference on Combating Antisemitism, Racism and Xenophobia and to engage...
ZOA affirms that ‘conservative ideas make America better’: A recap of the Jewish Leadership...
To promote Judaism and conservatism in the context of American life and ideals and Zionism, the Jewish Leadership Conference (JLC) held its second annual conference in New York on Oct. 28.
“We believe conservative ideas because they...
Who Are the 13 Jewish Women Running for Senate and House?
This year, 3,381 women are running for their states legislatures; this is one thousand more than 20 years ago. On the national scene, 256 women appear as candidate for Senate and House. Among them...
The Hanukkah connection: Sharing the light with far-away family
For generations, lighting the Hanukkah candles together has been the stuff lifelong memories are made of. But today’s far-flung families are increasingly challenged to share the sight of the candles aglow, the sound of...
Chidon competitors unite! Tournament champions prep for Israel’s 60th Bible Quiz
In 1958, a one-time event was scheduled in Israel with the support of Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. It was a heavily text-based, extraordinarily difficult “Chidon HaTanach,” or Bible Quiz, and was created as...
Orthodox Union launches data collection and analysis center
The Orthodox Union created a new internal and external research arm, the OU Center for Communal Research, which will put forward an effort to collect and analyze data from the Jewish community. The founding...
Religious Services Minister David Azoulay succumbs to cancer
Thousands attended the funeral of Religious Affairs Minister David Azoulay (Shas), who succumbed to cancer on Tuesday at the age of 64.
Chief Sephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef praised Azoulay as a great teacher and public...