Despite trouble at home, Netanyahu to depart on historic Latin America trip
Benjamin Netanyahu will depart for the first visit of a sitting Israeli prime minister to Latin America on Sunday evening, two days after his wife was notified that she would face an indictment hearing...
SZMC’s program training the medical staff of Univerysity of Gondar Hospital in Ethiopia
As part of an ongoing program, Shaare Zedek recently welcomed two doctors from the University of Gondar Hospital in Ethiopia who have come to Shaare Zedek Medical Center for training.
For the past five years,...
AJC deplores Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Amar’s attack on reform Jews
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar's incendiary attack on Reform Jews, saying they "deny more than Holocaust deniers." Amar, who has previously denigrated Reform Judaism, was one of the leading Haredi rabbis who denounced the historic Western Wall...
Israel pledges $1M in aid for Houston Jewish community after Harvey
The Israeli government reportedly plans to give $1 million to Houston's Jewish community in the aftermath of Harvey.
The money pledged by Israel will go toward restoring places such as synagogues, schools and Jewish community centers damaged by...
After 90 years, Gush Etzion land registered as Jewish-owned
In a historic move, more than 850 dunams (210 acres) of land in the town of Kfar Etzion in Judea will be registered in the name of the Jewish National Fund (JNF).
The decision to...
Messianic Jews barred from Jewish marriage in Israel, rabbis rule
A Messianic Jewish couple have been barred from being married under a traditional Jewish ceremony in Israel because the country's rabbinical court deemed them converts to Christianity. In a ruling made Tuesday, three senior...
Court to gov’t: explain unequal Temple Mount security for Jews, Muslims
Israel's highest court on Friday reportedly ordered the government to explain why Jews must go through electronic security checks before alighting Jerusalem's Temple Mount holy site when Muslims worshippers are not required to do...
New police unit to act against network crime
Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh announced on Wednesday the establishment of a new police unit to deal with cybercrime.
"Criminality of every kind goes on the Internet, an arena in which almost anything can be done....
Reform, Conservative Jews say Western Wall compromise effectively dead
In a move that may further ignite tensions between Israel and diaspora Jewry, the Reform and Conservative movements say they no longer agree with having an upgraded platform for egalitarian prayer just south of...
Israel declares Hebron an official Jewish settlement
Hebron’s Jewish community acquired the official status of an independent settlement on Tuesday, some 38-years after returning to live in the West Bank city.
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced that the community will no longer...