Fire seriously damages historic Lower East Side synagogue
A fire seriously damaged a historic synagogue on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
The Sunday evening blaze at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol burned for several hours and took at least two hours for firefighters to bring under...
Trump to Be First Sitting President to Visit Kosel
President Donald Trump plans to be the first sitting American president to visit the Kosel, Times of Israel reported on Monday, citing sources in the administration involved in organizing the trip to Israel.
Other presidents...
Jewish Leaders Express Relief Over Trump Administration’s Disavowal of Claim That Western Wall Is...
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has welcomed a clarification from President Donald Trump’s administration that it does not regard the Western Wall in Jerusalem as a “part of the West...
Magdala Stone, known as Jewish-Christian ‘crossroads,’ gets its public debut
Described as one of the most significant archaeological finds in modern Israel, the Magdala Stone, unearthed in 2009 near the shores of the Sea of Galilee, has been unveiled to the public for first...
Egypt: Islamic cleric suspended from ministry after denouncing Christians and Jews
Egyptian authorities have suspended an Islamic preacher from public ministry, after he denounced Christians and Jews as “infidels.”
During a television broadcast, Salem Abdel Galil referred to Christianity and Judaism as “corrupt” faiths, whose practitioners...
Move to ban male circumcision alarms Jewish leaders
European Jews are on alert after a political party in Norway voted to propose a bill in parliament to ban ritual circumcision of children under the age of 16.
The Progress Party vote came one...
NYC Jewish Groups Call for Removal of Plaque Honoring Nazi Collaborator
Jewish officials and groups are calling for the eradicating of the name of French Nazi collaborator Henri Philippe Pétain whose name is honored in New York City’s “Canyon of Heroes” in the Financial District,...
Knesset moves to make Israel Jewish
With a 48-41 vote in the 120-seat Knesset Wednesday, lawmakers gave initial approval to a bill to redefine Israel as "the national home of the Jewish people." Authors called the bill, which would enshrine...
Author of controversial ‘Jewish State’ bill insists it’s unprejudiced and fair
n June 2011, Avi Dichter, then an opposition Knesset member with the centrist Kadima party, started collecting signatures for a proposal he had been working on to officially define Israel as a Jewish state...
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder welcomes FIFA Council’s move to defer decision...
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder commended the executive council of the international football association, FIFA, for deferring its decision on the standing of the Israeli Football Association. The council made its announcement...