Daily Archives: November 28, 2017

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin may have been the first world leader to congratulate Britain’s Prince Harry on his engagement to Meghan Markle, an American actress. The couple posed for photographers on the grounds of Kensington...

A huge explosion in Jaffa/Tel Aviv destroyed an entire building. Some reports indicate there may be people trapped, and several were wounded. The explosion occurred in a paint store. It was a non-residential building. United Hatzalah...

On a trendy street in Williamsburg, tucked in next to a Michelin-starred restaurant and a bar once frequented by Kendall Jenner, there’s a portal to another era: a 1950s department store where display cases are glowing...

MOSCOW (AP) - The head of a Russian Orthodox Church panel looking into the 1918 killing of Russia's last czar and his family said it is investigating whether it was a ritual murder - a statement...

Two regional state-funded German stations will no longer promote and cover local concerts of Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters, known for his anti-Israel views, after public complaints and a petition. Malca Goldstein-Wolf, a Jewish resident...

The organisation representing Britain’s Sephardi Jews this week launched a genealogy service to help descendants of Jews who fled the Spanish Inquisition 500 years ago gain Spanish and Portuguese passports. German authorities revealed late last...

Tel Aviv — A new Tel Aviv University study suggests that a therapy that combines Virtual Reality and treadmill exercise dramatically lowers the incidence of falling among Parkinson's patients by changing the brain's behavior...

American families blend a mix of religious identities and traditions today more than ever. The interfaith dynamics are reflected in day-to-day life, but they can become even more apparent during the holidays. Keren McGinity, adjunct...

Discovering Iraqi Mesorah: Reflections on an Exhibit Fragments of a sefer Torah, open to Parashas Lech Lecha, a Gemara Maseches Yoma, a large sefer Tehillim — at least 18 inches tall — a religious guidebook...

Israel’s population of Jews who identify with the liberal Reform movement has more than doubled over the past seven years, despite remaining considerably low. The seven percent of Jews in Israel identifying with the movement...