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Being Jewish at Christmas: Embracing the spirit of the season
As the holiday season unfolds, there’s an undeniable magic in the air. Twinkling lights line the streets, carols ring out from speakers in stores, and an unmistakable warmth fills the chill of December. For...
Third shooting in months at Toronto Jewish school
A shooting at Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School early on Friday morning marks the third time that shots have been fired at the Chabad girls' school in Toronto in recent months.
There was a shooting...
Ben-Gvir: IDF must stay in Netzarim Corridor
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Thursday visited Israeli communities near Gaza and the Netzarim Corridor that divides the Strip between north and south. He warned against IDF withdrawal from the corridor and advocating...
Six airlines resuming service to Israel
Six airlines will restore their Israel routes by next week. Most airlines canceled flights due to ongoing tensions in the region.
On Friday, Romanian low-cost airline Biz Airlines, which only started flying to Israel in...
Herzog to Trudeau: Take ‘firm and decisive’ action to ‘stamp out’ Jew-hatred
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to "stamp out" antisemitism, following the attacks on a Montreal synagogue and community center.
"Following the abhorrent—repeated—attack on the Beth Tikvah synagogue in...
‘Proof terror knows no boundaries,’ Israeli envoy in New York says of thwarted terror...
An Egyptian national, who is a George Mason University freshman with reported ties to ISIS, was arrested on Tuesday in Falls Church, Va., and charged with planning a terror attack on the Israeli Consulate...
Welcome to ‘Paddystine’
The other day, during a discussion with a colleague about the wave of pro-Hamas, antisemitic hysteria sweeping the Republic of Ireland, I unthinkingly quipped that the people of Eire should rename themselves “Paddystinians.” I...
Budapest, haunted by the Holocaust, welcomes Israeli visitors
ne chilly winter night in Budapest, from our hotel room overlooking the iconic Váci Street, we were taken by surprise to hear a group of young Israelis enthusiastically singing “Am Yisrael Chai!” (The People...
United we stand …
That Christmas coincides with the first night of Chanukah this year is a happy reminder that the term “Judeo-Christianity” has long been used to imply a moral continuum, at least in America. In other...
Tradition or tragedy?
I am writing these lines from the United States, where I am nearing the end of my latest speaking tour. I’ve been to New York, Toronto, Detroit, Philadelphia, and now Miami.
Coming from South Africa,...