Monthly Archives: November 2025
Israeli duo wins gold in wheelchair dance championship
Israeli wheelchair ballroom dancers Tomer Margalit and Orel Chalaf captured the gold cup at the World Championship in Slovakia, marking a significant achievement for the pair in international competition. The victory culminated with Israel’s...
The neo-Ottomans on Israel’s border
The Ottoman Empire came to an end in 1922 in the aftermath of World War I. Known for decades as the “ Sick Man of Europe,” Ottoman power waned in the 19th century until...
Rebuilding the bridge between Israel and the Jewish world
Even as we begin to exhale as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza seems to hold for now, we know that something essential remains unsettled. The last two years have not only...
Amid fears from many NY Jews, 2,761-person Shabbat meal sets Guinness record
On Nov. 19 at night, antisemitic protesters blocked worshippers from entering Park East Synagogue, a Modern Orthodox congregation on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and called for violence against Jews. Two days later, a Reform...
Zohran Mamdani’s handling of protest outside synagogue further worries NYC Jewish leaders | CNN
A pro-Palestinian protest outside a New York City synagogue last week has sparked accusations of antisemitism and underscoredthe balancing act Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faces on Israel.
The debate stems from a November 19 event at...
Hostage’s body identified as that of Dror Or
"The Government of Israel shares in the deep sorrow of the Or family and all the families of the abducted fallen," said the Israeli Prime Minister's Office.
The body returned to Israel on Tuesday from...
Francis’s popemobile turned into clinic for Gaza children
A Catholic charity on Tuesday unveiled a vehicle used by the late Pope Francis during a visit to the Holy Land that has since been converted into a mobile health clinic, which Christian leaders...
Israel FM: Argentina may open Jerusalem embassy this spring
Israel is expecting Argentine President Javier Milei to visit in April or May to open his country’s embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Tuesday.
“We hope to have the president in...
Jews in the 20th century made their mark in the United States
The rise of Jew-hatred in America is not only under the guise of anti-Zionism, but it also promulgates the false belief that Jews have exercised too much political power in America and that this...
The Blue Card distributes 100 turkeys to Holocaust survivors in New York
The Blue Card, the nation’s leading nonprofit providing direct assistance to Holocaust survivors, has begun distributing 100 turkeys to survivor households across New York City after receiving a donation facilitated by Lincoln Center for...