Presidents, CEOs, chief rabbis and other senior leaders of Diaspora communities gathered in Jerusalem to reaffirm commitment to Jewish self-determination.
“Dear people of Israel, it turns out that our blessings work,” the prime minister said ahead of the Hebrew New Year.
“We do not have evidence the actors succeeded in fielding an operational device, but they did test-fire a guided rocket,” the AI company said.
“May you be inscribed in the Book of Life,” the U.S. president stated.
Border Police units and volunteers completed sweeping security preparations at sacred sites, busy roadways and parks before Rosh Hashanah began.
One-third of IDF reservists are grappling with debt and financial crisis due to the war, according to Daf Hadash CEO Tomer Rabinowitz.
“We will defend our communities at any cost—the IDF stands as a shield on the front line,” Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said.
“For our family, the connection to Oct. 7 is impossible to ignore: the same hatred, the same glorification of murder, and the same responsibility to stand together against it,” said Orna Neutra.
Rep. Andrew Garbarino said that the mission to protect the United States from terrorists “requires persistent vigilance and adaptation to keep pace with the contemporary threat environment.”
County Democratic Committee Chairman Jake Crawford said the county party does not currently charter the Young Democrats group and has “no affiliation” with the committee.
“No one can ever prepare for a day like 9/11, but we can always choose to be the kind of nation the world saw in those days after,” the U.S. president said.
“No one, including members of Congress, are above the law,” a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told JNS.
The Department of Justice secured a deportation order for an Afghan national who plotted an Election-Day massacre for the first time since the court’s founding in 1996.
“Judaism and fashion are completely interwoven from the streets of Seventh Avenue in New York City to the streets of Tel Aviv,” Tobi Rubinstein, an event co-host, told JNS.
“Tell the Saudis to stop lying,” Terry Strada said during a memorial marking 25 years since the terror attack.
The Central Elections Committee is preparing for foreign influence campaigns, AI-generated disinformation and the possibility of a major security escalation.
The Charedi Public Party says it will protect full-time Torah study while supporting military or national service for ultra-Orthodox men who are not studying in yeshivahs, address math and English instruction in haredi schools.
Gadi Eisenkot makes no secret of his plan to form a minority government with Arab parties abstaining, but he could end up helping crown another prime minister.
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Recipes include traditional holiday foods alongside dishes influenced by Jewish cuisines from around the world.
Ishay Ribo, Avraham Fried, Yaakov Shwekey, Zusha and Yair Elaytzur to perform together at Jerusalem’s Sultan’s Pool on Wednesday, Sep. 30.
Ahead of the High Holidays, the Federation has published a High Holiday Services Guide and expanded its security offerings.
The partnership will expand Holocaust education and antisemitism awareness, with Gratz College serving as the academic home of the Certification in Holocaust Pedagogy and supporting educator training nationwide.
Nearly two-thirds of Israelis will be forced to cut expenses to pay for basic household food costs, according to a survey conducted ahead of the Jewish holiday season.
“The university embodies humanitarian ideals and the belief that a Jewish state can be a light unto the nations through its contributions to humanity,” she said.
They must simultaneously serve as scholars, CEOs, diplomats, fundraisers and public figures while navigating intense political polarization.
Trauma NGO concludes retreat series for mental-health professionals who have treated survivors since the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel.