“It may be a little harder to get our brisket order from the butcher with the street closures,” Rabbi Nissi Eber, co-director of the Chabad in Manhattan’s financial district, told JNS.
“He didn’t say a word,” Serena Smulansky told JNS, of the defendant. “I was on the row behind him, and he looked like he might fall asleep.”
The Israeli defense minister vowed unprecedented strikes on key energy facilities after warning that the Islamic Republic faced dire ruin over new aggression.
The inaugural event is framed around the theme of transforming Startup Nation into an “Edge-Up Nation.”
Border Police units and volunteers completed sweeping security preparations at sacred sites, busy roadways and parks before Rosh Hashanah began.
“Let every terrorist who has murdered Jews know: Even if he is released, even if he flees, and even if many years pass, the long arm of the people of Israel will reach him,” wrote Limor Son Har-Melech.
The Israeli military pushed back against charges from the U.N. chief regarding strikes targeting Hezbollah strongholds north of the border.
“We will not allow any terrorist army to establish itself on our border. We are committed to defeating the terrorist regime in Iran,” the prime minister said.
The “decision sends an unmistakable message to school boards across California,” Emet Legal Services told JNS. “You cannot turn a blind eye to classroom bias or defend it under the shield of ‘good intentions.’”
Maria Friedman, executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition for Israel, told JNS the goal was to “make sure Jewish students feel like they’re not alone.”
Amy Milligan, director of the ODU Hillel, runs an Am Yisrael Chai Café for students to gather and gab about campus life, something perhaps more significant post-Oct. 7.
Kate Anderson, senior counsel and director of the ADF Center for Parental Rights, said parents “have the fundamental right to direct their children’s religious upbringing and education, even at school.”
Rabbi Levi Mostofsky told JNS that the Chicago Rabbinical Council pushes for the Jewish divorce document to be issued and “then to go through mediation.”
“The pain of the last several years of targeted antisemitic harassment will now give way to meaningful, district-wide changes,” stated James Pasch of the Anti-Defamation League.
The group, which has said it thinks the Jewish state committed “genocide,” is targeting Reps. Mike Collins, Max Miller, Derrick Van Orden, Ryan Mackenzie and Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
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.
The IDF reservist was injured while evacuating wounded soldiers in Beit Hanoun in November 2023.
“We are a winning list that includes all parts of Israeli society,” MK Farkash-Hacohen told JNS.
MEET THE PARLIAMENT
SEPT. 11: 25 YEARS LATER
Rather than a distant historical event, the rise of Islamists and woke leftists who hate America and the West is a reminder of what’s at stake in the clash of civilizations.
Families, first responders and officials gather in Jerusalem to honor the victims and reaffirm the U.S.-Israel bond.
“We salute the families of those who lost loved ones, and we continue to bear witness to their sacrifice,” said the Israeli president.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul disagreed with the petitioners, stating, “The mayor of New York City will be there, as he should be.”
A quarter century after the terror attacks in lower Manhattan, Rabbi Yona Reiss spoke to JNS about the agunah cases handled by the Beth Din of America.
“It is more important than ever that a new generation of New Yorkers understands what happened that day and carries forward the stories of those we lost,” council speaker Julie Menin said.
The Canadian network updated editorial guidelines after a leaked memo on Al-Qaeda sparked backlash ahead of the attack’s 25th anniversary.
The family of a Sept. 11 victim and Muslim and Catholic activists are among speakers slated for a Sept. 8 “Unite against Terror Rally” near the NYC-DSA headquarters, at the corner of Essex Street and Straus Square in Downtown Manhattan.
“I will be there at the event as I was last year to commemorate those who were stolen from us,” the mayor said, of the upcoming Sept. 11 commemoration.
The survey found that 93% of those who were at least 10-years-old at the time recall “exactly where they were or what they were doing when they heard the news.”
HAREDIM IN ISRAEL:
A Series
A Series
The war transformed a decades-old legal and political dispute into an urgent fight over military manpower, equality of service and the future of Haredi society.
At its core, the dispute is about what military service, Torah study and citizenship mean in the Jewish state.
Originally intended to accommodate a few hundred Torah scholars, the exemption of ultra-Orthodox yeshivah students from IDF service evolved into one of Israel’s most contentious public policy issues.
Despite holding a fraction of Knesset seats, Shas and United Torah Judaism have become indispensable coalition partners, reshaping Israeli politics.
Points of view from across the Jewish world
Press releases from Israel, and around the pro-Israel and Jewish world
Remembrance in the Jewish tradition is a powerful call to action.
The organization’s 101 emergency center also received more than 2 million calls, while MDA collected nearly 282,000 blood units.
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.