The current standoff has effectively turned Carl von Clausewitz’s famous adage on its head: Politics is, for now, the continuation of war by other means.
The defense minister said the IDF’s capture of the Ali al-Taher Ridge completed a key step in the process.
The account rebuts recent reports about the premier’s actions during the critical opening hours of the Hamas invasion.
The Israeli premier told the IDF General Staff that the Islamic Republic is “weaker than ever before” and “fighting for its life.”
The governor spoke to JNS at one of the distribution sites, where the Met Council is giving more than 2 million pounds of kosher food ahead of Rosh Hashanah, amid what its CEO says are rising costs and unemployment.
The university is seeking more feedback on proposed revisions following criticism of its handling of antisemitism and destructive anti-Israel protests.
The policy bars generative AI tools for public-school students through eighth grade while limiting high school use to teacher-supervised programs.
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.”
UCLA law professor Jon Michaels told JNS that a forthcoming “Cardozo Law Review” essay is a “reckoning with what Jewish plaintiffs, and plaintiffs who are coded as Jewish allies, are confronting.”
“The fact that Jewish communal spending has shot up 33% is a measure of how much more dangerous life has become for Jewish Americans,” stated Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America.
The proposed rule would cover admissions, scholarships, athletics and other school programs but allow faith-based schools to continue to select students based on religious affiliation.
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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.
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While most teachers and administrators have no interest in making Jewish children uncomfortable, they have never been trained to recognize the problem when it appears.
The work of ZAKA has never been only about search and rescue. It is also about dignity.
“It is not just about the ‘Startup Nation,’ but the ‘Startup Negev,’” said David Gerber, an RPI alumnus.
Manischewitz introduces new Heat & Serve Sweet Carrot Tzimmes, Frozen Rugelach and a seven-variety Homemade Soup Line for the Jewish New Year.
The grant cycle offers $300,000 to help Jewish nonprofits install solar-energy systems, following more than $10 million in solar projects supported by JSC.
He will lead a renewed effort to strengthen camp leadership, build connections across the field, and elevate the impact of JCC Camps.
The Sept. 5 program will blend traditional chazzanut and nusach with contemporary Jewish and Israeli music, live musicians and communal song.
“This is far more than the rescue of one school. It is the protection of a Jewish community’s future,” said CEO Chaya Yosovich.
38 new grants support Israeli scientists pursuing approaches to cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment.
Picture it: A crowd buzzing with energy, wearing our kits, filing into a historic synagogue for a few focused minutes of prayer before continuing on to cheer for the Springboks.