White House advisers reportedly cautioned that fighting could continue past Inauguration Day.
The trend of Jewish immigration from Western countries is expected to “continue and strengthen,” said Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer.
“It’s an hour of crisis,” Deborah Lipstadt, former U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, told JNS. “I think it’s a time when you have to try every avenue.”
The New York City Police Department said there are no specific credible threats to Jewish institutions but will increase deployments at synagogues, yeshivahs and other sites citywide.
Border Police units and volunteers completed sweeping security preparations at sacred sites, busy roadways and parks before Rosh Hashanah began.
“This is a once-in-a-generation transformation and the IDF intends to be a global leader in it,” said IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
Over 30 suspects from Judea and Samaria plotted deadly shootings targeting a Modi’in restaurant as well as police officers stationed around Jerusalem.
“Whether or not Islam will continue to try and devour Judeo-Christian civilization or whether it can live side by side with Western civilization,” the Israeli ambassador in Washington said at a JNS event in Las Vegas.
Ayal Feinberg of Gratz College told JNS that “antisemitism is becoming more normalized in this country.”
The document calls on schools to address Jew-hatred, protect Jewish students’ identities and ensure accurate instruction on Israel and the Holocaust.
Sean Stevens, author of the report, told JNS that the “Israeli-Palestinian conflict” has been the most difficult subject in the report for “three years running.”
Max Long, who was assaulted alongside fellow Jewish student Michael Kaminsky in November 2024, told JNS that the attack and its aftermath have kept him from fully returning to campus.
“Since Oct. 7, Jewish students on too many campuses have been harassed, intimidated and made to feel like strangers in their own school,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer stated.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul disagreed with the petitioners, stating, “The mayor of New York City will be there, as he should be.”
One man is accused of writing anti-Jewish things and drawing a Nazi swastika at a bus stop and another of slapping a victim’s Jewish head covering off.
“We are a winning list that includes all parts of Israeli society,” MK Farkash-Hacohen told JNS.
New faces on the Religious Zionism Party slate include Eitan Mor, father of a released hostage, and Reut Ben Haim, leader of an NGO that blocked supplies into Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finalized the parliamentary roster, as Amir Avivi gave up a reserved position to lawmaker Avichay Buaron.
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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.
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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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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.
Connecting principals across the world to collaborate and improve the student experience.
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.