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‘Cholent Festival’ brings Jewish culture to Hungary via food, music, traditions

Eliana RudeeJNSSeptember 12, 2021

It’s part of a rejuvenation of Jewish life, particularly in Budapest, that has come about in the last decade after the dark shadow of the Holocaust and then years of Communist rule.

Lili Erdos (far right) and her family at the Cholent Festival in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 27, 2021. Photo By Eliana Rudee.

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Jonathan S. TobinJNSSeptember 13, 2021

Time for both parties to repent for their Nazi analogies

A Jewish GOP Senate candidate was roasted for comparing vaccine mandates to the Gestapo. Democrats who have used such analogies about Republicans are not in a position to talk.

Josh Mandel, a Republican candidate running for an Ohio Senate seat. Source: Twitter.

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Gregg Roman

Breaking the will of terrorists in Israeli jails will lead to the defeat of their leaders

Jonathan S. Tobin

The real lesson of 9/11 isn’t a story about Islamophobia

Yoram Ettinger

Yom Kippur 2021: A guide for the perplexed

Caroline Glick

Israel Hayom

Assessing the twin disasters of September 2001

Amir Avivi and Or Yissachar

As Afghanistan collapses, Israel learns the value of international ‘security guarantees’

Clifford D. May

After twenty 9/11 anniversaries, the sleeping giant nods off again

Melanie Phillips

Two decades on, the West’s cultural fault line exposed by 9/11 remains

Jonathan Ariel

The real lesson of the Afghanistan debacle

James Sinkinson

Why America values Israel today more than ever

Yoav Limor

Time for Israel to take back control of its prisons

Donna Robinson Divine

Fuzzy language can’t change Afghanistan reality

Dan Schueftan

The Gilboa Prison escape and Israel’s fear of rocking the boat

Mitchell Bard

Labor Zionism is alive and well

Jonathan S. Tobin

Get out your crystal ball! Take the 5782 Jewish pundit quiz

Naya Lekht

Jewish teens are already targets, ethnic studies offers better aim

Moshe Phillips

J Street’s atheist rabbi named Harvard’s chief chaplain

Harold Rhode

How Muslims understand recent comments by US officials

Rebecca Sugar

Another year, another political lecture from the pulpit?

Caroline Glick

Bennett’s voters face Bennett’s diplomacy

Aiman Mansour

Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security

The collapse of Lebanon: Scenarios for the future

Fiamma Nirenstein

Is Europe using Afghanistan as an excuse for a new explosion of anti-Americanism?

Rabbi Ben Richards

Labor Day: The unexpected Jewish holiday

Farley Weiss

The urgency of preventing a nuclear Islamic Republic

Jonathan S. Tobin

In addressing anti-Semitism, honesty matters

Ben Cohen

Accosted by a hater: What would you do?

Pinhas Inbari

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

Why did Abbas meet with Israel’s defense minister?

Lyn Julius

Why can’t Moroccan Jews be deemed Shoah survivors?

Shuki Friedman

The military-service exemption for ‘haredim’: A small hope for change at a steep price

Melanie Phillips

When anti-Semitic lunatics take control of the academic asylum

Jonathan S. Tobin

‘Top Story,’ Ep. 17: Anne Bayefsky: ‘Apartheid Label Could Succeed in Destroying Israel’

Yisrael Medad

The call for the Shiloh allegiance pledge

Lauri B. Regan

It’s past time to protect Jewish students on college campuses

Jonathan S. Tobin

Will the plight of Afghanis recast the debate about refugees?

Alan Baker

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

Repatriating Israeli captives is a humanitarian right under international conventions

Stephen M. Flatow

Rescuing Biden from Afghanistan

Yoav Limor

The new Shin Bet chief has his work cut out for him

Jonathan S. Tobin

Flattery and empty promises won’t preserve an alliance

James Dorsey

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

Afghanistan may be a bellwether for Saudi-Iranian rivalry

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner

Old tricks, new humiliation

Mitchell Bard

Delta couldn’t keep us from Israel

Clifford D. May

Taliban calls the shots as America’s humiliation continues

Daniel Greenfield

Afghanistan after America

Burak Bekdil

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

How an Erdoğan crony made a fortune

Ofira Seliktar and Farhad Rezaei

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

Tehran tests Joe Biden in Afghanistan and beyond

Danny Ayalon

A US visa waiver for Israelis? Doubtful

Caroline Glick

Bennett’s goals, Israel’s goals

James Sinkinson

FLAME

Will a new Iran deal be Biden’s next folly?

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StandWithUs Refutes Misinformation in San Diego AFT Guild Local 1931 Statement

StandWithUs

More than 3,000 expected at Orthodox Union’s Virtual Torah Yerushalayim on Sept. 12

Orthodox Union

Nearly 500 participants join 23 Yachad Summer Programs

Orthodox Union

Jewish-American Entrepreneur Michael Golomb Joins Forbes Business Council

FanVestor

Women’s International Zionist Organization names new chairperson in California

Women's International Zionist Organization

Amid Rising Antisemitism, Concerned Citizens League Shul Members Train to Protect

Concerned Citizens League (CCL) Shul Members

Jewish National Fund-USA Delivers Food to Families for Rosh Hashanah

Jewish National Fund-USA

Jewish New Year presents new opportunities for thousands of young adults from the US and around the world

Masa Israel Journey

2,300 Teens Join 23 NCSY Summer Programs in Israel & US this Summer

Orthodox Union

OU Joins FBI-Newark Field Office in Launching ‘Protecting Our Communities Together’

Orthodox Union

First NYC DOE Parent Education Center for Queens Yeshiva Day School parents opens

Hidden Sparks

Jewish National Fund-USA to Hold 9/11 Memorial Events Across the Country

Jewish National Fund-USA

Alums for Campus Fairness Survey Reveals Shocking Growth of Antisemitism at U.S. Universities

Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF)

The Jewish Agency for Israel Offers Rosh Hashanah E-Cards

The Jewish Agency for Israel

Artscroll Rosh Hashana/ Yom Kippur Prayer Books For Rent

Jeff Seidel's Student Center

Jewish National Fund-USA’s Alternative Break Inspires the Next Generation

Jewish National Fund-USA

Kitah Offers Jewish Families Flexible Online Education Options

Kitah

Organization wins right to sing Israel national anthem on Temple Mount

Beyadenu

Jews in All Six Gulf Countries Join together for First Selichot Gathering in Decades

Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC)

OU Women’s Initiative Launches Yemei Ratzon Program

Orthodox Union

New Course Helps Haredim Make Significant Strides Toward Entrance into Israel’s High-Tech Workforce

Jerusalem College of Technology

Against All Odds: Touro College Traveled Abroad for Israel Summer Study Tour

Touro College

Discussion with Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY15)

Pro-Israel America

StandWithUs Demands Universities Act Against Use of Official Accounts for Anti-Israel Activism

StandWithUs

Hundreds Gather at Bergen Hatzalah’s Community Awareness Event

Bergen Hatzalah

Educational Mission to Israel an Eye-Opening Experience for Teachers

Jewish National Fund-USA

Google and Unilever Among Companies Receiving Failing Grades in New Report on Antisemitism in Corporate America

StopAntisemitism.org

Long Beach’s BACH Jewish Center membership experiences 15% growth during new rabbi’s first year

BACH Jewish Center

22 Israeli Students Visit US for In-Depth Look at American Jewish Life

Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies

Gulf Arabs, Sephardic Jews Advancing Abraham Accords

American Sephardi Federation

PLO Ordered to Pay Compensation to Achille Lauro Hijacking Victims

Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center

StandWithUs: Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever: Recap and Frequently Asked Questions

StandWithUs

High School in Israel Students Support Jewish Youth Pledge

Jewish National Fund-USA

Rising antisemitism prompts CAMERA student training conference

CAMERA on Campus

Israeli Law Center Moves to Seize Ben and Jerry’s Rights to Manufacture Ice Cream in Judea and Samaria After Announced Boycott by Vermont Company

Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center

Jewish National Fund-USA Launches “This Is What Zionism Looks Like” Campaign

Jewish National Fund-USA

Honeymoon Israel trips and applications to resume

Honeymoon Israel

Mama Knows Best and Masa Israel Journey Launch a First Ever Matchmaking App in Time for Tu B’Av

Masa Israel Journey

Global Online Bariatric Surgical Seminar — Fruit of Galilee Medical Center, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine Bar Ilan University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and the UAE’s Gulf Medical University Collaboration

Galilee Medical Center

Bergen Hatzalah Will Host Community Awareness Event on Aug. 5

Bergen Hatzalah

President Isaac Herzog Tours Jewish Agency’s Amigour Joseph Wilf Home for the Elderly

The Jewish Agency for Israel

Green Now, SPNI, and Resident’s Committee sue the Civil Administration:

Green Now

Galilee Medical Center: Technological Progress is Here

Galilee Medical Center

3,000 Rally Together Against Antisemitism in Major Show of Unity at U.S. Capitol

NO FEAR RALLY

JNF-USA Supports Jewish Future Pledge, Securing Israel’s Future

Jewish National Fund-USA

Tikvah Fund Launches New Krauthammer Fellowship for Aspiring Writers

The Tikvah Fund

University of Haifa’s Laboratory for Religious Studies Receives $50K Gift From The Wayfarer Foundation

American Society of the University of Haifa

HonestReporting Canada Insider Briefing: Hollywood and the Jews, with Noa Tishby

HonestReporting Canada

Coming soon! Middle East Scholar to Give Live Course on Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, and International Law

Tikvah Fund

TideSmart and Reveal Partner to Offer Face-to-Face Customer Experience (CX) Insights Solution

TideSmart Global

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IDF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after back-to-back rocket attacks

JNSSeptember 13, 2021

Terror groups in Gaza launched two rockets into Israel within hours, marking the third consecutive night of rocket-fire from the Hamas-ruled territory.

A long-exposure picture showing Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepting rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, as seen from Ashkelon, May 14, 2021. Photo by Avi Roccah/Flash90.

An Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Aug. 23, 2021. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

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Israel warplanes struck terror targets in the Gaza Strip for the second time in as many weeks after Israel’s Iron Dome downed a rocket that triggered sirens in Gaza-envelope communities.

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Caught on hot mic, Israeli health minister says ‘green pass’ not based on epidemiology

JNSSeptember 13, 2021

“Our problem is people who don’t get vaccinated. We need [to influence] them a bit; otherwise, we’ll never get out of this,” Nitzan Horowitz tells Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked.

Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz (right) talks to Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked ahead of the weekly Cabinet meeting, Sept. 12, 2021. Credit: "Channel 12"/Screen shot.

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Israeli forces thwart attempted stabbing at Gush Etzion Junction

JNSSeptember 13, 2021

The assailant was shot by Israeli troops after attempting to stab a soldier with a screwdriver, according to the Israeli military.

Israeli security forces near the scene of an attempted stabbing attack at the Gush Eztion Junction in Judea and Samaria on Sept. 13, 2021. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

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IDF chief: ‘We will not stop until remaining fugitives are caught’

Lilach Shoval and JNS staffIsrael HayomSeptember 13, 2021

Following rocket fire, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi warns that Hamas and the Gaza Strip will “pay a heavy price” if the situation escalates.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for incoming head of IDF Central Command, Brig. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs, at the Central Command headquarters in Jerusalem on Aug. 11, 2021. Photo by Flash90.

Palestinians rioting on behalf of the terrorists who escaped from the Gilboa Prison clash with Israeli security forces at the Hawara checkpoint, south of Nablus, on Sept. 11, 2021. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

newsIsrael Police chief urges caution in face of remaining two ‘desperate’ terrorist fugitives

Itsik Saban and Idan Avni Israel Hayom

Security officials are increasingly concerned that the pair, who may have split up, could try to carry out an attack following the arrests of the other four Gilboa Prison escapees.

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Bar-Lev: Arab crime families have ‘declared war’ on Israel Police

Itsik Saban and Idan AvniIsrael HayomSeptember 13, 2021

Those who fired at the home of Police Maj. Gen. Jamal Hakroush, head of the unit charged with combating Arab-sector crime, have made “a very big mistake,” says Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev.

Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev speaks at a press conference on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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IAEA chief visits Tehran to discuss Iran’s nuclear program

JNSSeptember 12, 2021

Iran is dragging its feet while moving ahead with its nuclear program, says Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, calling for “a distinct and clear deadline” to be set.

IAEA director general Rafael Grossi at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria on Sept. 14, 2020. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Dean Calma/ IAEA.

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Knesset presents award to last survivor of Babi Yar massacre

JNSSeptember 12, 2021

“Michael [Sidko]’s story is intertwined with the story of the State of Israel, which arose from the ashes of the Holocaust, in order to stop the shedding of Jewish blood and to build a home for the Jewish people in the land of their ancestors,” said Speaker of the Knesset Mickey Levy.

Chairman of the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center Natan Sharansky (left) and Israel's Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy. Credit: Courtesy.

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The 22 most interesting Israel-UAE agreements of the year

Naama Barak Israel21CSeptember 12, 2021

Ahead of the first anniversary of the Abraham Accords, some of the resulting benefits of normalization that many don’t know about.

Tel Aviv City Hall lights up with the word "Peace" following the signing of the Abraham Accords, Sept. 15, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

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In 9/11 anniversary message, Al-Qaeda chief warns ‘Jerusalem will not be Judaized’

Israel HayomSeptember 12, 2021

Ayman al-Zawahiri, long rumored dead, blasts Arab “collaborators” with the U.S. as “Zionist Arabs”—but makes no mention of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden (left) and Ayman al-Zawahiri in 2001. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Sept. 11 Attacks, 20 Years Later

Israel and Mideast feel reverberations of 9/11 two decades later

Yaakov LappinJNSSeptember 10, 2021

What began as Israeli intelligence assistance against Al-Qaeda grew into larger cooperation against ISIS • Devastating attacks transformed America’s view of international terrorism • Whether Afghanistan again turns into Sunni terror hub an open question.

A view of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on fire after hijacked planes flew into the buildings on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

A gate with a Star of David on it. Credit:
Shutterstock/Peter Ekvall.

newsAnalyzing US, Jewish communal security concerns post-9/11

Faygie Holt

“In almost every tactical situation, the United States has had success, but there has been, in a real sense, a broader strategic failure,” said Michael Masters, director of the Secure Community Network.

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Sept. 11 Attacks, 20 Years Later

Jewish community recalls 9/11 with service projects, prayer, concert, memorial walk

Karen SchwartzJNSSeptember 9, 2021

“We are showing we don’t forget, and that this was a very significant event,” says Rabbi Jonathan Glass. “Just because it’s 20 years later, it doesn’t become relegated to the dustbin of history.”

An aerial view of the 9/11 Memorial Museum in Lower Manhattan. Credit:
Nick Starichenko/Shutterstock.

Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in Lower Manhattan, New York. Credit: New York City Tourism Bureau.

briefNew York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage to hold tribute concert on 9/11

“Anniversaries provide an occasion to grieve those we’ve lost and to honor the acts of bravery and love that inspired us to carry on through dark and difficult days,” said museum president and CEO Jack Kliger.

Acting Consul General of Israel in New York Israel Nitzan and the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) gathered at the Ground Zero memorial site to mark the Jewish calendar’s 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and its victims. Source: Israeli consulate/Twitter.

briefIsrael’s consulate in New York honors 9/11 victims on 20th anniversary of attacks

“As terror and suffering continue to grow in this world, Israel and the United States must continue to join forces, and fight hate and evil from our midst,” said Acting Consul General in New York Israel Nitzan.

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Lior Raz on new show shot in Brooklyn, remembering 9/11 and being called sexy

Alan ZeitlinJNSSeptember 10, 2021

“It’s funny,” he said. “I’m just a bald, ordinary guy. If I’m sexy, then everybody is sexy.”

Israeli actor and screenwriter Lior Raz. Photo by Noa Nir.

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Sept. 11 Attacks, 20 Years Later

Bin Laden son feels ‘shame, horror’ towards father, wants to visit Israel

JNSSeptember 10, 2021

An artist, Omar bin Laden lives in Normandy, France.

Omar Bin Laden, the youngest son of Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks. Source: Screenshot.

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Sept. 11 Attacks, 20 Years Later

Binghamton University’s Mitzvah Marathon to mark Sept. 11 attacks

JNSSeptember 10, 2021

“This program is designed to give participants a practical way to mark the memory of those who perished and add more positivity and light to this world,” said Rabbi Levi Slonim.

Rabbi Levi Slonim, director of programming and development of Chabad at Binghamton: “Our response to the 9/11 tragedy should be to resolve to do something meaningful with this day.” Credit: Courtesy.

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Tufts student wakes on Shabbat to find mezuzah gone, groups lodge complaint

Faygie HoltJNSSeptember 10, 2021

This incident came days after university officials announced a new initiative to faculty and staff that seeks to “understand how anti-Semitism manifests itself at Tufts.”

Carmichael Hall in the Residence Quad at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Watchdog urges Newsom to veto ethnic-studies mandate after it passes state legislature

JNSSeptember 10, 2021

“Every member of the Jewish community in California and across the country should be deeply concerned about the passage of AB 101,” said AMCHA Initiative director Tammi Rossman-Benjamin.

The California State Capitol. Credit: Shutterstock/Sundry Photography

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Arizona first state to divest from Unilever over Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream boycott

JNS StaffJNSSeptember 10, 2021

“We are delighted that the state sees boycotts against Israel for what they are—a form of anti-Semitism,” said Israel’s Consul General to the Southwest Hillel Newman.

The Arizona State Capitol. Credit: Shutterstock.

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German man convicted of 2018 anti-Semitic assault on kosher restaurant

JNSSeptember 10, 2021

The 30-year-old suspect was given a one-year suspended prison sentence after damages to property and harming the Jewish owner.

Chemnitz, Germany. Credit: Shutterstock/Tupungato

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Lapid in Moscow: Israel reserves right to act against Iran to prevent nukes

JNSSeptember 9, 2021

“Iran’s march towards a nuclear weapon is not only an Israeli problem; it’s a problem for the entire world,” said Israel’s foreign minister.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Sept. 9, 2021. Source: Yair Lapid/Twitter.

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Gulf Air to launch flights between Bahrain and Israel

JNSSeptember 10, 2021

They are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays starting on Sept. 30.

Direct flights will begin from Bahrain to Israel, September 2021. Credit: Gulf Air.

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Slovakia apologizes for World War II laws against Jews

JNSSeptember 9, 2021

Passed by the Nazi puppet state, they facilitated the transfer of Jewish assets to non-Jewish owners and prevented Jews from education.

Slovakian Jews being deported by the government during World War II after authorities signed an agreement with Germany in March 1942. Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

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Algerian judoka gets 10-year ban for refusing match against Israeli in Tokyo

JNSSeptember 9, 2021

Fethi Nourine said he made the decision with the help of his coach in order to “support the Palestinian cause.”

Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine (blue) competing in 2021. Credit: International Judo Federation.

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Could Gilboa Prison escape help spark another intifada?

Yaakov LappinJNSSeptember 9, 2021

Palestinian security prisoners also broke out of an Israeli prison in 1987, an incident that Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former Arab affairs adviser to Israeli defense ministers, said was one of the catalysts for the outbreak of the First Intifada.

Palestinians demonstrate at the Israeli Hawara checkpoint near the city of Nablus and clash with Israeli security forces in support to the escape of the six Palestinian prisoners from the Israeli prison of Gilboa on Sept. 8, 2021. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Omar Bar-Lev, Dec. 28, 2011. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

briefIsraeli public security minister announces inquiry committee into prison break

Report: The IDF has banned soldiers from the Judea and Samaria Division from leaving their bases to prepare for potential escalation.

Palestinians demonstrate in Hebron on behalf of the six terrorists who escaped Gilboa Prison in northern Israel, Sept. 8, 2021. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

newsPalestinian prisoners riot as hunt for escaped terrorists enters fourth day

Itsik Saban, Ariel Kahana and Shahar Klaiman Israel Hayom

The Israel Police has reportedly gained information substantiating suspicions that prison guards helped the terrorists escape from Gilboa Prison via a tunnel.

A watchtower at Gilboa Prison in northern Israel on Feb. 28, 2013. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.

briefHunt underway for six Palestinian terrorists who escaped prison in northern Israel

Daniel Siryoti and Itsik Saban Israel Hayom

The six were serving life sentences in connection with deadly attacks against Israelis and are considered highly dangerous.

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IDF makes additional procurement of micro-Tavor assault rifles

JNSSeptember 9, 2021

The gun has a range of more than 500 meters; it was designed to deal “with modern terror threats, as well as urban and open-area combat.”

IIsraeli soldiers with Tavor rifles. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

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Jewish organizational streams weigh in on Texas abortion law

Dmitriy ShapiroJNSSeptember 9, 2021

Leaders of the Reform movement were quick to condemn the new law in a letter signed on Sept. 2 by multiple organizations, in which they noted the stringency of the new legislation.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Credit: Carrington Tatum/Shutterstock.

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After years of rebuilding, Budapest’s Jewish community sees growth in size and shuls

Eliana RudeeJNSSeptember 6, 2021

Where there were once 150 synagogues in Budapest, there are now fewer than two dozen. but efforts in the past decade to foster a resurgence in Jewish life have proven successful.

The Óbuda synagogue in Budapest, Hungary. The newly added Jewish star was kept hidden before its grand reopening on Aug. 27, 2021. Photo By Eliana Rudee.

Burial Society Records, Community of Ujhel (Satoraljaujhely), Hungary, 1942-1946. Courtesy: The National Library of Israel.

briefPurchase of Hungarian Jewish artifacts rescues them from auction block

Not yet digitized or available elsewhere, these documents will present valuable contributions to historical and genealogical research.

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September 6, 2021

Ep. 9: Akko: Israel’s no-go zone

In this week’s episode, Ellie Cohanim visits the old city of Akko, the site of violent riots between Arab and Jewish residents in May.

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Elazar Stern aims to promote Jewish unity, identity, solidarity in Diaspora

Israel KasnettJNSSeptember 3, 2021

Israel’s Minister of Intelligence believes his ability to understand people from many backgrounds gives him an edge over other candidates. But can he bridge the deep chasm that exists between Israeli and Diaspora Jewry?

Elazar Stern arrives to a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 26, 2016. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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High Holidays 2021

As Gulf opens to Jewish life, Muslims spark interest in High Holidays

Josh HastenJNSSeptember 6, 2021

One year after the Abraham Accords were signed, locals from communities in Gulf states have taken a keen and public interest in the Jewish New Year and its traditions.

Blowing shofar in the Gulf to mark the arrival of the Jewish New Year 5782. Credit: Association of Gulf Jewish Communities.

ColumnRosh Hashanah: A time of renewal and unity

Rabbi Elie Abadie

We have to believe that it is our personal involvement that will be meaningful and significant; we cannot rely on others to do it for us.

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High Holidays 2021

German Jews and ‘3G:’ Adapting services to coronavirus regulations

Orit ArfaJNSSeptember 6, 2021

“Usually, it’s a balagan (Hebrew slang for ‘mess’), and it’s beautiful. This year, it’s regulated from both sides, but it works,” said Jana Erdmann, head of press and communications for Chabad’s Jewish Educational Center in Berlin.

The Rykestrasse synagogue in Berlin. Credit: Jewish Community of Berlin.

Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin, Texas. Credit: Texas Jewish Historical Society.

featureMan plans, and God laughs: What the Delta variant means for High Holiday services

Faygie Holt

In-person or online? Indoors or outdoors? Once poised for a renaissance this year, synagogues nationwide are facing renewed questions as COVID-19 cases surge.

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Jonathan S. TobinJNSSeptember 3, 2021

Will you help JNS speak truth to power in 5782?

Wishing all of our readers and their families a happy, healthy, peaceful and sweet New Year and to be sealed in the proverbial “Book of Life” for good.