Benjamin Kerstein is a writer, editor and novelist, and a fellow at the Z3 Institute. His latest work is Self Defense: A Jewish Manifesto (2025).
Israeli forces killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s Badr Unit in Southern Lebanon following the group’s attack on three soldiers within the Security Zone.
“There is democracy within Likud,” Israeli Transportation and Road Safety Minister Miri Regev told JNS.
With tens of thousands expected each evening at Judaism’s second-holiest site, 19 central Selichot services will be held until the eve of Yom Kippur.
The complex was built during the 7th or 8th century C.E., during the Umayyad and Abbasid periods, and remained in use for about 150 years, according to researchers.
Angie Nixon beat Alex Vindman although he out-raised her by more than 16 times.
Rep. Byron Donalds won the GOP primary to succeed Ron DeSantis as governor, while Rep. Randy Fine held on to the nomination for his House seat.
Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz defeated anti-Israel challengers after mid-decade redistricting that could prove challenging for Dems in November.
The Democratic Socialists of America’s Liberation Caucus said that a potential presidential run from the New York congresswoman “should be met with a clear answer from the socialist left: No.”
“The Saudi curriculum has never been more positive in its portrayal of religious minorities or more encouraging of peace and tolerance,” said IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff.
Israel’s U.N. envoy says the inquiry shows that anti-Israel hostility is “not organic” and warns of foreign efforts to sow division.
“The fuel here is antisemitism,” Chabad Rabbi Yossi Gabai told JNS after protesters hurled stones and firecrackers in the direction of the Jewish center.
The assailant, who appeared to be drunk, threw a glass object at two journalists, hitting one, while shouting “F**k Israel.”
“We can and know how to stand our ground, even against our best friends when necessary,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Senior government official claims Israel was hours away from a massive operation that was stopped at the last minute last week. Also, Netanyahu’s successor, who still does not know he is one.
Israeli observers tell JNS the Pakistan-Saudi-Turkish agreement signifies the rise of a Sunni axis.
Targeting Iran’s trade has advantages but only if determined and prolonged, Israeli observers tell JNS.
The Democrats’ Senate leader may have had no choice but to endorse El-Sayed following his primary victory. Business as usual has normalized Jew-hatred.
What will their sermons hold for anxious congregants wanting to know if Jews are safe in the city?
Jerusalem remains the heart of the Jewish covenant, the place where destiny, memory and mission converge.
Anecdotes from August 1969, from one generation to another.
From peddlers to power, Jews have been woven into the fabric of the nation’s life.
Zev Shandalov, a Ma’ale Adumim-based rabbi and teacher, transformed the six words Berger wrote after 482 days in Hamas captivity into a thousand-year-old poetic form.
With tens of thousands expected each evening at Judaism’s second-holiest site, 19 central Selichot services will be held until the eve of Yom Kippur.
“Our rabbis reignited the candles, helped us breathe and found the words to respond to the moment in real time,” the Reform synagogue stated. “Our congregation refused to let hate extinguish our Shabbat light.”
“The Saudi curriculum has never been more positive in its portrayal of religious minorities or more encouraging of peace and tolerance,” said IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff.
Israel’s U.N. envoy says the inquiry shows that anti-Israel hostility is “not organic” and warns of foreign efforts to sow division.
“The fuel here is antisemitism,” Chabad Rabbi Yossi Gabai told JNS after protesters hurled stones and firecrackers in the direction of the Jewish center.
“Before Oct. 7, I was Raphael. Then I became ‘the Jew,’” a new immigrant to Israel told JNS amid a steady stream of Jews leaving his native country.
Christian students and young professionals say firsthand encounters with Israel challenged media narratives and strengthened their resolve to confront antisemitism.
At its core, the dispute is about what military service, Torah study and citizenship mean in the Jewish state.
Zev Shandalov, a Ma’ale Adumim-based rabbi and teacher, transformed the six words Berger wrote after 482 days in Hamas captivity into a thousand-year-old poetic form.
We must ask Muslim immigrants if they will respect the Western way of life.
The Jews helped build Karachi, the country’s capital and largest city, before prejudice finally forced them out.
The Cold War doctrine of “campism” now influences how parts of the American left perceive Israel.
“Especially Jewish young people after Oct. 7, there’s this feeling of togetherness and wanting to be with people in person,” a Manhattan-based political publicist told JNS.
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Israeli forces killed a senior commander in Hezbollah’s Badr Unit in Southern Lebanon following the group’s attack on three soldiers within the Security Zone.
“There is democracy within Likud,” Israeli Transportation and Road Safety Minister Miri Regev told JNS.
With tens of thousands expected each evening at Judaism’s second-holiest site, 19 central Selichot services will be held until the eve of Yom Kippur.
The complex was built during the 7th or 8th century C.E., during the Umayyad and Abbasid periods, and remained in use for about 150 years, according to researchers.
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Angie Nixon beat Alex Vindman although he out-raised her by more than 16 times.
Rep. Byron Donalds won the GOP primary to succeed Ron DeSantis as governor, while Rep. Randy Fine held on to the nomination for his House seat.
Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Jared Moskowitz defeated anti-Israel challengers after mid-decade redistricting that could prove challenging for Dems in November.
The Democratic Socialists of America’s Liberation Caucus said that a potential presidential run from the New York congresswoman “should be met with a clear answer from the socialist left: No.”
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“The Saudi curriculum has never been more positive in its portrayal of religious minorities or more encouraging of peace and tolerance,” said IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff.
Israel’s U.N. envoy says the inquiry shows that anti-Israel hostility is “not organic” and warns of foreign efforts to sow division.
“The fuel here is antisemitism,” Chabad Rabbi Yossi Gabai told JNS after protesters hurled stones and firecrackers in the direction of the Jewish center.
The assailant, who appeared to be drunk, threw a glass object at two journalists, hitting one, while shouting “F**k Israel.”
-
“We can and know how to stand our ground, even against our best friends when necessary,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Senior government official claims Israel was hours away from a massive operation that was stopped at the last minute last week. Also, Netanyahu’s successor, who still does not know he is one.
Israeli observers tell JNS the Pakistan-Saudi-Turkish agreement signifies the rise of a Sunni axis.
Targeting Iran’s trade has advantages but only if determined and prolonged, Israeli observers tell JNS.
-
The Democrats’ Senate leader may have had no choice but to endorse El-Sayed following his primary victory. Business as usual has normalized Jew-hatred.
What will their sermons hold for anxious congregants wanting to know if Jews are safe in the city?
Jerusalem remains the heart of the Jewish covenant, the place where destiny, memory and mission converge.
Anecdotes from August 1969, from one generation to another.
-
From peddlers to power, Jews have been woven into the fabric of the nation’s life.
Zev Shandalov, a Ma’ale Adumim-based rabbi and teacher, transformed the six words Berger wrote after 482 days in Hamas captivity into a thousand-year-old poetic form.
With tens of thousands expected each evening at Judaism’s second-holiest site, 19 central Selichot services will be held until the eve of Yom Kippur.
-
“Our rabbis reignited the candles, helped us breathe and found the words to respond to the moment in real time,” the Reform synagogue stated. “Our congregation refused to let hate extinguish our Shabbat light.”
“The Saudi curriculum has never been more positive in its portrayal of religious minorities or more encouraging of peace and tolerance,” said IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff.
Israel’s U.N. envoy says the inquiry shows that anti-Israel hostility is “not organic” and warns of foreign efforts to sow division.
“The fuel here is antisemitism,” Chabad Rabbi Yossi Gabai told JNS after protesters hurled stones and firecrackers in the direction of the Jewish center.
-
“Before Oct. 7, I was Raphael. Then I became ‘the Jew,’” a new immigrant to Israel told JNS amid a steady stream of Jews leaving his native country.
Christian students and young professionals say firsthand encounters with Israel challenged media narratives and strengthened their resolve to confront antisemitism.
At its core, the dispute is about what military service, Torah study and citizenship mean in the Jewish state.
Zev Shandalov, a Ma’ale Adumim-based rabbi and teacher, transformed the six words Berger wrote after 482 days in Hamas captivity into a thousand-year-old poetic form.
-
We must ask Muslim immigrants if they will respect the Western way of life.
The Jews helped build Karachi, the country’s capital and largest city, before prejudice finally forced them out.
The Cold War doctrine of “campism” now influences how parts of the American left perceive Israel.
“Especially Jewish young people after Oct. 7, there’s this feeling of togetherness and wanting to be with people in person,” a Manhattan-based political publicist told JNS.
