Jewish Life
Jiafeng Chen is accused of spray-painting swastikas on the Chabad House of Kalamazoo and defacing a menorah.
“Anyone who doesn’t share our values can’t get a German passport. We have drawn a crystal-clear red line here,” says Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.
The Netanyahu government decided to hold off on bringing its IDF enlistment bill to the Cabinet for approval.
Jennifer Mamlet was tapped to follow Doron Krakow, who has served in the role since 2017.
“Our growth in recent years made this move absolutely necessary,” said Rabbi Yosef B. Friedman, director of Kehot.
“The goal is that in all synagogues, there will be security guards, as well as trained and armed volunteers,” police said.
If enacted, ultra-Orthodox who perform military or national service would get benefits while those who do not would suffer economically.
“Hats are one of those unique fashion items where they don’t go out of style,” said Lance Levine. “I was watching ‘The Godfather’ the other night, and I thought, ‘We still have those same hats!’”
Currently, an ultra-Orthodox man begins studying in yeshivah at 18 and can drag it out until 26 before legally working, so he has no incentive to serve.
“They have to follow Jewish law in how they take down the synagogue. They have to respect Jewish law. None of this was followed,” lamented Yaacov Behrman, president of the Jewish Future Alliance.
Alpesh Kumar Patel, 21, left his full name on hate-filled voicemail messages to the World Jewish Congress and a synagogue near Tampa, Fla.
A large majority of Jewish Israelis are pessimistic regarding peace with the Palestinians, according to a Jewish People Policy Institute survey.
