US ambassador to Israel: Iran has not kept its word for 46 years Even if Iran agrees to curtail its nuclear program, said Ambassador Mike Huckabee, "do we believe them?" Etgar Lefkovits May 19, 2025
A gift from mom Having encouragement from a parent makes a big difference. It builds confidence, allows children to grow, to try things, to believe in themselves. Natalie Sopinsky May 2, 2025
Fight or flight? Betar calls for mass Jewish exodus to Israel "The Diaspora is no longer safe for Jews,” says Yigal Brand, the CEO of World Betar. "Either fight back with Betar or claim your free one-way flight home to Israel." Shanna Fuld April 25, 2025
‘I sort of invented my version of the job,’ Rabbi Yosef Blau says, after 48 years at Yeshiva University The 86-year-old sat down with JNS for an extended conversation on the day before he and his wife made aliyah. Rikki Zagelbaum April 9, 2025
The emissaries to Kharkiv turned rescue operators for Ukrainian Jews Yitzchak and Hodaya Halfon helped thousands of refugees escape the war with Russia. Etgar Lefkovits March 14, 2025
‘Aliyah helps our national resiliency’ Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer tells JNS his ministry's special programs will continue, despite reduced funding. Raphael Poch March 11, 2025
75 years ago, Iraq stripped its Jews of citizenship Baghdad estimated that 6,000 to 7,000 Jews would leave; 125,000 did. JNS Staff March 6, 2025
68 Shoah survivors made aliyah during Swords of Iron war A total of 123,715 Holocaust survivors live in Israel. Jan. 27, 2025
Nefesh B’Nefesh awards Maor Youth Prize to nine ‘olim’ “Each of these remarkable youth has risen to serve as a guiding light in their communities throughout Israel,” said Rabbi Yehoshua Fass of Nefesh B’Nefesh. JNS Staff Jan. 5, 2025
