Man survives suspected criminal car bombing in central city

A man in his 50s was moderately wounded in a car bombing attempt in a residential area of the Tel Aviv suburb of Ness Ziona on Wednesday. Security...

Rabbi arrested on suspicion he sexually assaulted minors

A Jerusalem rabbi in his 70s was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of committing sexual offenses against a family member and another person. The...

Colleyville Antisemitism

In the aftermath of the hostage crisis in Colleyville, Texas, authorities, and the synagogue itself equivocated and dithered on the motives behind...

Combating Hate in Our Midst

When the Sabbath ended this week, I turned on my phone after a 25 hour pause in notifications and news updates. The first message that appeared was...

Two killed, two seriously wounded as car collides with bus near Ramat Gan

A man and a woman in their 20s were killed and two other people were seriously wounded when their vehicle collided with a bus near Ramat Gan in...

‘Critical days’ ahead in Netanyahu plea deal talks, after they briefly stall

Negotiations for a plea deal between former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the state prosecution have restarted, a day after they were said...

Joint List MK tells female lawmaker to ‘stop shouting like a hen’

Two lawmakers on Wednesday engaged in a vicious shouting match in the Knesset plenum, with MK Ofer Cassif calling a female counterpart a “hen.”...

(POLEMIKA) O žrtvah ali zakaj sem izstopil iz Visokošolskega sindikata

Najprej o domnevnih povezavah sedanjega dekana FF UM z SDS, ki da naj bi deloval politično in napadal "uboge leve sindikaliste". No, sam se...

Legislators examine gaps in surveillance laws: ‘No one foresaw’ NSO spyware tech

Lawmakers on Wednesday acknowledged the need to address apparent gaps between existing surveillance oversight and current technological capacity....

Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection issued subpoenas Tuesday to Rudy Giuliani and other members of...

UNRWA appeals for $90 million to aid Palestinians in crisis-hit Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — A UN agency appealed Wednesday to the international community to donate tens of millions of dollars to help improve living...

Privacy experts slam police ‘abuse of power’ in alleged use of spyware on civilians

The latest revelations alleging that the Israel Police used a notorious, powerful cyberweapon made by Israeli company NSO against civilians,...

Family aims to sue Lebanon over dead father’s arrest

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Lebanese American man’s survivors, who filed an ambitious lawsuit last year alleging Lebanon’s security agency kidnapped...

Iron Dome – An invisible shield

Surrounded by hostile Arab nations, Israel has always invested heavily in its national security since it was founded in 1948. However, one of the...

What is a Soul? III (3). The Many Souls of Man—The Intellectual Soul

In the previous installments of The Many Souls of Man, we discussed the animal soul, Nefesh HaBahamit , and godly soul, Nefesh HaElokit . Now, we...

Cyberattacks on Ukraine could spread globally

In cyberwarfare, the toughest question to answer definitively is “Who did it?” It’s no surprise then that Microsoft Corp. avoided the...

Why upsetting China to keep Washington happy is a bad idea

One of the more interesting aspects of 2021 was how some countries in Eastern Europe readily turned against China and weaponized anti-communism for...

China and the Unrest in Kazakhstan

Recent developments in Kazakhstan have attracted widespread attention. For a while they have been the main discussion point of the entire global...

Tektonski premik

Predsednik evropskega parlamenta Sassoli je bil velik zagovornik digitalnega kovidnega »pasporta«. Ponosno ga je imenoval »simbol tega, za kar...

State to expand subsidized medications, to total NIS 550 million

The Health Ministry on Wednesday announced it would widen the so-called subsidized “drug basket” which helps Israelis pay for numerous drugs,...

Florida governor candidate Nikki Fried says incumbent reminds her of Hitler

Nikki Fried, the outspoken Jewish Democratic candidate running for governor in Florida, compared her rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis, to Hitler in an...

No more 'parachute appointments'

President Moon deserves criticism for breaching promise With less than four months remaining before the end of its term, the Moon Jae-in...

Growing China risk

Korea needs to diversify export markets South Korea is likely to bear the brunt of China's expected economic slowdown this year, raising the need...

In Moscow, Putin and Raisi hail ties during decisive moment for Iran nuclear deal

MOSCOW, Russia  — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi hailed bilateral ties during a meeting in Moscow...

UK’s Johnson vows not to resign as his support wanes amid ‘partygate’ scandal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defied calls to resign in a feisty performance Wednesday in Parliament — but it may be too...

US data indicates Omicron wave of COVID is on the decline

WASHINGTON — The United States appears to be emerging from its latest coronavirus wave driven by the Omicron variant, data showed Wednesday,...

UK’s Johnson, and his foes, await key report into Downing Street lockdown parties

LONDON (AP) — As he fights for his career, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has one constant refrain: Wait for Sue Gray. Gray is a senior but...

Cyberattacks on Ukraine could spread globally

By Parmy Olson In cyberwarfare, the toughest question to answer definitively is "Who did it?" It's no surprise then that Microsoft Corp. avoided...

Dew, a long-ignored alternative source of fresh water

By Rushan Ziatdinov Fresh water is found in abundance around our globe, yet is distributed unevenly. While certain countries, such as Brazil,...

Why Everyone Thinks We Are So Terrible

The more humanity evolves, the more it installs negative reactions on all levels of nature. But its adverse effect is felt most strongly on the...

Pakistani Hostage Taker Rattles American Jews

One can readily understand why American Jews were rattled by the hostage incident at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, last Saturday....

Man’s but really our best friend

Unexpectedly, our good friend (i.e., our dog: “White Sock”) passed away. She was a mixture of English Springer Spaniel and Labrador Retriever,...

Antisemitism – Suppression of Inconvenient Facts

Much has been said, rightfully so, about the FBI’s inane initial reaction to the terror attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas....

We Are One People – It Starts in the Home

Of all the accounts written about the horrific hostage taking at Congregation Beth Israel this past Shabbat and the miraculous escape of the...

Unraveling of Afghanistan

Everything that was achieved in Afghanistan over the last two decades has turned to dust in just the first couple of months of Taliban rule. After...

A Most Successful Man

By all standards, Jethro was the model of success. He was rich in everything — land, cattle, herd and children. He was respected, an adviser to...

On My Feminist Journey

When I was about to begin high-school, I was allocated a place in a prestigious girls’ school. My mother appealed the allocation and insisted that...

Tragedy of Colleyville: Remaining a people of kindness in a world that often isn’t

This week, we averted one tragedy, but we experienced another. Thank God, that Colleyville did not end like Pittsburgh. We averted tragedy in that...

The Revenge of Lester Salmanovitch

“Lester writes so well,” crooned Hetty Feinblum to Lester Salmanovitch’s mother, Selma. “I can’t say I understand all of it, but then you...

A Miracle of Biblical Proportions!

There are rare times in our lives that G-d performs miracles of Biblical proportions, and all we need to do is open our eyes and witness the...

“Synthetic Reality – Part 2” Parashat Yitro 5782

Last week, we discussed the level of belief that was and wasn’t attained by the Jewish People on the Reed Sea. We quoted the Rambam, who stated...

Putin’s post-Soviet world remains a work in progress, but Africa already looms

Russian civilisationalism is proving handy as President Vladimir Putin seeks to expand the imaginary boundaries of his Russian World, whose...

Reflecting on women issues in Morocco

Women in Morocco face difficulties when it comes to expressing their sexuality and choosing family planning methods. Sex is only socially approved...

Mental illness as political weaponry: A (former) Prime Minister’s low-point

Monday the 10th of January (2022) marked the first day of yet another Netanyahu court case. This time, however, not related to corruption, but a...

We must look up!

In the past five years, since I moved to the US, many of my congregants have asked me lots of questions about Jewish life in Latin America moved by...

Quieting the Eastern Front

Do Not Wait Until COVID-19 is Over

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married. After we have a baby. Then we are frustrated that our kids aren’t old enough,...

Protecting predators no longer

The Haredi world is now rocked by the Chaim Walder scandal. A best-selling author (the J.K. Rowling of the ultra-Orthodox) stood accused of...

The Broken Circuit in the Electricity Law

BS”D Last week on Thursday, January 13th, Crown Heights Women for the Safety and Integrity of Israel, invited Naomi Kahn, the International...

Shockingly, I like the Bennett-Lapid government. Here’s why.

Before the last elections, I had two nightmare scenarios. One was that Yair Lapid would become prime minister. The other was that Naftali Bennett...