Israeli star chef Einat Admony cooks up a new gig: Standup comedy

New York Jewish Week — Over the years, there’s been no shortage of funny Jews who’ve performed at the Comedy Cellar, New York’s premier comedy...

Sirens blare in north as Israeli military accidentally fires at own drone

Rocket alert sirens were activated Thursday morning in Israel’s Upper Galilee region along the border with Lebanon, after troops accidentally...

First Russian soldier charged with Ukraine war crimes pleads guilty

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — A Russian soldier pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing a Ukrainian civilian in the opening stages of Moscow’s invasion...

Who will pay for the destruction caused by Putin’s war?

Commentary. The Russian army alone has razed a number of urban and production centers, inflicted enormous damage on cities and towns, gutted...

‘A powerful, visible message’: 40,000 expected to march in New York’s Israel parade

NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of people, including top Israeli and American politicians, will march in Sunday’s Celebrate Israel Parade in New...

After 2-year delay, Shuly Rubin Schwartz inaugurated as JTS’ first woman chancellor

JTA — Shuly Rubin Schwartz began her work as the chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary nearly two years ago. But it wasn’t until this...

Military Police will not open probe into Al Jazeera reporter’s killing – report

Military Police will not open an investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin last week, despite suspicions...

Man who threatened Netanyahu and his son on Twitter sentenced to 13 months in jail

A Beersheba resident has been sentenced on appeal to 13 months in prison for tweets threatening to kill former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu...

Hospital staff attacked in northern Israel ahead of strike over mounting violence

Staff at a hospital in northern Israel were attacked Wednesday by angry family members of a deceased patient, the latest in a string of incidents...

The 'Great Replacement Theory' Is Going to Get More American Jews Killed

Buffalo. Ten dead. A young white man targeting Black people in a Black neighborhood. Military gear. Racist and antisemitic rantings. The "n word."...

US official: Israel ‘enthusiastic’ about Biden’s restoration of aid to Palestinians

Israeli officials have expressed “enthusiasm” to their American counterparts over the Biden administration’s restoring of aid to the...

Pallbearer beaten at Abu Akleh’s funeral arrested, lawyer says

A pallbearer beaten by police during the funeral of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh last week has been arrested, according to his lawyer. Khaldoon...

Female Jewish leaders sue Haredi news site for blurring their faces

A branch of the Reform Movement in Israel is suing a popular ultra-Orthodox news website in Jerusalem over its policy of blurring the faces of...

Defying Netanyahu, Likud MKs want to back coalition bill on funding for IDF vets

Likud party leader and opposition chief Benjamin Netanyahu is facing rare, open rebellion from within his party over his decision not to support a...

State prosecutors to appeal early release for serial sex offender Alon Kastiel

State prosecutors will appeal the controversial decision to grant an early release to jailed serial sex offender Alon Kastiel. Prosecutors in the...

Eradicating financial crimes

Revived probe team should deal with fund scandal first The prosecution has reinstated the Financial and Securities Crime Joint Investigation Team...

Menachem Kaiser’s memoir on reclaiming his family’s Polish home wins Sami Rohr prize

JTA – The Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature, an annual award that comes with $100,000, this year went to Menachem Kaiser for his nonfiction book...

Equality now!

The release of the name of the Druze officer Lt. Col. Mahmoud Kheir a-Din, who was killed in Gaza and received a posthumous commendation for valor,...

But It’s Not FAIR!!!

In this week’s Torah reading, at least the Eretz Yisrael version of Parshat HaShavua, which is next week’s in the Diaspora, we have a...

A world without Roe

When, in early May, someone leaked the draft Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Mississippi – the decision that will likely overturn Roe v. Wade –...

Restoring Deterrence

EDITORIAL: Japan should accept refugees in line with the rest of the world

Japan accepted a record number of refugees last year but its refugee admissions program is still a far cry from international standards. Japan has...

Do international positions ease or complicate the Saharan issue?

Officially, there is no sign of an international coalition against the Polisario Front being formed like the alliance established by the Americans...

Nazism, the West, Ukraine

Despite the lessons of World War II, unfortunately the author has to say that the events of the last eight years in and around Ukraine have...

Crypto meltdown highlights need for urgent regulatory intervention

Opaque industry is an invitation to sleazy operators to do their worst

When Israeli Families' Bereavement Is Politicized

At the funeral of Noam Raz of blessed memory, an officer in the Yamam police counterterrorism unit who was killed in the Jenin area, his son spoke...

High Court slams state’s handling of construction at PM’s residences

The High Court of Justice on Wednesday criticized the state’s conduct regarding construction work being carried out on the Prime Minister’s...

Gantz meets US national security chief for talks on Iran, Israel’s security

Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in the White House and thanked him for the Biden...

Nakba Day: Why Israel did not allow refugees to ‘return’ after the 1948 war

Social and other media was busy blaming Israel for wrongdoing this past May 15th, the so-called “Nakba Day,” which commemorates and laments the...

WHO Stealth Coup to Dictate Global Health Agenda of Gates, Big Pharma

Acting on an initiative from the Biden Administration, by November 2022, conveniently at the onset of the next flu season in the northern...

Bivši predsednik vlade

To besedilo je nastalo samo zaradi naslova. Bivši predsednik vlade. Kako milozvočno je slišati te tri besede. Melodija iz starih časov, ko so...

New era of alliance

From security to economy, technology President Yoon Suk-yeol will hold his first summit with U.S. President Joe Biden in Seoul on Saturday, raising...

Mount Meron festivities pass peacefully, but pilgrims gripe at new safety measures

The success of this year’s Lag B’Omer festivities is in the eye of the beholder: To the government and the organizers, Wednesday night was a...

Veteran dancer Rena Schenfeld performs with 2 partners in ‘Date’

Veteran dancer Rina Schenfeld takes to the stage again Thursday night for “Date,” a dance piece with Avi Kaiser and Sergio Antonino at the...

The Changing World of Books

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Jerusalem International Book Forum was held once more this year. The opening ceremony included a (...

Intelligent Design Answers What Atheism Cannot

Intelligent design is the theory that God created the universe. It is based on scientific evidence, such as the laws of physics and bringing about...

Do We Want G-d On Our Side?

Toward the end of the book of Leviticus, the Torah gives us the bottom line: “If you follow My statutes and observe My commandments and perform...

God for Atheists: Belief in God and the Human Brain

God for Atheists (2): Belief in God & the Human Brain As expected, several of my readers had difficulties with my previous essay on belief in God,...

Roe Rage

Embed from Getty Images The pro-life movement’s efforts to save babies from death by abortion may finally result in Roe v. Wade being...

(POGLED) Svetohlinstvo argumenta svetosti življenja

Sacha Baron Cohen to helm ‘Chelm,’ an HBO cartoon about the shtetl of fools

JTA — Imagine a village full of Borats, and you’re close to realizing the absurdity of Chelm. The real-life Polish shtetl, a popular subject of...

Russia & Ukraine: The smartened-up story – Chapter V

My Russia-Ukraine series of articles is approaching its conclusion.  So let’s summarise: In the first article, I delved into the history of this...

Roadmap for Korea-US technology cooperation

By Robert D. Atkinson The last decade has made it clear that China did not move toward open trade, freer markets, or political liberalization as so...

Local elections, our superintendents

By Sho Chang-young June 1 is the eighth Nationwide Simultaneous Local Elections Day of South Korea. According to the National Election Commission...

The Greatness and Joy of Lag B’Omer

Our sages advise us to make good use of this holy day, Lag B’Omer. In a letter to his followers, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi writes, “Rejoice on...

Nakba: When independence is catastrophe

Last Friday was Nakba Day, the day set aside to remember the Nakba, which means catastrophe in Arabic. The term refers to the Arab experience in...

Democracy in action, Korea and the Philippines

By Donald Kirk Comparisons between South Korea and the Philippines can be tempting. I can't help but succumb to the temptation after covering last...

Putin's next moves revealed?

By John J. Metzler It's often said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a brilliant chess player. Various geopolitical analysts and think tank...

Taiwan's COVID-19 containment strategy utilizing innovative technology and universal health coverage

By Chen Shih-chung Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 510 million confirmed cases and more than 6.25 million deaths have been reported...

Biden administration has just propped up Cuba's failing dictatorship

In a single move, President Joe Biden just gave Cuba's aging, creaky regime new oxygen to continue to exist, living on to oppress those who oppose...