First Legal Women’s Prayer Service at the Western Wall in Decades
Protest gets violent at Women of the Wall’s first prayer service at the Kotel after landmark court decision; will conflict escalate in the Middle East after Israel’s strike on Syria?; Meredith Ganzman speaks…
Israel Increasingly Ensnared in Syrian Civil War
Reactions to Israel’s strike of Syria; Jewish community unites against sex trafficking; Jewish billionaire-philanthropist Michael Steinhardt auctions off Judaica collection at Sotheby’s; and The Acting Company turns 40; and novelist Maggie Anton sits…
Women’s Prayer Services Now Legal at the Western Wall
New court decision for women at the Western Wall; progress toward Israeli-Palestinian peace, via the Arab League; Israeli designer Elie Tahari’s unlikely journey to the heights of the fashion world; author Rachel Shukert…
Investigation Reveals Second Questionable Identity With Connections to Broyde’s Scholarship
A new TJC News investigation reveals another questionable identity associated with Judaic and legal scholar Rabbi Michael Broyde; a profile of formerly blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein; Yiddish theater goes to the circus in…
How President Barack Obama’s Visit to Israel Continues to Have Impact
The aftermath of Obama’s visit to Israel; mezuzah burnings in Brooklyn; and actor Shia LaBeouf talks about “The Company You Keep,” his Passover practices, and working with Robert Redford.
Is The Catholic Church’s New Pope, Francis I, Good for the Jews?
Pope Francis I’s relationship with the Jewish community, a new exhibit explores the impact of the Civil War on American Jews, world-famous cupcakes fit for Passover, and more of this week’s Jewish news.
Your New Israeli Government, and What it Means for the Ultra-Orthodox
Netanyahu forms a new coalition government — without the ultra-Orthodox; three female members of Knesset break the law for a cause by praying with prayer shawls at the Western Wall; in America, Jewish…
Is Netanyahu Losing His Chance To Lead Israel for Four More Years?
What VP Joe Biden had to say at the AIPAC Policy Conference; can Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet the extended deadline to form a coalition government?; American and Israeli teens come together…
In What Athletic Achievement Was Yeshiva University Leading the Country?
Yeshiva University had one of its athletic teams leading the country for much of the year in a specific mark. What was it?
Barack Obama’s Going to Israel; Surprising Takes on Hamentashen
What will this trip by the president mean for U.S./Israel relations? And on the fun side, what are the tastiest ways to enjoy Purim?
Israel Admits Ethiopian Immigrants Were Injected With Birth Control Without Consent; How Ultra-Orthodox Schools Fail To Teach English
Ethiopian immigrants were receiving injections of birth control drug Depo-Provera without their knowledge or consent. Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students graduate high school knowing almost no English, science or math.
The Best Explanation You’ll See of What Israel’s Election Results Mean
What do all those different party tallies really mean? We give you the answers.
NYC Health Department Wins Challenge From Ultra-Orthodox Groups in Federal Court
A challenge of the City Health Department’s efforts to warn parents of the dangers of a rare and controversial circumcision practice has failed in federal court.
New Herpes Circumcision Infection
More controversy over a rare circumcision practice; will ultra-Orthodox Israelis be included in the draft?; and an Israeli prostitution ring busted. Plus Christian Niedan reports on Hans Sachs’ collection of poster art reclaimed…
The Criminal Charges That Have Brought Down Three High-Ranking Israeli Government Officials in Five Years
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns; England’s Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks retires; the Bible gets a humorous treatment in a new podcast; “A Christmas Story” heads to Broadway with help from a a…
Nechemya Weberman Guilty on 59 Counts of Sexually Abusing a Young Satmar Girl
A major moment for anti-abuse advocacy in the ultra-Orthodox community, after a string of additional successes in recent months. However, ultra-Orthodox leaders continue to avoid making efforts to stop abuse.
How Much More Isolated Has Israel Become in Just the Past Year?
The numbers are in, and they show current Israeli policy hemorrhaging support from longtime allies. And now a majority of the European Union stands opposed to Israel’s diplomatic approach.
Will Netanyahu Still Be Governing Israel at the Time He’s Calling for a Strike Against Iran?
Israeli politics just got a lot more urgent, as an election is now scheduled for before the end of winter. What does this mean for Israel, the United States, and Iran?
How the Obama and Netanyahu Administrations are Getting U.S. & Israel on Same Plan for Iran Nuclear Development
Following Netanyahu’s bold speech at the United Nations, an exclusive interview with his spokesperson, Mark Regev, in which he discusses how the U.S. and Israel have “an agreement in principle” on keeping Iran…
Edon Pinchot Interview After “America’s Got Talent”; Why do Cops Think the Beating of a Jewish Student in Michigan Wasn’t Anti-Semitic?
Jewish spy stories, Edon Pinchot on being eliminated from America’s Got Talent, kids fight illness through adventure, and more of this week’s top stories from the Jewish world.
Meet Edon Pinchot, America’s Got Talent‘s Yarmulke-Wearing, Orthodox Jewish 14-Year-Old Singing Sensation.
Exclusive interview, photos and videos. Meet Edon Pinchot, America’s Got Talent‘s yarmulke-wearing, 14-year-old, singing sensation.
Jewish “Terrorism” Condemned by Both Israel and U.S.; An Opera Based on the Talmud
Israel’s vice prime minister and the U.S. State Department are describing Jewish settler violence against Palestinians as “terrorism.” An opera based on descriptions of dreams in the Talmud.
Huge Music Festival Set To Land in Israel; The Strongest Female Weightlifter is 10 Years Old and an Orthodox Jew
This week’s top stories from the Jewish world: The Lollapalooza music festival is set to rock Tel Aviv in 2013; lifting weights with the strongest girl in the world; author Jon Friedman discusses…
How Did Israelis Do at the Olympics? And a Burglarized Synagogue Gets a Helping Hand
Israelis fall out of medal contention, but plenty of Jewish pride at the Olympics; a Jewish Judo teacher has a new approach to body and mind for those afflicted with cerebral palsy; a…
Meet Mindy Meyer, the 22-Year-Old Orthodox Jewish Woman Running for New York State Senate With Elle Woods As Her Role Model, and Pink as Her Color
The bus bombing in Bulgaria that killed 5 Israelis and a local bus driver; what Bob Costas is going to do to memorialize the slain Israeli athletes of the ’72 Munich Olympics; meet…
Fight Over Ultra-Orthodox Brings The End of “King Bibi”; Hillary Clinton Visits Israel; Peter Beinart Interview
Israel’s unity government undergoes a shakeup; Hillary Clinton visits Israel; the sandwich that could give you a heart attack and more!
