Jewish News

Rabbi Calls for 5-Day Torah Marathon to ‘Cancel Decree’

In light of recent government proposals widely viewed in the hareidi world as a threat to Torah study, hareidi-religious leader Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman issued a call Wednesday to Jewish men to learn Torah for five days straight.The goal of the Torah marathon is “to cancel the bad decree,” he stated in a letter issued Wednesday.“I am here to support ...

Rabbi: Café chain used me as model

Rabbi Kaplun Elyashiv, a member of Hasidic movement Chabad, discovered one day that he is the star of a Landwer advertisement. He says it happened in 2010 while he was talking with friends and suddenly saw his picture on the café chain’s website.A NIS 1 million ($290,000) lawsuit he filed with the Central Magistrate’s Court reveals that his picture was ...

Rabbi Attacked in Switzerland

It has been learned that the assistant rabbi at the Lausanne Synagogue in Switzerland was punched and verbally attacked by three youths last Wednesday night, February 23. The anti-Semitic incident occurred as he left the area around the synagogue.CICAD, French-speaking Switzerland’s Inter-community co-ordination against anti-Semitism and defamation, reports that the assistant rabbi has pressed charges against his assailants. He was ...

Rabbi Amar: ‘

Amar issued a halachic ruling following lab tests conducted on such crops, in which he recommends that the public purchase regular leafy vegetables and clean them “in the old-fashioned way.”The chief rabbi’s ruling may have dramatic consequences, as it could prove to be disastrous for one of the current generation’s most significant developments in the field of kashrut.The halachic-agricultural innovation, ...

Quebec court rejects bid to restrain blogger Against Chasidic Neighbors

With his ever-present camera ready to document the slightest infraction committed by his orthodox Jewish neighbours, blogger Pierre Lacerte is certainly a nuisance. A court this week described him as “a peculiar personality. He is excessive, meticulous, passionate. He is no picnic.”But Judge Manon Ouimet of Quebec Court concluded that Mr. Lacerte’s campaign to expose what he calls the “unjustified ...

Qatar Quietly Helping Yemenite Jews Reach Israel?

A Jerusalem source says that a group of of about 60 Jews from Yemen have arrived in Israel from Doha on a Qatari airline.The operation was carried out under the auspices of the State of Israel and is intended to extract the remaining 400 Jews from Yemen.The group arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport, according to “informed Israeli sources” quoted by Manar.com, the website of an ...

Qaddafi Crushed the Graves in the Jewish Cemetery

As the violent protests in Libya continue, Israel National News TV visited the Libyan Jewry Heritage Center in Israel to hear the feelings of those Jews who came from Libya.“My feeling is not good,” said Meir Kachlon, Chairman of the World Organization of Libyan Jews. “The people that I knew are ruled by a cruel leader who supposedly does everything to ...

Putin to Attend Unveiling of Red Army Monument in Israel

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to attend the unveiling of a Red Army World War II Victory Monument in Netanya Monday.The ‘Victory Monument’, an unprecedented joint-state venture between Israel and Russia, also honors the more than half a million Jews who fought with the Red Army during WWII.The design of the monument was the first-ever joint initiative between Israel ...

Putin: Jewish Texts to Stay in Russia

A disputed collection of Jewish writings will remain in Russia because returning it to a New York-based group would set a precedent paving the way for more such claims dating back to Soviet times, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.Dispute over the Jewish books and documents claimed by the Chabad-Lubavitch group adds to tensions between Moscow and Washington, which have ...

Putin Idea to House Jewish Texts Rejected

A US-based Jewish group Thursday rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion to house disputed historical collections of books and documents at a Jewish museum in Moscow.Nathan Lewin, a lawyer for the Jewish group Chabad, said in a statement provided to The Associated Press that Chabad was the rightful owner and Putin’s proposal was not acceptable.“The collection must be returned to ...

Push to ban circumcision makes it to San Francisco ballot

A group seeking to ban the circumcision of male children in San Francisco has succeeded in getting their controversial measure on the November ballot, meaning voters will be asked to weigh in on what until now has been a private family matter.City elections officials confirmed Wednesday that the initiative had received enough signatures to appear on the ballot, getting more ...

Push to ban circumcision in San Francisco

Activists who want to ban male circumcision in San Francisco have taken a step toward putting the issue to a popular vote, sparking outcry from Jewish and Muslim groups.A coalition of “intactivists” submitted 12,000 signatures to Californian city’s authorities this week in support of a ballot measure which would criminalize circumcision of males under 18 years old.The city’s Elections Division ...