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Jews of Diaspora and Israel are Under Attack

Prominent French-Jewish intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy declared on Tuesday night that Jews in Israel and around the world are under attack from the twin threats of anti-Semitism in the guise of anti-Zionism, and total war against the State of Israel.Speaking at a conference on the future of the Jewish people organized by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), Lévy labeled the ...

Jews Must Also Carry ID Cards

A Dutch appeals court has upheld a €60 ($90) fine against an Orthodox Jew who refused to show police an identity card, citing religious reasons.The Hague Appeals Court ruled that a law which makes it mandatory for all people older than 14 to carry ID cards and show them to police upon request does not have a religious exemption.The man, ...

Jews, Muslims appeal ritual slaughter plan

“We are against any form of stunning because it’s against our religion,” Yusuf Altuntas, president of the CMO – an organisation that links the Muslim community with the Dutch government – told a parliamentary commission.Jewish and Muslim representatives Thursday appealed to Dutch lawmakers not to enforce plans requiring animals to be stunned before halal and kosher slaughtering rituals.Read More: @ ynetnews.comReaders ...

Jews Marry Spouses Closer to Their Age

The Central Bureau of Statistics released some numbers pertaining to marriage in Israel in honor of Tu B’Av, the holiday considered by Torah sages as one of two happiest days of the year, the other being Yom Kippur.The average age gap between husband and wife in first marriages was 2.3 years among Jews. The number for the rest of the ...

Jews in Sports: Soccer for Harmony

As the summer is nearly upon us in its official capacity, we soon will mark the legal-age since the infamous 1991 Crown Heights riot.For one day, at least, all ethnic tensions played second-fiddle to yesterday afternoon’s Harmony Day, at Hamilton-Metz Park.The day’s activities commenced with a march down Empire Boulevard in the morning, and ended with a soccer tournament at ...

Jews in Sports: New York’s Jewish Icemen

The Nuclear Winter is over!Hockey Fans the world over, rejoice!After the National Hockey League Players’ Association and NHL Owners (finally) came to a Collective Bargaining Agreement on whether the millionaires or the billionaires would earn an additional dollar for the next eight-to-ten-years, the regular-season for the NHL is set to begin play by week’s end.The puck hasn’t yet dropped on ...

Jews in Sports: Israel’s Dream Team

To many, the Middle East has long been recognized as the world’s pulse and epicenter for historical conflict and present-day empowerment. There have been many battles waged within its lands, from before the crusades to the ongoing wars and strife of today. The desert landscape of Israel and its environs seem to have always been tempered with conflict, if even ...

Jews in Judea, Samaria Get Their Guns Back

Following a series of meetings in the Knesset’s Internal Affairs Committee, police have agreed to reconsider hundreds of weapons confiscations involving Israelis living in Judea and Samaria. Many of those whose guns were taken have reported that they were returned.While most Israelis are not allowed to own a personal gun, an exception has traditionally been made for Jews living in ...

Jews given back books stolen by Nazis

Recently rediscovered books plundered by the Nazis more than six decades ago are being turned back over to Berlin’s Jewish community.The Berlin Central and Regional Library formally handed over 10 books and three journal volumes at a ceremony Wednesday. The books were discovered at the library among more than 200,000 volumes being examined by researchers as part of a project ...

Jews for Jesus Groups Claim Rapid Growth in U.S.

About 200 congregants filled the stain glassed-windowed sanctuary on a Shabbat morning this spring, praying, singing and welcoming new members. Among the newly welcomed members was a young Israeli man, named Yoav. Not really extraordinary news, except Congregation Beth Hallel in a northern suburb of Atlanta is not a typical synagogue. Indeed, it is a member of the International Alliance ...

Jews, Christians put faith in Tunisia’s democracy

Minority Jews and Christians are putting their faith in Tunisia’s nascent democracy to ensure its new Islamist-led leadership respects their rights in this traditionally secular state.Religious minorities in the Arab world have mostly lost out when dictators are toppled and radical Islamists exploit the power vacuum to attack non-Muslims. The targeting of Christians in Iraq and Egypt constitutes a frightening ...

Jews, booze and the Prohibition

Prohibition was among the defining issues in American politics and civil life in the early 20th century. One thing made clear by “Prohibition,” a captivating three-part series directed by Ken Burns and televised October 2–4 by the Public Broadcasting Service, is that the division between “wets” and “drys” was determined by race, class and geography as much as by drinking ...