(Ilana Messika/TPS) President Reuven Rivlin hosted on Tuesday a group of Jewish and Muslim leaders for discussions about the so-called “muezzin bill,” scheduled for a
This week’s Spotlight Israel features Sophia Stepansky. Sophia is studying in Michlelet Yerushalayim (MMY) in the Baka neighborhood of Jerusalem. She is from Passaic, New
(Andrew Friedman/TPS) The Jerusalem Magistrates Court agreed to a plea bargain Tuesday in the case of Rabbi Eliezer Berland, leader of the Shuvu Banim Hasidic
(Andrew Friedman/TPS) A 40-year-old Palestinian man, Jihad al-Kadumi of the Nablus area, tried to stab an IDF soldier Tuesday morning at the Kalandia checkpoint in
(Andrew Friedman/TPS) A raging fire near the town of Zichron Yaakov, south of Haifa, has forced the evacuation of at least three neighborhoods in the
(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A new initiative called the Gideon Project is enlisting Israel Defense Forces lone soldiers (referring to soldiers without immediate family in
(JNS.org) The Jewish Agency for Israel said that 2016 will see a record 700 Brazilian Jews immigrate to Israel. According to the Jewish Agency, 650
The labor dispute between El Al Airlines and its pilots has been escalating, forcing the airline to cancel and suspend additional scheduled flights. It appears
For Loten Aroch it is a holiday. It is not only her own holiday, it’s the holiday of her family, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF),
Spotlight Israel columns are back and will continue to feature local residents studying in Israel. This year’s lead-off featuree is Raphe Shankman. Raphe is studying
(JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America held in Washington, D.C., Tuesday that “quiet
(Rafael Medoff/JNS.org) Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is a candidate for the position of secretary of state in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, CNN
