Until the 18th century, there was basically only one kind of Judaism, that which is now called Orthodox. It meant living by the religion’s 613 laws, and doing so suffused Jews’ lives with their faith. Then, starting with the thinker Baruch Spinoza (1632-77) and moving briskly during the Haskala, or “enlightenment,” from the late 18th […]

With the exception of Jerusalem, no other city in Israel has borne the brunt of Palestinian terror more than Netanya. Located at the narrowest part of Israel’s pre-1967 waist, less than 17 km (10 miles) from Palestinian Tulkarem, this seaside resort of some 185,000 has had terror and death strike at its shopping mall, open-air […]

The High Court of Justice has approved IDF plans to pave a bypass road re-connecting Jerusalem with Rachel’s Tomb, located on the outskirts of Bethlehem. Citing the principle of religious freedom, the High Court rejected petitions submitted by the Arab municipalities of Bethlehem and Beit Jala and 18 local Arabs. The petitioners claimed that the […]

New York – The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has strongly condemned Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres remarks concerning religious Jews and the 200,000 anti-Gaza withdrawal demonstrators as insensitive, anti-religious, disgraceful and even undemocratic. Speaking to a Labor faction on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2005 about the massive rally that took place in front of […]

(IsraelNN.com) As the government attempts to steamroll the Gaza Disengagement Plan through, hoping to create facts on the ground, opposition is mounting on a nationwide level. Opposition organizers announce that when the Eviction/Compensation Law is presented to the Knesset plenum next week for its second and third readings, thousands are expected to make their way […]

Israel`s nuclear capacity remains undeclared. For now, this is in Israel`s overall best interest. In a world where the United States currently expresses serious concerns about nuclearization in Iran and North Korea, it would be inappropriate for Israel to embarrass its major ally by any form of nuclear disclosure. Yet, the time may soon be […]

Helen Freedman and Charlie Bernhaut invite all residents of Manhattan to tune in on Monday nights at 7 PM on Ch. 57 Time Warner or Ch. 109 RCN for a continuing schedule of outstanding programs. Three programs set for February are as follows: Feb. 14. Rafique Iscandar, President of the American Coptic Union, speaks about […]

If you are looking for a reason to eat more pizza and pasta topped with lots of tomato sauce, you can thank Israeli researchers for providing great justification. Scientists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have identified why it is good for us to consume large quantities of tomatoes – and say that the best […]

As fate would have it, several days before the giant demonstration in Jerusalem, a horrifying document of four pages in length was making the rounds on the Internet. It is entitled “Staff Working Paper – Deployment for the Disengagement in the Gaza Strip Region” and contains a chilling script for a civil war. In the […]

Attacks continue to emanate from Gaza towns handed over to PA Security, with eight mortar shells launched and a 110 pound bomb uncovered today. The mortar shells slammed into the Gush Katif Jewish communities of N’vei Dekalim and Gadid Monday afternoon. One shell hit a home in N’vei Dekalim, destroying the kitchen but failing to […]