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Hurricane Dorian: We’re All Living in the Cone of Uncertainty

By: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg What if you knew when you were going to die? A group of researches in Germany collected blood samples from 44,168...

NY Center for Jewish History Awarded Grant from IAJGS

Edited by: JV Staff The Center for Jewish History, New York, was awarded the John Stedman Memorial Grant for its New York Historical Synagogues Map...

New Online Exhibition Commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War II

"1939: Jewish Families on the Brink of War" exhibition portrays the experiences of a dozen Jewish families during the Shoah Edited by: JV Staff Yad Vashem...

How Israeli Elections Work … If They Work

Quite remarkably, Israel has been through 20 smooth transitions of power. And despite the dispersal of the Knesset following Benjamin Netanyahu’s inability to form...

Birthright’s Excel Program Gets High Marks All Around

The professional development program has been mentoring Jewish college students and young adults in Israeli firms—nearly 800 of them to date—since 2010 By: Deborah Fineblum “It’s...

The New York Times Minimizes the Threat of Islamism Again

A Strange Story about Sweden’s Populist Response By: Howard Rotberg Is there much doubt that many Muslims, even those who migrate to the West, agree that...

Kenneth Bialkin, Legendary Jewish Leader & Philanthropist Dies at 89

By: Fern Sidman It is with profound sorrow that we inform our readers of the passing of legendary Jewish philanthropist, Kenneth Bialkin. Bialkin, 89, is...

Dr. Gerald Soff Recalls His Battle with Myeloma; Lauds ICRF & Sloan Kettering for Outstanding Work

By: Fern Sidman In a city the size of New York, there is definitely no shortage of doctors or hospitals. As a matter of fact,...

Wine and Vines: The Vibrant, Drinkable Israeli Culture the Diaspora Needs

The only way to reignite the Jewish future outside of Israel, entrepreneur Adam Bellos says, is to bring the true Zionist spirit into the...

Twitter, Facebook Take Down Chinese Fake News Accounts

By: Michelle Quinn After Hong Kong saw one of its biggest protests yet over the weekend, a social media war has broken out between China...

Woodstock to Jerusalem: A Short Account of a Long Trip

By: Yaakov Ort The first crystal-clear memory I have of the trip up to Woodstock is when we hit 85 miles per hour on the...

Meet The Israeli Company That Wants To Top Your Pizza, Ice Coffee, And Popcorn With Cannabis

For decades, cannabis was classified by the United Nations as a drug with high potential for abuse and no medical value. The plant was included under...

Momentum Carries IDF Soldiers into Successful Civilian Lives

By: Rabbi Ralph Tawil "Abba, I don't know what to do now that I am out of the army," my son told me a few...

Remembering the Historic Legacy of Zionist Leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky on His 79th Yahrzeit

Edited by: JV Staff Ze'ev (Vladimir) Jabotinsky–Zionist leader, writer, orator, journalist and soldier–and the Zionist Revisionist movement he founded have left their own distinct mark on the...

Signs Point to Anti-Semitism in N Miami Beach Synagogue Shooting

Jewish Agency chief says shooting outside of Miami Beach area synagogue has the hallmarks of anti-Semitic attack. By Ilana Siyance On Sunday evening, July 28th, outside...

White Plains Developer Sues Orange County Town for Discriminating Against Chassidic Jews

By Hadassa Kalatizadeh A housing developer in the White Plains has sued the Town of Chester, Orange County and their officials for allegedly trying to stop the...

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