Search Jewish life and culture

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (493+ words) The US ambassador to Belgium is demanding that Belgium end an investigation into mohels who may have been using unsafe practices while circumcising Jewish babies. Bill White made the demand, an unusual intervention into another country's domestic affairs, in a…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (532+ words) Opposition leader Yair Lapid vowed that only his Yesh Atid Party would be successful in forming a government to defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections, during his remarks at a Knesset faction press conference on Monday. Lapid…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (863+ words) When Iranians are in deep pain, we say, "I'm weeping blood every moment." That is the most accurate description of how all of us feel right now. When you hear the wail of a father searching among thousands of bodies,…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (851+ words) The violent scenes that unfolded this week in Bnei Brak - police vehicles damaged, officers injured, mass arrests, and fierce confrontations in the streets - shocked many Israelis. But for Eliyahu Berkovits, a researcher at the Israel Democracy Institute's ultra-Orthodox in Israel…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (703+ words) Lod District Court Judge Michael Karshen said Monday that there is "reasonable suspicion" in the investigation into Prime Minister's Office chief of staff Tzachi Braverman. Not only has the suspicion failed to weaken, but it has strengthened, Karshen said during…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (755+ words) Jerusalem Police have completed operational preparations for Ramadan 2026, which begins this week, deploying hundreds of officers across the capital with a particular focus on the Old City and the Temple Mount, officials said Monday. The stated goal is to enable…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (215+ words) Israeli actress Shira Haas will appear in a new film, Triumph of the Will, according to a report in Variety. The entertainment industry publication described the film as "a sprawling period movie set during WWII, written and directed by American…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (359+ words) Deni Avdija scored five points, made four assists, and one dunk in his first NBA All-Star Game - the first All-Star appearance ever for an Israeli player. But while Avdija's Team World squad fell short against the league's top American players,…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (739+ words) Iran's most effective weapon is not uranium enrichment; it is the West's reluctance to draw clear distinctions. For decades, the Islamic Republic has pursued a coherent and openly articulated strategy: consolidate authority through repression at home, expand influence through proxies…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (674+ words) February 7 marked seven years since Ori Ansbacher was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist near Jerusalem. At the time, her death shook the country; today, her name is rarely spoken. Ori was not a soldier. She was not armed. She was…...