Jewish music is taking center stage at one of the most iconic venues in America. On the 13th of Av (August 7), just before Shabbos Nachamu, renowned Israeli singer-songwriter Ishay
Fauja Singh, an Indian-born runner nicknamed the Turbaned Torpedo who was believed to be the world’s oldest marathon runner, has died after being hit by a car. He was 114. Local media in India reported that Singh sustained severe head injuries in a hit-and-run accident on Monday while he was crossing the road at his […]
Drones targeted oil fields in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks in recent days that have put several oil facilities out of commission. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have exacerbated tensions between the central government in Baghdad and Kurdish authorities. The Kurdish region’s anti-terrorism […]
Jewish leaders in Europe have launched an emergency campaign to protect the right to perform brissim after police in Belgium reportedly launched criminal proceedings against certified mohelim in Antwerp after
In a stunning about-face, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has relaunched his faltering political career by parroting the anti-billionaire rhetoric of his socialist rival, Zohran Mamdani — a move critics say reeks of desperation and political reinvention. In an interview with New York Magazine, Cuomo openly echoed Mamdani’s populist messaging, declaring: “Which, yeah, I’m […]
The Pentagon said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, accounting for nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal
A Cuban minister who sparked criticism after saying that there are no beggars in Cuba, only people disguised as such, resigned Tuesday. Cuba’s Presidency said in a post on X that Minister of Labor and Social Security Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera “acknowledged her errors and submitted her resignation.” Feitó made the comments Monday before deputies […]
Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ceasefire after days of clashes that have threatened to unravel the country’s postwar political transition and have drawn intervention by Syria’s powerful neighbor, Israel. It was not immediately clear if the new agreement, announced by Syrian Interior Ministry and in a […]
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The Moetzet Chachmei HaTorah of Shas met on Wednesday evening for a discussion on the future of the Shas party after the government failed to advance a Chareidi draft law.
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday will head to the swing political turf of northeastern Pennsylvania to begin selling President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget-and-policy package in a working-class district that could see a ferocious congressional campaign next year. Vance, whose tiebreaking vote got the bill through the Senate, has promoted the bill’s passage as another example of the Trump administration’s mantra […]
A new report released Tuesday by the Board of Deputies of British Jews paints a troubling picture of rising antisemitism across the UK’s civil society, with Jewish communities increasingly feeling isolated, unprotected, and unwelcome in mainstream public institutions. The report, compiled by the board’s Commission on Antisemitism, warns that Jews in the UK now feel […]
Two milestones revealed this week illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media world — one fueled by the habits of young people and the other by their elders. During June, viewers spent more time watching streaming services than they did for broadcast and cable television combined. That happened for the first time […]
Over the last 16 years, a new approach and method of limud Hashas has been nurtured and developed in Eretz Yisroel at Reshet Kollelei Shas Yiden. This phenomenon has captured
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Wednesday slammed the silence of the international community on the atrocities perpetrated against the Druze in Syria in recent days by Syrian regime forces. “We
Russian weapons pounded four Ukrainian cities overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, injuring at least 15 people in an attack that mostly targeted energy infrastructure, officials said. The latest bombardment in Russia’s escalating aerial campaign against civilian areas came ahead of a Sept. 2 deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for the Kremlin to reach […]
The United States has sent five men to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s largely secretive third-country deportation program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday. The U.S. has already deported eight men to another African nation, South Sudan, after the Supreme Court lifted restrictions on sending people to countries where they […]
House Republicans on Tuesday grilled the leaders of Georgetown University, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley in the latest hearing on antisemitism in higher
Fighters allied to Yemen’s exiled government claimed Wednesday they had seized 750 tons of Iranian-supplied missiles and weaponry bound for the country’s Houthi rebels, the latest interdiction of arms in the country’s decade-long war allegedly tied to Tehran. For years, the U.S. Navy and other Western naval forces have seized Iranian arms being sent to […]
Clashes raged in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Wednesday after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed and as Israel threatened to escalate its involvement, saying it’s in support of the Druze religious minority. Meanwhile, the Israeli army said it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defense in Damascus. […]
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