Jewish World

Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog: 20,000 men and women were ready to leave everything behind in this challenging year to come to Israel.

Emissaries from 36 countries take part in a virtual symposium focused on the practical challenges facing Jewish Diaspora communities.

This year, the fast marking the mourning of the siege of Jerusalem that ultimately culminated in the destruction of the First Temple poses a special challenge. Which special laws are there to deal with this situation?

The ultra-Orthodox community has been severely criticized for its conduct during the coronavirus pandemic. So much so that 69% of secular Israelis reported that they would rather have Arab neighbors than Haredi ones.

April Benayoum, who won Miss Provence before competing in national event, suffers onslaught from haters after she calls herself Italian-Israeli.

The government has restored multiple Jewish synagogues, among them the wooden synagogue in Pakruojis which is currently a children's library, and includes an exhibition about the town's Jewish history.

Rabbi Levi Duchman of the Chabad Jewish Community Center in Dubai says the community is honored to host Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef and inaugurate new Jewish institutions.

"I don't see what the problem is, she's very mature for her age," the child's mother tells police. Israeli law bars marriage under the age of 18.

Measure seen as outlawing the Jewish kosher and Muslim halal traditions. Muslim groups also rile against the decision by the European Court of Justice.

At event, Israeli leader notes the "unique literary and lyrical talent" of Revisionist Zionism founder Ze'ev Jabotinsky.