Aliyah minister: Over 100,000 immigrants moved to Israel in last 4 years
"This is a huge achievement. Our destiny is as one people, bound together," Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata says.
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Jewish philanthropist makes $15M donation to US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Donation from Jewish American author and philanthropist David M. Rubinstein will go toward supporting, preserving, expanding, and digitalizing the Washington museum's Holocaust documentation collection.
Ukrainian rabbis prepare to return to communities
Many Jews remain in war-torn Ukraine, and leaders want to reopen Jewish institutions.
Museum exhibit dates Jewish presence in Greece to 4th century BCE
The temporary exhibit showcases ancient inscriptions uncovered by the museum that prove Jewish origins in Greece go back centuries, marking "one of the oldest recorded religious and cultural settlements in Europe," according to the museum.
Stopping economic cyber attacks overrides Shabbat, rabbi rules
"Although Shabbat should not be desecrated to save property, in some cases damage or theft of property could open the door to mortal peril. Therefore, it is permissible to desecrate Shabbat and act as if you are saving a life even in cases of cyberattacks on large banks, grocery chains, and more," says Rabbi Menachem Pearl of the Tzomet Institute.
A year after disaster, thousands mark Lag B'Omer on Mt. Meron
At least 20,000 people arrive at the grave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai to mark Lag B'Omer, as thousands of police officers and first responders fan out across the site to ensure public order.
Uncertainty looms over Mt. Meron as tragedy haunts Lag B'Omer festival
Hundreds of thousands of Haredim are expected to flock to Mount Meron for the holiday amid heightened police presence. PM Bennett urges worshippers to heed directives to avoid a repeat of last year's stampede.
Austria records nearly 1,000 antisemitic incidents in 2021
Roughly 60% of attacks reported last year were categorized as “abusive behavior,” which included in-person and online remarks.
Dershowitz says Harvard Crimson must cease using university's name
American lawyer and legal scholar Alan Dershowitz speaks at an urgent Zoom meeting convened by the Harvard Club of Israel after the university's student paper endorses the anti-Israel BDS movement.
Haredi sect rejects 1,500-person limit at Lag B'Omer festivities on Mt. Meron
Dozens were killed in a stampede the result of overcrowding at last year's Lag B'Omer celebrations at the site. Knesset Finance Committee transfers $6.5 million in compensation funds for victims of Mount Meron tragedy.