Jewish World

Under the banner "Hanukkah Homecoming Weekend," communities and organizations worldwide will hold events onsite and online.

Azeem Rafiq apologizes after admitting to sending antisemitic messages 10 years ago, says, "I am incredibly angry at myself and I apologize to the Jewish community and everyone who is rightly offended by this."

With that, it appears some Jewish rituals are still vital for the average Israeli, even if he or she is not religious or ultra-Orthodox, according to a survey of secular and traditional Israelis conducted on behalf of the NGO "Rosh Yehudi."

"This award is important because it exposes antisemites who think they can get away with their hate," StopAntisemitism CEO and Founder Liora Rez says.

Book of rabbinical commentary on Jewish law, evidence of Jews' devotion to Torah study in darkest of times, is set to enter Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum archives.

Thirty Jewish leaders are slated to participate in a Nov. 30 Institute of Jewish Experience event held in conjunction with Israel's memorial day for the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran.

Rabbi Yitzchak Ratzabi says hanging ostrich eggs above the Torah ark used to be a widespread Jewish tradition that reminded worshippers to focus on prayer.

Dani Dayan, the former Israeli Consul General in New York and current chairman of Yad Vashem acknowledges that when he first came to the United States in 2016, he didn’t see antisemitism as the pressing issue it is today, believing it might have been an "overblown phenomenon" in the US.

Amid the backdrop of proposed reforms to the kashrut system in Israel, Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef lambasts Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana and Rabbi David Stav, the chairman of the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization.

Claims Conference president concerned by "profound gaps in knowledge of the Holocaust in this, previous studies, including about events connected to the UK."