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‘Tzama Lecha Nafshi’ at Yankee Stadium
This Motzoei Shabbos, when Yuri Foreman - an Orthodox Jew who also happens to be the undefeated World Boxing Association super-welterweight champion - will...
Dershowitz: Single Digit Sentence for Rubashkin
Ben Harris reports for the JTA: Alan Dershowitz has weighed in on the Rubashkin sentencing issue. In a two-paragraph letter this week to Judge...
All Eyes On RCA Convention: Will They Take Stand Against ‘Maharat’ and ‘Rabbah’?
The Rabbinical Council of America's three-day conference set to begin Sunday in Scarsdale, N.Y., comes just months after the near ordination of a 'female...
Justice Dept. Won’t Intervene in Rubashkin Case
The U.S. Department of Justice again has declined to intervene in the sentencing of a convicted kosher meat executive. Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer...
Iran: ‘We’ll Strike Israel if Attacked’
Iran will strike Israel if its and its Western allies attacked Iran, a top official with the Islamic republic's elite Revolutionary Guard reiterated today....
Say It Already: Avi Weiss is Not Orthodox
By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz
What makes one Jewish person Orthodox, another Conservative, and a third Reform? What is it that has defined Orthodoxy ever since that...
Assault On Authentic Orthodoxy Continues As Orthodox Woman Gets Title of ‘Rabbah’ Rather Than...
To understand the background of this story, we highly recommend that two prior reports about Chovevei Torah, here and here, be read. The following...
Shmuley Boteach: I Might Run For Office
The JTA reports that Rabbi Shmuley Boteach says he is considering a run for public office after local officials failed to prevent a Libyan...
Conference of Presidents Chairman Rips Obama’s Dealing With anti-Semitism
A major Jewish community leader is criticizing the Obama administration's top official dealing with anti-Semitism. Alan Solow, a longtime backer of President Obama and...
The Rubashkin Conviction: Burning, Unanswered Questions
The following article by Debbie Maimon appears in this week's Yated Ne'eman, which, led by its publisher, Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz, has led the effort...
Australian Parliament Holds First Chanukah Party
Chanukah was celebrated at the New South Wales Parliament House for the first time since the house was established in 1856. Attendees at Tuesday's...
President Obama to Kindle Rare Czech Menorah
A rare menorah on loan from the Jewish Museum in Prague will be lit during a special White House ceremony this Chanukah. The museum...
Young Israel & Agudah Decry State Dept. Report On Religious Freedom
A U.S. State Department report on religious freedom is drawing sharp criticism from Orthodox Jewish groups over its portrayal of Israel. The groups are...
Israeli Ambassador to Turkey Pelted with eggs
Twenty Turkish students were arrested after they bombarded the car of Israel's ambassador to Turkey with eggs. Gabi Levy had arrived to deliver a...
Rabin Memorials Held Throughout Israel
Israel is marking the 14th anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin. Even as memorial services were held today, the Hebrew...
OU Moves To Publish New Soloveitchik Siddur With Koren
In April, the JTA reported on the controversy surrounding the debut of the Sacks Siddur, also published jointly by the OU and Koren. The...
Neturei Karta Denies Anti-Shalit Statements
Neturei Karta representatives are denying that they are against working for the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. A message sent out on...
U.S. Appetite For Israeli Food Grows
JTA reports: When the staff at Hummus Place hauled the oven into the kitchen of the Israeli-owned chain's flagship branch and switched it on,...
Sydney Kosher Kitchen Goes Halal
A Lubavitch-run kosher community kitchen has gained halal certification. Our Big Kitchen in Sydney, run by the Yeshiva Center, received halal certification yesterday in...
Internet Rumor: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, ‘Is Dead’
Is Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran dead? This is the story being put out this morning by Realite EU, a news service "supported by individuals...
