The Jews of Bahrain: A small community with a long memory

The Great State Debate

The ingathering of over 7.5 million Jews to Eretz Yisrael, the revitalization of the land, and the return of Jewish sovereignty are all elements envisioned by the Nevi’im and Chazal as part of the ge’ulah process. The number of lomdei Torah is the greatest in many centuries. But there is still debate on the question.

Syrian concert blends Beethoven with Arabic musical heritage at Damascus Opera House

Damascus, July 7 (SANA) Western classical music and traditional Arabic musical heritage came together at the Damascus Opera House on Monday during “Syria: The First Symphony,” a concert featuring Syrian pianist and composer Gaswan Zerikly alongside the Arab Music Ensemble for Heritage Revival. The performance brought together Beethoven’s classical piano repertoire with Andalusian muwashahat, traditional []

Israelis, Palestinians torn over sacred shrine in city of Hebron

For Israeli settler Nitzan, Hebron's Old City and its sacred Cave of the Patriarchs shrine are a must-see for all of humanity, but for Palestinian Issa Amro, it has become a symbol of Israel's expanding grip on the city.Holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians and believed to be the burial place of biblical figures including Abraham, the site has long represented the competing claims that define Hebron, the largest city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

There is no distinction between Jews and Zionists - ask Jews from Arab countries - opinion

Jews from Arab countries, who now comprise over half the Jews of Israel, can hardly be called settler colonialists.

Adam Katz: I visited the ‘Nakba’ exhibit, and it is every bit as anti-Jewish as feared

It is propaganda is endorsed by the Canadian state

Jewish philosophy and unification

Tradition presents solutions for a world in chaos.

As America turns 250, Jewish communities celebrate their role in nation's founding

As America turns 250, Jewish communities celebrate their role in nation's founding

The Pope to Young Iraqi Christians: Your Mission Is to Be Light in the Darkness

The Ankawa Youth Meeting is the largest Christian gathering in Iraq. It began in 2013, though it had to be suspended the following year due to the occupation of the Nineveh Plains -- where Erbil is located -- by ISIS and the ensuing conflict. The post The Pope to Young Iraqi Christians: Your Mission Is to Be Light in the Darkness appeared first on ZENIT - English.

Tanzania: I Was Reading About Jewish History When God Sent Me Back to Tanzania

[allAfrica] A Forgotten Jewish Story--and a Lesson for an Age of Division

The Collective Identity Crisis of Jewish America

I have a letter that my father wrote to the rabbi at Temple Sinai in New Orleans, where he was a third-generation member, 60 years ago. We were part of the local Jewish establishment; our family had arrived in Louisiana from Germany back in 1836. I was 12, the age when Jewish boys would typically []

The Jewish Olympics reimagined: war, victory and memory

From muscular Zionism to postwar trauma, a new exhibition recasts the Maccabiah as a lens on Jewish identity, war and nation-building

Pezeshkian: Zionist entity is main source of regional instability

Pezeshkian: Zionist entity is main source of regional instability

New Syrian parliament meets for first time in Damascus

New Syrian parliament meets for first time in Damascus

Israeli Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Israeli Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Dozens of Zionist settlers desecrate Al-Aqsa Mosque

QUDS, July 01 (YPA) – Dozens of Zionist settlers escorted by Israeli occupation police desecrated Al-Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards on Wednesday morning, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site. According to the Quds governorate, the settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, carried out provocative tours in its courtyards, and performed Talmudic rituals []

The Lost Language Behind Judaism's Greatest Books

From roughly 850 to 1200 CE, following the rise of the Abbasid Caliphate, an estimated 90 of Jews worldwide lived in the Islamic world and spoke Arabic as their native tongue. But Arabic wasn't merely a new vessel for old ideas. It became the language in which Jews produced original, groundbreaking works of philosophy, grammar, [] The post The Lost Language Behind Judaism's Greatest Books appeared first on Aish.com.

WATCH: Antisemite plasters Toronto with Jewish ‘Zionist’ posters

A well-known antisemite in Toronto, David Perks, put up posters of members of the Toronto Jewish community, singling them out as the 'Jewish Zionists of Toronto,' in a shocking and outrageous antisemitic incident. The post WATCH: Antisemite plasters Toronto with Jewish ‘Zionist’ posters appeared first on World Israel News.

Adelaide family target of antisemitic attack

A Jewish family in Adelaide's western suburbs has become the target of an antisemitic attack.

Patriarchs of Jerusalem visit Gaza's wounded faithful

Amid the rubble and suffering of a population exhausted by war, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Greek Orthodox Patriarch begin meeting with clergy, religious communities, local Christian families, and people affected by the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Read all

The Origin of Reform in Judaism

Photo Credit: American ThinkerBy Ron KeanThe movement’s mostly unknown origins go a long way to explain Jews who are hostile to traditional Judaism and to Israel.

Israeli Police Raid Breslov Community in Yavniel Over Alleged Underage Marriages

Israeli police raided a Breslov community in Yavniel Wednesday after a months-long covert probe uncovered an alleged network of illegal underage marriages, detaining multiple suspects.

Poll reveals growing rift as younger American Jews distance themselves from Israel

A new AP-NORC poll finds that support for Israel is a key component of the religious identity of many Jewish adults ages 45 and older in the United States

Royalty grace National-Level Ilal Hijrah celebration

Royalty grace National-Level Ilal Hijrah celebration

A Jewish moped heir says the AfD is exploiting his family’s name | DW News

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