(JNS) A once-in-seven-years “Hakhel” event was held at the Western Wall on Oct. 12 with music and the participation of Israeli public figures such as President Isaac Herzog, chief rabbis past and present, and other prominent leaders.
SAO PAULO (JTA) — Brazilian Jews, Christians and Muslims celebrated their peaceful coexistence in Latin America’s largest nation with a competition centered on one of the Middle East’s signature foods.
(Israel Hayom via JNS) Israeli security services investigated an apparent attempt to derail a train in northern Israel during Rosh Hashanah.
(JNS) The population of Israel is just over 9.5 million people ahead of the Jewish New Year, according to data issued by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) last Tuesday.
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Queen Elizabeth II concluded her 70-year reign on Sept. 8, 2022, with her passing at the age of 96.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Saturday night signed the condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II at the residence of the British ambassador to Israel, according to a statement by his office.
(JTA) – Britain’s new prime minister says she has a lot of Jewish friends — and that she will be a friend to her country’s Jews and to Israel.
(JTA) — At a ceremony held on the air base where 11 Israeli athletes and coaches were murdered during the 1972 Munich Olympics, German officials apologized for the “lack of protection” that led to the tragedy and agreed to establish a joint research commission to look more deeply into the events surrounding the terror attack.
(JNS) Archaeologists are describing as “extraordinary” the discovery of a collection of ivory plaques from the First Temple period recently unearthed in Jerusalem.
