Solidarity for Women of the Wall Planned Across the U.S. Next Week
Supporters of Women of the Wall are planning solidarity prayer groups in major cities in the US and elsewhere next week, as the group heads...
New Research Uncovers 42,500 Nazi Camps: What This Means for Holocaust Insurance Claims
A wide-ranging research project aiming to document the number of Nazi ghettos and camps has uncovered an estimated 42,500 Nazi facilitates, in a figure that...
The Agenda Behind Israel Apartheid Week? Guest Blogger Weighs In
By Patrick Mascoe
It’s that time of year again (March 4th – 8th), when our institutions of higher learning take a week out of their busy...
Support for Iran Down Among Muslims and Arabs
Support for Iran has declined among Arabs and Muslims, a new poll of 20 countries in North Africa and the Middle East has found.
Iran's favorability...
Guest Blogger from Turkey on What Divides Muslims, Christians and Jews
Taqiyya: A Concept Used to Divide Muslims, Christians and Jews
By Aylin Kocaman
I was talking to the head of a Christian group a few years ago...
Anat Hoffman Dares to Take On Israel’s Orthodox Establishment. Can She Win?
A visionary to some, a troublemaker to others, Anat Hoffman is leading the charge for women to be allowed to read the Torah at the Western Wall. The executive director of the Israel Reform Action Committee and spokesperson for Women of the Wall has become the face of the fight for religious freedom in Israel.
The Most Notorious Anti-Jewish Official in American History
Kaskel’s Chutzpah
By Gary Stein
“Your people must leave all the villages,” the government official barked. “The district must be emptied. I have an order here!” With...
Blog from Istanbul: Turkey and Israel Should Unite
The Peoples of Turkey and Israel Should Work Together
By Aylin Kocaman
Turkey has sheltered Jews since Ottoman times. The Turkish people have a particular culture and...
Sarah Silverman’s Sister Arrested at the Western Wall
The sister of comic Sarah Siverman was just one of nearly a dozen women who were detained today at the Western Wall for praying while...
Catholics Respond to Pope’s Resignation
Pope Benedict the XVI’s decision to step down after just eight years as head of the Church has stunned the Catholic world and left many...
Israel’s New Knesset Sworn In: A Prayer and Other Fun Facts
The 120 members of Israel’s 19th Knesset were sworn in today in Jerusalem. Ruth Calderon, who was on the Yesh Atid list, and became a...
Burma Peace Talks Begin: A Letter From the Jewish Community
Peace talks between the Myanamar government and ethnic rebels from the south of the country kicked off Monday, as fighting between the two sides intensified...