Jewish scene
חזרה לטקס קורבן פסח שקיימו נאמני הר הבית ופעילי בית המקדש
Hollow authority: Biblical warning for modern leadership
Torah Portion Tazria-Metzora: The transformation of the Kohen from expert to mouthpiece highlights a timeless danger - leaders who lack knowledge or connection to the public risk losing legitimacy, as real influence shifts to others
Michael Eisenberg | 08:12 | 04.17.26
Nefesh B’Nefesh
Nearly 50 new North American immigrants arrive in Israel before Independence Day
Arrivals from the US and Canada continue ahead of Yom Ha’atzmaut, with dozens completing aliyah despite ongoing tensions, reflecting steady demand and growing interest in moving to Israel
ynet Global | 14:09 | 04.16.26
The strategic value and risk of organizational speech: business insights from the weekly Torah portion
Words may be an organization’s cheapest resource, but their impact is profound; from hallway chatter to leadership messaging, internal discourse can build trust or erode it, while disciplined discourse can drive clarity, culture and long-term success
Ziv Elul | 07:25 | 04.16.26
British police arrest two over attempted fire bombing of London synagogue
Police say suspects threw petrol-filled bottles and a brick at the Finchley site; none ignited and no damage or injuries were reported; authorities are treating the case as an antisemitic hate crime
Reuters | 02:22 | 04.16.26
Police cars outside Finchley Reform Synagogue after firebomb attack
Molotov cocktails thrown at synagogue in London; Jewish graves vandalized in Russia
UK police launch urgent investigation to locate suspects, described as wearing dark clothing and ski caps; Meanwhile, in Russia, at least 10 Jewish graves were toppled in the city of Dzerzhinsk; Police: not yet possible to determine Jewish graves specifically targeted
Itamar Eichner | 22:30 | 04.15.26
דן בילזריאן
Antisemitic Instagram king who wants to 'kill Israelis' launches bid for Congress
Dan Bilzerian, who feeds his 30 million followers antisemitism and conspiracy theories daily, announced run for the US House of Representatives; He believes 'Jews are the source of evil in the world' and that Israel should be destroyed: 'It’s an evil country'
Tzippy Shmilovitz in New York | 19:01 | 04.15.26
תפילה
Ohio sues to stop Hebrew Union College From closing Cincinnati rabbinical program
AG says Hebrew Union College cannot shut down its historic Cincinnati rabbinical school and redirect donor-backed assets elsewhere, arguing a decades-old pledge and Ohio charity law require the institution to keep the program rooted where it began
Daniel Edelson, New York | 08:24 | 04.15.26
כמה מהמצבות שחוללו
Jewish cemetery in Romania vandalized, 14 gravestones toppled
Desecration at Jewish cemetery in Reghin, where Rabbi Hillel Pollak — a disciple of the Chatam Sofer and ancestor of Israeli lawmaker Benny Gantz — is buried, under investigation by Romanian authorities, with no suspects arrested so far
Itamar Eichner | 22:28 | 04.14.26
קונרד ברקוביץ' עם הדגל
Polish lawmaker displays Israeli flag with swastika during Holocaust Day parliament speech in Warsaw
Polish far-right MP Konrad Berkowicz displayed a modified Israeli flag with a swastika during a parliamentary debate on Holocaust Remembrance Day, sparking outrage and condemnation as antisemitic provocation in Warsaw
Itamar Eichner | 20:52 | 04.14.26
אנשים
UK Jewish Leaders hits out at 'disgraceful' Wireless Festival and demand 'accountability'
Jewish community leaders are pushing for more safeguarding after Wireless Festival backed Kanye West as headliner for one of Britain's biggest Summer music events
Callum Clark | 18:54 | 04.14.26
אהרן ברק ב"זיכרון בסלון"
Israel's ex supreme court president, holocaust survivor, warns: ‘Don’t assume it can’t happen here’
Aharon Barak recounts childhood escape from Nazi ghetto, links Holocaust trauma to legal philosophy; warns democracy must defend judges, calls for moral treatment of Arabs, says elections give him hope
Lihi Gordon | 17:25 | 04.14.26
Rabbi Meir Kahane
Jewish Defense League draws renewed attention after NYC Palestinian assassination plot
The Jewish Defense League had long been considered inactive, but an arrest in a plot to kill a Palestinian activist has shed light on what appears to be a resurgence of far-right Zionist activism, according to a New York Times report
ynet Global | 16:56 | 04.14.26
כלב שפעל בשירות הנאצים
How Nazi concentration camps weaponized dogs into a calculated system of fear, control and terror
Dogs accompanied prisoners at every moment in concentration camps — during selections, marches and forced labor — leaving lasting trauma, as evidence shows a system that turned fear into method, even forcing prisoners to build the kennels
Dr. Daniela Ozacky Stern | 16:26 | 04.14.26
ד"ר נעמה שי"ק
'Women in Auschwitz performed abortions on each other to survive'
Historian Dr. Na'ama Shik studies gender aspects of the Holocaust and says, 'Sexual violence in Auschwitz had the same characteristics as the sexual violence on Oct. 7'
Mali Zaidman | 15:04 | 04.14.26
ראובן בלום
The Jewish soldiers fought the Nazis in Iran during World War II
Allied forces invaded Iran in 1941 over strategic fears, toppling Reza Shah; Jewish soldiers played key roles securing supply routes, aiding refugees and supporting the war effort against Nazi Germany
Yitzhak Tesler | 12:23 | 04.14.26
מתוך יום העלייה של פנינה זייצ'יק
Holocaust survivors, 87 and 94, make aliyah: 'Antisemitism frightens me more than sirens'
Penina Zeitchik and Helen Charash, who fled the Nazis as children, fulfilled a lifelong dream by immigrating from the United States to Israel, saying the security situation did not deter them: 'I feel safe — everything pales in comparison'
Yogev Israeli | 11:40 | 04.14.26
אסירים במחנה ריכוז
Rare concentration camp sketches discovered by chance in a closet in New York
Over 20 pencil drawings by French underground member Marcel Roux, which documented the lives of  Nazi concentration camp inmates, were found in a private New York home and forgotten for decades; Now they are on display for the first time
Daniel Edelson, New York | 03:55 | 04.14.26
ג'וזף וסלסקי
Holocaust survivor who escaped Nazis became the face of Irish table tennis
After fleeing the Nazis to the Carpathian Mountains and losing his family in Auschwitz, Joseph Veselsky rebuilt his life in Ireland, becoming one of the most recognizable figures in table tennis and leaving a legacy of resilience, optimism and love of sport
Yair Kattan | 02:32 | 04.14.26
משאיות הגז בחלמנו
How Jewish escapees first exposed Nazi death camps months before official Polish underground reports
A reexamination of testimonies from Chełmno and the 'Oneg Shabbat' archive challenges the prevailing narrative: months before Polish and Western reports, Jews who escaped the killing sites were the first to warn of the destruction of European Jewry, but their cries did not translate into action by the world’s nations
Itamar Eichner | 21:01 | 04.13.26
ליאוני פיינינגר
German activist who leads pro-Israel marches reveals Nazi family past
After Leonie Feininger discovered that her great-grandfather was an active member of the SS and her great-grandmother volunteered for the Nazi Party in Vienna, she joined the March of Life movement
Dina Halutz | 15:41 | 04.13.26
חיילים אמריקנים אוספים אמנות שנבזזה בטירת נויהשוואנשטיין בגרמניה, מאי 1945
Nazi-looted Jewish art returns decades later as families seek justice and lost history
France leads efforts to trace and return stolen works, with some recovered only in recent years; experts say cases are complex, often involving missing records, disputed ownership and long legal battles over Holocaust-era losses
Tamar Sebok/Paris | 12:32 | 04.13.26
ילד מנוף לשלום לאחד החיילים החמושים שמאבטחים את בתי הכנסת בבלגיה
Global antisemitic violence rises sharply in 2025, with highest death toll in decades
Severe violence is increasing and in some cases intensified after the end of the fighting in Gaza; report sharply criticize Israel's policy in combating global phenomenon - 'damaged the struggle against Jew-hatred'
Itamar Eichner | 11:53 | 04.13.26
יוסקה הרשקוביץ ומשפחתו
'I have more grandchildren than I can count': Holocaust survivors celebrate families as victory over Nazis
Three Holocaust survivors share stories of loss, survival and renewal, describing how the families they built in Israel — children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren — represent their enduring victory over the horrors of the Holocaust
Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 10:02 | 04.13.26
גרטה טונברג וטאקר קרלסון
Greta, Tucker and co.: the top antisemitic influencers worldwide
Diaspora Affairs Ministry report cites global rise in antisemitism, highlighting rhetoric, reach and influence of figures accused of spreading conspiracy theories and false claims about Jews and Israel
Itamar Eichner | 21:36 | 04.12.26
השל (מימין) צועד לצד מרטין לותר קינג (במרכז)
United against hate: why the black and Jewish communities in America must stand together
Through Spill the Honey, civil rights veterans and filmmakers are working to rebuild Black-Jewish solidarity at a time of rising antisemitism and racial tension
Felice Friedson/The Media Line | 20:10 | 04.12.26
הפרטיזן מרדכי דוניץ
Holocaust survivor’s hidden poems discovered decades later reveal life as partisan
Roni Dunitz discovered fragile papers after his father Mordechai’s death, with restoration revealing rare firsthand accounts of Jewish partisans’ lives in Belarus forests, preserved after months-long conservation work at Yad Vashem
Itamar Eichner | 18:41 | 04.12.26
Aylon Levi and Dan Orbach
Zikaron BaSalon expands global activity as Jewish communities confront rising antisemitism
Thousands of Zikaron BaSalon gatherings will mark Yom HaShoah worldwide, as communities confront rising antisemitism, campus hostility and declining numbers of survivors, shifting testimony to younger generations
ynet Global | 17:07 | 04.12.26
מצעד החיים בפולין
Global Jewish population at 15.8 million, still below pre-Holocaust levels, new data shows
Data released ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day shows 85% of Jews live in Israel and the US, while numbers decline in Russia and France; Israel is home to 111,000 survivors, nearly a third aged 90 or older
Yaron Drukman | 13:57 | 04.12.26
מצעד החיים
Delegation from Israel will participate in the March of the Living in Poland
Following the ceasefire, a last-minute delegation from Israel will go to the March of the Living, in which survivors of the attack in Australia, former Gaza hostages also will participate
Shira Kadri-Ovadia, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 06:32 | 04.12.26
דניאל לוז, שורד שואה שידליק משואה בטקס בקיבוץ יד מרדכי
'I am a Holocaust survivor twice — from France during World War II and from Be’eri in 2023'
Daniel Luz, 92, says he wants to see peace in Israel but doesn't think he will live to see it: 'My grandchildren will — that is what matters most';  On Tuesday, he will light a torch at the Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony held at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai
Roni Green Shaulov | 05:26 | 04.12.26
Reinhard Heydrich
From music student to mass murderer: now his German hometown Halle wants to understand how
In 1964, an Israeli historian named Shlomo Aharonson sat in a Baltic garden listening to the widow of Reinhard Heydrich - the architect of the Holocaust - describe her husband as a sensitive musician and devoted husband; eighty years later, the city where Heydrich was born is still grappling with what made him possible
Dr. Daniela Ozacky-Stern | 22:21 | 04.09.26
מרכז חב"ד העולמי בניו יורק
Pakistani national admits to planning ISIS-inspired attack on NYC Chabad center
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan admits plotting to enter US illegally from Canada and carry out a mass shooting at Brooklyn’s Chabad World Center on the Oct. 7 anniversary; 'New York is perfect to target Jews'
Itamar Eichner | 14:27 | 04.09.26
Sometimes the most motivated and capable employee causes the greatest damage to a business from an excess desire to contribute
When good intentions burn the system: business insights from the weekly Torah portion
Sometimes the most motivated and capable employee causes the greatest damage to a business from an excess desire to contribute, just look at Aaron the High Priest's sons in the weekly Torah portion of Shemini
Ziv Elul | 13:51 | 04.09.26
עצרת הפתיחה הממלכתית לציון ערב יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה ביד ושם
Yad Vashem names Holocaust survivors to light Remembrance Day torches
Holocaust museum pre-records Monday’s 8 p.m. state ceremony under Home Front Command guidelines, with six survivors set to light torches, and the event is not expected to return to its usual format despite the ceasefire
Itamar Eichner | 10:50 | 04.09.26
"הילדים כבר לא יכולים לחכות". משפחת פורר
War, fear and faith: new immigrants make Passover in Jerusalem
Despite Israel’s longest and broadest war since its founding, new immigrants from New York, Moscow and Berlin are still arriving in Jerusalem, embracing their first Passover in Israel as a story of homecoming, resilience and belonging
Shilo Freid, Roy Rubinstein | 04:35 | 04.08.26
יונס חמאמי לאלה זאר, מבכירי הקהילה היהודית באיראן, על שרידי בית הכנסת שהותקף
IDF confirms Tehran strike targeted Iranian commander, synagogue hit was ‘collateral damage’
Israel says target was senior commander at Khatam al-Anbiya HQ; expresses regret over synagogue damage; Iranian officials condemn strike and blame Israel for destruction at site in Tehran
Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner | 20:52 | 04.07.26
כתובת "יהודי עכברוש" (מימין) וצלבי קרס באירלנד
Study reveals hidden pattern behind antisemitic attacks in West
Tel Aviv U researchers find that, contrary to popular belief, perpetrators are not a single entity: most are men, 'lone wolves,' and belong to a variety of age groups, ideological extremes, ethnic origins and places of residence 
ynet | 11:47 | 04.06.26
מיכל ורדיגר והילה סירקיס עם ילדיהן הלומדים בבית הספר
In divided Israel, one school unites religious and secular students: ‘Seek those who think differently’
Morning prayer or mindfulness class? Why not both? As polarization in Israeli society worsens, one school in Binyamina is trying to create a different reality; Secular and religious students in the integrated track at Atid Cramim High School study together and hang out
Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 09:23 | 04.06.26
רחבת הכותל הריקה בצל המתיחות מול איראן
High Court raises Western Wall wartime visitor cap, delays broader ruling on holy sites
Judges approve increase to 100 people at Western Wall under wartime restrictions but leave Temple Mount issue unresolved, setting another hearing as Netanyahu and other officials blast court’s intervention
Tova Zimuky, Liran Tamari, Netael Bandel | 20:18 | 04.05.26
פסח, מצה ומרור
The problem with organizations is not scarcity, but bloat
Passover’s ban on leaven offers a management lesson: the real threat to organizations is not scarcity but excess; bloated structures, inflated egos and complexity that create the illusion of value while weakening performance
Ziv Elul | 17:16 | 04.05.26
הפגנה אנטי ישראלית בברזיל
'A resounding wake-up call': Antisemitism sees sharp spike in Brazil
Contemporary antisemitism in Brazil is often driven by a combination of historical ignorance and the political use of anti-Zionism, with hostility toward the Jewish state frequently serving as a cover for traditional prejudices against Jews
Itamar Eichner | 03:10 | 04.05.26
דגל חיזבאללה בהפגנה באתונה, השבוע
Swastikas on Israeli flags, Hezbollah banners rise: Is Athens normalizing antisemitism?
CAM chief Sacha Roytman cites Nazi symbols, anti-Israel incitement and street violence, blaming weak enforcement by Athens leadership; warns silence sends dangerous signal across Europe
Itamar Eichner | 17:53 | 04.03.26
בני ישראל חוצים את ים סוף
When everything falls apart, leadership is defined by action
In moments of crisis, leadership is tested not by perfect judgment but by the ability to act under pressure, stabilize others and communicate clearly even without full information or certainty about what comes next
Ziv Elul | 10:15 | 04.03.26
פעילות כוחות צה"ל בפיקוד הצפון במבצע שאגת הארי
The moment Moses asked: what is the plan?
As fighting in Iran and Lebanon drags on, Israel faces a familiar question with no clear endgame; a Passover reading offers a lens for living with doubt and finding meaning only in hindsight
Rabbi David Stav | 07:30 | 04.03.26
ליל הסדר ליל סדר חג פסח חג הפסח
Night of revolution: behind the Passover seder lie four great revolutions
The Passover Seder is more than tradition, highlighting four enduring revolutions—centering children, encouraging questioning, fostering compassion and rejecting hero worship—that continue to shape Jewish identity and values today
Shai Piron | 15:26 | 04.01.26
מרגריטה צרפתי
The Jewish lover of Benito Mussolini
Margherita Sarfatti, a Jewish art critic and writer, played a key role in shaping Benito Mussolini’s ideology and rise to power — before being cast aside under fascist racial laws and forced into exile
Amir Kaminer | 07:43 | 04.01.26
איתמר בן גביר במליאת הכנסת לאחר ההכרזה על אישור חוק עונש מוות למחבלים עם שמפניה בידו
'Whoever sheds blood': Does Judaism support the death penalty?
The Torah prescribes death for murder, but rabbinic authorities sharply restricted its use, making it rare through strict requirements such as two eyewitnesses and prior warning, even as some rabbis have endorsed capital punishment for terrorists
Shilo Freid | 04:33 | 04.01.26
Judge says U of Pennsylvania must turn over lists of Jewish faculty, students in discrimination probe
The federal judge called it 'unfortunate and inappropriate' that the school and its supporters compared the EEOC's efforts to protect Jewish employees from antisemitism to the Holocaust and the Nazis’ compilation of 'lists of Jews'
News Agencies | 01:53 | 04.01.26
לאשה
Infant dies after circumcision complications, mohel arrested
Investigators suspect that negligence during the procedure led to an infection at the circumcision site, which ultimately resulted in the infant’s death
Maya Cohen, Shilo Freid | 22:03 | 03.31.26
חציית המצה לשניים במהלך הסדר
What to do if there is a siren during the Seder? Questions of Jewish law for Passover
How do you prepare your home for Passover when your spouse is in the reserves? Should you repeat kiddush if an air-raid siren goes off during the telling of the Exodus story? Against the backdrop of the war against Iran, rabbis answer some important questions
Shmuel Munitz, Itzchak Tessler | 18:28 | 03.31.26
On the production line
The Israeli family factory baking matzah for millions under missile fire
At Matzot Aviv, a six-generation family business, workers pause production for air raid sirens but continue baking and shipping matzah worldwide, drawing on a legacy that stretches from the British Mandate and the Haganah to wartime Israel today
Shilo Freid | 13:55 | 03.31.26
קריאה בהגדה של פסח
Passover 2026: The paradox of choice vs. Dayenu
The power of 'Dayenu' lies in its repetition, which functions as cognitive training for the soul; it teaches us not to always want more—not because 'more' isn't better, but because we must not live as hostages to a demanding 'more'
Michael Eisenberg | 10:59 | 03.31.26
נפילה בנהריה
Vulnerable northern Israel residents moved to sheltered hotels ahead of Passover
Hundreds of elderly residents and people with disabilities from border communities moved to sheltered hotels before the holiday under the Banu emergency initiative, led by the Tzalir Fund and backed by Mifal HaPais, which aims to help more than 2,000 people
ynet Global | 18:43 | 03.30.26
הקס הגדול והנודע ברקו טגניה
Passover in Ethiopia and Israel amid war: Ancient rituals and a search for moral clarity
Ancient Passover practices of Ethiopian Jewry reveal a lived experience of the Exodus, shedding light on ritual, memory and the struggle for moral clarity in today’s turbulent reality
Rabbi Dr. Sharon Zeude Shalom | 12:51 | 03.30.26
Lily Feinstein and Noa Haron, co-founders of Mini Mitzvahs, at an army base in the south of Israel, 2025
Travel turmoil: Many Americans’ holiday plans canceled, others find path home
War-driven chaos leaves some stranded, others rerouted through Egypt and Jordan, and many with ties to Israel forced to celebrate apart from their families
Felice Friedson / The Media Line | 10:35 | 03.30.26
מנהל מביט לאופק
From control to responsibility: What Passover teaches CEOs about real freedom
Leadership isn’t about doing whatever you want; it’s about self-governance, responsibility and moving forward, even without certainty, while keeping your people with you
Ziv Elul | 08:15 | 03.30.26
אחד החסידים והרכב שבו נסעו הנשים
'Damn Jews' shouted at Haredi men in Melbourne as stolen car swerves toward group
Police said the incident is part of a series linked to the same vehicle, whose occupants also allegedly threw eggs at people across the city
Itamar Eichner | 22:49 | 03.29.26
סטיבן גרוזד
Jewish journalist kidnapped, murdered in South Africa
 Several suspects have since been arrested in connection with the incident; Initial assessments indicate the kidnapping was carried out for criminal motives — ransom and robbery — and not a terror motive or a targeted attack against the Jewish community
Itamar Eichner | 03:01 | 03.29.26
אוסלו, יעד קיץ חדש של ישראייר
Oslo Jewish community leader resigns amid doubts over his ancestry
Marius Garder resigned as Oslo community chair and quit the group after a year of tensions, amid allegations over his education and Jewish background, including doubts about a doctoral degree he claimed
Itamar Eichner | 20:33 | 03.28.26
גז'גוש בראון
EU strips immunity from Polish lawmaker who called Auschwitz a ‘hoax’ amid widening probe
Far-right politician Grzegorz Braun faces possible prosecution over Holocaust denial and vandalism of Ukrainian, EU and LGBTQ flags, after repeated controversies including extinguishing Hanukkah candles in parliament
ynet | 17:51 | 03.27.26
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