In Honor of Israel's 76th Independence Day: KKL-JNF Reveals Rare Archival Photos
In celebration of Israel's 76th Independence Day, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund archive proudly presents, for the first time, a collection of rare archival photos from the formative years of the state.
Yeshiva Students Undergoing Shooting Range Training in Jerusalem, during the War of Independence, 1948. Photo by Fred Chesnik, KKL-JNF Photo Archive
In this era of profound challenges, as we once again confront existential struggles, KKL-JNF reveals a treasure trove of rare archival photos, capturing the birth of the state and the courage of its people in the face of adversity.
Efrat Sinai, Director of Archives at KKL-JNF, reflects, "As we approach Israel's 76th Indepe...
Jerusalem, Israel - May 9, 2024 - After his involvement in helping to finance draft refusal organizations was revealed: Im Tirtzu demands that the Academic Kiryat Ono fire Dr. Meir Margalit!
Dr. Meir Margalit, a lecturer at the Ono Academic College, has been involved in helping to raise money for organizations that encourage draft refusal.
Dr. Margalit is an authorized signatory at the "Center for Peace Initiative Development" association, which is used as a platform to collect donations for the "I refused" project. This project supports those who refuse the mandatory draft, on the basis of the Iron Swords War.
On their website, the "I refused'' project writes: We are a group of refuseniks who, following the difficult events of the last few months, have decided to ...
New York, NY - May 9, 2024 - Tuesday, commemorating Holocaust Day, President Biden was clear that “it was Hamas that unleashed this terror, that it was Hamas that brutalized Israelis, that it was Hamas who took and continues to hold hostages.” He reiterated that his “commitment to the safety of the Jewish people, the security of Israel, and its right to exist as an independent Jewish state is ironclad, even when we disagree,” and has repeatedly stated that he supports Israel’s right to defeat Hamas. He movingly identified with the fear, the hurt, and the pain of the American Jewish community during the current spike in antisemitism that demonstrates how “hate never goes away; it only hides. And given a little oxygen, it comes out from under the roc...
Baltimore, MD – May 2024 - Every Shabbos table offers every Jewish family an incredible opportunity by which they can share their joy for Shabbos, for Yiddishkeit and for HaShem with their children. Unfortunately, our schedules are hectic and many people don’t have the time to prepare themselves to utilize the Shabbos table to its fullest. Therefore, we at ACHIM created TableTalk as a pre-packaged talking points pamphlet which is attractive, fun and has something for everyone. Limited copies are distributed to many shuls on a weekly basis but they are snatched up very quickly. Get yours ASAP or click on the graphic below and print your own.What’s in it and what’s all the excitement about?TableTalk features:• Weekly halachic dilemma creating li...
Baltimore, MD - May 9, 2024 - The Baltimore Jewish Council stands strongly with Israel and with our
Jewish students, faculty, and staff on college campuses. Jewish students,
staff, and faculty should not have to live, learn, or work in an atmosphere of
hate, nor should they have to fear for their safety.
As we
see encampments and demonstrations across several of our area college campuses,
it is important for all of us to keep in mind that these protests involve a
small minority of students on each campus. The BJC and The Associated are in
regular contact with the campus Hillels and the leadership at these schools,
offering support to our Jewish students, providing guidance on security issues,
and sharing our concerns about what is taking place in the encampments,
d...
Jerusalem, Israel - May 9, 2024 - Delays continue in the demolition of terrorist homes: deep into 2024, the security establishment has yet to destroy 8 homes of terrorists who carried out attacks in 2023.
Im Tirtzu in response: this is not how you deter violence and terrorists.
According to a report by Im Tirtzu, in 2023, 20 terrorist attacks were carried out in which 36 people were murdered.
In the aftermath of these attacks, the security system executed 24 orders of demolition for terrorist homes, but the attacks involved 32 terrorists, whose identities are known - that is to say there are still 8 terrorist homes standing.
Two homes are in the demolition process, both having only undergone mapping. Five terrorist homes that are not in the demolition process at all. One te...
Republican Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas calls on X for the impeachment of US President Joe Biden over withholding arms from Israel “to help with reelection.”
He points to the Democrat-led impeachment of former president Donald Trump in 2019, in which Trump is accused of withholding aid to Ukraine to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to cooperate with his campaign against Biden.
“Only with Biden, it’s true,” writes Cotton.
Good evening Towson Jewish community,
We, Towson Hillel and Jewish students at Towson University are disappointed that our student government voted to pass a deeply biased anti-Israel, BDS* resolution earlier this evening that urges the University Foundation to divest from companies and funds that do business in Israel.
Let me be clear: BDS campaigns do NOT shape university policy—they normalize antisemitism and introduce hate and division on campus. Since this resolution was introduced on April 16th, there have been at least three documented instances of antisemitism on Towson’s campus. Before April 16th, there were none the entire semester.
This legislation marginalizes Jewish students who have been under increasing threat from sharply rising antisemitism since October 7, ...
I had the privilidge to learn Torah from some incredible Torah giants in my life – men who knew far more than I ever hoped too. And while I can point to a Mesechta, a mussar or a halachic discourse which sticks out from virtually all of them, some 35 years later, there are a few I still called “Rebbi” up to today. One of them was my Rosh Yeshiva in Far Rockaway, R' Yechiel Perr Z'TL.. My Rebbi returned his Neshama to the Olam HaEmes a few days ago. BDE. For the thousands of his Talmidim, past and present, the loss is unfathomable.
Rabbi Perr did far more than teach us Torah. He taught us what it meant to be a Yid, how a Jew lives and conducts himself and most of all the guiding principals which showed us the light in the dar...
The NAACP is calling on President Joe Biden to pardon former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby following her federal convictions of perjury and mortgage fraud.
Mosby was convicted on two counts of perjury in November 2023 and one count of mortgage fraud after two separate federal trials. The charges are all related to her withdrawals from her city retirement fund and the purchase of two vacation homes in Florida.
When Mosby withdrew approximately $80,000 from her retirement account, she did so without paying a penalty for early withdrawal claiming to have suffered a COVID-related financial hardship. However, following a trial, a jury determined she lied on the withdrawal forms, twice. Federal prosecutors also charged Mosby with two counts of mortgage frau...
Baltimore, MD – May 8, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Josh & Sima Eastman on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents: Avi and Ruth Eastman and Mickey and Basi Lowenthal.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
US President Joe Biden told CNN on Wednesday he would halt shipments of American weapons to Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders a major invasion of the city of Rafah.
“Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs and other ways in which they go after population centers,” Biden told CNN’s Erin Burnett in an exclusive interview, referring to 2,000-pound bombs that Biden paused shipments of last week.
“I made it clear that if they go into Rafah – they haven’t gone in Rafah yet – if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities – that deal with that problem,” Biden added.
Biden said while the US ...
Baltimore, MD – May 2, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Rabbi Moshe Davids, z’l, husband of Mrs. Shula Davids, father of Chanie (Efraim) Silberberg, Yaakov Davids, Yosef Davids, Leib (Fran) Davids, Itta (Mendy) Weinfeld, and Chaim (Batya) Davids and brother of Lucille Hamet.
The levayah was held Friday, May 3, 2024 at 11:00AM at Levinson’s. Click here to watch video
Shiva will be observed at Clubhouse Condominiums 6711 Park Heights Avenue #309, Baltimore, MD, 21215The family respectfully requests no visitors before 10:00 am, between 12:30-2:30 pm, between 5:30-7:30 pm, and after 10:00 pm.Thursday: Shacharis 7:00am (Rosh Chodesh)
Wed: Mincha/Maariv 7:50pmThe Davids Family requests any cont...
Pfizer has agreed to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits which alleged that the company failed to warn patients about possible cancer risks caused by the anti-heartburn medication Zantac.
The lawsuits were filed in state courts across the country, but the agreements don’t completely resolve Pfizer’s exposure to the claims linking Zantac and cancer, according to Bloomberg News.
Terms of the settlements were not disclosed.
The Post has sought comment from Pfizer.
Zantac was brought to market in 1983 by Glaxo Holdings, a company that is now part of the GlaxoSmithKline company.
By 1988, it was the world’s best selling drug as patients reported benefits for conditions such as heartburn, ulcers and acid reflux.
Glaxo’s patent for Zantac’s active in...
Near an Israeli-owned hotel in the heart of the Greek capital Athens, an anti-Israel mob rioted outside the "Brown" hotel in Athens.
The protests, which escalated into riots, saw demonstrators attempting to breach the hotel premises where a group of Israelis were reportedly staying.
The protests erupted at Omonia Square, with demonstrators chanting slogans against Israel and attempting to forcefully enter the hotel. Greek police swiftly intervened, deploying gas grenades to disperse the crowd and restore order to the area.
Footage from the scene captured the chaotic scenes as protesters dispersed amidst the sound of exploding grenades. Despite the unrest, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that there were no known Israeli casualties resulting from the incident.
The protest...
The days between Pesach and Shavuos have been compared to the period from אירוסין — 'betrothal' to נשואין — 'marriage'. We were selected as the bride of G-d on Pesach and stood beneath the Chuppah at Mount Sinai on Shavuos.
We count the forty-nine days of Sefirah to prepare ourselves anew as a worthy bride ready to assume her relationship with G-d and its associated responsibilities.
Coincidentally, by neither of these mitzvos — marriage and counting the Omer, do we recite a blessing of Shehecheyanu as we do when performing other mitzvos that come from time to time.
Rav Yosher Ber Soloveitchik, famed 'Rav' of Boston and Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchonon, suggests a fascinating idea to explain why when count...
A new House Republican bill would send any person charged and convicted for illegal activity on a college campus to Gaza for at least six months.
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., introduced the bill on Wednesday alongside Reps. Randy Weber, R-Texas, and Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., in response to the ongoing anti-Israel demonstrations on college campuses across the country.
Several of those protests have turned violent, with clashes between police and activists, as well as hundreds of activists being arrested across multiple campuses.
While Ogles' bill text does not mention Israel or the anti-Israel groups, it specifically targets unlawful activity on college campuses after Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants invaded Israel in a surprise attack that killed over 1,000 people.
Thos...
Baltimore, MD – May 8, 2024 – 30 Nissan/1st Day of Rosh Chodesh Iyar - Birkas Ha'ilanos should ideally be recited by shkiah (sunset) today. Due to the “late Nissan” many fruit trees in our area are past the budding stage and a bracha may not be recited when seeing those trees. There are still some blossoms visible at 3211 Pinkney (on the tree to the left as you face the house) and a bracha may still be recited upon seeing those blossoms. The bracha may still be recited after today, if one can find a budding tree (i.e., in further north regions, for example, we have heard that Lakewood, NJ still has budding trees).
