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Isolated Young Suriname Jews Visit Israel

Suriname, located north of Brazil, is the smallest country in South America. The Suriname Jewish population, which numbers about 150, has long been isolated from world Jewry due to its… Read More


How Israel Changed Me

When I first heard about the chance to spend a few weeks in Israel as part of an educational experience through the Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI), my… Read More

‘Inactive Jew’ Discovers the Holy Land

One night, Adam Bodner of Swampscott was hanging with a friend at Boston University. When he told her he was Jewish, she told him he could go to Israel for… Read More

It’s a Family Affair in Israel

According to Rachel Jacobson of Swampscott, Israelis on the North Shore are one small family. So it was no surprise when many members of this tightly knit community received invitations… Read More

Article Fuels Speculation, Debate Over Possible Strike Against Iran

If the United States doesn’t attack Iran’s nuclear facilities within the next eight months or so, Israel probably will. So says journalist Jeffrey Goldberg in the September issue of The… Read More

Women: Send in Your Torah Pics!

Women of the Wall has launched a global campaign to support their right to pray with Torah scrolls at the Western Wall. The Jerusalem-based group wants 10,000 Jewish women around… Read More

Orthodox Rabbis Sign Statement Supporting Gays

Dozens of Orthodox rabbis have signed a statement of principles calling for the acceptance of gays in the Orthodox community.   The statement, signed by rabbis in the United States… Read More

‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star Marries in Israel

The former star of “Dawson’s Creek” and his pregnant girlfriend were married at the Kabbalah Center in Tel Aviv. James Van Der Beek married model Kimberly Brook in a secret… Read More

Disabled Israelis Attend Boot Camp

More than a dozen young Israeli men and women with disabilities graduated from an Israeli army boot camp in a special program designed for them. The newly minted soldiers, who… Read More

COEJL Supports Response to Gulf Oil Crisis, Calls for Stronger Energy and Climate Bill

While encouraged by the introduction of legislation to respond to the Gulf oil spill crisis, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) remains disappointed by the Senate’s failure… Read More

Rape by Deceit in Israel

An Israel judge recently sentenced an Arab man to over a year in jail for “rape by deceit.” This Arab lied to a Jewish Israeli woman that he was Jewish,… Read More


Ritz Carlton to Open First Kosher Hotel

Finland Marches for Israel

Holocaust “Poetry In Hell” Archives Now Available Online

Protecting Jewish Students from Anit-Semitic Harassment on Campus

As Israel’s Image Sinks, Whither Israeli PR?

Sugihara’s Heroism, Saving 6,000 in WWII, Remembered

Israel Brings Jews from Kyrgyzstan

Oakland Protesters Prevent Israeli Ship from Unloading

World Jewish Congress Applauds UN Sanctions on Iran

Obama: Use flotilla fallout to push peace

Top 10 Reasons for Reassessing the Gaza Blockade Strategy

Flotilla Raid Stokes Debate on Price of Gaza Blockade

Operation Mini Cast Lead

Facebook Meets the Flotilla

EL AL and JNF Announce New Environmental Initiative

Flotilla Activists Unboard the Maritime Vessel Mavi Marmara

U.S. wants ‘full and credible’ Israeli inquiry into flotilla clash

Israel grapples with fallout of flotilla violence

Israelis Slam Goldstone’s Apartheid Role

Israelis Slam Goldstone’s Apartheid Role; Supporters Say he Helped Dismantle System