Justin Bieber spends three hours with L.A. rabbi
(JTA) – Pop star Justin Bieber spent three hours meeting with a rabbi in Los Angeles. Bieber on Wednesday, Nov….
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Shipment of weapons bound for eastern Jerusalem intercepted
(JTA) – A shipment of knives, swords, fireworks and Tasers bound for eastern Jerusalem was intercepted by Israel Police. Police…
Two Israeli films make list of finalists for Oscars
(Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Two Israeli films have made the list of 10 finalists for best short film at next…
Jewish nation-state bill passes Cabinet vote
(JTA) – Israel’s Cabinet passed a bill that would identify Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. The measure,…
Jordan’s parliament holds moment of silence for killers
(JTA) – Jordan’s parliament held a moment of silence for the two Palestinian terrorists who killed five people in a…
Ashkelon mayor decides against ban on Arab workers
JERUSALEM (JTA) – Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimon has walked back his decision to lay off city Arab workers in the…
Yemen minister dedicates award to country’s Jews
(JTA) – Yemen’s minister of culture is donating an international human rights prize to the country’s tiny and persecuted Jewish…
Wellesley students fear rise in anti-Semitism
(JNS.org) Jewish students at Wellesley College fear that anti-Semitism is growing on campus following what they call the school administration’s…
KOLOT – First Inaugural Connecticut Hillel Student Leader Conference
By Amy Zylberman On Sunday, Nov. 9, twenty-one Hillel students and four Hillel professionals representing five different colleges in Connecticut…
Kosherfest 2014: Where Every Product Has a Story
By Howard Blas On Nov. 11 and 12, 340 companies filled 400 booths in the 80,000-square-foot exhibition hall in the…