Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber: Chanukah 5783 – Holy Sparks: Day 1 – See the Whole
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Chanukah 5783 – Worse Than Extermination
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Chanukah parties with family and friends are one of the highlights of this special time of year. Though an appropriate way to celebrate, the <em>Shulchan Aruch</em> <em>paskens </em>that these parties<em> </em>are not obligatory because, as opposed to Purim, Chanukah was not […]
Chanukah Licht Bentching At Berlin's Historic Brandenburg Gate
<p>The city of Berlin is marking this Hanukkah with dozens of public menorahs set up across the city, including a massive menorah at the historic Brandenburg Gate.</p> <p>Forty-five menorahs will be lit across the German capital during Hanukkah, which begins at sundown Sunday.</p> <p>The largest menorah was put in place at the Brandenburg Gate, an […]
Record Number Of Guns Confiscated At U.S. Airports In 2022
<p class="content-excerpt">As of December 16, TSA officers had taken a total of 6,301 guns from passengers at airport security checkpoints</p> <div class="components"> <p>A record number of firearms were seized at airports in the United States in 2022, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Saturday.</p> <p>As of December 16, TSA officers had taken a total […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion / The First Night Of Chanukkah: 3 Blessings And Their Significance
<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">I met someone this week who has not lit a Hanukkah menorah since he was in kindergarten class. Subsequently, many years passed but he decided to light a menorah again this year in the rented apartment where he lives.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: large; […]
Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu Set To Announce New Government This Week
<p class="content-excerpt">However, he can request another extension to December 25</p> <div class="components"> <p>Incoming prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce that he has formed a coalition government this week as the extension given to him by Israel’s President Isaac Herzog expires on Wednesday. </p> <p>Following a rocky negotiation process that lasted for over six weeks, […]
Intel Israel Lays Off Dozens Amid Ongoing Hi-tech Firing Wave
<p>Amid an ongoing storm of <a href="https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-722697" _mce_href="https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-722697">hi-tech layoffs in Israel</a>, computer industry giant Intel Israel has thrown its hat into the ring, laying off dozens of employees over the past few weeks.</p> <p>Two months ago, the company announced its decision to start implementing cutbacks, with global centers reducing expenses and resorting to layoffs as a […]
Rescue Mission For Israelis In Peru Completed Successfully
<p>The mission to rescue Israelis stuck in Peru was completed successfully, Passportcard Insurance and Magnus Search and Rescue announced on Sunday morning.</p> <p>The group of Israeli travelers that was stuck in Machu Pichu was successfully delivered to Cusco at the completion of a 15-hour-long mission that included a 10 k.m. walk and a long bus […]
France Slams Israel Deporting Palestinian Who Tried To Kill Chief Rabbi
<p>Israel deported <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/france-protests-israels-deportation-of-terrorist-who-planned-to-kill-chief-rabbi-641472" _mce_href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/france-protests-israels-deportation-of-terrorist-who-planned-to-kill-chief-rabbi-641472">French-Palestinian human rights lawyer Salah Hamouri</a> on Sunday, who is accused of security offenses, the Israeli Interior Ministry said.</p> <p>France's foreign ministry denounced his deportation and said that the French government had actively sought to defend his rights and has been in contact with Israeli authorities multiple times.</p> <p>"We condemn the Israeli authorities' […]
Hamas, Islamic Jihad Call To Step Up ‘Resistance’ Attacks Against Israel
<p>Hamas and <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-724591" _mce_href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-724591">Palestinian Islamic Jihad</a> (PIJ) leaders have called for stepping up attacks against Israel, especially in the West Bank.</p> <p>The call was made during a meeting in the Lebanese capital of Beirut between Saleh al-Arouri, Deputy Chairman of the <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-725131" _mce_href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-725131">Hamas</a> Politburo, and PIJ Ziyad Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhaleh.</p> <p>The meeting, which took place on Saturday […]
