1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (468+ words) Stuart Zimmer, a Jewish billionaire investor, agreed in June to resume funding a $100 million gift to Harvard University that he had paused after Oct. 7, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Zimmer and his wife, Jennifer Zimmer, pledged the gift…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1171+ words) I always begin my annual column asking readers to play along with me and predict the events of the coming Jewish year by reminding them that as bad as things seem to be now, they can still get worse. That’s…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (118+ words) JNS provides comprehensive Israel and Jewish news coverage, features, and analysis to print and digital publications across the globe. President Donald Trump offered warm wishes to Jews in the hours before Rosh Hashanah begins on Friday evening.“These two…...

2+ day, 38+ min ago   (482+ words) Britain’s restrictions on Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria are unlikely to significantly affect Israel’s overall exports but could disproportionately hurt agricultural producers in the targeted areas and discourage foreign importers from doing business with Israeli companies, a senior Economy…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (280+ words) The U.S. Department of Education plans to probe alleged Jew-hatred at the Etiwanda School District in Southern California in March 2025, it told the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Anti-Defamation League and StandWithUs, which filed the complaint, the groups…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (219+ words) “Israel is united with both Greece and Cyprus against Islamic extremism in the region led by Turkey,” Israeli Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli told a visiting delegation from the National Association of Christian Lawmakers on Tuesday. Turkey’s…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (223+ words) Roof renovations at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron were completed Wednesday after several months of work, Israeli officials said. The Tomb of the Patriarchs is the burial place of the biblical patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and their wives…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (265+ words) Steve Winston, managing director of the National Jewish Assembly in the United Kingdom, told JNS on Wednesday that Britain, Canada and France declaring a ban on trade with Judea and Samaria “is not the end of this issue,” as legislation…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (184+ words) JNS provides comprehensive Israel and Jewish news coverage, features, and analysis to print and digital publications across the globe. Ariel, David and Refael topped the list for Jewish boys since last Rosh Hashanah Avigayil and Muhammad have ranked again as…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (277+ words) More than half a million worshippers have attended Selichot prayers at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem since the beginning of the Hebrew month of Elul (Aug. 14), the Western Wall Heritage Foundation said on Thursday night. Due to overcrowding, with…...