Tom Rose: The Enduring Legacy of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks was one of the true giants of the Jewish world. He died on November 7 at age 72. His impact was profound, his reach universal.
Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks was one of the true giants of the Jewish world. He died on November 7 at age 72. His impact was profound, his reach universal.
An exit poll conducted by the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) and released Wednesday indicated that President Donald Trump won 30.5% of the Jewish vote, a six-point increase from his 24% total in 2016.
A congregation of Orthodox Jews prayed for President Donald Trump’s victory on Election Day, in a prayer that was captured on video Tuesday morning.
Prayers for the success of President Donald Trumps’ reelection will take place on Monday morning at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in the holy city of Hebron, attended by local leaders.
Orthodox Jews said morning prayers on Sunday before hitting the roads in New York City to rally support for President Donald Trump.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is facing new allegations of antisemitism after he threatened to cut off money to yeshivas, or religious seminaries, this weekend, and added that some Jews had “never complied” with coronavirus rules.
A Jewish family was left traumatized after their car was attacked with pepper-spray by left-wing counter-protesters as a “Jews for Trump” caravan rolled through New York City on Sunday.
A “Jews for Trump” vehicle rally rolled through the streets of New York City on Sunday afternoon — and met with violence from left-wing counter-demonstrators in Manhattan.
A new poll by Ami Magazine reveals that 83% of Orthodox Jews would vote to re-elect President Donald Trump, versus 13% who would vote for former Vice President Joe Biden, if the election were held today.
Black Lives Matter protesters roamed through Manhattan while authorities cracked down on Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
Orthodox Jews in the New York City borough of Brooklyn rioted on Tuesday evening, blocking traffic and setting fire to masks Tuesday evening to protest Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s threat to close synagogues unless they adhere to new coronavirus restrictions.
British journalist Melanie Phillips has argued in her latest column for the Jewish News Syndicate that “Trump has done more for the Jewish people than any previous American president.”
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) threatened to close synagogues on Monday if Orthodox Jews did not obey social distancing rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The nonpartisan National Council of Young Israel issued a statement Wednesday denouncing MSNBC’s Donny Deutsch for his remarks comparing President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler and attacking Jews who would vote to re-elect the president.
The only known Jewish citizen in Afghanistan says that the country’s future political system “should ensure the protection of all minorities in the country and their humanitarian rights,” Afghanistan’s TOLO News reported on Thursday.
Public health officials in Los Angeles County are facing criticism for singling out Jews in a message reminding people to avoid large family gatherings as the region continues to battle the coronavirus.
A new poll of Jewish voters has found that former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump, 67% to 30%. However, Trump’s showing among Jewish voters is among the highest for recent Republican presidential candidates.
The free-speech social media platform Parler is encouraging Jewish people to dump Twitter after the Silicon Valley giant shut down some accounts in July for posting the Star of David.
TV superstar and actor Nick Cannon is demanding an apology from Viacom after being fired over what the media giant called “hateful speech” and the propagation of anti-Semitic theories. Cannon, however, says the corporation fired him on Tuesday because it “wanted to put the young negro in his place.”
Orthodox Jews used bolt cutters Monday to cut through gates that had been welded shut by New York City authorities earlier in the day to prevent children in Jewish neighborhoods from playing, ostensibly because of fears of coronavirus.
Non-Muslims in Iran suffer persecution at the hands of the government, including imprisonment, torture, and execution, according to the U.S. State Department’s 2019 Report on International Religious Freedom.
The U.S. State Department’s 2019 Report on International Religious Freedom, released this week, revealed that in December, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo placed Russia on a Special Watch List “for having engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom.”
There is a deafening silence about the antisemitism and violence of the Black Lives Matter protests. Rule of law must mean equal justice under the law for all.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told the media Wednesday morning that he was sorry if anyone was hurt by the way he called out the Jewish community over a large funeral in Brooklyn Tuesday, but he had “no regrets.”
Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to arrest Jewish mourners not adhering to social distancing decrees following Tuesday’s funeral for Rabbi Chaim Mertz in New York City.
Seven Jewish schools in Baltimore, Maryland, have announced that all events surrounding the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim would be cancelled amid coronavirus fears.
Donald Trump will win a larger share of Jewish voters in 2020 than he did in 2016, predicted Republican Jewish Colaition Director Matt Brooks.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) denounced the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Sunday evening, accusing the pro-Israel organization of promoting “bigotry.”
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Faiz Shakir, campaign manager for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), repeated the accusation that President Donald Trump had referred to neo-Nazis as “very fine people” in a discussion with Breitbart News in the spin room after Wednesday evening’s Democrat debate.
On NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, host Chuck Todd used a Letter to the Editor published 11 months ago in the Lexington Herald Leader to attack supporters of President Trump who believe the Bible.
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan condemned the recent string of attacks against Jewish people in New York, following a machete stabbing spree that left five people injured during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s home on Saturday night.
As Alexis de Tocqueville noted, Thomas Jefferson warned James Madison: “The tyranny of the legislature is the most formidable dread and will be for many years.”
Nine in ten Orthodox Jews say that they support President Donald Trump, according to a poll released Wednesday by Ami Magazine. Moreover, that support appears to have risen dramatically since Election Day in 2016.
Critics of President Donald Trump accused him of antisemitism Tuesday evening because of a poorly-worded tweet by the New York Times about an executive order to fight discrimination against Jews.
President Donald Trump told a pro-Israel group in South Florida on Saturday night that Israel “has never had a better friend in the White House” than him, but that some American Jews “don’t love Israel enough.”
A senior rabbi was left bleeding on the ground after two teens brutally beat him while shouting “f*** the Jews” and “kill the Jews” in London.
A Cambridge historian has announced that he has overcome his concerns about Jeremy Corbyn’s anti-Semitism and that he’ll still vote Labour.
Criticism is legitimate, but pro-Israel critics in particular ought to be far more careful about their condemnation of Trump’s policy in Syria.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) claimed Wednesday that President Trump is “encouraging—wittingly or unwittingly—antisemites throughout the country and world.” His assessment follows a remark Trump made Tuesday, questioning how Jews can support a party that openly embraces antisemitism.
Trump meant “disloyalty” to the Jewish people, not to America. Not all of us would have chosen those words. But the Jewish left is getting a taste of its own medicine.