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Iran threatens Azerbaijan into cancelling European rabbi conference

The Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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 Iranian spy in intelligence agency control room uses military tech to identify threats during Arab Israeli conflict. Mossad secret agent uses software to do war covert operations

We have your back: Mossad’s expose of IRGC urges stronger action against Iranian terror - editorial

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Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner sports a Totenkopf tattoo on his chest, in an archival video released by Platner himself. The skull-and-crossbones symbol is commonly associated with the Nazi SS.

Sanders-backed Democrat who accuses Israel of 'genocide' has Nazi 'Totenkopf' tattoo


Rabbi keeps eruv intact for 25 years in Manhattan, now he is using help from new sensors

Before every Shabbat, Rabbi Moshe Tauber drives around Manhattan to inspect the eruv. Now, new technology is making his sacred task easier.

Rabbi Moshe Tauber and wife Chaya Tauber drive up the West Side Highway while checking the Manhattan eruv, a boundary that permits observant Jews to carry items on Shabbat and Jewish festivals.

Directing ourselves inward: Striving for a heightened sense of Judaism - opinion

Post-October 7, we no longer need to virtue signal our support for folks who don’t share our core values – and are often literally calling for our extermination. 

A RALLY in support of Israel takes place near the UN as the General Assembly opens, in New York City last month. ‘Like so many Jews today, our collective sense of peril has left me feeling more Jewish than ever,’ says the writer.

Who is the 83-year-old Jewish activist that stars in Zohran Mamdani’s campaign ads?

Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign highlights 83-year-old Jewish activist Rosalind Petchesky, a key supporter whose activism with JVP and opposition to Israel has shaped his political rise.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference in New York City, U.S., September 3, 2025.

Sukkot and the mission of ‘shlichut’ - opinion

Emissaries build community by opening doors, inviting people in, and making space for every Jew to feel connected, whether they are deeply observant or taking their first steps toward Jewish identity

 A man is seen constructing a sukkah for the Sukkot holiday.

Top of the morning: An existentialist guide to Jewish prayer

Prayer may be an essential part of Jewish practice, but it is precisely because of its regularity that its inner essence is often passed over.

THE THIRD stage of morning prayers climaxes in the ‘Shema,’ which seals the covenant between God and Israel.

Amplifying Elie Wiesel’s moral voice: We cannot be silent onlookers

We cannot accept injustice and the suffering of others as any kind of norm.

Elie Wiesel stands in front of a photo of himself (bottom right-hand corner) and other inmates taken at the Buchenwald concentration camp in 1945, during his 1986 visit to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

JPost unveils Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2025 - read the full list now

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10 Christian Zionists: Brandon Tatum – 'The Officer Tatum' - No. 10

Challenges campus anti-Semitism and spotlights Christian-Jewish alliances

Brandon Tatum

No. 18: Mikhail Mishustin: Russia's PM, Putin's most trusted problem-solver

The son of a Jewish father from Polotsk, Mikhail Mishustin has risen to become Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most trusted administrator and problem-solver.

Mikhail Mishustin.

Pairing with A Lifeline of Giving: Max August Stands with Israel’s Widows and Orphans

By mobilizing donors and raising awareness, August strengthens the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization’s vital mission of hope, healing, and support.

Max August and IDFWO CEO Shomi Nahumson at the IDFWO 2025 Academic Scholarship Event in Tel Aviv.

Antisemitism helplines launched for Jewish university students in UK, Amsterdam

Amid growing antisemitic incidents on campus, the helplines will provide 24/7 support.

Solidarity march against antisemitism in London, November 6, 2023