Netanyahu asks Jewish Agency to look into women’s prayer at Western Wall
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly asked the Jewish Agency to come up with a solution for non-Orthodox...
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Haifa rabbinate forbids New Year’s Eve parties
(JTA) — The Haifa rabbinate has warned local hotels and event halls that they could lose their kashrut supervision if...
Ancient temple, rare ritual tools discovered near Jerusalem
Israel Hayom / Exclusive to JNS.org Archeologists got a rare glimpse of religious life in the days of Israel’s Judean...
Graphic novel imagines a hidden Jewish history
The Spanish Inquisition devastated Jewish life in Spain, as Jews had to either convert to Catholicism or flee, in 1492....
Cathy Ladman returns to Minn. for New Year’s Eve shows
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR When we last talked, in December 2010, Cathy Ladman was living in south Minneapolis. She had some...