Egyptian archaeologists recently found an ancient sword belonging to the military of Ramesses II, the pharaoh that scholars believe was referenced in the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the find in a press release on Sept. 5. The excavation took place in Housh Eissa, a city in the Beheira Governorate. At the site, which …
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Since the Naturalization Act of 1790, immigration has been a consistently contentious issue in American politics. Throughout history, America’s religious leaders have offered guidance and opinions on immigration, in general terms and concerning specific legislation. In recent years, much of this religious guidance has centered on a verse from the Torah (the sacred text for Jews and Christians, from Genesis-Deuteronomy).This …
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In honor of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which celebrates when God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, a volunteer organization founded by relatives of abductees in Gaza, has dedicated a cookbook the group produced called “Shavuot of Longing.” Shavuot this year takes place beginning the evening of Tuesday, June 11, 2024, …
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The heroes of D-Day won a spiritual victory when they selflessly crawled from the ocean and fell from the sky into Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944 — 80 years ago this week. Their triumph spread almost instantly across the occupied nations of Europe on D-Day, even as military success was still far from certain. Evidence of the spiritual impact …
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Eden Gefner said it must have been a miracle, surviving the Oct. 7th attack — hearing Hamas gunfire break through their front door as she and others hid in their safe room, tensely listening as Hamas terrorists rummaged through their home. Said Gefner, “As the minutes passed by, we started to understand that there [were] so many terrorists in the …
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Former Republican presidential candidateNikki Haley wrote a clear message of support to the IDF on an artillery shell during a recent visit to Israel. “Finish them! America [loves] Israel always,” Haley wrote on the projectile. Pictures of Haley signing the artillery shell were posted to X byDanny Danon, a member of Israel’s Knesset and Israel’s former ambassador to the U.N. …
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Jerry Seinfeld got choked up on Tuesday while recalling his trip to Israel after October 7 and weighed in on the anti-Israel protests happening across the United States. During a sit-down interview on “Honestly with Bari Weiss” from The Free Press, Seinfeld discussed recent incidents in which anti-Israel protesters heckled the Jewish-American comedian. Earlier this month, one of Seinfeld’s stand-up …
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Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman will receive the highest honor awarded by the top U.S. Jewish university this week, the New York City school confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday. While Yeshiva University celebrates the graduation of more than 1,700 students on Wednesday, the Washington Heights institution will award Fetterman its Presidential Medallion. In a statement, the school called …
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Congratulations are in order for newlyweds Marjorie Fiterman, age 102, and Bernie Littman, age 100, of Philadelphia, who just got married on Sunday, May 19, at the senior living facility where they first met. They began dating nearly a decade ago. Rabbi Adam Wohlberg officiated at the wedding, noting the couple was unlike most others that he’d married in the …
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The New York Police Department is investigating the seemingly random attack of two Jewish children earlier this week. Two children — 11 years old and 13 years old — were attacked on Sunday by a passerby while playing on the sidewalk in Bedford-Stuyvesant, video footage shows. The suspect was seen in the footage stopping his Citi bike while riding past …
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