Jewish Agency slams Likud MK for comments against Reform Judaism

“We were shocked to hear, during these very days, vile remarks directed against the Reform movement and its representative. We firmly reject any such disgraceful attack on a distinguished branch of Judaism and its representatives. Any expression of …

Naama Shefi is teaching the masses to celebrate Judaism through food. Her latest project? A massive picnic in NYC.

On a breezy June afternoon, thousands will descend on Governors Island — not for the views, but for the kugel. And the labneh. And maybe a brisket sandwich dreamed up by some of New York’s most beloved chefs. But The Great Nosh Picnic, a new Jewish food …

Likud lawmaker under fire for denying legitimacy of Reform Judaism at Knesset debate

Galit Distel Atbaryan, a Knesset member from Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, ordered MK Gilad Kariv of the Democrats party, who is also a Reform rabbi, removed from a Knesset meeting on Monday after a heated discussion, suggesting Reform Jews aren…

Yuval Noah Harari warns of ‘spiritual catastrophe’ for Judaism

Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari has told a London audience that he believes Judaism is facing its biggest “spiritual catastrophe” since the destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70CE. In a guest appearance on-stage at the first ever live show of …

Palestinian Writer Schools Piers Morgan: Zionism Is Not Judaism

This week on “The Watchdog,” Lowkey welcomes returning guest, Ahmed Alnaouq, to discuss his new, best-selling book and his spat with Piers Morgan. Ahmed Alnaouq is a writer and journalist who grew up in central Gaza and now lives in the United Kingdom.  In …

Judaism is being exploited and distorted to support expansion of Israeli occupation

The government has announced the intention to establish 22 settlements in Judea and Samaria. Ecclesiastes 1:15 states: "That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered." The bulimic percentages of the …

'This is not Judaism': The religious Israelis joining calls to end the war in Gaza

'This is not Judaism': The religious Israelis joining calls to end the war in Gaza

A recent survey shows that 44 percent of Orthodox Jews in Israel believe bringing home the hostages should take precedence over defeating Hamas – more than double the share in early 2024. Prominent figures in the typically hard-line religious establishment …

The Jewish boxer: Dmitriy Salita represents Judaism in and out of the ring - interview

Joining O’Pharrow’s gym set the tone for the rest of Salita’s life, just as a year later, when he connected with Chabad-Lubavitch. The philosophies of Starrett City and the Chabad House, almost an Athens and Jerusalem, inspired the Soviet immigrant, whose …

Despite harsh rhetoric, Shas still seeks to avoid dissolution of Knesset

Despite publicly pledging to support a bill to dissolve the Knesset in the plenum, the Sephardic Shas party is working hard behind the scenes to postpone the vote and prevent the fall of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Shas and fellow ultra …