WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved a bill that would effectively cut Iran off from international banking transactions. The Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Human Rights Act of 2012, approved by a voice vote Thursday, would sanction...
WASHINGTON -- An Israeli program that offers incentives to move to outlying areas does not include West Bank settlements. The Cabinet on Sunday approved a list of 550 areas in outlying or poor areas to be included in an incentive program to draw residents...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini said his country is prepared to assist those who would confront Israel and the United States. "From now on, in any place, if any nation or any group confronts the Zionist regime, we will endorse and we will...
WASHINGTON -- A survey suggested a shift toward Republicans in party identification among Jews. The survey, published Thursday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Life, showed an overall shift to the GOP among various religious groups. Jewish identification...
By Uriel Heilman, JTA
• Published February 2, 2012
NEW YORK -- With day school tuition fees on the rise, New York housing costs among the highest in the nation and the job market still tough, the Orthodox Union has a solution for Orthodox Jews under pressure: Move to Houston. In a first-of-its-kind partnership...
The Oakland, Calif., chapter of the Occupy movement overwhelmingly endorsed a proposal in support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. According to Twitter accounts by pro-Palestinian activists pushing the proposal, the statement...
JERUSALEM -- An office to help Russian immigrants to Israel and other countries prove their Jewish status has opened in Moscow. The Shorashim Center, also known as the Office for Clarification of Jewish Status, opened last week in the Russian capital's...
JERUSALEM -- An art prize that will guarantee an Israeli artist living in Israel or abroad a cash prize and a solo exhibition in Jerusalem was established at the Bezalel Academy. Entries for the Ilana Elovic Bezalel Prize for the Arts are due by Feb....
WASHINGTON -- Israel Project founder and president Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi said she will leave the group by July 1. Mizrahi, who founded the group ten years ago, first announced she would step down in 2007 for family reasons, but rescinded that decision...
How utterly ironic it is that the more pluralistic our lines of communication get, the harder it is for us to understand each other.Take as examples two occurrences from the last few weeks. One uproar resulted from the publisher of an Atlanta Jewish newspaper...
St. Louis area teens are encouraged to apply for the Hy C. Miller Israel Scholarship Fund, which offers a month-long Israel trip, including airfare from New York, for $1,999 (and in some cases less).The trip, called the Jerusalem Journey (TJJ), also includes...
Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 1, 2012
Jacqueline Ulin Levey believes college organizations such as Hillel have to be proactive when it comes to reaching out and engaging students. That's why the Jewish organization is now meeting students at places on campus where they hang out, including...
