04 August 2020

It is this active lifestyle and exercise that she credits for her long life, even weathering the coronavirus pandemic.

North Korea has been subjected to UN sanctions since 2006 over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

The motion calls to debate rejecting the IHRA definition of antisemitism as well as the Board of Deputies' "Ten Pledges."

Effective treatments and vaccines are seen as essential to halting a pandemic that has claimed more than 690,000 lives worldwide.

In July alone, there were 22 cases of pedophilia recorded in Israel and brought to the attention of the media

Stanley Chera was a longtime leader in New York’s tight-knit Syrian Jewish community.

The videoconference event will feature a conversation on the subject between two Jewish lawmakers – Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-California.

The Secure Community Network, or SCN, the organization that deals with securing Jewish institutions against outside threats, created a working group focused on reopening planning.

Yesod represents one of countless efforts by enterprising parents trying to manage uncertainty around schooling that would have been unimaginable just six months ago.

Most Israelis and Palestinians haven't given up on a two-state solution.

Vindman had been set to be promoted to colonel, but learned that Trump planned to block his promotion.

Commemorations this year will be scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with fewer seats and video messages from dignitaries.

With resurgence of coronavirus infections in Israel, women considering a visit to the ritual bath must weigh marital relations and public safety

The records show Pelosi donated $10,000 from her political action committee (PAC), with another $4,000 coming from her own campaign committee.

"I think that more people should burn [American] flags. We aren't burning enough [American] flags. We need to prioritize our target audience if we want to start acting in America."

IRW has been labeled a terrorist organization by Israel, as well as other nations and banks, due to its funding and ties of Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

The company competes with billionaire-backed ventures such as Blue Origin that are vying to usher in a new era of space tourism.

While India went into lockdown fairly early, much criticism is still directed at Modi for what is perceived as poor handling of the crisis.

Upgrading the street began on August 2, and will continue for around 10 months.

A $5,000 reward was offered for any information on who placed a Trump campaign ad on a bear.

After receiving a $15 million investment from Joy Capital, a Chinese investment firm, the majority of Temi's operations have been moved over to China.

Those arriving in the country from non-"green" states are supposed to go into quarantine for at least two weeks to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus from country to country.

Half of the pilots were brought back with full salaries – even though many are not flying due to the coronavirus – while about 90% of workers are on unpaid leave, according to El Al's workers union.

The worker, reportedly from Bat Yam, contracted COVID-19 and was showing symptoms of the illness before boarding the plane.

He was supposed to be discharged from the IDF, but postponed his discharge to take on this new role.

The partnership is part of an ongoing effort by Rise.ai to provide small business with the means to successfully survive the coronavirus pandemic.

The Different House – for Empowering the Arab LGBT Community, said that, after hearing "complicated" eyewitness accounts, they couldn't "unequivocally determine the specific circumstances."

The School of Architecture building, which is to be located at the southern edge of Entin Square, will constitute a significant landmark at the main entrance gates to Tel Aviv University.

Arab-sector teachers are instrumental in working, hand in hand with the law enforcement officers, to curb rising violence.

However, reports indicate that the “deal” which was reported in some media may not even be finalized or as certain as it is depicted.

Little do the people of Israel and world Jewry know that the Jews of India, known as Bene Israel, were actively involved with fructifying their dream of a return to Zion way back from about 1830.

The Timora organization was founded 20 years ago to respond to the needs of teenagers from the national-religious sector who dropped out of yeshiva high schools.

Uman is home to the burial place of Rabbi Nachman, and it is traditional for Breslov hassidim to visit there on the holiday.

One of the world’s biggest oil companies, Chevron, is acquiring Noble Energy for $5 billion. How will that affect Israel's natural gas finds?

A collection of essays about the theories and writings of Rabbi Yitz Greenberg includes 12 thoughtful essays spanning topics such as halacha (Jewish law), theology, and modern norms of observance.

Historian Prof. Sarah Abrevaya Stein follows the Sephardi Levy family of Salonica from the end of the 19th century through the city’s transformation into present-day Greek Thessaloniki.

The author's most recent book is a collection of essays on core issues of Jewish thought as they are expressed in the midrashic and aggadic sections of the Talmud.

In an interview with Ynet News, Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned that while the country is not looking for an escalation, Israel will respond to any actions taken against it.

The airstrikes were intensive, with 15 militia members reportedly killed.

Life's Door felt it was vital to provide emotional support to these seniors, as the elderly everywhere are suffering from isolation and its devastating consequences.

The discovery offers new insights on the itinerary that our ancestors followed on their way to spread around the globe.

Tehran has sent nine oil tankers to its ally Venezuela in recent months.

Netanyahu: Strange manifestations at protests

Due to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus, Klughaft and Shaked are spending their time grounded in Israel and Portugal without the ability to travel to meet with clients overseas.

Reuters reported last week that some investors are valuing TikTok at about $50 billion, citing people familiar with the matter.

IDF announces Coronavirus Command to start operating Thursday * Edelstein tells hospitals, health funds to start hiring new medical personnel

With the coronavirus outbreak continuing to impact daily life in the country, the Health Ministry introduced COVIDon, Cupid's 19-year-old brother from central Israel (originally from Wuhan).

The movie’s best jokes involve Herschel as a fish-out-of-water in the hipster heaven of Williamsburg, where he fits right in with his long beard and shlumpy clothes.

Georgian Ambassador to Israel Lasha Zhvania remembers help from US Jewish community and Israel as boosting morale.

Lewis was buried last week after an emotional service in Atlanta attended by three of the nation's four living past presidents.

With Microsoft Corp looking to buy short-video app TikTok's US operations, Trump said on Monday the US government should get a "substantial portion" of any deal price.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Monday that the annexation plan “has not been taken off the agenda."

Russia, traditionally a close ally, has said the detained men were merely transiting via Belarus en route to a third country and had no plans to try to influence Belarusian domestic politics.

The economy is in a tailspin, COVID-19 has taken away remittances the country needs, and Beirut is effectively defaulting on bonds, the study notes.

The Kremlin did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the hacking of Fox's personal email.

Party director-general: Just streamlining after elections

As International Beer Day nears amid coronavirus, Israeli breweries sat Israelis are already prepared and have been drinking more beer.

In new report, Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler says Shin Bet surveillance nor HaMagen alone will be enough to stop the spread of COVID-19.

The center houses physicians who specialize in psychiatry, orthopedics, gastroenterology and cardiothoracic surgery.

Just over a third of Israelis are optimistic about the future of democratic governance, against 59% who are optimistic about national security.

Led by Brig.-Gen. Nissan Davidi, it will work to cut the chain of infection

Against the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak, Tel Aviv-Yafo municipality wants to help the city's couples to celebrate the happiest day of their lives in a variety of opendoor locations.

The near-death experience stayed with Yaakov Bar-Yochai, who spent years searching for the volunteer who saved his life.

Israel offers Lebanon humanitarian relief as investigation into cause of explosion continues.

IAF Commander Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin also set to fly to Germany to meet with his counterpart

The bill would allow settlers to rebuild the four demolished Samaria settlements of Sa-Nur, Homesh, Gaddim and Kadim.

Netanyahu ordered a falafel and asked the owners if they had received the government assistance that was due to them.

A small site found near Dimona has presented an abundance of flint tools carved with the special ‘Nubian Levallois’ technique.

Can Gamzu extinguish them before a raging fire erupts?

“The materials are completely safe and give the crops a form of ‘immunity’ from salt and also drought conditions.”

Critics blame Chief Rabbinate, lack of marriage choice, for the decline in the number of Jews marrying in Israel, and increase in cohabitation.

The construction of the new building was funded by Save a Child's Heart donors from Israel and around the world. The medical center will help treat children with heart diseases as it will be used as an International Pediatric Center.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking Monday to his Likud faction, said that the issue – so hot just a month ago, but hardly on the public agenda since then – is still on the table.

There have been reports of China trying to hack foreign research for arriving at a coronavirus cure.

Several senior officials have expressed concern over manner in which new CEO is being selected and its impact on NGO's future.

Many, dazed and awestruck, fearful and confused, wondered what had happened.

On Wednesday eligible Israelis (above the age of 18) will start receiving their NIS 750 payments as well.

Israel should not turn away Jews under any circumstances, and that includes the COVID-19 pandemic.

A consensus is forming that Prof. Alon Tal is the right person for this difficult KKL-JNF job at this critical moment.

An analysis by the WHO of 6 million infections between Feb. 24 and July 12 found that the share of people aged 15-24 years rose to 15% from 4.5%.

Get-refusal is nothing less than a disgrace. Although it is not forbidden by Jewish law, we have a moral and religious obligation to prevent it.

Operations budgets for the Mossad have also been skyrocketing as the IDF will need to cut billions from its budget in the coming years.

The readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say

Could Netanyahu attempt to pass annexation now, in the next 20 days?

The joy associated with Tu Be’av stems from the empowerment of equality as a value.

The three men had embarked on Saturday on a 42 km trip from Poluwat to Pulap atolls, islands that are part of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Hezbollah, which is both a political party in Lebanon’s government and a heavily armed militia, denies any role in Hariri’s killing.

The coalition of more than 30 state attorneys general called on the government to act or allow states to do so, saying in a letter to US health agencies that Gilead "has not established a reasonable price" for remdesivir.

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the transition to digital payments.

Ben-Ari, who likes to work in all genres of music, is currently exploring African sounds.

“I always ask, does he remember me? Does he recognize me?” Yaara Mizrachi, who has not seen her baby in four months, said.

"They are dying, that's true," he said. "It is what it is. But that doesn't mean we aren't doing everything we can. It's under control as much as you can control it. This is a horrible plague.”

The 83-year-old scholar, most famous for his translation of the Talmud, is battling a severe lung infection unrelated to the coronavirus.