Judaica

Layla Blenden: Jewelry of kindness

Blenden has begun selling her pieces at craft fairs and pop-up exhibitions showcasing the work of olim hadashim in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. She donates all proceeds to a charity fund in the US.

Layla Blenden.
 Items donated to a Judaica drive staged for  Los Angeles fire victims included shofars, seder plates and mezuzahs.

What I learned about American Jews while collecting Judaica for LA fire victims

 Twenty-sided dreidels created by David Zvi Kalman will become more expensive to import under the Trump administration's tariffs program.

I operate a small Judaica business. Trump’s tariffs will squelch Jewish innovation - opinion

 Sotheby's is auctioning what it says is the earliest known kiddush cup.

Sotheby’s to auction earliest known kiddush cup


Center Field: Fighting the new-age hatred – anti-Zionism and the age-old hatred – anti-Semitism

We will build ourselves, fix ourselves, perfect our Jewish state, knowing that, ultimately, it will benefit us all, as it has for decades.

A picture depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an Islamic State fighter posted on the Arab-Jewish Hadash party’s Arabic Facebook page

Shocking News About Children in Israel

Yad Ezra

The hidden kindness of holding back

Of the many ways to bring about redemption, two of them come to play in the Exodus narrative: Grand displays of power on the one hand and subtle, brave acts of rebellion on the other.

'Moses before the Pharaoh,’ a sixth-century miniature from the Syriac Bible of Paris

‘Let’s talk it over’

In this week’s Torah portion we encounter an individual who arguably was the most stubborn person in the history of mankind.

Painting by Yoram Raanan

Analysis: Istanbul attack reveals Erdogan’s crumbling sense of stability

The terrorist attack jolted the state, prompting a government ordered media blackout. Turkey initially reported that the suicide bomber was a Syrian.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends the opening session of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris

Deri’s return

Arye Deri

European Jewish Congress to hold snap election almost a year early

“Kantor's big fear is that Lauder will be able to find an attractive candidate that will tip the scale and take Kantor's position away from him.”

President of the European Jewish Council Moshe Kantor.

Aid package for women in abuse shelters progresses in Knesset

Gal-On: The state understands that it is not the women's private problem, but a social phenomenon.

Meretz leader Zehava Gal-On presenting the party's diplomatic platform

After Nasrallah threats, Eisenkot says IDF ready for any challenge from North

Speaking day after Hezbollah chief issues another threat to retaliate for Kuntar killing, chief of staff says: Our enemies will face severe consequence if they try to undermine our security.

Eisenkot handing out an award, December 28, 2015

AHAVA and BDS

A senescent sea and its legendary minerals and mud are targeted by the BDS movement’s most toxic campaigns. Discover why everyone hates AHAVA, and how you can fight back this winter!

Ahava & BDS