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‘That’s Simchas Torah’: The Jewish Val Kilmer moment you might have missed

Val Kilmer’s iconic Simchas Torah punchline in ‘Top Secret!’ brings back memories for fans after his death.

 Val Kilmer in "Top Secret!"
 A student walks on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut November 12, 2015.

AI website 'Jewish Onliner' linked to team behind Yale Scholar's suspension

 Barnie Lipman marries Margery in Philadelphia. May 19, 2024.

Jewish couple sets world record as world's oldest newlyweds

 Museum of the Bible to debut world’s oldest Jewish book.

World's oldest Jewish text debuts exhibit at Museum of the Bible


Far-right Polish lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candles in parliament

Grzegorz Braun then took to the podium in the chamber where he described Hanukkah as "satanic".

 Grzegorz Braun walks after using a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles at the parliament, Warsaw.

The battle for Jewish hearts and minds returns to the printed page

This spring has seen the launch of two Jewish journals — Masorti, a reboot of the former Conservative Judaism, and Fragments, a product of the left-leaning Jewish human rights group T’ruah.

 Over the years, I’ve rationalized my newspaper hoarding (Illustrative).

Notices in London call to boycott Jewish News for its Israel coverage

The fliers asked the Jewish community to boycott Jewish News for their reports on Huwara riots and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Jewish men talk in Golders Green, London, January 10, 2015. The Community Security Trust (CST), which provides security advice to Britain's estimated 260,000 Jews, said police in London and Manchester in northern England had agreed to increase patrols at synagogues and other venues over the next day

Former Arkansas gov. Mike Huckabee honored by Israel Allies Foundation

Arkansas’s 44th governor is honored in front of hundreds of Christian and Jewish leaders at the Israel Allies Foundation Gala held in Miami.

 Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee receives an award from the IAF.

Two Jewish women elected to Quebec’s National Assembly

Elisabeth Prass will be representing the Liberal Party of Quebec, while Pascale Déry, a former journalist, will be representing the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ).

The Fontaine de Tourny east of the Parliament Building in Quebec, Canada

The new owner of a San Diego Jewish news site has no qualms about blurring journalism and PR

“I always kind of kept my hands in both worlds, in PR and journalism, and that’s going to continue to be the case,” Jacob Kamaras told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

View of San Diego.

ZACHOR Holocaust Remembrance Foundation launches 'Generation Now' campaign

ZACHOR Holocaust Remembrance Foundation is offering its signature gold lapel pin free of charge for a limited time

Memorial in Jedwabne, dedicated to murdered Jews: "In remembrance of the Jews from Jedwabne and surrounding areas, men, women, children, co-habitants of this earth, murdered, burned alive here on July 10th, 1941"

'The birth pangs of the messiah': Fasting initiative to change our destiny

Uniting in an initiative to build a collective consciousness

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New Jewish news site launches in LA amid hard times for Jewish journalists

SoCal Jewish News announced itself last month with a GoFundMe campaign and a July 19 target launch date. They have begun publishing stories via email newsletters and social media.

Newspaper (illustrative).

Major American Jewish coalition adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

What that means may vary for its members?

Participants in a Jewish solidarity march across New York City's Brooklyn Bridge, Jan. 5, 2020. The march in the city was held in response to a recent rise in anti-Semitic crimes in the New York metropolitan area. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)

EU court decision: Happy cows higher priority than happy Jews - analysis

It is not as if kosher meat is banned in Flanders of Wallonia, just that the ritual slaughter of the cows there is forbidden. This means if you want to eat kosher meat, it will have to be imported, something that will significantly increase the price.

KOSHER INSPECTOR Aaron Wulkan examines meat to ensure that the food is stored and prepared according to Jewish regulations and customs in a Bat Yam store.