The Bnei Anousim – descendants of Spanish Jews forced to convert to Catholicism more than 500 years ago – who live in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala will get a full-time rabbi to serve their spiritual and educational needs. The appointment was made possible due to the efforts of the Jerusalem-based Shavei Israel organization.
The rate at which Israelis are emigrating has reached an almost three-decade low. According to numbers published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) this week, approximately 15,200 Israelis left the country in 2016 for a year or more, the lowest number since at least 1990.
Israel’s defense budget will be gradually increased to 6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the coming years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday as he presented a document labeled “Israel’s Security Outlook 2030” to the Security Cabinet.
The prestigious Shanghai Ranking of world universities on Tuesday listed two Israeli academic institutions in the world’s top 100, marking an impressive rise since last year.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to make an official visit to Israel next month, his government recently announced.
The September 2-5 trip, will be the first visit by a Filipino leader since diplomatic ties were established between the two countries in 1957.
I was recently privileged to participate in a WSET (Wine, Spirit, & Education Trust) Level 2 course here in Israel. Ten years ago, I knew nothing about wine, and since coming to Israel for the first time, I have slowly begun building my knowledge about grapes, wine and vineyards.
Israeli shoe manufacturer Teva Naot, recently donated 2,000 pairs of its sandals to Syrian refugees. The donation, estimated at approximately 250,000 NIS ($67,000), came despite the recent need to scale back the size of Israel’s Operation Good Neighbor.’
Fifteen couples from the Bnei Menashe (Sons of Menashe), who immigrated to Israel from Manipur, India, two months ago, were remarried in a festive ceremony. It was held at the nonprofit NGO Shavei Israel’s absorption center in Kfar Hasidim, following the completion of the couples’ formal conversion.
Israeli Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin appointed the first female commander of an IAF squadron Tuesday, when he named Major G. to command Squadron 122.
In a much under-reported move, U.S. President Donald Trump has donated his $400,000 salary for the repair of military cemeteries.
Breaking Israel News is excited to inaugurate a new Medical Miracles section that will bring together Israel’s innovative medicine, science and spirituality. The section will feature articles by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich.
More incendiary kites land in Israel, 5,000 rioters challenge the security fence leading to two Gazans killed while sabotaging the fence, and a deadly explosion in a Gaza apartment blamed on “fireworks”.
An in-depth analysis of more than 100 petitions filed in Israel’s Supreme Court against illegal construction in Judea and Samaria revealed preferential treatment given to leftist groups.
I was driving with a few of my long-time students on a road outside Jerusalem when another car violently crashed into ours. We all suffered severe injuries, but I was the only one declared clinically dead.
Several times in the Torah (Bible), Hashem (God) enumerates the blessings that will be showered upon the Children of Israel based on their observance of their covenant with Him. One of the blessings which Hashem emphasizes is fertility in both land and man. Last week, Israel celebrated its 70th birthday as a modern state. On… Read more »
