Fuldi Schwartz, 66, was unloading equipment at Tel Aviv Expo when a wheeled lighting rig toppled over onto him

Letter calls on lawmakers to pass Child-Parent Security Act says family is 'at the core of most of the major Jewish life cycle events'

JTA editor takes a closer look at the controversial comments made by Michigan Democrat on the role of Palestinians in the fate of Jews after WWII

Pennsylvania says Purdue Pharma, owned by the Sackler family, ignored signs drug was being over-prescribed

Pompeo highest-ranking American to see Putin since last July; Russian leader says two powers should 'fully restore' relations

Elan Carr tells rabbis' conference that the prohibition on Jewish method of ritual slaughter of animals is 'intolerable'

The Aish World Center, opposite the Kosel, hosted Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon and a delegation of 30 of his peers during their visit to Yerusalayim earlier this month, following their historic visit to Poland for the annual March of the Living.
Danon has brought more than 100 U.N. ambassadors to the Aish World Center in the past year. Aish welcomes hundreds of dignitaries annually to teach the importance and relevance of Jewish wisdom and values.

With Democrats suspecting president's son may have misled in past testimony, Intelligence Committee chair Burr, a Republican, issues subpoena in bid to finish meddling probe

Pop superstar slated to take to the stage during Saturday final has not yet signed a contract for her appearance

Right-wing pundits criticize Esther Hayut for speech in Nuremberg arguing the rise of Nazi Germany showed importance of judicial independence

Eli Hakohen and his sons Chofni and Pinchas. The Bnei Yisrael were defeated by the Plishtim, 30,000 soldiers were slaughtered, the Aron Kodesh was taken into captivity, and Chofni and Pinchas, the two sons of Eli Kohen Gadol killed, 864 BCE. Eli dies at age 98 in shock on hearing the news. The Mishkan at Shilo was destroyed.

Washington – If you want to save your brain, focus on keeping the rest of your body well with exercise and healthy habits rather than popping vitamin pills, new guidelines for preventing dementia advise. About 50 million people currently have dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type. Each year brings 10 million new [...]

Democrats May Fund Parts Of Trump’s $4.5B Border RequestCongressional Democrats are signaling a willingness to include major elements of President Donald Trump’s $4.5 billion request for humanitarian and security needs on the U.S.-Mexico border in an unrelated, widely backed disaster aid bill that appears to finally be breaking free of a partisan logjam.

Legislation reportedly at heart of coalition talks would mark the most significant change ever to Israeli constitutional law; it would also render Netanyahu immune from prosecution

Montana Gov. Bullock Joins 2020 Democratic Presidential RaceMontana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, distinguishing himself among nearly two dozen candidates as the field’s only statewide elected official to win a state that President Donald Trump carried in 2016.
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Kan says warning, which included fake IDF logo and message that 'Israel is not safe,' did not reach many people watching Tuesday's semifinal

Berlin – German police are looking for a rare 1980s Ferrari sports car believed to be worth more than 2 million euros ($2.2 million) after a man posing as a would-be buyer stole it during a test drive. Police in Duesseldorf said the man answering an advertisement for the red Ferrari 288 GTO , first [...]

New York – U.S. growth appears to be based “exclusively” on government, corporate and mortgage debt and the economy would have contracted if the United States had not added trillions in debt, Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of DoubleLine Capital, said in an investor webcast on Tuesday. “Nominal GDP growth over the past five years would [...]

Panel Reaches Deal With Trump Jr. For InterviewThe Senate Intelligence Committee has struck a deal with Donald Trump Jr. to appear for a closed-door interview next month, pulling the two sides back, for now, from a confrontation over a subpoena as part of the panel’s Russia investigation.
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Germany on Saturday said it was deeply troubled by anti-Israel bias at the United Nations and vowed to oppose “any unfair treatment” of the Jewish state in international fora.
The statement, issued on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Israel’s accession to the UN, was welcomed by Jerusalem’s envoy to Germany, Jeremy Issacharoff, who said he hoped it signals a change in Berlin’s voting pattern vis-a-vis the Middle East. Germany’s voting record on Middle East issues has been criticized by Israel and its supporters, as the country often joins other European nations in voting against Israel’s interest at the UN.

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