2011 In Review – A Planet In Crisis [Political Commentary]

"The only world I know is drowning in rage."  Al Jourgensen, Front man for the band Ministry. There are no words I can think of that sum up 2011 better than Al Jourgensen's. Our planet, our world, our ... continue

Archaeologists Find First Written Record of Jewish Temple Worship In Jerusalem

It has been an interesting time for Israeli Archaeologists who are digging around the Old City of Jerusalem.  This time though they seem to have hit pay dirt.  A team doing a survey at the northwestern corner ... continue

Report: Hamas Terrorist Orginization to Join PLO

Palestinian factions have taken a huge step towards reconciliation today.  The Associated Press is reporting that Hamas Supreme Leader Khaled Mashaal has agreed to join the executive board that oversees election as part of the Palestine Liberation ... continue

Whole Foods, Walmart and CVS Culturally Insensitive to Jews?

Are the huge chains missing the mark when it comes to the Jewish Holidays?  The Washington Post's Jessica Goldstein went to a local Whole Foods, and could not believe that under a Hanukkah display the shelves were ... continue

Paris Mosque Helped Jews Escape From Nazi’s

Here's a story you've probably never heard, a Muslim Mosque in Paris during World War II helped people of Jewish decent escape from the Nazi's. According to the New York Times people were examined on a case by case basis ... continue

Jewish teen causes flight scare, diversion with religious items

A flight en route from La Guardia to Louisville, Kentucky made an emergency landing in Philadelphia today after a passenger rang the alarm on a Jewish teenager carrying a prayer box. The 17-year-old's tefillin- a box filled with ... continue

Orthodox Jews can now “Koogle” it

In the race to better our web browsing this week, we got Bing and Google Squared, but conservative and Orthodox Jews had few options for a kosher web search- until now. Koogle launched yesterday, aiming to deliver web ... continue