Want up-to-the-
minute news?
Sign up for HAMODIA'S
Breaking News Emails*
Prime
Pesach Cartoons
The Return of Zecharia Baumel, Hy”d, After 37 Long Years
After 37 years, Israel closed a circle last week when the body of one of its longtime MIAs, Zecharia Baumel, Hy”d, was located, positively identified and brought to kever Yisrael…
IT’S NOT A PASSPORT, NOT A VISA but DON’T VISIT EUROPE WITHOUT IT
News that U.S. citizens will soon need special authorization to visit most European nations has been met with alarm and confusion. Some of this consternation has resulted from early reports…
EXCLUSIVE: Who is the Real Rafi Eitan?
When Rafi Eitan died on March 23 at the age of 92, the obituaries told about his role in the founding of the Mossad and the capture of Adolf Eichmann,…
Druze on Annexation: Include Us Out
Nearly 30,000 Druze Arabs live in the Israeli Golan Heights. This week they came out en masse to protest against the American announcement recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan. Though…
Fifth Grade, Take Two
Fifth grade was great, but some of the stuff we learned back then was not so great. Or accurate. Lightning doesn’t strike in the same place twice. Actually, lightning doesn’t…
What the Pope’s Notes Might Say
An interview with renowned Holocaust historian Dr. Michael Berenbaum on plans to open the files Of World War II-era Pope Pius XII News that Pope Francis plans to open…
Dr. Itzhak Brook, M.D. – The Perseverance of a Laryngectomee
Dr. Itzhak Brook, M.D., a Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., has a fascinating life story. Born in Israel, he trained as a physician and served in the…
MEET THE MAYOR: Beitar, the Fort of Chinuch
Beitar of old is known to have been the last Jewish fort held in the Bar Kochba revolt during the time of Churban Bayis Sheini. The Gemara (Gittin 58) relates…
NUCLEAR GHOST TOWN
On March 11, 2011, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan caused a devastating chain of events that led to a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor.…
OILQUAKE?
Oil put L.A. on the map, but may have heightened earthquake risk (Los Angeles Times/TNS) – Hoping to escape traffic on her way home from Los Angeles International Airport, Susan…
Israeli Journalist Confronts Truth in Germany
An interview with journalist and author Eldad Beck In the era of fake news there still exist journalists principled enough to confront preconceived notions and adjust them to reality.…
2019 Foretells Political and Social Turmoil in Poland
For Poland, 2019 will be an important year politically. Decisions that the Poles will make in May’s upcoming European parliamentary elections and, above all, the results of the Polish parliamentary…
Can You Retire in Your Retirement?
The band was playing lively music, waiters holding large trays were serving guests, and relatives and friends were coming over to offer congratulations. Refoel* was proud, overjoyed, and grateful to…
Appreciating and Protecting the Gift of Hearing
It is 5:59 a.m. and you are lying in bed, peacefully oblivious to the world. The sudden trill of your alarm clock wakens you. You smile softly as you hear…
The World As I See It
Based on Interviews with Malcolm Hoenlein What changes has Israel implemented that are leading Hamas to reject Qatari payments? What does Israel hope to accomplish by these new regulations and…
HOMECOMING: Mesivta of Waterbury Returns to Its Durham campus
Home sweet home. It’s the place where a person feels loved, safe, and comfortable. Yet for some 180 talmidim of Yeshiva Ateres Shmuel of Waterbury, the past few weeks have…
DEBATE: Anti-BDS or Anti-Anti-BDS?
BDS– Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions – is a nefarious tool wielded by anti-Semites masquerading as anti-Zionists. Recognizing this, 26 states have enacted laws to make BDS illegal, and more are…
The Renaissance of Russian Jewry
Chief Rabbi of Moscow, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, shares memories of 30 years Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt arrived in Moscow in 1989 to a barren Jewish landscape. Since then, Jewish life in…
Israel and Egypt Grow Closer
Egyptian President el-Sissi recently made a declaration that the Israeli-Egyptian relationship has never been closer. What is really the nature of the relations between the two nations? And what is…