Election results have given the Orthodox Jewish community unprecedented representation in the country's legislatures.
Ahead of the 39th International Conference of Chabad Emissaries in New York, new figures reveal 68 new emissary couples and 40 new Chabad Houses opened across Israel since last year's gathering.
Yechiel Jacobs reveals the threats against his family, the unexpected success of his videos, and why he believes humor can reach audiences traditional advocacy cannot.
NYPD investigates after four Jewish school buses in Brooklyn were vandalized with swastikas and anti-Israel graffiti amid a rise in antisemitic incidents.
As Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed doubles down on anti-Israel views, the choice for the state's Jews may seem obvious. Journalist Nate Friedman speaks to some to see if that's the case.
A famed rabbi’s Belarus yeshiva reopens for students for the first time since World War II.
Their father passed away and their mother is seriously ill. Now a 15-year-old girl is holding the whole house together.
Thailand revokes citizenship of Chief Rabbi and Chabad emissary Yosef Chaim Kantor over alleged passport violations, Chabad says activities to continue as usual.
A JPPI survey reveals that 57% of American Jews with ties to Israel prefer an opposition victory in the Knesset elections, compared to 15% who support the coalition.
Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, 87, begins series of planned dialysis treatments at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem
American billionaire Bill Ackman says Ben Gvir and Smotrich have caused enormous damage to Israel's reputation and argues that excluding them from the next government could improve relations with the US.
A Chabad Jew was stabbed in NYC. He returned the next day to continue wrapping tefillin.
Azam Khan was arrested after allegedly attempting to smash the doors of the Young Israel synagogue with a club and setting fire to a yard sign in an effort to ignite the building.
The people left behind have to keep breathing somehow. Twenty-five years ago, OneFamily made them a promise: you will never face this alone.
After claiming victory in forcing a Jewish event out of Queens, Pal-Awda targets an Israeli real estate fair in Riverdale, drawing condemnation from officials.
A Jewish resident of Crown Heights was stabbed near Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The victim was hospitalized in stable condition as police investigate a possible antisemitic motive.
Despite only three Jews remaining in the city, a court rejects developers' attempts to seize the land and upholds the historic cemetery's protected status.
AIPAC announces it will stop endorsing candidates and making direct PAC contributions, while maintaining political fundraising efforts through other channels.
As riots spread from France to Italy, Milan Mizrachi chair Rafael Turiel warns in a conversation with Arutz Sheva of rising anti-Israel hostility but says Jewish life continues as usual.
As anti-government protests spread to Albania, extremists issue online threats against Jewish institutions, including the country's central synagogue.
Abdisamad Siad, 33, pleads not guilty to assaulting three Orthodox Jewish women in Stamford Hill. One victim was allegedly punched while walking with her infant daughter.
At least two Jewish women were assaulted in Stamford Hill, with one suffering significant bruising. Police arrested a suspect on suspicion of racially and religiously aggravated grievous bodily harm.
Chabad emissary Rabbi Tzvi Bassman spoke to Arutz Sheva about the 150-year-old synagogue he heads, which has reopened to serve a community made up entirely of teenagers.
Prestigious award presented on Yom Ha'aliyah recognizes English-speaking immigrants whose contributions have made a lasting impact on the State of Israel
Rioters wreak havoc in 19th Arrondissement synagogue, throwing holy books and religious items on the floor, as violent riots rock the country.
Chaim Rubin's medulloblastoma returned this Av. His family must get him to the U.S. for advanced treatment, and their savings are already gone.
Indian police have arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of setting fire to a compound adjacent to the historic Kadavumbhagam Synagogue in Kochi, India.
In an interview with an Iranian television channel, Rabbi Younes Hamami Lalehzar claimed that synagogues in Iran do not require special security, while also criticizing Israel.
Former hostage Omer Shem Tov joined musical duo Zusha for a joint performance of their hit “Don’t Leave Me on My Own" at an October 7 memorial event in New York.
Three years after Oct. 7, JFNA says Jewish engagement has reached an elevated ‘new normal.’
New NYPD data shows 53% of confirmed New York City hate crimes this year targeted Jews, who make up about 10% of the population
Chaim Rubin, 7, beat cancer after more than a year of treatments, returned to school, and then saw symptoms return. His family says it needs help to fund a required upfront deposit for advanced treatment in the US.
About 100 protesters gathered outside Sag Harbor Cinema, while the IAC urged future screenings to include survivor testimony and context.
Wishing a joyous Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah to all our readers. News coverage ends this evening, resumes Saturday evening.
Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah about to begin in Israel. Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North America desk will update the site until they begin in New York.
Baby Rivka, 9 months old, is battling a serious blood disease. Her parents say they waited five years for their daughter and now need help paying for upcoming treatment. The appeal reports that $60,000 is still needed and urges people to donate and share.
Explosions rock Houthi-controlled Sanaa after Saudi Arabia said it intercepted four drones and two ballistic missiles launched by the Iran-backed group.
During the intermediate days of the holiday, 8,690 Jews ascended the Temple Mount. Rabbi Elisha Wolfson, head of the Temple Mount Yeshiva: “We are seeing redemption with our own eyes."
An old synagogue building in the city of Mariinsk, built in 1896 and later used as a sports club and a post office branch, will be offered for sale for pennies.
Chabad-Lubavitch delegation presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the Four Species and the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s teachings, offering encouragement ahead of his address to the UN General Assembly.
From Ashkelon to Samaria, Religious Zionist students, rabbis and communities come together for dancing and music at Simchat Beit Hasho'eva celebrations.
Brooklyn man faces hate-crime charges after allegedly chasing a Jewish victim with a knife while shouting “Heil f---ing Hitler".
Sukkot about to begin in Israel. INN's North America desk will continue to update the site until Sukkot begins in New York.
Yael's father passed away years ago. In two weeks, on October 7, she marries with her mother alone raising five children behind her.
Over 1,500 activists join a Yom Kippur “Yizkor" event accusing Israel of genocide, before protesters block the Brooklyn Bridge and dozens are arrested.
Yom Kippur synagogue auctions reach new heights as worshipers pay tens of thousands for honors, with one Book of Jonah reading fetching 353,000 shekels.
Police officer critically wounded after gunman opens fire outside Canadian synagogue during Kol Nidre services.
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis writes a special Yom Kippur prayer honoring the two victims of last year’s Heaton Park synagogue terror attack.
Yom Kippur about to begin in Israel. Israel. Israel National News' North America desk will continue to update the site until Yom Kippur begins in New York.
The Prime Minister participated in the main Selichot service at the Western Wall and prayed for the well-being of IDF soldiers and security forces. Captivity survivors were greeted with cheers from the crowd.
Veteran prosecutor Benjamin Forer was sworn in as a judge on the California Superior Court after receiving the support of 1.5 million voters.
Who must fast? Who is exempt? When should you avoid go to synagogue? From what age does one fast? Israel's Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber outlines key Yom Kippur laws and customs.
Rabbi Mordechai Auerbach, son of renowned halakhic authority Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and longtime Tel Aviv rabbi, passes away at 84.
Rabbi Marc Schneier urges NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to apologize to Jewish New Yorkers and change his rhetoric on Israel, Zionism and Netanyahu.
Only 1000 golden coins have been minted for the first 1000 donors who donate $1000 to help the rabbi establish more kollels in this time of crisis, now just 50 remain.
World Jewish Congress leaders meet Slovenian PM Janez Janša after Israel opened its first embassy in Ljubljana, discussing antisemitism and Jewish life.
Binyamin Chasin, freed after more than a decade in Iraqi Kurdistan, is expected to arrive in Israel and begin studying at Aish in Jerusalem.
Two prominent Modern Orthodox Jewish schools in New York City are planning to bring students to a Friday morning prayer gathering outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence at Gracie Mansion, prompting criticism from some parents.
Chabad emissary Rabbi Tzemach Mizrahi assaulted near a Milan bus stop by three men who stole his hat and kicked him. Italian police arrest all three suspects.
