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The Forgotten Refugees

When the United Nations marks World Refugee Day this month, one group will be curiously absent from their commemorations: the 850,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries.National Torah Service

For one Hasidic rebbe, ultra-Orthodox men should serve in the Israeli Defense Forces on one condition: that secular Israelis enlist in a parallel effort of Torah study.   The Biggest Jewish Genetic Myths

Ashkenazi Jews are not real Jews; Jews live longer than others; Jews have more red hair than the Irish; we all descend from Eve: only one of these statements is true.What Britain Really Thinks of Israel

While David Cameron may claim that Britain is a steadfast friend of Israel, new leaked documents from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office tell a different story.The “Kosher for Passover” Tombstone

It was the stuff of urban legend in Namibia two decades ago, but elders of the country's Jewish community insisted it was true.Europe’s Zionist Anti-Semites

Although Europe’s hard Right parties remain hostile to European Jewry, they are equally critical of the EU’s unsympathetic approach to Israel—and have gone to Israel to say so.       Halakhic Jews and Modern Time

You might not have noticed it, but an unusual event happened at about 7:00 p.m. in New York this past Shabbat, June 30, 2012: we experienced a leap second.