Absent from the Bible, Mishnah and Talmud, reincarnation was developed by Kabbalah as a way to explain injustice, drew fierce opposition from leading rabbis, resurfaced in modern controversy and led the Ari and his disciples to map and diagnose souls

After the October 7 attacks and the war in Gaza, British Jews describe rising fear, record antisemitism and deepening divisions over Israel, marking the most profound social and political change within the community since the 1960s

Israel has sharply expanded archaeological activity in Judea and Samaria after approving a 120 million shekel plan, boosting budgets, enforcement powers and excavations; Officials say the move aims to protect heritage sites, amid political and academic controversy 

Pro-Palestinian protesters assaulted Jews on their way to a Hanukkah candle lighting near the Neve Shalom synagogue, shouting anti-Zionist slurs as police dispersed the crowd, some of whom waved Palestinian flags

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir praised troops from the IDF’s Haredi Hasmonean Brigade, saying they prove combat service can be combined with a Haredi lifestyle as the military seeks to expand ultra-Orthodox enlistment amid growing manpower needs

The center is set to open in Bavaria, North Rhine–Westphalia or Saxony; Yad Vashem Chairman said the new educational site will help counter Holocaust distortion and trivialization and serve as a pillar in the fight against antisemitism