While chowing down on a Philly cheesesteak outside of Izzy’s Cheesesteaks on New York’s Lower East Side on Monday afternoon, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was interrupted by a fellow member of the tribe who had a pressing question. “Is that kosher? It’s supposed to be kosher,” the passerby, Eugene Weiser, shouted at Portnoy, who… Read More

Corey Lewandowski, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, confirmed to Jewish Insider on Tuesday that he is no longer working with Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election campaign. “We went to Israel to conduct an assessment of capabilities and needs of the campaign. In short order, we helped to stand up a structure that will help the Prime… Read More

Jews in the United States begin voting today for a stake in decisions made in and about the Jewish state over the next five years. Tens of thousands of American Jews are expected to cast their ballots in the World Zionist Congress elections before polls close on March 11.  Seat at the table: More than… Read More

On eve of 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation, Pope Francis condemned the “barbaric resurgence of cases of antisemitism” during a meeting with a visiting delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center at the Vatican on Monday. “I will never tire of firmly condemning every form of antisemitism,” the Pope said. 

Dalia al-Aqidi, a Muslim refugee from Iraq and a former journalist who last week announced a run for Congress in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, discussed her candidacy in an interview with Jewish Insider. Al-Aqidi, 51, joins a handful of Republican candidates who have jumped into the race for a chance to unseat first-term Rep Ilhan… Read More