ORT to receive Let Freedom Ring Award
The organisation has been chosen as a recipient of the Let Freedom Ring Award, in honor of our commitment to equality in education and our efforts to bridge the gap between ability and opportunity.
The...
Jewish Future Pledge expands to next generation with Jewish Youth Pledge
The Jewish Future Pledge, which calls on worldwide Jewish donors to allocate at least half of their charitable dollars transferred at death to Jewish and Israel-related causes, has begun to engage younger members of...
Christians Team Up With Jews to Rebuild Detroit Synagogue
According to Pastor Aramis Hinds of the Breakers Covenant Church International, the former synagogue and present church serves as a strong foundation of the Christian faith. To elaborate his point, he pointed out to...
Israeli Government Approves a Strategic Framework To Ensure the Future of the Global Jewish...
In its meeting this morning, The Israeli Government approved a first-of-its-kind comprehensive strategic framework for ensuring the continued existence and unity of the world Jewish community. The framework was presented for government approval by MK Omer...
Come Catch Ben, then Binyumen, in Back-to-back Weekends
Come catch
Ben Schaechter
and then
Binyumen Schaechter
in back-to-back weekends
First
Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, 9:30 PM
at the
Metropolitan Room
34 West 22 St, New York City
It Helps to Sing About It:
Songs of Ben Schaechter and Dan Kael
with a terrific cast...
‘Birthright for Moms’ to lead trips for Spanish-speakers
Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project is meeting in Buenos Aires as part of its new focus on Spanish-speakers.
The group is set to announce during the meeting on Monday and Tuesday for 100 Spanish-speaking women from...
Kosovo’s tiny Jewish community aims to punch above its size
It has been almost 15 years to the day since Kosovo, a landlocked country of 1.95 million north of Greece, declared independence on Feb. 17, 2008. Its Jewish community numbers just 35 to 50 people, but...
Avi Ganon takes up position as World ORT Director General and CEO
World ORT’s new Director General and CEO, Avi Ganon has outlined his vision of raising the organisation’s profile to one that matches its past and present impact on the Jewish world.
Addressing staff on his...
Iceland Jewish community celebrates its first permanent Torah scroll
The Jewish community in Reykjavik, Iceland, celebrated the completion and inauguration of the island’s first permanent Torah scroll on Sunday.
Celebrants danced down the streets of the nation’s capital, and guests came from Europe and Israel for...
In memory of Esther Pollard
This is being written in memory of Esther Pollard, who passed away on Jan. 31.
Esther was the wife of Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. intelligence analyst who in 1987 pleaded guilty to spying for...