Estrella Toledano School joins World ORT
Speaking after the Spanish capital’s only Jewish day school formally joined the ORT family, the Chair of the organisation’s Board of Trustees, Dario Werthein, said the development “gives power to revive Jewish life in...
World ORT bids a fond farewell to Shmuel Sisso
The former mayor of Kiryat Yam is returning to Israel where he has been appointed by the Ministry of the Interior as mayor of Tel Mond, near Netanya. Mr Sisso’s task is to restore...
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Dear Supporters,Thanks to your support we are steady making progress with the work on our future granary and bakery! We have already begun enclosing the structure, and the framing for the concrete was...
Diving into intermarriage debate, Manhattan ‘Mega-Synagogue’ welcomes Non-Jews
B'nai Jeshurun stands on 88th Street among expensive Upper West Side apartments, an impressive synagogue in an elegant Moorish style. It’s best known for lively and well-attended Shabbat services, which can attract thousands of...
Gérard Collomb : “Ce que sera la nouvelle loi antiterroriste”
Protection des grands événements, fermeture des lieux de culte liés au terrorisme, mesures individuelles de surveillance et bracelets électroniques, opérations de police sous le contrôle d'un nouveau juge spécialisé… Gérard Collomb devrait présenter son...
What watching “Wonder Woman” means to me as a Jewish woman
Growing up, I didn’t think Jewish girls could be sexy. Or badass. Or sexy badasses. The Jewish actresses I saw on TV and in the movies were cute and lovable and smart, and they...
Interfaith couples can finally rest in peace – together
Ryan Szigeti, who helps people plan their cemetery and funeral arrangements, hopes that the opening of a Jewish burial section in a non-denominational cemetery will give Jews in interfaith marriages the opportunity to be...
Jewish Film Fest announces lineup
The Jewish Film Festival announced the program for its upcoming festival on Tuesday night, June 20, and the lineup looks appetizing, as usual. This is one of the great festivals in the Bay Area,...
Rabbis to officiate in intermarriages at prestigious NYC synagogue
B’nai Jeshurun is an important, widely regarded synagogue in New York City. It will soon start officiating the weddings of couples who are of different faiths, one Jewish and the other not. The conditions...
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft opens first regulation-sized Jerusalem football stadium
The new Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem was inaugurated this week and made possible by a $6 million donation earlier this year by New England Patriots owner and five-time National Football League (NFL)...