A miracle in Israel? Christian, Muslim and Jewish mothers march together
A recent small miracle was almost completely ignored by media: thousands of Jewish, Muslim and Christian women walked through Israel, together, demanding peace.
Recently, alongside Israeli singer Yael Deckelbaum, they released the song “Prayer of the...
This Heartwarming Subway Photo Of Hasidic Couple And Muslim Woman Goes Viral
The New York City subway isn’t the prettiest spot for photos. But a snap from the F Train highlighting interfaith harmony between Muslims, Jews and Taoists ricocheted around the Internet this week, after being...
The mutation of anti-Semitism
Within living memory of the Holocaust, after which the world said it would never happen again, antisemitism has returned.
But what is antisemitism and why should its return be cause for grave concern, not only...
Warsaw Jewish community buries damaged Torah scrolls
Warsaw's Jewish community on Wednesday held a burial of damaged Torah scrolls in the Polish capital, an ancient ritual that some believe had not been carried out since the war.
Poland's chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich...
UN: Allies Knew of Jewish Holocaust Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
Newly released United Nations documents reveal that the Allied powers knew about the Jewish Holocaust carried out by Hitler’s Nazi regime at least two-and-a-half years earlier than previously thought.
As early as December 1942, the...
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising anniversary remembered
Events around the Polish capital on Wednesday marked the 74th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Prime Minister Beata Szydło and other leading politicians, including the head of the opposition Civic Platform...
This Jewish Scientist Discovered The Magic of THC
In the early 1960s, a Bulgarian-born scientist named Raphael Mechoulam was caught carrying five kilograms of, as he called it, “superb, smuggled Lebanese hashish” on a bus from Tel Aviv to Rehovot. But he wasn’t...
Jewish Community Relations Council sets local Holocaust remembrance observances
The Jewish Community Relations Council is announcing its annual Holocaust commemoration programs for this spring’s series of Yom Hashoah (Day of Remembrance) observances.
The annual Shoah Memorial Ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday...
Get ready for Jewish Music Week in Toronto
Best Festival Ever!
May 21 - 28, 2017
Program Guide coming out next week, and complete Calendar
of Events will be posted at www.jewishmusicweek.com
on Friday, April 20.
Here are some of the highlights:
Rocky Mountain Jewgrass
Sunday May...
Record numbers of Jews ascend Temple Mount during Passover 2017
A record number of Jews - approximately 1,600 - visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the seven-day Passover holiday this year, breaking last year’s record of 1,015 during the same time, according to...