Israeli rabbinical student learning and teaching at camp
Every summer, dozens of Israeli emissaries arrive at Jewish summer camps in Canada with the goal of linking Israel and the Diaspora.
Israeli rabbinical student Yosef Baruch, 43, arrived in Canada on Aug. 4 and...
Prof. Yedidia Stern Chosen as Incoming President of Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), Founded...
Professor Yedidia Stern has been chosen as the new President and CEO of the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI), founded by The Jewish Agency for Israel. He will replace Avinoam Bar-Yosef who is retiring...
Mass prayers to be held for Jews buried in Arab countries
Diaspora and Israeli organizations and communities representing millions of Jews around the world will participate on Saturday in a mass Kaddish (Mourners’ Prayer) and say a specially designed azkara (Memorial Prayer) for Jews buried in inaccessible...
Jews (and even an Israeli) match rackets at US Open
When Diego Schwartzman outlasted Kevin Johnson in Wednesday night’s rain-drenched match—requiring relocation from Louis Armstrong to Arthur Ashe Stadium mid-game—he became the identified Jewish player who is guaranteed to go deepest in this year’s...
Park in Florence, Italy, named after Jewish resistance fighters during Holocaust
A park in Florence, Italy, has been named after a Jewish couple who joined the Nazi resistance during World War II and became prominent members of the local community, The Jerusalem Post reported.
The park, close to...
Immigration to Israel up 31 percent in 2021
Immigration to Israel is up 31 percent so far this year, according to data released by Israel’s Aliyah and Integration Ministry and the Jewish Agency for Israel.
The data, released ahead of Yom HaAliyah (“Aliyah...
Harry Reid remembered for deep identification with Jewish community and Israel
Former Democratic leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol next week, was remembered by Jewish leaders and former staff as someone who deeply respected the Jewish community...
Swimming with the tide: Athlete, actor, volunteer and Israeli supporter Mark Spitz
Fifty years after the 1972 summer Olympics in Munich, swimmer Mark Spitz is still a household name and a Jewish legend. He is best known for winning seven gold medals in the 1972 games....
US Birthright participants 160% more likely to marry Jews
U.S. Jews who participated in Birthright trips to Israel are more highly identified and engaged in communal life than their peers who did not, according to an analysis of the Pew Research Center’s 2020...
Meet Israel’s only female ultra-Orthodox Border Police officer
Sgt. Maj. Avishag Shiran Malka, 38, is the only female ultra-Orthodox member of the Israel Border Police. The stringent religious practice of the ultra-Orthodox combined with the intense nature of her work can be...