Wearing tefillin may prevent damage from heart attacks
Wearing tefillin may have life-saving cardiovascular benefits for both men and women, according to University of Cincinnati researchers.
Tefillin, or phylacteries, are small leather boxes containing biblical passages on parchment scrolls. There are two in...
A new post-Soviet aliyah
Hannah Yarutskaya made aliyah as a 9th-grader in 2015 from Mariupol–the Ukrainian city destroyed by Russian occupiers in the spring of 2022.
After serving as a lone soldier in Israel’s armed forces, Yarutskaya continues to...
Israeli entry for Best Foreign Film fails to make Oscar shortlist
Israel’s entry for Best International Film at the 2023 Oscars ceremony failed to make it onto a shortlist of 15 films that will vie for the award next year, according to an announcement on...
70,000 people from 95 countries make aliyah in 2022
Some 70,000 people from 95 different countries immigrated to Israel in 2022 with the assistance of the Jewish Agency for Israel, in cooperation with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration.
It was the most olim in 23...
Is this the largest LEGO menorah in the world?
A Tel Aviv LEGO store has secured what is believed to be the largest-ever LEGO menorah.
Located in the Dizengoff Center, LEGO Store Tel Aviv in July became the first official LEGO store to open...
Meet the man whose challah will make you holla
Growing up in New York state, Freddie Feldman never made a challah. But the Skokie, Ill., resident is on a hot streak, having made a challah or matzah every Friday for the past 138...
30 deaf and hearing-impaired youths celebrate bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem
Thirty deaf and hearing-impaired students from across Israel celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in Jerusalem this week as part of a program developed by Young Israel in Israel’s Judaic Heritage Program for the...
Birthright alumni go in search of the next Jewish comedy star
It has been proven that the Birthright program produces lifelong connections between young Jews and Israel. Studies also show that participants are more likely to build Jewish families. But could it produce the next...
‘Non-Jewish Nanny’ to Orthodox children becomes a social media sensation
Adriana Fernandez laughs when she recounts how she got it wrong when it came to understanding what “kosher” means.
“I used to think it was just that you couldn’t have a cheeseburger and couldn’t mix cheese and...
‘Captain Kangaroo’ set designer Allen Klein shares his Thanksgiving memories
Allen Klein will never forget Thanksgiving 2013. For many years, the scene designer had to work on Thanksgiving as a production team member for the children’s television program “Captain Kangaroo.” But in 2013, he...