In terrorists’ line of fire daily, IDF troops turn to Chabad of Hebron
With an obvious lump in his throat, a new recruit to the Israel Border Police shared over a break in Safed this past Shabbat that he knew one of the two soldiers laid to rest only a day...
Bimbo Bakeries USA confirms dropping of kosher certifications for bread products
Bimbo Bakeries USA, a subsidiary of Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo—one of the world’s largest baked-goods conglomerates with America’s largest private-label bread-baking business—made the decision in 2017 to drop the world’s largest kosher symbol, the OU...
Cape Town synagogue set ablaze, valuable Torah scrolls completely burnt
Torah scrolls worth more than half a million dollars were burned and damaged in a fire on Tuesday night at the Arthurs Road synagogue in Cape Town, South Africa, the congregation’s rabbi, Sam Thurgood,...
Revealed: Secret synagogue operated in Dubai for 3 years
Three years ago, the small Jewish community in Dubai founded the first synagogue in the city, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
The community, including Jewish citizens of other countries who deal in finance, law, energy,...
Is your bread still kosher? Arnold’s Bread manufacturer drops the OU
Bimbo Bakeries USA, which owns many of the nationally distributed bread and bun brands in the United States, including Arnold’s, Thomas’, Sara Lee, Stroehmann, Freihofer’s and Entenmann’s, have recently made decisions to drop the...
IDF starts new department for interested female soldiers: Army Kashrut
Women enlisting in the Israel Defense Forces will now have a new department available in which they can fulfill their years of service: Army Kashrut.
For the first time, women will be able to fill...
Nefesh B’Nefesh to hold winter ‘aliyah’ fairs in US
Nefesh B’Nefesh will provide prospective immigrants to Israel with the opportunity to have questions about aliyahanswered under one roof at informational fairs in major American cities in December. The fairs will be held in cooperation...
Dos Kuentizikos De Viejizikos
EL MANKO DE KUDYADO DEL SERVISYO FUNEBRE
El servisyo funebro para la seremoniya del enterrimiento yego a una ande se aviya murrido una mujer resamente.
Los portadores estavan yevando la mujer abasho del apartamente kuando sin...
The Jewish Origins of Thanksgiving
In 1621, colonists at Plymouth held a feast, expressing their gratitude to God for a good harvest. This is widely understood to be the original Thanksgiving celebration—but Moshe Sokolow points to an even earlier celebration and...
The short story on how turkey became kosher
Thanksgiving usually consists of cooking on a level that Jews do every week for Shabbat preparation—soup, salad and all those sides that accompany the main dish.
And while chicken has been a staple from the...