Fall into the flavors of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah falls late on the calendar this year, at the end of the back-to-school month and at the beginning of the first signs of fall. No matter; somehow, there are always those last-minute...
Firefighters rescue Torah scrolls from historic Duluth synagogue, now fallen
Firefighters managed to salvage Torah scrolls from a 120-year-old synagogue in Duluth, Minn., before an overnight fire on Monday that started in a storage room wound up destroying the building.
Leaders of Adas Israel Congregation,...
Largest menorah in Europe donated to Sderot by Christian Zionists
Dutch Christian Zionist have donated what was previously the largest Hanukkah menorah in Europe to the Israeli city of Sderot as a gesture of solidarity with the Gaza-border town, which has suffered for years...
2,500 attend Birthright Israel mega-event in Ukraine
This week, 2,500 Birthright Israel alumni and friends gathered in Odessa, Ukraine, as part of the largest Birthright Israel event ever to take place outside of Israel.
Once home to Revolutionary Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky,...
Seal of First Temple-era royal steward found in Jerusalem
A 2,600-year old bulla (seal) bearing a Hebrew name was uncovered recently in earth excavated in 2013 from beneath Robinson’s Arch at the foundations of the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem....
Ceremony to fete Polish rescuers of Jews during Holocaust may near its end
The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) honored the sacrifices of Polish rescuers of Jews living in Warsaw in one of the largest gatherings of Holocaust rescuers in Poland’s capital city.
These righteous gentiles, who...
Rabbi on ground in battered Bahamas organizes supplies, volunteers for relief efforts
As Hurricane Dorian was unleashing its unimaginable devastation on the Bahamas earlier this week, Rabbi Sholom and Sheera Bluming, co-directors of Chabad of the Bahamas, hunkered down in the capital city of Nassau, making phone calls to residents,...
Monument honors Jewish national hero of Azerbaijan
A monument commemorating the Jewish national hero Albert Agarunov has been erected in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku.
It’s expected to open on the street named after the icon in the near future, reported Trend on Tuesday.
Agarunov was...
Israeli, Jewish organizations provide disaster relief to storm-stricken Bahamas
Several Jewish and Israeli humanitarian aid groups are providing aid or relief teams to the Bahamas following the catastrophic devastation unleashed by Hurricane Dorian.
The storm struck the Bahamas as a powerful Category 5 storm...
Expulsion Of Sephardic Jews from Spain In 1492 And Their Relocation And Success In...
The Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile took control of the Emirate of Grenada (1238-1492), the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, on January 2, 1492. King Boabdil surrendered...