Friends of the IDF donate $60,000 to rebuild synagogue destroyed by Hamas rocket
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) supporters Fred and Jeannette Bogart of Boca Raton, Fla., and New York donated $60,000 to rebuild the synagogue on the Israel Defense Forces’ Kissufim Base, home to...
Ukraine synagogue where Begin married gets first Torah scroll since World War II
The dedication of a Torah scroll at the restored Choral Synagogue took place on Wednesday in the Ukrainian town of Drohobych.
Yaakov Dov Bleich, the chief rabbi of Ukraine, dedicated a new Torah scroll together...
Historic copy of Hebrew Bible returns to Spain to go on display in 2020
One of the oldest and most expensive copies of the Hebrew Bible was returned to Spain, where it was created in 1476, and will go on display next year.
The Kennicott Bible, with more than...
Demolition dredges up items in buried time capsule linked to Pittsburgh Jewish history
A time capsule buried in 1906 was uncovered on Monday during the demolition of the Pittsburgh Playhouse, which once housed the Tree of Life synagogue, CBS Pittsburgh reported.
Past and present members of Tree of Life, and...
December 27, 2010: Jonathan Pollak, anarchist activist against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands,...
Jonathan Pollak, an anarchist activist against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, was sentenced to three months in prison and fined 1,500 shekels on this date in 2010 for his 2008 arrest at a...
A parents’ guide to this year’s nuclear family seder
“Even if all of us were wise, all of us understanding, all of us knowing the Torah, we would still be obligated to discuss the exodus from Egypt; and everyone who discusses the exodus...
Despite Covid-19, JWed Surpasses 3,500 Married!
JWed.com recently passed the celebratory milestone of 3,500 members married.
The online Jewish dating service was a trailblazer, launched in 2001 to empower Jewish singles to find their soulmate. With over 3,500+ known marriages, JWed.com...
‘Never again’ is more than a slogan
Today, Jan. 27, the world marks the horrific murder of 6 million Jews—men, women, and children—by the Nazis and their helpers in the Holocaust. We remember the darkest chapter of human history, when a...
OU awards $100,000 to 35 synagogues for initiatives to welcome back congregants
The Orthodox Union has awarded $100,000 in grants to 35 synagogues in 15 U.S. states and one Canadian province in an effort to bring communities back to shul as more people are vaccinated against...
Pope Francis, Israel’s chief rabbis discuss interfaith coexistence in Kazakhstan
Pope Francis and both of Israel’s chief rabbis, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau and Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, discussed peaceful coexistence and cooperation between religions in meetings and on the sidelines of an...