Nefesh B’Nefesh to host six ‘aliyah’ events across North America in March
Nefesh B’Nefesh will host multiple aliyahevents across North America next month enabling prospective new immigrants to Israel (olim) to be as prepared as possible.
The March events are co-hosted by Nefesh B’Nefesh, Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah...
Son of Japanese Holocaust hero discovers father’s memorial destroyed by Beit Shemesh apartments
The Jewish National Fund was left scrambling to apologize to the son of a former Japanese diplomat who saved the lives of approximately 6,000 Jews during the Holocaust, after a memorial grove of trees...
Chabad of South Korea completing construction of first-ever mikvah
Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Seoul, South Korea, are completing the first-ever mikvah built in the country.
Jewish women seeking ritual-bath services have thus far had to travel quite a distance—to China or Japan—to use a mikvah for Taharat Hamishpachah, or family...
Kosher hotel proposed across from Southeast Florida casino
A kosher hotel has been proposed across the street from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
Called the “Kosher House,” it would have a kosher restaurant and a synagogue space, in...
Words from a mother about a loss to the Jewish people
I would be happy to write this morning about the new weekly Torah portion, Parshat Tetzave. But it seems to me that the better thing to do is to simply share the words of the...
WWII archive shows how Polish diplomats helped Jews
Polish officials last year announced the recovery of the archive, which they said contained historic documents showing how Polish diplomats helped rescue Jews from the Holocaust during World War II.
The diplomats, led by the Polish...
Volunteers bond with residents at ‘special’ center in the Negev
When Nina Paul first visited ALEH Negev Nahalat-Eran several years ago, she wept.
“Having experienced so many of the residential rehabilitative facilities in the States, I saw immediately the difference at ALEH Negev,” she said....
Israel’s ‘secular yeshivah’ opens first American branch in California
Operating four secular yeshivahs in Israel, BINA: The Jewish Movement for Social Change is now opening its first branch in the United States.
From Feb. 13 through May, the organization will offer its 90-minute egalitarian and pluralistic classes at...
‘Mezuzah Week’: A spiritual revolution in Tel Aviv
A revolutionary campaign under the title “Mezuzah Week in Tel Aviv” has recently been launched by the Central Chabad of Tel Aviv, where residents will be able to check the mezuzahs of their homes free of...
Kosher Crops (sans bugs) aims to create the ‘cleanest, freshest’ salad greens yet
While leafy greens contain essential vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber, they are particularly susceptible to infestation. Unwashed greens commonly house tiny insects such as aphids, thrips, leafminers and cabbage worms. Checking salad greens for...