Five biblical concepts that relate to the Land of Israel
There are hundreds of references to Israel on every page of Tanach, according to Tuly Weisz, founder and CEO of Israel365. As such, in honor of Israel Independence Day on April 19, Weisz will...
Gale Kissin sings “Mame Loshn”
Few recordings so well selected, so clearly interpreted, and so significative as this one:
Gale Kissin sings Mama Loshn
15 songs that illustrate Jewish life and struggles through the last 300 years!
I was afraid that America...
Agreement gives all proceeds of Anne Frank diary sales to New Israel Fund
All proceeds from the sales of the renowned Diary of Anne Frank will be distributed to the New Israel Fund, according to an announcement made by the organization and the Anne Frank Foundation on the eve...
Holocaust survivors and their descendants sing to celebrate life
600 Holocaust survivors, their children and grandchildren sing in a moving tribute to the power of life and good over evil. Project organized by Koolulam, and filmed at Jerusalem's Beit Avi Chai center.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=Vuh1-jDi7Qw
Current World Jewish population still below pre-Holocaust figures
According to figures released Tuesday by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of Jews alive today is still lower than it was in 1939, prior to the Holocaust.
Prior to the murder of...
Chabad rabbi’s son combats smartphone threats to children via Herzliya startup
Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, Lazer Mangel would help his dad, the local Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi, set up the family’s WiFi network so that he could still get in whenever he wanted.
Mangel, 24, says he...
Parashat Shemini שְּׁמִינִי
This is now the first day of the month of Nissan (“ניסן”) as Rosh Chodesh (“ראש חודש”), and the eighth day of the inauguration of the Mishkan. We know that from a hidden numerical...
The new face of Jewish philanthropy is innovative, younger and more female
Giving has been part of New Yorker Sarah Rueven’s life since she can remember. In fact, Rueven recalls her grandparents and her parents teaching by both word and example what a powerful force that...
Film documents massacre of Jews in Lithuanian shtetl
Molètai is a small town in Lithuania with a dark past.
On Aug. 29, 1941, Molètai residents, in partnership with Nazi officers, massacred the Jewish townspeople. These victims had been rounded up a few days...
Bulgarian foreign ministry hosts Balkan Jewish leaders for special Passover dinner
SOFIA - The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry hosted the Organization of Jews in Bulgaria ‘Shalom’ and representatives of the Jewish communities of Greece, Macedonia, and Serbia on Thursday for a special Passover dinner.
In a message...