Baking matzah in the Gulf
The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC) announced Sunday that it will bring matzah-making to several Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries ahead of Passover, which begins on Friday, April 15.
Additionally, the AGJC, the umbrella...
Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize announces 2021 recipients
Seven outstanding Olim (immigrants to Israel) from English-speaking countries have been awarded the 2021 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize, recognizing Anglos who have made a major contribution to the State of Israel: www.boneizion.org.il.
The...
North American Jewish day-school students score a slam dunk for disability awareness
What new invention is named after a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, inspired by Israeli disability care and advancement organization, and designed by North American Jewish day-school students?
It’s the “Shaquille...
550 Bnei Menashe from India visit Western Wall with Israel’s chief rabbi
Some 550 new immigrants from the Bnei Menashe community who recently immigrated to Israel and now live in the Galilee visited the Western Wall on Wednesday for the first time, together with the Ashkenazi...
Kosher soup kitchen joins with DoorDash in New York to help feed families
A Jewish-run and kosher-certified soup kitchen and food pantry operating in New York City has partnered with the food-delivery service DoorDash to provide meals and groceries to families in need in the boroughs of...
Bask in the glow of a Moroccan Purim
Purim, which is celebrated on the 14th day of the Jewish month of Adar (this year starting on March 16), commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman’s plot to kill the region’s...
Former Israeli finance minister Avraham Hirschson dies at 81
Former Israeli finance minister Avraham Hirschson died on Monday at the age of 81.
Hirschson served as a member of Knesset for both the Likud and Kadima parties between 1981 and 1984, and again from...
Billionaire Roman Abramovich to sell Chelsea FC, donate from sale to help victims of...
Russian Jewish businessman Roman Abramovich announced that he will sell the British soccer team Chelsea FC and said all money from the sale will be donated to help victims of the war in Ukraine.
In a...
Harold “Smoky” Simon, one of the IAF’s founders, dies at 101
Three days after he passed away at the age of 101, close to his 102nd birthday, tributes continue to pour in for Harold “Smoky” Simon on Thursday, one of the legendary founders of the Israeli...
Claims Conference distributes record $720 million to support aging Holocaust survivors
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) announced on Wednesday that it has allocated $720 million in funds to more than 300 social welfare organizations to support home care and supportive...