In memory of Esther Pollard
This is being written in memory of Esther Pollard, who passed away on Jan. 31.
Esther was the wife of Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. intelligence analyst who in 1987 pleaded guilty to spying for...
It’s Super Bowl week, and Eli Lunzer is tackling a different side of sports
For Eli Lunzer, the road to Super Bowl Super LVI started weeks before the team match-ups were determined. Lunzer will arrive in Los Angeles for a nonstop week of work before the Cincinnati Bengals...
Redefining ‘Religious’ With Yuval David
When most of us hear the term “religious,” we think of sheitels, shtreimels, and what we can’t do on Shabbos, which is why most of us aren’t “religious” or “that religious.” However, Yuval David, an actor, filmmaker, and activist,...
Holocaust survivors up in arms over planned auction of Nazi memorabilia
Holocaust survivors and those involved in efforts to maintain the memory of the Shoah are up in arms over plans to put some 20 Nazi artifacts up for auction next week.
Among the artifacts to...
Yeshiva University announces $20 million gift from the Belz family
Dr. Ari Berman, President of Yeshiva University, announced this week that the Belz family of Memphis, Tennessee, has signed a $20 million gift agreement to launch a comprehensive renovation of the cornerstone academic building...
New Jewish cemetery of Oporto is a source of pride for the local community
Its name is Campo da Igualdade Isaac Aboab, or the Isaac Aboab Field of Equality. It is set in a quiet location on the outskirts of the city of Oporto. There are no high-rise...
‘We will not accept converts under new reform,’ Israel’s Sephardi chief rabbi warns
Israel’s Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef harshly criticized Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana on Tuesday for spearheading conversion and kashrut reforms Yosef claims go against Jewish law.
Speaking at a massive rabbinical gathering, Yosef accused...
At this special-needs summer camp, nobody ever ‘ages out’
Dasha is 30 years old, and has been attending the same summer camp for 13 years.
While many people finish the camp experience at the age when Dasha began hers, Camp Eitan is a unique...
Jewish group urges pulling of book naming Jewish suspect who betrayed Anne Frank
The European Jewish Congress is asking the U.S-based publishing house HarperCollins to pull a book they said contains an “incendiary claim” that a Jewish notary told the Nazis where Anne Frank and her family...
Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani to open 150 eateries in Europe
Eyal Shani, the Israeli king of pita bread and cauliflower, is set to open 150 restaurants in Europe over the next five years, according to local media reports.
The celebrity chef behind the super successful Miznon chain of...