‘Defender of Israel Award’ goes to three men whon willingly put their lives on...
During the attacks and atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel on Oct. 7, Elchanan Kalmanson, his brother Menachem Kalmanson and their nephew, Itiel, drove towards the Gaza Strip under heavy rocket fire,...
A sweet taste of old meets new this Rosh Hashana
Sometimes, what’s old is new again. That certainly applies to classic Jewish recipes, many jotted down by home cooks—moms, aunts, grandmoms, great-grandmothers—who didn’t add specific measurements or even the temperatures at which to bake...
Portuguese officials pay tribute to historic Jewish leader
The International Observatory for Human Rights and B’nai B’rith Portugal paid tribute last night, at the headquarters of B’nai B’rith, to the first chief rabbi of the kingdom, Yaish ben Yahya, whose cooperation in...
Holy Days and Holidays
MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I suppose the etymology of the two phrases (Holy Days and Holidays) is the same, but their significance in this day and age is very different. Holidays are a time...
Two children’s books for Jewish holidays
Author Sandra Feder notes that Judaism acknowledges a duality in life: with the bitter often will come the sweet, and vice versa. “Sweet wine or grape juice is used to welcome Shabbat on Friday...
Jewish pilgrims to Uman not allowed to connect in Moldova
Thousands of Israeli pilgrims traveling to the burial site of a revered rabbi in Ukraine ahead of Rosh Hashanah next month will not be permitted to connect through Moldova and will be rerouted via...
Florida Hebrew University debuts as a unique Torah-based institution
In a ground-breaking initiative, a new Orthodox Jewish university is set to open its virtual doors offering a learning experience that is truly unprecedented in the world of Jewish education.
At this university, a beacon...
Soviet Yiddish artists and writers remembered
Congress for Jewish Culture together with the California Institute for Yiddish Culture and Language, the Jewish Labor Committee and the Workers Circle,
we present this video of yesterday's solemn gathering
טרויער־אַקאַדעמיע
https://youtu.be/Af6ppw_PExM?si=6XhFt2F63Qt-1JRt
In memory of the Soviet Yiddish...