Kehilat Yeshurun Rabbi Haskel Lookstein said on Sunday that he was not the rabbi who gave Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner permission to fly on Air Force One on Shabbat (Sabbath), calling the rumors “fake news”.
US President Donald Trump’s Chief Legal Adviser Jason Greenblatt arrived in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh but stayed in his hotel room and ate a Shabbat (Sabbath) meal of fruits and crackers.
Efraim Gadassi, a volunteer paramedic for United Hatzalah, was killed early Friday morning while responding to an emergency call in Jerusalem.
This is the astonishing moment chaos broke out in a north London street during a confrontation between two rival groups of orthodox Jews.
A rabbinical court in Paris officially dissolved the marriage of a Jewish woman who for 29 years had tried unsuccessfully to obtain a religious Jewish divorce from her abusive ex-husband.
Orange County, NY – As Kiryas Joel continues to struggle with both growing pains and legal issues, nearby communities have found themselves becoming an attractive option for Chasidim who are looking to put down roots in locations that are close to an existing Jewish community and have adequate housing supplies.
A three-alarm fire broke out on Sunday night at a 19th Century synagogue on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Jerusalem – It is permissible to play with fidget spinners on Shabbat, rabbis at an institute that looks at technological science and Jewish law have determined.
Following the uproar over a meeting between a group of Jewish activists including a Chabad Rabbi and the pope, Rabbi Dovber Pinson has issued a ‘Letter of Explanation and Apology’ to the community.
The official desire to prevent Sabbath desecration on Lag BaOmer Eve takes some getting used to – and until that happens, the traditional Lag BaOmer bonfires and celebrations in Meron, Galilee are likely to turn into one big mess.