Italian Farmers Cultivate Jewish Tradition With Fragrant Citrons
Italy – There’s less than a month to go until the Jewish festival of Sukkot, and New Yorker Hershel Mann is feeling the heat under the broiling sun of southern Italy.
Charter Flight With Hundreds Of Passengers From NYC To Uman Cancelled Hours Before Take-Off
Hundreds of people scheduled to leave New York on Wednesday night for Uman have just been notified that the flight has been cancelled.
BORUCH DAYAN HA’EMMES: FORMER ISRAEL PRESIDENT SHIMON PERES
Former Israeli President Shimon Peres was Niftar early Wednesday morning. He was 93.
Rabbi Moshe Dovid Niederman Addressing Satmar Anti-Israel Rally In NYC
Hundreds of Satmar Chassidim gathered outside the United Nations (UN) in New York on Thursday to protest to Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu as he addressed the UN General Assembly. The following is a clip of the event during the address of Rabbi Moshe Dovid Niederman.
Ben Gurion Airport Prepares For Mass Flights To Uman
Rosh Hashanah will be celebrated in another week and the Israel Airport Authority is bracing for the yearly mass flights to the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslav (Bratslav) in the Ukrainian town of Uman.
Former Chief Rabbi of France Passes Away At 73
Rabbi Yosef Haim Sitruk,who served for many years as the chief rabbi of France, passed away this morning (Sunday) in a local hospital at the age of 73.
U.S. Rabbis Furious At Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s Rejection of Top Rabbi’s Conversions
The Rabbinical Council of America reacted angrily Friday to the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s decision to reject conversions that were authorized by the chief dayan of the largest Orthodox rabbinical court in the United States.
Satmar Jews To Protest Netanyahu UN Speech
Members of the Satmar sect were called upon to protest outside UN Headquarters during Netanyahu’s address at the General Assembly.
NYC Election Board Makes Voting Registration Forms Available In Yiddish
NEW YORK — The New York City Board of Elections has made voting registration forms available in Yiddish.
Former Roommate of Mark Zuckerberg Becomes Rabbi In Israel
JERUSALEM – When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was launching a social media revolution 12 years ago, one of his suitemates at Harvard University was pursuing a different status: becoming a rabbi in Israel.