Jared & Ivanka: An Embarrassment To Judaism
Last weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump demonstrated for all of us the real meaning of chillul haShem, desecrating God’s name.
Ivanka’s Rabbi: I Didn’t Permit Them To Fly on Shabbat
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”.
Why Are There No Security Checks At Western Wall on Shabbat?
A special Channel 2 investigation revealed that from the beginning of Shabbat until its end, as well as on festivals, religiously garbed Jews do no undergo security checks at the Western Wall.
Trump’s Ex-Wife Marla Maples, Keeps Kosher and Shabbat
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s ex-wife Marla Maples is a Christian who keeps the Jewish Sabbath and eats kosher.
Chief Rabbi Lau Permitted Satellite Launch on Shabbat
The explosion at the Florida launch site that inflicted irreparable damage on the Israeli “Amos 6” satellite prevented the launch of the satellite last Saturday, on Shabbat.
Randi Zuckerberg ‘Likes’ Unplugging For Shabbat
Randi Zuckerberg, an entrepreneur, radio host and sister to Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, discussed and encouraged “unplugging” from electronic devices on Shabbat while at the One-to-One forum in New York this past June.
New York – Jewelry Manufacturer Inadvertently Tosses Almost $1M In Diamonds In Pre-Shabbos Rush
A Jewish jeweler whose insurance company believes he committed fraud claimed he accidentally threw out nearly $1 million worth of diamonds last year, while rushing to arrive at a trade show before Shabbat, the New York Post reported on Friday.
Natalie Portman Talks About The Beauty of Shabbat In NY Times Article
In an email exchange with Jonathan Safran Foer, published in The New York Times, Natalie Portman shares why she is trying to revive Shabbat in her life.
Ultra Orthodox Kosher Authority Forces Jerusalem Cafe To Close on Shabbat
A Landwer café in downtown Jerusalem has agreed not to open on Shabbat after an ultra-Orthodox organization threatened to remove the kashrut certification of Landwer Coffee, which is a separate firm to the café chain but was founded by the same family.
Introducing: The ‘Kosher Walkie Talkie’
The Zomet Institute of Halacha and Technology, which specializes in adapting modern devices foruse within the scope of Jewish law, has developed a “kosher” walkie talkie – one that can be used on Shabbat, when Jews are generally forbidden to use electronic equipment.