Chabad Opens Its First Center In Rwanda
Rwanda - Chabad has opened its first center in Rwanda, which becomes the African nation’s first synagogue served by a permanent rabbi.
Rabbi Chaim and Dina Bar Sella, and their ...
Ocasio-Cortez Points Finger At Netanyahu, Accusing Him Of ‘Unjust,’ ‘Inhumane Policies’
Washington - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of enacting “unjust and inhumane policies.”
“The Netanyahu admini...
Tourist Pays $2,800 For Shawarma Platter In Jerusalem
Jerusalem - Was it the most amazing shawarma platter ever?
At $2,800, one would hope so.
That’s what one tourist was charged for the plate by a Jerusalem restaurant located n...
Jewish Woman Among Those Missing In California Boat Fire
Santa Barbara - There is a Jewish woman among those missing in the tragic boat accident off the coast of California.
The woman has been identified as 40-year-old Leah bas Esther...
Boris Johnson Seeks Early Election, Falls Out On Sukkot
London - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking an early election on Oct. 14, which falls on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Johnson will aim to have elections held then ...
Cable Car To Kotel: Solution Found For Kohanim?
Jerusalem - The National Infrastructure Committee recently approved the plans for the cable car to the Kotel Ma'aravi, and they will now be submitted for government approval. The n...
NYC Measles Outbreak Concentrated In Orthodox Jewish Neighborhoods Declared Over
New York - The measles outbreak concentrated in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods in New York City is considered over.
There have been no new infections over the last two incubation...
Hurricane Dorian Makes Its Way To Florida Coast As Jewish Agencies Prepare To Help Community
Palm Beach, FL - Hurricane Dorian, which remained stalled over the Bahamas from Sunday and over most of Monday, was making its way toward the Florida coast, although slowly at 1 mp...
Far-Right Alternative For Germany Party Makes Large Gains In Two State Elections
Germany - The head of Germany’s Jewish community is urging democratic political parties to clearly distance themselves from the right-populist Alternative for Germany Party, which ...
2 Argentine Provinces Will Get Advice On Environmental Issues From Jewish National Fund
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Two Argentinian provinces will be advised by Israeli experts in environmental issues from Keren Kayemet LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund.
KKL World Presid...
Chabad Girls’ Seminary in Florida Braces For Hurricane Dorian
Hallandale Beach - Hurricane Dorian has already spread huge destruction and mayhem in the Bahamas over the weekend, battering the islands with winds that reached 185 mph and gusts ...
Reports: Israeli Army Faked Casualties In Hezbollah Attack [VIDEO]
Jerusalem - Minutes after a Hezbollah anti-tank missile exploded on an Israeli army base, an Israeli military helicopter touched down and medics loaded a soldier on a stretcher abo...
3-Year-Old Child Struck By vehicle In Far Rockaway Passes Away
Far Rockaway - 3-year-old Mordechai Yavets tragically passed away, approximately an hour after he was struck by a vehicle on Virginia Street in Far Rockaway.
The accident took p...
Cleveland Browns Cut Jewish Placekicker Greg Joseph
Cleveland - The Cleveland Browns have cut Jewish placekicker Greg Joseph.
Joseph was cut on Saturday after spending a year with the team. He was released on waivers, which means...
Maimonides’ ‘Mishneh Torah’ Translated Into Russian
The Mishneh Torah, a 14-volume monumental work on Judaism by the 12th-century philosopher Rabbi Moshe Maimonides, has been translated and published in Russian for the first time.
...
Rivlin Remembers Killed Yeshiva Student Dvir Sorek At Start Of School Year
Jerusalem - Israeli President, Reuven Rivlin opened Israel’s school year at the Robert M. Beren Machanaim Hesder Yeshiva, where he memorialized murdered student Dvir Sorek.
“The...
Moldova’s Jews Feel An Anti-Semitic Backlash After A Corrupt Jewish Politician Flees To Israel
Chisinau, Moldova - Given enough vodka, some of Shimon Katz’s non-Jewish acquaintances here usually bring up a name that has complicated his relationship with them.
That name is...
VIDEO: Hasidic Jewish Couple Harassed About Israel’s Treatment Of Gaza On Manchester Train Ride
Manchester - An identifiably Jewish couple was harassed about Israel’s treatment of Gaza during a train ride in Manchester, England.
The anti-Semitic rant against the couple, dr...
Serbia To Block Construction On Former Concentration Camps
Belgrade, Serbia - Serbia’s parliament will block plans for construction, including of a shopping mall, on former concentration camps, the country’s president said.
President Al...
Photos Of Thousands Of Yeshiva University Students Appear On White Nationalist Website
New York - The photos of thousands of students and faculty of Yeshiva University appear on a white nationalist and anti-Semitic website.
The photos were posted on the Vanguard N...
