Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis the Next Chief Rabbi of the UK

Posted on: December 18th, 2012

Since 1996 Rabbi Mirvis has become synonymous with the ever-growing Finchley Synagogue, one of the biggest congregations in London.

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PM Netanyahu Lights Eighth Hanukkah Night at Western Wall Plaza

Posted on: December 16th, 2012

Lighting the national menorah for the last night of Hanukkah at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated:

N.J. Shul Claims New Menorah-Lighting Guinness Record

Posted on: December 12th, 2012

A New Jersey synagogue said that it set a new Guinness World Record by lighting 834 menorahs on 90 tables in an airport hangar.

Germany Finally Approves Brit Mila Bill

Posted on: December 12th, 2012

AP reports that German lawmakers finally approved a bill that permits Brit Mila. 434 lawmakers voted in favor, 100 against and 46 abstained. The bill needed to be passed after a Cologne regional court ruled in June against permitting Brit Mila.

Chemicals Thrown in Face of Williamsburg Rabbi Who Supports Sex Abuse Victims

Posted on: December 12th, 2012

The vast majority of the rabbis of the Williamsburg community backed Weberman from the time of his arrest.

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Enlightened Reform Movement Equally Disappointed in Israel and the Palestinians

Posted on: December 6th, 2012

Who are These People? Are they even Jewish? Honestly?

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B’nai Jeshurun Synagogue Leaders Congratulate Palestine on UN Vote

Posted on: December 5th, 2012

"The vote at the UN yesterday is a great moment for us as citizens of the world," said the email.

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Menorah Lighting To Take Place Around the World

Posted on: December 4th, 2012

Celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, commemorated through the lighting of the traditional Hanukkah menorah, will be taking place across the world, according to an article by the Washington Post.

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Lubavitch Rabbi Escapes Unscathed from Totaled Car in Icy Birobidzhan

Posted on: December 4th, 2012

Rescue teams released him completely free from injury.

Feiglin Davens with Minyan on Temple Mount, Arabs Silent (Video)

Posted on: December 4th, 2012

The world did not erupt in flames. Even the Muslims preferred to keep mum about it.

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Vizhnitzers Shocked as Sudanese Workers ‘Violated’ Rebbes’ Chambers

Posted on: December 3rd, 2012

No one seemed to be in charge of the movements of the Sudanese workers.

Polish Court Rules Against Ritual Slaughter

Posted on: November 27th, 2012

The court killed a Polish government allowance for Jewish and Muslim slaghtering.

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Observing Shabbat Worldwide to Protect Israel

Posted on: November 20th, 2012

Shabbat has kept the Jews throughout the generations.

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‘Because It’s Ours’ – Tent City Rises in Hebron on Shabbat Chaye Sarah (Video)

Posted on: November 11th, 2012

Toward early mid-afternoon the tents start popping up on the lawn in the park across from the Cave of Machpela.

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20,000 Jews in Hebron for Chayei Sarah

Posted on: November 11th, 2012

At least 20,000 Jews from all across Israel, and some coming in from around the world, converged on the biblical city of Hebron this shabbat to honor the memory of the Matriarch Sarah, whose burial in the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron - Maarat HaMachpela - was chronicled in this week's Torah portion.

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French Imams in Jerusalem For Anti-Anti-Jewish Campaign

Posted on: November 11th, 2012

A campaign by a group of 12 French imams to portray themselves as friendly to Jews is set to take place on Sunday when they arrive in Israel for a five-day visit.

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Chief Rabbi: Stop Ingesting Pesticides to Avoid Bugs

Posted on: November 8th, 2012

Some of the supervised, ‘bug-free,’ leafy vegetable growers are using higher levels of pesticides than allowed by Health Ministry standards.

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Library of Congress Celebrates 100 Years of Hebraica

Posted on: November 1st, 2012

A new exhibit at the Library of Congress is celebrating 100 years of Hebraica with its new exhibit, “Words Like Sapphires”.

Haredim Reject Government ‘Saturated’ Burials

Posted on: October 30th, 2012

The conventional burial sites permit the burial of some 70 persons per acre, as opposed to as many as 600 in the new system.

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Two Very Different Jews Memorialized on Saturday

Posted on: October 28th, 2012

Memorials for two memorable Jews took place this weekend, though they stood, perhaps, on opposite sides of the political spectrum.