Dr. Vladimir Zelenko Dead at 49, Promoted the ‘Zelenko Protocol’
On March 21, 2020, Zelenko posted a video to YouTube and Facebook addressed to President Donald Trump.
The Late Olivia Newton-John Wrote about her Jewish Grandfather Nobel Winner Max Born
Newton-John dabbled in Kabballah in her 2006 album Grace and Gratitude.
Chabad-Lubavitch Kashruth Supervisor Yossi Bialo, 34, z’l
Rabbi Bialo is survived by his wife Elli and their two young children.
Rabbi Haim Drukman, Father of Hesder Yeshivas, Settlement Movement, Who Converted Thousands, Dead at...
The rabbi contracted COVID-19 earlier this month for the second time this year.
President’s Brother Succumbs to Undisclosed Illness at 71
Robert Trump spent much of his career as a top executive with the family's real-estate business, but shied away from publicity.
Mix-Up Leads to Wrong Coronavirus Funeral in New York
“I’m sorry,” he told the shocked family. “We took out the wrong casket. Please wait while I return this casket and bring out Mr. Grunwald.”
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, Founder of IFCJ, Dies Suddenly at 67
Former MK Dov Lipman: "I am in shock. . . A heart that gave and gave and gave stopped working."
Rabbi Moshe Tendler Dead at 95, Influenced Revolutionary Rulings of Father in Law’s ‘Igros...
Rabbi Tendler was the posek for the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists and served as its president.
Head of Agudath Israel, the Novominsker Rebbe, Succumbs to the Coronavirus at 89
After 9/11, Newsweek quoted him as saying: "Today, the world is not the same as it was yesterday. If we are the same as we were yesterday, then it is pure folly."
Rav Adin Steinsaltz, z”l: What Was His Secret?
The impact he had upon spreading Torah study – thereby bringing Jews closer to G-d and their faith – cannot be overstated.
Former Chief Rabbi of the UK Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks Dead of Cancer at...
While a student at Cambridge, he met with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, who convinced him to seek rabbinic ordination and enter the rabbinate.
Update: Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, Global Addiction Expert, Passes Away
Rabbi Twerski is survived by his second wife Dr. Gail Twerski, three sons, a daughter and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
The Night Kobe Bryant Said He Wouldn’t Mind being Jewish
It boggles the mind that Maccabi Tel Aviv had a chance to count the amazing Kobe Bryant in its ranks – and he already looked fantastic in a yellow uniform…
Jackie Mason, Rabbi Whose Sermons Did So Much Better on Broadway, Dead at 93
After his father died, Mason left his job as a rabbi to become a standup comedian because, as he put it, "Somebody in the family had to make a living."
Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Noach Dear, 67, Dies from COVID-19
“Judge Dear had a certain energetic, colorful persona that epitomized the great diversity . . . He will be sorely missed."
Baruch Dayan Haemes: Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h
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Haredi Leading Authority Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Dead at 94
Rabbi Kanievsky's funeral will take place on Sunday.
Report: Haredi Cult Leader Shlomo Helbrans Drowned in Mexico
According to Diardio de Chiapas, Helbrans' group of about 40 ultra-Orthodox Jewish families entered Chiapas three weeks ago legally from Guatemala, after having been expelled.
Rabbi Shalom Gold, 88, Passes Away
Rabbi Gold was the founder and rabbi of Congregation (Kehillat) Zichron Yosef in Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood.
The Farewell Letter to His Family Written by IDF Sgt-Maj (res) Ben Zussman, z’l
"If you are reading this, something has probably happened to me . . . I am grateful for the privilege to defend our beautiful land and the people of Israel."
Rabbi Dovid Feinstein, Posek Ha’Dor Passes Away at 91
The rabbi's brother is Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, the spiritual leader of the Staten Island branch of Mesivta Tifereth Yerushalayim.
Jimmy Carter Dead at 100; Damaged the Security of the Jews and Israel
The damage Carter inflicted on the State of Israel and consequently on world Jewry is only now fully coming to light.
Scholar Jacob Neusner Dead at 84
Much of his work consisted of de-constructing the prevailing approach viewing Rabbinic Judaism as a single religious movement within which the various Rabbinic texts were produced.
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz Dead at 83, Jewish Nation Loses Great Teacher
Few have done so much to enlighten so many.
Sheldon Adelson, Mega Philanthropist, Passes Away at 87
"The supporting waters have vanished heavenward. Only a vast, dry seabed remains. The loss is colossal."
Rabbi Noson Kamenetsky, z’l, Rosh Yeshiva And Rabbinic Historian, 89
To Rabbi Noson’s shock, the book engendered controversy. He had spent his entire life as a happy member of the yeshivah world, which he revered.
Skulener Rebbe Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal, zt’l, Passes Away
The Rebbe, zt'l was known for the thousands of niggunim he composed.
Shula Cohen-Kishik, ‘The Pearl’ Laid to Rest in Jerusalem
A true heroine of the State of Israel, Mossad spy code-named 'The Pearl' was tortured in a Lebanese prison during her trial in 1961.
Rabbi Achiad Ettinger Passed Away following Clash with Terrorist
Rabbi Ettinger served for three years as dean of the Oz V'Emunah hesder yeshiva in the Neve Sha'anan neighborhood in southern Tel Aviv.
The Baba Sali, Israel’s National Saint – On His 35th Yahrzeit
Above all, the Baba Sali was famed for his Sepahrdi-style farbrengens marked by song, dance, Torah, and arak. The purpose of these activities was to keep Moroccan Jewry in Israel connected to the Torah and their Torah culture.