Bd”E HaGaon Rav Avraham HaKohen Silbiger zt”l

The Jewish Weekly is saddened to report on the Petira of Harav Avraham Hakohen Silbiger zt"l. Rabbi Silbiger established the well-known Beis Hamedrash Hechodosh...

Expensive Afikoment presents

Dear Rabbi Is it appropriate to give expensive presents to children or stealing the Afikomen? When I was growing up it was always some sweets...

Pesach and Ukraine

Paul Anticoni from World Jewish Relief I am writing this on an especially sobering day, as disturbing reports are emerging from Irpin and Bucha, near...

In rare decision, Rabbinical court allows a married man’s wife to go free

In a rare ruling, the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court issued a decision last week stating that a man who publicly stated that the Get he...

Israel President, “Eleven innocent lives were taken in terrible attacks by vile terrorists”

President Isaac Herzog met King Abdullah II at Al Husseiniya Palace in Jordan yesterday. Herzog and King Abdullah held a diplomatic meeting with delegations.  Jordan’s King...

WJR establish humanitarian aid pipeline

World Jewish Relief has established a major pipeline to get humanitarian aid into Lviv in western Ukraine via Poznan in Poland for the most...

The Chris Vs Will Debate

Dear Rabbi OK so by now everyone has seen the whole episode of Chris Rock making fun of Will Smith’s wife’s illness and the latter...

Panic in Israel as Palestinian terrorist murders five victims

After a terrorist opened fire in multiple streets in Bnei Brak on Tuesday evening, four people were confirmed dead on the scene. The fifth...

Negev Summit is historic success

The Negev Summit in Sde Boker has been hailed a historic success. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid hosted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken along with...

Hundreds of thousands mourn death of ‘Sar HaTorah’

The Chief Rabbi of Israel, David Lau, and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett led tributes to Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim Kanievsky zt”l who passed away...

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