HaGaon Rav Dovid Feinstein Zt”l
American Jewry mourns the passing of one of its Torah giants, Rav Dovid Feinstein. The son of Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l and...
WJC concern over neo-Nazi marches
World Jewish Congress have condemned thousands of neo-Nazis attending parades in Lithuania and Latvia.
Veterans of Latvia’s World War Two Waffen SS wing and allies joined a rally in...
Belgium Shechita ban in Flanders now in force… Wallonia ban follows in summer
By Adam Moses
Banning Shechita officially came into effect in the Flanders region of Belgian on New Year’s Day.
Jewish leaders slate Hungarian magazine over anti-Semitic front cover
A Hungarian magazine has been lambasted for publishing a front cover of a Jewish leader surrounded by Hungarian banknotes.
The Figyelő cover shows a picture...
Thousands attend annual Chabad Conference
By David Saffer
Thousands of rabbis and community leaders around the world attended the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch at the New Jersey Convention Center in...
Conference of European Rabbis meets Israeli Government to discuss the rise of the far-right...
Conference of European Rabbis meets Israeli Government to discuss the rise of the far-right and plans for better Jewish engagement
CER set to appoint ambassador...
Chabad Poway Rabbi calls for resilience on Auschwitz trip for 800 Jews
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of Chabad Poway has called for “Jewish resilience” on a solidarity ‘Eurostars’ trip for 800 young people at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland.
The inspirational leader, who lost a finger...
New figures show close to 15 million Jews worldwide
There are 14.8 million Jewish people worldwide according to the Jewish Agency.
The annual statistics revealed for Rosh Hashanah showed a 100,000 increase with 8.1...
90 year old ex-Kindertransport architect plans charity Skydive
Eli Abt, a recently retired Chartered architect and planning consultant, is due to undertake a 13,000 foot Tandem skydive with an instructor on Sunday 25 August.
He...
Orthodox Jews in Toronto hit by Shemini Atzeret elections
Bnai Brith Canada have criticised Chief Electoral Officer, Stéphane Perrault, for refusing to change Federal elections in Toronto set for Shemini Atzeret in October.
A Federal Court ordered Perrault to reconsider the vote after an orthodox Conservative Party candidate, Chani Aryeh-Bain underwent court proceedings.
Perrault accepts the...