A year ago, his parents finally heard the words they had been praying for: Chaim had beaten cancer. But at the beginning of Av, everything changed again.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband rejects Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis’ warning that sanctions on Judea and Samaria could fuel antisemitism in Britain.
Jewish leaders warn the measures targeting Israeli businesses in Judea and Samaria will isolate Israel, undermine cooperation and hinder peace efforts.
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis condemns British government sanctions targeting Jews in Judea and Samaria, warning they will bolster extremism and fuel an increasingly hostile discourse against Israel.
The 71-year-old New Yorker walked out of Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison after years behind bars.
Rabbinical Alliance of America honors community leaders, warns of rising antisemitism and adopts resolutions backing Israel and opposing a Palestinian state.
Baby Baruch's kidneys are failing, and 1,274 donors have already raised $64,869 toward his care so far.
Yitzhak Meir leads a powerful night of Selichot, music and prayer at the Jerusalem Convention Center as worshippers prepare for the High Holy Days.
A historic gathering brings prominent Hasidic leaders from New York and New Jersey face-to-face with President Trump in the Oval Office, including an extraordinary Satmar reunion.
Jews who ascended the Temple Mount today held an early Kabbalat Shabbat service at the site.
An Orthodox rabbis’ council has barred funerals and restricted burial for Jews who die through physician-assisted death, triggering a fierce backlash from other rabbis and community leaders.
A new report found 221 anti-Semitic incidents in Spain in 2025, a nearly 15% increase from the previous year.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani visits a haredi Judaica store in Borough Park ahead of Rosh Hashanah, where one woman confronts him over antisemitism.
Hungarian authorities redirected a planned anti-Israel demonstration away from the entrance to Budapest’s Cholent Festival following concerns over a targeted provocation against local Jews.
As hostility and anti-Israel sentiment intensify, Cape Town’s Jewish community responds by expanding Jewish life with a new Torah study initiative for seniors.
Brazil’s elections will fall on Simchat Torah this year, with polls set to close at 5 pm, before the holiday ends. A petition signed by thousands seeks to extend voting until 8 pm near Jewish communities.
Hundreds of thousands of Jewish students to receive personal letter and video message from Nate Leipciger, a 98-year-old Holocaust survivor, as they return to campus for the new academic year
The Chai School in Rio de Janeiro has grown from 163 to 210 students in six months after parents took over the struggling institution with support from the Yael Foundation.
Prominent Hasidic rabbis are reportedly set to meet President Trump at the White House, where the Satmar Rebbe plans to raise Israel’s yeshiva draft issue.
JPPI Voice of the Jewish People Index finds 64% view Iran campaign as a failure, while 55% say US military action did not go far enough.
JPPI Voice of the Jewish People Index finds 54% prefer the current opposition, while 14% prefer the current coalition; 78% follow election news closely.
Rabbi Dr. Yitzhak Alfasi, one of the most prominent Hasidic scholars of the generation and author of some 90 books and essays on the Hasidic movement and its gedolia, has passed away at the age of 97.
As Priel prepares for his Bar Mitzvah despite significant hearing loss, the family describes ongoing, intensive care needs for four children with complex special needs.
Michigan AG Dana Nessel warns Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is rationalizing terrorism and pushing Jewish voters away from the party.
Orthodox Union appoints Rabbi Shmuel Silber as executive vice president, succeeding Rabbi Moshe Hauer who passed away last fall
More than 40 Israeli police officers to be deployed in Ukraine, Romania, and key transit points as tens of thousands of Breslov hasidim make their way to Uman for the Jewish New Year.
'We are broken. We will never be the same,' Rachelle Rohde said as she mourned her 40-year-old daughter Allison Rahmani, a beloved mother of four who died after her SUV crashed into the pool at her Hewlett home.
Israeli-French singer Amir Haddad says a mezuzah was torn from his Paris home, calling the incident a sign of rising antisemitism in France.
Support the establishment of the new Merkaz HaTorah Teshuvos V'Hanhagos Kollel in Beit Shemesh and receive Rabbi Moshe Sternbuch’s exclusive Golden Protective Coin.
FBI data shows Jews remained the most targeted religious group in US hate crimes in 2025, accounting for 64% of religion-based incidents.
For the 31st year, one Chicago high school's raffle sends a family to Yerushalayim for Sukkos; drawing September 3rd.
Morton Klein condemns grants from Steven Spielberg's Righteous Persons Foundation to progressive Jewish organizations critical of Israel, saying profits from Schindler's List are being used to support groups that endanger Jews.
Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin's new Talmud Daily program offers 10-minute lessons four days a week, requiring no Hebrew or prior Talmud background.
Chaim Rafael, born with HLHS, needs another critical stage of treatment abroad. The options in Vienna, Germany, and Boston come at very high costs. The family is raising $300,000 for treatment and related expenses.
A Bronx man faces hate crime charges after disrupting Shabbat services at Manhattan’s Central Synagogue, injuring a woman and attacking a security guard.
A new CAM survey finds 52% of Australians feel less confident people of all faiths can live safely after the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre.
The Anti-Defamation League holds confidential briefing for students and staff, to expose how hatred toward Jews and Israelis has seeped into academic networks.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Axelrod was crowned Chief Rabbi of Moldova as Jewish leaders gathered in Chisinau to celebrate the community's revival and future.
A British government survey reveals troubling findings: Jewish school principals are devoting more time to security arrangements than to educational matters.
Major Jewish rabbinical groups say they were excluded from Mamdani's meeting with rabbis, amid concerns over Israel, antisemitism and his rhetoric.
Ten rabbis from all stripes of American Judaism reportedly confronted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdaniover his anti-Israel statements.
Satmar Grand Rebbe Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum condemned efforts to brand Zohran Mamdani an antisemite, warning they could provoke hostility.
William Shakin, a volunteer in the Golani Brigade who fought in Gaza, took his own life in New York after his mental health deteriorated. His parents seek to have him buried in the military cemetery on Mount Herzl.
He condemns the young man's actions, but Rabbi Yaakov Jan says one thing cannot be forgotten: “He is still a Jew."
Three educational institutions affiliated with the Belz Hasidic movement in Montreal lost their licenses just before the start of the school year due to ongoing systemic failures.
The Hatzalah Fund distributed approximately $5 million to Haredi educational institutions that maintain financial independence from the government, as part of its annual $17 million aid program.
Moshe's call to choose blessing "today" reminds us that even in the challenging era before Moshiach, every sincere mitzvah has tremendous value and can help bring the final redemption.
Esther Dina Flintenstein, who survived the Holocaust and went on to raise a large family in Israel, passes away at the age of 102 after collapsing at her home in Bnei Brak.
Men dressed in black shouted 'Sieg Heil' at Bnei Akiva members from Italy who were staying at a summer camp in Sofia.
The Office of the Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism released the Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences report.
Jews were the targets of nearly 70% of confirmed hate crimes in New York City last month, with anti-Jewish incidents rising more than 53% compared with July 2025, according to new NYPD data.
Rabbi Berel Lazar and Yaakov Shwekey join forces for a rendition of "Tzama Lecha Nafshi" during the 70th birthday celebration of businessman Lev Leviev.
For over a decade, this teacher came home to nine children who waited for him every evening. One Shabbat, he did not come home at all.
Excavations at the Great Synagogue of Vilna uncovered its central bimah, colorful floors, worshippers' plaques and a Ten Commandments tablet.
Rabbi Shneor Glitzenstein describes how the Israeli Chabad House in London has become a home for soldiers, Nova survivors, students, and families, who are all seeking to reconnect with their Jewish identity.
'Rabbi Levi Yitzchak - they failed, and you prevailed,' says Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen, Chief Rabbi and Chabad emissary to Kazakhstan, after thousands attend the Lubavitcher Rebbe's father's funeral.
A 14-year-old is in the hospital with Stage 4 cancer, while at home her little brother sets a place for her at the table every single night.
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Monty Goldstein, who defended Britain during WWII, says rising antisemitism has left him wondering why Jews are once again paying the price for hatred, while calling life at 102 a gift from G-d.
