Judith Hemmendinger was an author, social worker, and recipient of the Legion of Honor award. Previously she managed the Jewish Orphanage for Buchenwald Concentration Camp survivors.
Community leaders have asked all parents of students in Crown Heights haredi institutions to recite additional chapters of Psalms ahead of a court ruling on whether the schools must teach secular studies.
Lieberman, who was the first Orthodox Jew to serve in the Senate and also the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, dies due to complications from a fall.
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder says former Senator Lieberman was "a trailblazer for Jewish public servants in the United States".
The Borscht Belt is burning: In the Catskills, abandoned resorts keep catching fire.
Mrs. Leah Althaus, a young mother and Shlucha in Dnipro, Ukraine, passed away.
Acclaimed Jewish director warns post-October 7 antisemitism shows history may be repeating itself in dark ways at Shoah Foundation event at University of Southern California.
Rabbi Menachem Shwekey, father of singers Yaakov and Yosef Chaim Shwekey, passed away on Purim.
The theme of the UK presidency is 'In Plain Sight,' drawing attention to the fact that the Holocaust did not happen in a dark corner.
Demonstrators gathered at the Jewish holy site waving Palestinian flags and chanting 'Death to Israel.'
Jewish community in Tehran gathers to read Megillat Esther on Purim - in the land where the miracles took place.
As Russian Jews celebrate Purim in the shadow of a mass ISIS attack on Moscow, Rabbi Berel Lazar calls off musical events, urges unity. 'When the forces of good are united, the forces of evil, hatred, and fanaticism will be completely defeated.'
United Hatzalah Los Angeles Gala raises $12 million to fund lifesaving in Israel.
In Israel, the aftermath of terrorist activities has left thousands of young widows and orphans in its wake.
As their government aligns with Hamas and Iran, South African Jews turned several Johannesburg suburbs yellow by tying yellow ribbons around trees in support of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
The 'Federation of Jewish Communities in Ukraine' (FJCU) oversaw the distribution of the parcels to soldiers and civilians across the country ahead of Purim.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum will host a global hour of Jewish unity and prayer at the Western Wall and will end with the Shema prayer.
Iranian Jews made the traditional annual pilgrimage to the site believed to be the graves of the protagonists of the Purim story.
Ill boy on costly treatment is slated to receive life-sustaining funds, Rabbi increases his efforts to ensure he gets the help he needs.
Quebec-based newspaper La Presse criticized for publishing caricature of Netanyahu as the vampire in the movie Nosferatu.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum will host a global hour of Jewish unity and prayer at the Western Wall, that will be live broadcast worldwide tomorrow (Thursday), from 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m, ending with the Shema prayer.
Eli Abraham is a young boy whose parents can’t afford to keep him on life-sustaining treatment. They express gratitude for the public's help.
Mother of kidnapped teen speaks on Purim and sadness: 'The soul knows how to contain a complexity of joyous and sad moments, not this and that, but the two together. We didn't choose it, but it improves us as a society.'
Conference of Presidents releases statement after speaking to Senate Majority Leader about his controversial speech: We remain distressed that an American official would tell a sovereign, democratic ally when to conduct its electoral process.
Gila Miriam Ghermazi unable to go home due to her severe state of paralysis
A young boy in Israel awaiting a life-saving operation, his parents can’t afford the cost of keeping him alive until then.
“In these days that are in a state of war, G-d forbid, charity saves from death…”
The IDF on Sunday announced that it determined that Daniel was killed in action on October 7th and that Hamas was holding his body. Daniel was the son of Rabbi Doron Perez, the CEO of the World Mizrachi movement.
Canadian Jewish agencies sue over government rules they say have curbed kosher meat production.
Rabbi helps 40 families in need, including a boy unable to continue life-sustaining treatment, in time for the upcoming festival of Purim.
Rabbi David Yosef said that haredim must show that they are also part of Israel's pain and therefore should refrain from public celebrations.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams explains to the Living Lchaim Network's Yaakov Langer that he continues to receive insight from the Rebbe even though he is no longer living.
By spreading her personal story, Ayelet wants to spread awareness.
Danny Cohen, who used to be the BBC director of television, points out the network's most serious issues when it comes to reporting on Israel.
Physicians looking to move to Israel explain how they came to realize where their true home should be.
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow explains how communities should celebrate Purim in light of the tragic effects of the war.
South African Board of Jewish Deputies blasts Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor who announced that dual South African-Israeli citizens who served in the IDF would be arrested.
“In these days that are in a state of war, G-d forbid, charity saves from death…”
Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, condemns Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer's 'counterproductive interference' in calling for Israeli elections.
A man walking to a screening of a documentary about the October 7th massacre was surrounded and beaten by anti-Israel protesters.
President of local Jewish community says as many as eight to nine antisemitic incidents are reported per day since October 7.
Shifra Apfel doesn’t like to leave Israel. Now she’s been told she can either do so or die.
Nosson Apfel has something embarrassing to admit.
Arutz Sheva has been informed that immense pressure had been put on the NY Police Dept. to cancel the event, because the event and the hosting community have been targeted by violent protest groups.
Saudi Arabia says incident in which Rabbi Abraham Cooper was asked to remove his kippah was a result of a "misunderstanding of internal protocols."
Meny Greenbaum, founder and owner of the Meny Group, spoke to Arutz Sheva – Israel National News on buying real estate in Israel: 'We believe that this is the only place where Jews should be.'
Montana Tucker, Jewish TikTok influencer, slams Jonathan Glazer, Oscar award winner who renounced Judaism because of the war in Gaza
In key opening AIPAC address, Chief Rabbi Goldstein speaks out on suffering inflicted by jihadi terror in Africa, slams global indifference: “black lives don’t matter if they are taken by jihadists in Africa.”
The World Mizrachi Movement has appointed Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon as its new Nasi (President). The internationally acclaimed halachic expert, author, educator and lecturer succeeds Kurt Rothschild, who served as World Mizrachi’s President until his passing in 2022.
Shoshana Dino and her adult son with Down Syndrome live in the heart of Israel, lacking basics.
Doctors have told Shifra Apfel that she must fly to Germany as soon as possible to receive life-saving specialized treatments.
US delegation on religious freedom cuts short its visit to Saudi Arabia after one of its members asked to remove his kippah.
The co-founders of Nefesh B'Nefesh speak about the Medex conference and the importance of encouraging physicians to immigrate to Israel.
In his new song Ani Maamin, singer/songwriter TAI Gerszberg writes about the sadness and broken heartedness that klal Yisroel is experiencing, and at the same time, the unbreakable faith and confidence in Hashem, and brighter days ahead.
During its 47 years of existence, Or Etzion Yeshiva has produced millions of hours of Torah study, however throughout all these years, residences for the married students have not been built on the premises due to various reasons.
Nefesh B’Nefesh, Jewish Agency for Israel, and Israeli ministries inaugurate International Medical Aliyah Program in effort to solve Israel's physician shortage.
Following a wave of antisemitism flooding through New York, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Sitt, rolls out red carpet for Jews.
President of Israel and King of the Netherlands, inaugurated a new Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam. Anti-Zionist organization: 'We filed a request with the police and the ICJ to arrest Herzog for genocide.'
Israel Heritage Foundation calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to apologize after appearing to blame Israel for the “inhumane” conditions in Gaza.
