“Some products which immediately come to mind … are: many dairy products, including cheeses, which do not contain non-kosher additives; and most wines, brandy, cognac, sherry, vermouth and champagne without supervision and which do not bear labels/hekshers are acceptably kosher,” according the rabbis’ affadavit. TheJewishWeek.com
“Rabbi Yosef Dimechovsky, a Lubavitcher who works in the Machon Hamikdash took us for a tour in the narrow passages of the Jewish Quarter in the Old City and then we followed him to one of the roofs that looks out to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount. (skip) He points to the Temple […]
Rav Avrohom Yehoshuah Heshel Bick Cutting Wheat for the Boro Park Shmurah Matzoh Bakery. Matzav.com
Some of the Hasidic women read the story about Sterna “Gitty” Grunwald soon after it came out in New York magazine. Others read it after hearing about it from friends. The reactions were similar. “Sadness for Gitty,” said Rosalie Sentor. “Tremendous pain that this happened,” said Eva Friedman. The five women, all of whom live […]
SPIEGEL: Mr. de Winter, your new book — “The Right of Return” — is a novel, but it actually describes a political vision. In the book, it is the year 2024, and Israel has shrunk to just a few square kilometers around Tel Aviv, which is surrounded by enemies. Are you simply playing with some […]
Rabbi Moshe Dovid Niderman, executive director of the United Jewish Organization (UJO) of Williamsburg, together with a dedicated group of activists, organized a media campaign that drew attention to the community discomfort. The coverage was effective in giving the Williamsburg effort positive exposure.The apparel company, based in Sweden, initially ignored the continuous requests to change […]
Idan of Arabia Ynet
“Al-Jazeera television network dedicates one hour of its broadcasting to interview with Israeli singer Idan Raichel”
“Israeli musician Idan Raichel was recently interviewed on Al-Jazeera, a news network that Israel has boycotted for what it called incitement to terror. The interview took place on a program the Qatari-based network’s English language channel devoted […]
“Book In Russian Explains Mikvah Use”
Jewish community officials in the United States and the former Soviet Union hailed the publication of a book about mikvah use written entirely in Russian. Entitled Mayim Chayim, or “Living Waters,” and written by Rabbi Michael and Sima Koritz, the book presents the laws of family purity in an easy […]
Discover the events that led up to the destruction of the Holy Temple and its aftermath. Join us for a three part lecture series beginning this Thursday, July 24th at 8:00 P.M.
RAJE Lectureres will include Rabbi Reuven Ibragimov, senior lecturer Rabbi Aryeh Katzin, and Rabbi Dovid Goldshteyn. RAJEusa.com
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian Arab rammed a construction truck into three cars and a bus near the Jerusalem hotel where Senator Obama is supposed to stay today, injuring four people before an Israeli civilian shot and killed the attacker, police and witnesses said. NYsun
