What does holy city look like from behind lens of female ultra-Orthodox photographers? Dozens of haredi women, girls document capital; selected photos to be displayed in upcoming exhibition.
The exhibition will open on Sunday, May 18, at 5 pm, at the Oman Gallery, on 5 Zichron Yaakov Street, Jerusalem. It will be displayed until Thursday, May […]
Be it people buying last minute chametz, new clothing for Yom Tov, or wine for the Seder - YWN takes you there in this exclusive photo essay that covers what erev Pesach is like in Lakewood - all the way from mechiras chametz to the burning of the chametz in Lakewood Cheder, and everything in […]
The Rebbe’s birthday is not merely a personal event, affecting him alone. On the contrary, the very name Rebbe is an acronym for the Hebrew words , “head of the Jewish people.” The head contains the nerve center for the entire body, allowing all its diverse organs and limbs to function together as a single […]
Passover will have yet more meaning this year for Shirley Levy, who came from Caracas, Venezuela, to Crown Heights to learn about Judaism.By the time the holiday begins at sundown Saturday, Levy, 25, will have learned how to properly remove all yeast products from her home and how hand matzoh is correctly made within 18 […]
Religious Israeli nationalists have decried what they see as a lack of government response to the attack on the seminary, in the western part of Jerusalem. Most of the victims were teenage boys.The gunman, identified as Ala Abu Dhaim, 25, was killed March 6 at the scene of the attack. The authorities allowed the Abu […]
TAKE the D train to 55th Street in central Brooklyn, and you feel as if you have set foot in a different world.
The station sits at the junction of New Utrecht Avenue, 13th Avenue and 55th Street in the heart of Borough Park, home to a quarter-million Orthodox Jews, one of the largest concentrations […]
The current Rebbe, Shlita, davening at the kevarim of previous Belzer Rebbes in Belz, where he traveled in honor of his firstgrandson’s bar mitzvah. The Rebbe is seen here with his only son, Aharon Mordche(far right), and his oldest grandson, the bar mitzvah boy.Hamodia Magazine Issue 499
‘Terrorist fired 500-600 bullets before he was killed’
The gunman entered a dining hall where about 80 people were gathered, witnesses said, and opened fire. “There are at least seven killed and 10 people wounded,” said Eli Dein, director of Israel’s rescue service. JPost
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At least 40 people have been wounded; one […]
Belz Album in Honor of Bar MitzvahtheJewishMusicReview.com
more photo”Beis Belz Bar Mitzvah”: COL.org.il
Thousands of Belzer chassidim gathered from around the world to celebrate the simchas bar bitzvah of the Rebbe’s
eldest grandson, Shalom, son of the Rebbe’s son, Rav Aharon Mordechai. Hamodia no.1030
