Damascus – Last Vestiges Of Syrian Jewry Clinging To Community
Israeli experts and an activist in contact with the remaining Jews in Damascus painted a bleak picture to The JP.
Jerusalem – 6 Dead, 20 People Injured In A Car Crash With A Bus Share Tweet Share Mail
Six people died in a large-scale traffic accident on Highway 1, between the Latrun and Anava interchanges, in which nine other people were wounded, one in critical condition.
Reform Movement Preparing For ‘Revolution’ In Israel?
In the wake of a pair of important political victories, the Reform Movement in Israel has laid out a path towards complete recognition by the Israeli government – and a total dismantling of the religious status quo.
Israel – Court: Reform, Conservative Can Use Public Mikvaot For Conversion
In another victory for the non-Orthodox movements in Israel, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that converts through the Reform and Masorti (Conservative) movements should be allowed to use public mikvaot for their ritual immersion.
Viznitz Hassidic Leaders Battle Against Smartphones and WhatsApp
The rabbinic leadership of several hassidic groups has in recent days been stepping up a campaign to implement strict restrictions and conditions on the use of smartphones within the community.
Is There An Orthodox Plot To Silence FailedMessiah?
There’s an Orthodox media mystery developing around the anonymous new owners of the muckraking blog FailedMessiah, and growing signs the site’s harsh criticism of the Orthodox community may be permanently silenced.
Ban Ki-Moon Attends Manhattan Synagogue Shabbat Service For Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony
NEW YORK -“Only by breaking down the walls of intolerance and division can we prevent new conflicts and genocide,” United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said at the annual commemoration ceremony in memory of the victims of the Holocaust held at the Park East Synagogue in Manhattan on Saturday.
Man Killed In NYC Crane Collapse Is Orthodox Jewish Man, Dr David Wichs Z’L
TOT regrets to inform you that the man killed in this mornings crane collapse in Lower Manhattan is an Orthodox Jewish man.
In Railing Against Haredi ‘Elitism,’ This Philanthropist Did All Jews A Favor
On Monday, January 25, Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz, one of the big philanthropists in the Jewish world, stood before the top rabbis in Lakewood, New Jersey at a fundraising dinner for the largest yeshiva in America, and delivered a speech that shook the ultra-Orthodox community to its core.
Rebbe of Erlau Hospitalized
Erlau Rebbe Rabbi Yochanan Sofer, 93, was hospitalized Thursday at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem over concerns of developing pneumonia.