1+ week, 1+ day ago  (702+ words) NEW YORK, NY " Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM), an Israeli-founded nonprofit focused on assistive technology, has announced the launch of its New York Innovation Center, supported by a $750,000 grant from UJA-Federation of New York. The new facility, known as TOMIC NYC,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (742+ words) JERUSALEM " In 1978, between my junior and senior years at Rutgers University, my first trip to Israel began with an unexpected lesson. My flight was delayed, and by the time I arrived in Jerusalem, I had missed the check-in cutoff at…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (616+ words) RAMAT GAN, Israel " A new Passover Haggada authored by Rabbi Dr. Joshua Berman of Bar-Ilan University aims to reframe the story of the Exodus by placing it within the cultural and historical context of ancient Egypt, combining traditional Seder text…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (594+ words) JERUSALEM " Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan met Monday with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, where the two leaders discussed strengthening cooperation on Holocaust remembrance, research, and education, alongside growing concerns about rising antisemitism worldwide. According to a statement from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (14+ words) Vegan Passover Seder In Hermosa Beach Explores Freedom Through Environmental And Ethical Lens'THEJ.CA...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (670+ words) NEW YORK " The Director General of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation has issued a stark warning following the attempted attack on Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, describing the incident as part of a broader pattern of rising threats…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (13+ words) Global Jewish Vegan Event Explores Passover Through Lens Of Compassion And Sustainability'THEJ.CA...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (759+ words) NEW YORK " Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and senior founding rabbi of The Hampton Synagogue, is calling for renewed interfaith cooperation across the Middle East following the current regional conflict involving Iran. In a recent…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (647+ words) OTTAWA, Canada " The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, released a public statement marking the Jewish holiday of Purim, highlighting Jewish resilience and condemning the rise of antisemitism in Canada and globally....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (278+ words) JERUSALEM " More than 1,200 volunteers of ZAKA Search & Rescue gathered'Monday evening, February 23, at the Avenue Conference Center near Ben Gurion Airport to mark Zayin Adar, the traditional date associated with the birth and passing of Moshe Rabbeinu, and to honor their…...