On July 7, the Municipality of Jerusalem renamed a small square adjacent to Damascus Gate in honor of Elia Kahvedjian, an ...

David (Djago) Schaffer was born in the village of Vama, Bukovina in northern Romania on Feb. 27, 1931. His parents, Arnold ...

Paul Goldenberg knows a thing or two about law enforcement, locally and internationally, and works to bring such expertise to the Jewish community.The post ‘Operationalizing Never Again’: Seasoned sec ...

Purim is a festive holiday, also without a work restriction, near the end of winter. It commemorates the narrow Jewish escape from destruction recorded in the Book of Esther. Haman, an early Hitler in ...

A program in honor of Gimmel Tammuz and what we should be asking for on this day of the yartzeit. "Historic Treasures," presented by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro, shares the archives of Rabbi Dr. Nissan ...

In ‘100 Objects,’ YIVO Traces Jewish Diaspora Experience of Building Community From What Was at Hand The items, compiled in a new book marking the institute’s centenary, are intimate, deeply ...

QUESTION: Is it halachically permissible to pack on the Sabbath or Yom Tov for a trip to be taken on the next day?Moishe HalberstamBrooklyn, NY ...