German Chancellor Olaf Scholz kicked off a visit to Israel on Wednesday, briefly leaving Europe as the continent’s largest ground war in generations rages between Russia and Ukraine. Scholz arrived in Israel Tuesday evening and will return to Germany later Wednesday in a visit — his first to Israel since becoming German leader — that […]
Chabad Rav in Kyiv, HaRav Moshe Azman, who is currently providing shelter for hundreds of Jews in the village of Anatevka, west of Kyiv, posted a stirring video on Wednesday
Any bid by Israel to improve strained ties with Turkey won’t come at the expense of its “strategic relationship” with neighboring Cyprus, the Israeli president said Wednesday. Israeli President Isaac Herzog, speaking after talks with his Cypriot counterpart, said he’s aware next week’s visit to Turkey has touched a raw nerve in ethnically-split Cyprus, which […]
Former President Donald Trump appears to have a strong hold over the Republican Party more than a year after he left the White House, with 59% of attendees at the
For the athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, travel entailed … robots. Everywhere. These machines prepared and served noodles, rice and burgers, and roamed hallways to take the temperatures of passersby. They even passed the Olympic flame underwater. Yet even if you’re not an Olympian, your travels these days are far more likely […]
When the NBA needed Custom Made blazers for the 75 of the greatest players in the history of the game for the famous All-Star Game, they contacted Alan Horowitz of
A convoy of Jews fleeing Ukraine overnight Monday was forced to stop shortly before arriving at the Hungarian/Ukrainian border when a woman went into labor. “During the trip, one of
The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers. The leftover rocket will smash into the far side of the moon at 5,800 mph (9,300 kph) on Friday, away from telescopes’ prying eyes. It may take weeks, even […]
The Chief Rabbi of Russia Rav Berel Lazar, who is considered close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, published a letter condemning the war in Ukraine to religious leaders in Russia
Acheinu Bnei Yisrael, A relative of Rav Chaim Kanievsky is in great distress. He is tormented by creditors day and night. They are threatening to take away his house and
New York City’s coronavirus contact tracing program will end its universal tracing efforts toward the end of the next month, with officials citing a significant caseload drop, high vaccination rates and new treatments as the rationale. “Having these strong protections in place defines a new phase in the pandemic where we can learn to live […]
As the seventh day of the war in Ukraine raged, Russian forces reported on Wednesday morning that the southern city of Kherson has fallen into their hands. Rav of Kherson
Russia renewed its aerial assault Wednesday on Ukraine’s second-largest city in a pounding that lit up the skyline with balls of fire over populated areas, even as both sides said they were ready to resume talks aimed at stopping the fighting. Seven days into Russia’s invasion, a refugee crisis unfolded on the European continent, with […]
Anticipation is building for the drawing of the Kollel Shomrei Hachomos’ auction TOMORROW. March 3, 2022 is the day when the lucky winners will be selected to win a $10,000
Standing at the front of a bus full of Jewish women and children fleeing from war, the Rav of Zhytomyr and western Ukraine, HaRav Shlomo Wilhelm, pleaded with Am Yisrael
There have been social media messages calling for peace, an image of a murdered Russian opposition figure, a newspaper editorial demanding President Vladimir Putin “stop this war.” As Russian forces pound Ukraine’s cities, the sentiments might not be surprising. Their source is — they come from rich Russians, including billionaires close to the Kremlin. Russia’s […]
In what is believed to have been yet another hate crime in Brooklyn, a Jewish man was assaulted in Crown Heights on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at around 7:20
By Chaya Silber It’s Friday afternoon, and as I walk into the familiar lobby of the Armon hotel, my heart sings a happy tune. It’s been two years since the last convention, and I’ve missed this, the camaraderie, the sharing and laughing and crying and growing and most of all, being transported into another realm. […]
The Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudas Yisrael in Eretz Yisrael issued a kol korei that Am Yisrael should gather together for tefillos for the Jews in Ukraine on Wednesday, Erev
New York’s Republican Party leaders endorsed U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin as their candidate for governor Tuesday at a convention on Long Island, although he could still face a primary challenger in June. Any Republican candidate faces tough odds in New York, where registered Democrats outnumber GOP voters by more than 2 to 1. New York […]
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