To solve this problem of snoozing or schmoozing through the Megillah reading in synagogues and Chabad centers all over the world, and to increase all-around Purim joy, Shazak Multimedia has produced a unique silent visual presentation – SHAZAK MEGILLAH COMPANION – to be shown during the Megillah reading.
Israeli authorities have announced an investigation into a slew of fake COVID forms from people returning to Israel from New York.
With COVID-19 not fully behind us, the Central Chevra Hatzalah organization has released a Purim advisory for the Jewish community. In it, they remind the community to remain vigilant, “take basic precautions and cancel any large gatherings.”
On Saturday, a Tennessee resident with German citizenship was removed to Germany for participating in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving as an armed guard at a Nazi concentration camp in 1945.
A forklift accident Monday afternoon caused a massive explosion in the Agri Star meat plant in Postville, Iowa, causing significant damage and injuring two workers.
Sunday, the 25th of Shvat, marked 138 years since the passing of the founder of the Mussar Movement Rabbi Yisroel Lipkin of Salant OBM, who’s resting place is in Koenigsburg, today known as Kaliningrad in Russia. A hinyan was arranged by the lever for the first time in many years.
Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial will not be delayed by Shabbat now that his Orthodox Jewish lawyer has withdrawn his request for the delay as Schoen’s role would be completed by the time Shabbat begins.
A permanent injunction was handed down Tuesday morning from a New York District Judge barring all Cuomo’s Executive Orders associated with Houses of Worship. The injunction was put in place by Hon. Kiyo A. Matsumoto, and filed on February 9th.
The impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump will be paused if it runs into the Sabbath, in order to accommodate a request from one of his lawyers, who is an observant Jew.
In January of 2021, Miki visited the magical country of Iceland located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean to take photographs of the amazing beauty the island country has to offer. There, between frozen lakes, glaciers and breathtaking scenery, Miki sang the beautiful sometimes chilling song “Refaeinu Hashem V’neyrafeh.”
Rabbi Chaim Meir Wosner, the dean of the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva and a leading rabbinic figure in Bnei Brak, passed away Sunday at the age of 82.
As a united front, everything is possible, even in politics. A Jewish community in Queens, NY, banded together to ensure that their voice was heard and that their candidate got a seat on the New York City Council. Can the same be done in Crown Heights?
At least three-quarters of the adults in London’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community got COVID-19 last year — one of the highest known rates of infection in a community ever recorded, according to a study.
An investigation is underway in the Golders Green section of London Tuesday after a Molotov Cocktail was thrown at the Munks Beis Midrash. There were no injuries nor any severe damage in the incident.
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, penned a heartfelt tribute to Rabbi Dr. Avraham Twerski A”H, who passed away Sunday. He was a Rabbi Tweski, not just Dr. Twerski.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Avraham Twerski OBM, a talmid chacham and famous psychiatrist who authored multiple books used widely in the Jewish world. He passed away on Sunday, the 18th of Shvat, 5781.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik OBM, the rosh yeshiva of the Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem. He passed away three months after being diagnosed with the COVID-19.
