With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Moshe Ehrenstein, OBM, the head Mashpia in the Chabad Yeshiva of Tzfas. He passed away Friday, shortly after shabbos came in, on the 10th of Adar 1. He was 68-years-old.
In a touching and awe inspiring video, Rabbi Isser Lubecki was filmed holding a Havdalah ceremony in sign language after a special Shabbaton that he organized for the deaf community in the French capital of Paris.
A video has been released by JLI that discussed how to remain Jewish when nobody is telling you NOT to. It may seem like a silly question but why WOULD you without someone telling you to?
This week, a new Jewish Sunday school has been opened in Bulgarian capital Sofia. It is already 17th school of those established as a part of the new education project called JFUTURE. JFUTURE is the Jewish Sunday school network intended, first of all, for families that did not take an active part in the community life. With over 400 participants, JFUTURE aims to double the number of students by the end of 2019.
The youth rebellion of the 60’s saw an explosion of counterculture movements fighting the status quo across the Western world. As many wrote off the radicalism of their children, the Rebbe embraced their passion, arguing that it all stemmed from a thirst for good.
Bringing more light to the world in the year since the mass school shooting in Parkland Florida. Read how these individuals have turned tragedy into growth, and suffering into a future.
Thirty years after the first wave of Russian Jews landed on these shores, the babushkas and fur ushankas have disappeared. But the American-born grandchildren of those immigrants still speak Russian with their parents and grandparents. They socialize with friends of Russian background and do so in Russian Jewish enclaves where the food, drink, and music reflect the tastes of their Slavic grandparents. Why do Russian-speaking Jews seem so uninterested in American Jewish life and what can we do to better engage them?
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