On both days of Rosh Hashana, Ohr Torah Stone network's "Yachad" program will run the "Shofar in the Park" initiative across Israel. The program is in partnership with the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization and the Israeli Corporation of Community Centers. Read more.
Safety was the main topic of a high-profile Israeli diplomat's visit to a Jewish Community Center in the Hudson Valley on Wednesday. Read more.
The Jewish community of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was in great relief Wednesday to know that the Medieval Yemenite Torah Scroll was not at the National Museum in Rio, which had been engulfed by a massive fire on Sunday. Read now.
Sterna Samama finally has her house back. After years of ceding her living space to Shabbat minyanim, holiday celebrations and classes that brought together the scattered and diverse Jews of Montreal’s South Shore, Chabad now has its own centre there. Read more.
Continuing a tradition started before the fall of the Soviet Union 30 years ago, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and its network of volunteers will provide extra aid and traditional Rosh Hashanah treats, including apples and honey, to thousands of poor, elderly Jews ac…
