Mitzvos
Saving and Educating Jews are Acts of Holiness
In the book 'Defiance' (which was later made into a Hollywood film staring Liev Schreiber), the wife of a partisan says following World War...
Sixteenth Century Women’s Ladino Siddur Republished In Israel
"Women need their own prayer books that are different from men's" according to a 16th century rabbinic ruling by Rabbi Meir Benveniste, who decided to undertake the composition of a siddur (prayer book) for women, named "Seder...
A Jewish Medical Giant in Ethiopia
When a planeload of secular Israelis landed in Addis Abba shortly before Pesach last spring, they were greeted by a small Ethiopian boy holding aloft a hand-made sign reading: "Ask me about a...
Rabbi Runs for Disabled Vets in Sydney’s City2Surf
Over 80,000 runners took to the streets this past Sunday for Sydney's City2Surf, the world's largest fun-run. The business side of things ended 40 minutes later when Liam Adams crossed the finish line at Bondi...
Doctor Saved Many Lives, Now He Needs a Savior
In my last Algemeiner post, I highlighted the plight of a two-year-old boy who suffered...
Jewish Organization Helping African Villages Gets UN Recognition
Jewish Heart for Africa, a nonprofit organization that brings Israeli sustainable technologies to African villages,...
Israeli Team Nears Solution to Bluefin Tuna Crisis
An Israeli research team is on its way to finding a solution for saving the world's...
European Jewish Communities Unite to Defend Circumcision’s Legality
On Monday it was announced that Austria's Jewish community (IKG) will unite with the German...
Guide for the Perplexed: “The 9th Day of the Month of Av”
1. The 9th Day of (the 11th Jewish month) Av is the most calamitous day...
Saving and Educating Jews are Acts of Holiness
In the book 'Defiance' (which was later made into a Hollywood film staring Liev Schreiber), the wife of a partisan says following World War II:...
Sixteenth Century Women’s Ladino Siddur Republished In Israel
"Women need their own prayer books that are different from men's" according to a 16th century rabbinic ruling by Rabbi Meir Benveniste, who decided to undertake the...
A Jewish Medical Giant in Ethiopia
When a planeload of secular Israelis landed in Addis Abba shortly before Pesach last spring, they were greeted by a small Ethiopian boy ...
Rabbi Runs for Disabled Vets in Sydney’s City2Surf
Over 80,000 runners took to the streets this past Sunday for Sydney's City2Surf, the world's largest fun-run. The business side of things ended 40 minutes...
Doctor Saved Many Lives, Now He Needs a Savior
In my last Algemeiner post, I highlighted the plight of a two-year-old boy who suffered a brain hemorrhage. We were searching for a specialist to save his...
Jewish Organization Helping African Villages Gets UN Recognition
Jewish Heart for Africa, a nonprofit organization that brings Israeli sustainable technologies to African villages, has received special consultative status to the UN Economic and...
Israeli Team Nears Solution to Bluefin Tuna Crisis
An Israeli research team is on its way to finding a solution for saving the world's dwindling populations of costly bluefin tuna. Thunnus thynnus, commonly known as...
European Jewish Communities Unite to Defend Circumcision’s Legality
On Monday it was announced that Austria's Jewish community (IKG) will unite with the German and Swiss Jewish communities to advocate keeping religious circumcision legal,...
Guide for the Perplexed: “The 9th Day of the Month of Av”
1. The 9th Day of (the 11th Jewish month) Av is the most calamitous day in Jewish history. Fasting on that day commemorates national catastrophes,...
Can We Save this 2-Year-Old’s Life, as G-d’s Chosen People?
I wrote a column years ago for the Algemeiner. When Gershon Jacobson, The founder and the Editor of the paper died, then, so did my...
Keeping Kosher as we Age
We all have our traditional kosher favorites—and for many this means Ashkenazic fare, like slow-roasted brisket, matzo ball soup, lockshen kugel, and perhaps cholent and...
Re-emerging Mezuzah
This is a Mezuzah that I found in the Jewish Ghetto of Budapest re-emerge before my eyes. History: The area consisted of several blocks of the old...
Jewish Billionaire Michael Moritz Donates £75 Mllion to Oxford
On Wednesday, Jewish investor Michael Moritz made one of Europe's single largest monetary gifts ever to Oxford University, funding an annual scholarship program for three...
Deadly Russian Floods Spring JDC Into Action
In the wake of severe floods in Russia's Krasnodar Region near the Black Sea last weekend, more than 170 people were killed, over...
