Posts Tagged: rabbi
Haughty or Humble?
JNS.org - They say humility is one of those things you can’t brag about having. Nonetheless, there is an old Jewish joke about a rabbi who...
Rabbi Who Lost Wife, Daughters to Terror Will Read Memorial Day Prayer
i24 News - A British-Israeli rabbi, who lost his wife and two of his daughters in a terrorist attack earlier this month, will recite the...
Berlin Police Investigating Antisemitic Attack Against Rabbi
The Rabbi of the Jewish community in the German city of Potsdam faced antisemitic abuse in Berlin on Tuesday, according to German media outlets and...
Religious Zionist and Muslim Leaders Join for Solidarity Meet After Duma Attack Kills Palestinian Infant
Notable heads of the religious Zionist and Muslim communities in Israel gathered on Monday at the Sheba Medical Center to visit those wounded when a...
‘Concierge Rabbi’ Envisions New Kind of Religious Experience
JNS.org - In layman’s terms, “concierge” essentially means a personal assistant. So what exactly does a “concierge rabbi” do? Just ask Rabbi David Greenspoon of Reisterstown, Md.,...
Israel’s Former Chief Rabbi Metzger Arrested
JPost - Former Ashkenazi chief rabbi Yona Metzger was arrested by authorities early Monday morning on charges of taking a bribe, fraud, breach of...
Rabbi Returns $98,000 Found in Craigslist Furniture (VIDEO)
A rabbi in New Haven, Connecticut got one enviable return on his investment recently when he found $98,000 in a desk he bought off Craigslist...
Jewish New Yorkers Turn Train Car Into a Synagogue (VIDEO)
Talmudic study has been around for the ages, so it makes sense that it has been integrated into the lives of Orthodox Jews in New...
Rabbis Arrested in Agunot Scheme
NY Daily News - Two rabbis plotted to kidnap Jewish husbands, torture them with electric cattle prods and force them to grant their desperate...
Founder of Kabbalah Centre, Philip Berg, Dies at 84
L.A. Times - Rabbi Philip Berg, the founder of the Kabbalah Centre, which attracted celebrity followers and controversy with its New Age and...
Yom Kippur Wedding for Tony Blair’s Son Forces Jewish Friends to Decline Invitation
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's son, Euan, is getting married this Yom Kippur weekend, which means that many of the current Middle East Envoy's...
Report: Youths Attack Rabbi in Germany
JPost - A group of youths attacked a rabbi on Sunday evening in Offenbach, a city near Franfurt. Six to eight "Mediterranean looking" youths attacked...
Rosh Hashanah: The Right Way
January's secular New Year is filled with obligations everyone enjoys like backwards counting, mass texts, and synchronized kissing in public. The Jewish New Year, while...
Orthodox Rabbi May be First ALS Patient Cured by Israeli Drug
Haredi leader Rabbi Refoel Shmulevitz, a victim of the motor neuron disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), may be the first known patient cured of ALS,...
