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French rabbi assaulted twice in a week; suspect in second attack born in Gaza’s Rafah

Elie Lemmel says he was sitting at a cafe when he was hit in the head by a chair; documents found on the suspect reveal the 28-year-old man was born in Rafah

Reuters | 06.06.25

הרב דוד ברסלבסקי מציג את הקעקועים שעל ידו

'Tattoo Rabbi' now lives in Israel

He grew up in a Reform home in the US, turned to Buddhism and in college became close to Chabad; In March, Dovid Braslawsce moved to Israel and is now a star on social media; 'I don't feel guilty or ashamed of my tattoos. I wouldn't want to take them off'

Itamar Eichner | 05.05.25

Syria launches investigation after vandalism of prominent Jewish mystic’s tomb

Desecration of Rabbi Chaim Vital's grave triggers outrage and renewed calls to safeguard country's religious and cultural sites

Rizik Alabi / The Media Line | 04.29.25

Grave of renowned Jewish mystic desecrated in Damascus

Head of Syria’s Jewish community says intruders broke into room housing grave of kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Vital and dug nearby in search of remains; complaint filed with local authorities

Ynet | 04.26.25

Leading Sephardic spiritual figure Rabbi Meir Mazuz dies at 80

Widely regarded as one of the foremost spiritual authorities among Jews of Tunisian descent, news of Kisse Rahamim yeshiva founder's death prompts outpouring of tributes from across political and religious spectrum; Netanyahu: 'One of the greatest Torah scholars of our generation'

Shilo Freid | 04.19.25

Assassination attempt on rabbi linked to Iran’s Quds Force uncovered just in time

According to The Washington Post, Iran’s Quds Force recruited a Georgian drug dealer to carry out the killing

Sivan Raviv, ILTV | 04.07.25

DC rabbi harassed by pro-Palestinian protesters while praying for hostages wins $182K

Judge orders pro-Palestinian activists to pay damages to Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld after falsely accusing him of harassment during his prayer vigil for Israeli hostages outside the embassy in DC; court finds no evidence to support their claims

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.07.25

Meet the rabbi guiding the IDF's Druze battalion: 'The soldiers are eager to learn'

Rabbi Adiel Getz, a father of 10, shares deep conversations with Druze soldiers — from holiday traditions to shared destiny: 'They want to listen and delve deeper'

Shilo Freid | 03.18.25

Ultra-Orthodox rabbi becomes a Microsoft corporate vice president: 'There were challenges and stigmas, of course'

Rabbi Yitzhak Kesselman, who grew up in a mixed Jewish-Arab neighborhood in Ramla, will lead the real-time data analytics division, managing around 400 employees; 'I've never seen a conflict between my work and my faith'

Israel Wolman | 03.16.25

סשה טרופנוב והרב זילברשטיין בבית הרב בבני ברק

Returned hostage Sasha Troufanov visits home of haredi rabbi who prayed for his release

Troufanov meets Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein and recites Birkat Hagomel, a Jewish prayer of thanksgiving after surviving a dangerous situation; Sasha said: 'Even in the great darkness I felt that I was not alone'; the rabbi responded: 'You are a symbol of the Jewish nation. Jewish history will remember you and the other hostages'

Shilo Freid | 03.09.25

Neo-Nazi impersonated a rabbi and tried to enter a Jewish center in Nashville

He arrived at the Gordon Jewish Community Center wearing an obviously fake beard and sidecurls and filmed himself entering the building and being confronted by a security guard; Keith Garland has a criminal record, and was charged with criminal trespassing and assault

Daniel Edelson, New York | 01.19.25

הרב אברהם חמרה ז"ל. נפגש עם חאפז אל-אסד ודיבר אל ליבו

How Syria's chief rabbi softened Hafez Assad's heart

The family of Rabbi Avraham Hamra, who immigrated to Israel in 1994, did not know the whole truth about his work for Syrian Jews; only when Mossad officials came to console the family did they discover the truth

Itamar Eichner | 12.31.24

'I went to sleep in Moscow and woke up in Tehran'

After 30 years as Moscow’s chief rabbi, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt labeled 'foreign agent' and returned to Israel; he describes rising fears of state antisemitism among Russian Jews and warns Europe’s future could fall to extremists on both left and right

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 10.26.24

הרב מנחם פלדמן פונה מהפגנה אנטי ישראלית באוסטרליה

'They dragged me like an animal': Sydney rabbi forcefully removed from anti-Israel rally

Rabbi Osher Feldman seen roughly handled by Sydney police during heated rally denouncing Israel and praising Hamas; 'The police didn't ask me to leave, they simply dragged me away like a dog,' he says

Itamar Eichner | 10.08.24

For the first time in 100 years, Israel's Chief Rabbinate Council stands vacant

Council's term expired overnight Wednesday and no replacement has been appointed, affecting meat imports, divorce settlements and a myriad of other services

Shilo Freid | 09.18.24

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