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U.S. Ambassador meets leading Rabbi to discuss escalation on Temple Mount

Jack Lew meets the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community's spiritual leader Dov Landau with a message from Biden thanking him for his position opposing Jews entering the volatile shrine

Shilo Freid | 09.09.24

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaking during a vigil outside Downing Street, central London, for victims and hostages of Hamas attacks

Mirvis says it ‘beggars belief’ Labor announced partial arms ban to Israel

In stinging criticism, UK chief rabbi condemns timing of government statement 'at the very moment six hostages murdered in cold blood by cruel terrorists were being buried by their families'

Lee Harpin, Jewish News | 09.03.24

הרב אסמן ובנו המאומץ מתתיהו (מוקף בעיגול)

Prominent Ukraine rabbi's adopted son killed by Russian forces

Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman of Kyiv’s Brodsky Synagogue announces the death of his adopted son, Matisyahu, who joined their family as a 10-year-old orphan and was killed in Ukraine's conflict with Russia shortly after becoming a father

Itamar Eichner | 09.02.24

הרב משה לוין (משמאל, בשחור) לצד הרב לורן שלום ברוס מהקהילה היהודית, בבית הכנסת שהוקם בכפר האולימפי

Olympic rabbi: 'We don't get into politics; we’re here to serve the athletes'

Rabbi Moshe Lewin, who will be in charge of Jewish religious affairs at Olympic Village, talks to Ynet about his hopes for the event and possible bumps on the way to the medal

Nir (Shoko) Cohen | 07.22.24

Jerusalem rabbi suspected of leading a cult and sexually abusing boys

Rabbi Menachem Yaveh, a student of Rabbi Berland, allegedly sexually abused boys while making them believe he was the messiah behind closed doors; Reader discretion is advised

Ynet | 07.05.24

Ultra-Orthodox rabbis from Israel raised $60 million in the US due to losses from military service refusal

Meetings to raise funds for Haredi yeshivas facing shortfalls after funds were withheld for students refusing to enlist were held in synagogues and conference halls; The goal for the fundraising push is $107 million

Shilo Freid | 06.25.24

The ultra-Orthodox will not compromise on draft bill at the cost of leaving the coalition

Analysis: Knesset members and Haredi ministers do not decide anything on the issue of drafting the ultra-Orthodox; Those who decide whether the ultra-Orthodox will leave the coalition are the Haredi leaders who decide according to 'daat Torah'

Yanki Farber | 06.25.24

Hebrew Union College ends ban on rabbinical students' interfaith relationships

College says it expects students with children to raise them exclusively as Jews engaged with Jewish religious practice, education, and community

Ynet | 06.21.24

Nyet Parusky: Ukrainians want the Bible translated into their own language

The Jewish bible translates into Ukrainian was never a hot commodity before, but with Putin's campaign against Ukraine in its 3rd year, Ukrainian Jews want to read the Torah in their own language instead of Russian; 'It's very challenging to find rabbis who are fluent in Ukrainian, but we managed to assemble a top-notch professional team'

Itamar Eichner | 06.16.24

Tribeca film festival to feature LGBT Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie docu

While Israeli cinema has been a prominent presence at the film festival over the years, you won't find any Israeli films in the 2024 edition; however, in the documentary competition, the film 'Sabbath Queen' will be screened, dedicated to Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, who is openly gay

Amir Bogen | 04.26.24

'If women say 'we're not willing to have sex,' rabbis would have to find a solution'

Orthodox Jewish women in NY launch months-long sex strike to secure divorce for Malky Berkowitz; protest leader Adina Sash discusses facing threats and how this drastic action aims to force rabbis to act, embodying a modern-day Lysistrata

Tzippy Shmilovitz, New York | 04.07.24

כוחות צה"ל ושב"כ בלחימה ממוקדת בבית החולים שיפאא'; חוסלו עד כה עשרות רבות של מחבלים

How will IDF soldiers celebrate Purim in Gaza?

The ongoing war in the Strip makes IDF soldiers raise questions regarding Purim's commandments and celebrations and how they should be carried out amid fighting

Itzchak Tessler | 03.23.24

הרב אברהם קופר (משמאל), בראיין הוק, איש ימינו של פומפאו (באמצע) וג'וני מור, פעיל נוצרי אמריקאי

'It has nothing to do with Gaza,' says rabbi asked to remove kippah in Riyadh

Religious freedoms activist Rabbi Abraham Cooper shares conversation he had with Saudi officials, and why his delegation cut short their visit to the kingdom

I24NEWS | 03.17.24

Rabbi becomes father at 88; 'it's a happiness like no other, never lose hope'

Rabbi Tzvi Kushelevsky, head of major Jerusalem yeshiva, and wife, 57, welcome firstborn; nephew heaps praise on medical assistance that enabled miraculous birth: 'Doctors are the messengers of the Creator'

Alexandra Lukash, Nina Fox | 03.13.24

Rabbis serving in reserves try to bolster troops, communities

One rabbi continues to give lessons on Zoom while serving in combat unit, another says battalion is his current community; all say their council to soldiers is required especially in times of war

Shmuel Munitz | 11.29.23