Georgia legislator Esther Panitch was inspired when Renee Evans, of the World Jewish Congress, bought trees in Israel for Peach State legislators who voted in favor of a bill codifying the …
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By Menachem Wecker, JNS
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4/17/24
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Antisemitism in the United States spiked by a record 140%, according to figures released by the Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday.
Nearly 9,000 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism …
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By Mike Wagenheim, JNS
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4/17/24
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Hadassah, the largest Jewish women’s organization in the United States, held an event during the UN Commission on the Status of Women meetings to highlight both the irrefutable evidence that …
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3/13/24
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If you’re a Broadway theater fan, you’re probably familiar with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. It’s a nonprofit organization that, as its name reflects, helps to mitigate the …
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By Susan Tuchman and Morton Klein
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2/21/24
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Until Oct. 7, the number of people making aliyah in 2023 was in decline. The last three months changed that trajectory.
Since the outbreak of the war, there has been a significant increase in …
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By Efrat Forsher, JNS
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1/24/24
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Nefesh B’Nefesh, together with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael and JNF-USA, has helped more than 700 North American immigrants move …
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1/4/24
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The annual Chanukah Telethon to benefit the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education Chabad Mineola raised $425,000 on Sunday night, Rabbi Anchelle Perl reported.
The …
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12/13/23
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The Men’s Club and the Sisterhood of the Great Neck Synagogue raised over $200,000 to sponsor a Medical Intensive Care Unit Ambulance and Intensive Care Medi-Cycle Motorcycle for Magen David …
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12/6/23
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Atlantic Beach village has agreed to pay Chabad of the Beaches $400,000 over four years to settle a 2022 federal lawsuit.
Long Beach-based Chabad of the Beaches bought the former CapitalOne …
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12/6/23
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President-elect Javier Milei of Argentina flew to New York and prayed on Monday at the Ohel, the resting place of the Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, zt”l.
The Roman …
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By Combined Sources
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11/29/23
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