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IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, December 25, 2024.

'Like messianic times': IDSF's rabbi shares optimism on Israel's situation today

“Young soldiers, reservists, and volunteers from Israel and abroad came together in a way that can only be likened to messianic times.”

04/01/2025

Relationship advice: Your duty to the Jewish people matters more than what makes you happy

We do not live in Hollywood, and one’s happiness cannot be the sole barometer for what’s good in the world. Just as a brit milah can’t be removed, one can’t shrug off his duty to the Jewish people.

By HAYIM LEITER
01/01/2025

Rabbi Jacob Herzog flies to Syria to congratulate, meet with Syrian officials

Rabbi Herzog said he was flying to Damascus in order to congratulate the Syrian officials and people on their "freedom and deliverance from the sectarian Assad regime."

Rabbi David Leybel: The haredi rabbi pushing for IDF, workplace integration

Rabbi David Leybel, a graduate of the most prestigious Lithuanian haredi institutions, is leading a quickly growing movement that is revolutionizing ultra-Orthodox society.

Embracing one another and exploring big questions: The Masorti Movement's mission

The Conservative/Masorti Movement strives to hold values and ideas that are in tension with one another: tradition and modernity.

By RABBI JACOB BLUMENTHAL
18/12/2024

Rabbi Asher Deutsch, leader of Peleg Yerushalmi, dies at 79

He previously served as the head of the Lithuanian 'Ponevezh Yeshiva' for 46 years, and has been influential in draft dodging among yeshiva students.

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Rabbis must stop defending child molesters, instead of those sexually abused - opinion

The hard truth is that having prominent individuals extolling the virtues of a sexual predator can be triggering for any victim of sexual abuse, as their personal trauma is rekindled.

By RABBI ZVI GLUCK
12/12/2024

Charges dismissed against NY rabbi accused of hitting Columbia protesters with his car

Reuven Kahane had been arrested and accused of assault after the altercation with the demonstrators, who were protesting outside the home of a Columbia U trustee.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
06/12/2024

Chabad announces building of 100 new centers in response to Rabbi Zvi Kogan killing

"By supporting new centers in locations near and far, we honor Rabbi Kogan's memory and fulfill the Rebbe's vision of transforming grief into action." 

Andorra, where non-Catholic houses of worship are illegal, gets its first full-time rabbi

Andorra appoints its first full-time rabbi, Kuty Kalmenson, to lead the growing Jewish community and support local needs.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
03/12/2024
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