Ruth Yael
As the sixth round of Palestinian reconciliation talks take place in Cairo, Fatah leader Azzam al-Ahmed reported progress; both sides agreed to create a joint protection force in the Gaza Strip. Since June 2007, Hamas and Fatah have participated in a...
Rabbis look on as cantors from the US perform in front of the Ghetto monument in Warsaw during ceremonies surrounding the laying of a cornerstone for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. The cornerstone of the long-awaited museum marks...
Last Succot, she was invited to come to the main Succa at Kfar Chabad, and in the course of her visit, was taken on a tour of Ohr Simha, a facility that cares for boys at risk and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds in family style settings in which...
Today’s Golden Oldie is from July 1999. I came across that cartoon from ten years ago. It is NOT one of those cartoons “that I could do today.” Back in 1999 Jewish Fundraising went through its predictable seasonal cycles. The cartoon...
On Saturday, Syria threatened to conquer the Golan Heights from Israel whether peace amoung Jerusalem and Damascus is not reached. Last April, Syria issued the same threat. Syria’s threats underscore its opposition to compromise. Yet, the Obama...
A new Torah was committed at the Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick on Sunday and society spilled out into the street to celebrate. "It's exciting to complete a new Torah. It's a milestone. Some organizations have to borrow one,"...
There seems to be a crisis-overload. There’s so much to distress about that the mind just sort of fogs by, and when the Sun is the enemy, well, you just can’t escape! So I figured I’d go for a laugh. Did I get one out of you? -Dry Bones-...
In 2003, before I started the Kosher Blog, I thought blogging was pretty dumb. Who needed to follow the minute details of angst-ridden teenagers living in their mothers’ basements? Eventually, I realized that blogging could be used constructively,...
A dedication ceremony for the Chabad Jewish Center's new Torah is set for tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. at the center's West Main Street location. The 14-year-old Jewish center has never owned its own Torah, relying instead on borrowed scrolls, Rabbi...
