One week after Jewish communities around the world recalled the heroism of Queen Esther during Purim holiday celebrations, a Los Angeles dance company debuted a new ballet dedicated to the deeds of biblical women. Go here to see the original: Women’s... 

While they’re a distinct minority in state-supported residential facilities, Jewish adults with special needs – whose spiritual needs were, just a generation ago, frequently neglected by government agencies – can take part in a variety of programs... 

While they’re a distinct minority in state-supported residential facilities, Jewish adults with special needs – whose spiritual needs were, just a generation ago, frequently neglected by government agencies – can take part in a variety of programs... 

While they’re a distinct minority in state-supported residential facilities, Jewish adults with special needs – whose spiritual needs were, just a generation ago, frequently neglected by government agencies – can take part in a variety of programs... 

Weeks after a plane made an emergency landing because a teenage passenger donned the black Jewish prayer boxes known as tefillin, a roadside prayer stop landed a rabbi and his Jewish driver in hot water. Here is the original: Another Tefillin Scare Arouses... 

It’s a time of year characterized by children in costumes, celebratory feasts, exchanges of gifts and the doling out of charity, a holiday that Jewish communities the world over look forward to as a day when the threat of annihilation disappeared. Go... 

Up and down both of Florida’s coasts and throughout its interior, Jewish travelers and residents looking for kosher food, prayer services or Torah classes don’t have to look far. Go here to read the rest:  Florida Jews Mark Half a Century of Chabad... 

The Jewish community of Lugano, Switzerland, bid farewell to the country’s oldest person, Rosa Rein, who passed away Feb. 14 at a nursing home in the commune of Paradiso. See the rest here: One of World’s Oldest Jews Passes Away at 112  Read More →

Despite 11th hour pleas from religious leaders, legal experts, human rights activists and tens of thousands of petitioners across the globe, the state of Florida Tuesday evening executed Martin Grossman, a 45-year-old Jewish inmate who had sat on death... 

With the publication of a new book, the central Chabad-Lubavitch library in New York has made it possible to, in a manner of speaking, place a piece of Jewish history on a coffee table. See the original post: Rare Jewish Treasures Accessible in New Book  Read More →