A deputy minister of Labor and Social Affairs, leader of the Agudath Israel party and Israeli parliamentarian for more than 30 years, Rabbi Menachem Porush worked around the clock until a heart attack claimed his life. See more here:  Rabbi Menachem... 

With his foot up in bed after surgery from a broken ankle, Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz, a teacher at SAR High School in Riverdale, N.Y., contemplated how to reach students taking his senior elective Kabbalah course. Original post:  Fantastical Cartoons... 

Known for a disarming smile and a dignified love of all people, Rabbi Chaskel Besser, who worked to spur a revival of Jewish life in his native Poland, passed away at the age of 87. Read more: Rabbi Chaskel Besser, Revitalizing Force of Polish Jewry,... 

In her address at the concluding banquet of the 22nd-annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries, Hadassah Lieberman urged the thousands of Jewish community leaders in attendance to continue being strong advocates for strengthening... 

Question: Did the Israelites carry idols with them across the Red Sea? What’s the source for that? Answer: Thank you for your excellent question. There is some disagreement. For sure there was only one idol crossing, if there was any at all. There... 

A New York project using the latest in audio preservation technology has released digitally enhanced recordings of the very first public talks delivered by the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. Read more from the original source:  Digitally... 

Question: I remember reading or hearing somewhere that you’re supposed to go to the cemetery and invite the dead to family events, like weddings, but my mother doesn’t remember this and now I can’t find where I heard it! I know this... 

Question: Why in the laws of Shabbat (the Sabbath day) are there so many complicated things we can’t do it is supposed to be a day of rest? We have to be so careful to not break the Shabbat laws and it is not ideal if we really want to be resting.... 

Question: I ordered something online over a month ago. A month passed, I didn’t receive the delivery and when I called the company they gave me a refund assuming that the delivery got lost in the mail. Yesterday, more than 5 weeks after I ordered... 

Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger joined Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar for the dedication of the Marina Roscha Synagogue’s new Torah scroll. Go here to read the rest: Moscow Synagogue Welcomes New Torah  Read More →