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The Hanukkah Story

By: Chabad.org Under Syrian Rule More than 2000 years ago there was a time when the land of Israel was part of the Syrian-Greek Empire, dominated...

25 Years Later, the World Honors the Pioneer of the Jewish Internet

By: The Chabad.org Team Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Kazen was a visionary. In the late 1980s, he was among the very few who saw the vast potential...

16 Menorah Facts Every Jew Should Know

By: Menachem Posner The Menorah Is the Chanukah Lamp The word menorah is Hebrew for “lamp,” and generally refers to the eight-branched candelabra that we...

A Chaplain’s Gaza Notebook

By: Ezzy Morgenstern Since Simchat Torah morning, Major Ezzy Morgenstern has been doing his part to protect the Jewish people. As a chaplain to a...

Amid War, Terror and Anti-Semitism, Survey Reports Spiritual Awakening of American Jewry

Chabad.org releases survey of rabbis for International Conference of Emissaries By: Moshe New In the wake of the Oct. 7th terror attacks in Israel and the...

Hand-Tied Tzitzit From Students Bring Protection & Strength to IDF Soldiers

Mayanot Institute students tie tzitzit for IDF soldiers, finding personal fulfillment in the process By:  Faygie Levy Holt As Jewish men across Israel answered the call...

Gazan who converted to Judaism ‘not surprised’ by October 7th Hamas atrocities

By World Israel News Staff In an interview with Maariv, Dor Shachar, a Gazan who converted to Judaism, said he was “not surprised at all” by...

Chodesh Kislev; a Month of Action and Introspection

Chodesh Kislev; a Month of Action and Introspection Edited by: TJVNews.com Chodesh Kislev was adopted this year by the Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island...

Over 400 Youth at Kristallnacht Events in Honor of Holocaust Heroes

Over 400 Youth at Kristallnacht Events in Honor of Holocaust Heroes Edited by: TJVNews.com On the eve of Kristallnacht, Wagner College Holocaust Center created an interfaith...

An Expedition of a Lifetime!  

Members from the Sephardic Community of Brooklyn Journey to Israel Under the Banner of Mikdash Eliyahu Synagogue By:  Rhonda Azar Dweck “What are you guys doing...

16 Million Jews Waiting for Marching Orders

Let’s Not Forfeit a Historic Opportunity By:  Yosef Y. Jacobson Touched to the Core The Jewish world is on fire. The bloodbath orchestrated by Hamas in Southern Israel...

It’s Idol Smashing Season

By: Mendy Kaminker Do you hear it, too? Everywhere I go, I hear the sounds of shattering; things breaking into a million pieces. I feel...

Rabbinical Alliance of America Tackles Anti-Semitism, Rallies Support for Israel and Expresses Appreciation to NYPD at Rosh Chodesh Kisleiv Conference

Rabbinical Alliance of America Tackles Anti-Semitism, Rallies Support for Israel and Expresses Appreciation to NYPD at Rosh Chodesh Kisleiv Conference Edited by: TJVNews.com On November 13,...

War in Israel Drives International Demand for Mezuzahs and Tefillin

Jewish awakening has led to global shortage of sacred objects By: Faygie Levy Holt Over the decades, from his perch at Atara’s Judaica on Fairfax Avenue...

Kingston, N.Y., Man’s Sister Was Murdered on Oct. 7; Hundreds Came to Comfort Him

A family’s tragedy in Israel unites Jews from near and far By: Howard Blas Margit and Yosi Silverman were murdered on Oct. 7 by Hamas terrorists...

Virtual-reality project depicting Kristallnacht, its aftermath announced

(JNS) On the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a group of institutions devoted to Holocaust memory, a technology company and the cultural arm of the...

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