3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (673+ words) Every year on the 25th of Elul, while Jews around the world recite Selichot and prepare for Rosh Hashanah, my family marks the yahrzeit of my Zeidi, Rabbi Dr. Avraham Mordechai Hershberg, zt”l. I never had the privilege of meeting…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (206+ words) The Jewish Link Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Visits Chabad-Rutgers as the School Year Begins (Courtesy of Rutgers Chabad) The Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rishon LeZion Chacham David Yosef, visited and prayed morning services on Sept. 4 with students at…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (544+ words) (Courtesy of Orthodox Union) In Lodz, Poland, currently home to roughly 100 Jews, keeping kosher can require far more than checking for a familiar symbol on a package. Kosher products are available, said resident Dawid Gurfinkiel but the options are limited....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (420+ words) Driving through cities across Israel, you’ll often come across a familiar name: Rav Mordechai Eliyahu. It appears on street signs in Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Netanya, Lod and beyond. The fact that so many streets are named for someone who passed…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (287+ words) It was especially gratifying that R’ Dovid Feinstein and R’ Shmuel Kamenetzky said in their letters that their late fathers, the gedolei hador of the previous generation, were supporters of our work and would have approved and encouraged the new…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (663+ words) After a talk I gave recently ahead of Rosh Hashanah, a teenage girl came up to me and asked, “What is the most important thing my family and I should actually do on Rosh Hashanah?” “Hear the shofar,” I told…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1056+ words) The Jewish Link Reason No. 12: Shabbat Feels Different in the Jewish State There is a moment every Friday afternoon in Jerusalem that I never tire of experiencing. The city begins to change. The streets are still busy but the purpose…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (566+ words) One of the perks of a research trip to the United States for an Israeli professor whose historical/sociological scholarship looks at the Orthodox Jewish community in the U.S. and Israel, is a chance for them to “meet” with The Jewish…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (158+ words) #1 18Forty [email protected] @18forty 18Forty empowers Jews from all backgrounds to engage in honest and open-ended exploration of faith, identity and community. Through dynamic media, immersive education and inclusive community-building, 18Forty is a modern virtual beit midrash—a vibrant forum where questions are embraced, curiosity…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (385+ words) If you’re at all serious about grasping the depth, meaning and continuing relevance of major topics (sugyot) in the Gemara, you need to spend time on the Likutei Yam website—www.likuteiyam.com. To say it’ll fundamentally expand your grasp…...