Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s Jewish community is mourning after Isak Haleva, chief rabbi since 2002, died at 84 on Tuesday. Haleva ...
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Archdiocese blocks play about ex-Hasidic transgender rabbi and activist Abby Stein
The Once-Successful Connelly Theater Faces Backlash for Censoring LGBTQ+ Content The Connelly Theater, a beloved Off-Broadway institution, is reeling from ...
Sadiq Khan apologises to Chief Rabbi for insinuating Islamophobia in response to his ceasefire call
Sadiq Khan has apologised to Cthe hief Rabbi after implying that Ephraim Mirvis’s criticism of his call for a Gaza ...
‘Reclaiming Dignity’: A look at ‘misunderstood’ Jewish modesty
Traditionally, books about Jewish modesty have focused on prescribing and proscribing the dress and behavior of Jewish women. One ...
Antisemitism in Norway At Highest Levels Since WWII, Says Local Rabbi
Norwegian student Marie Andersen carries an antisemitic sign at an Oct. 21 pro-Hamas demonstration in Warsaw, Poland. Photo: Screenshot Antisemitism ...
The ‘super’ rabbi who welcomes cruise ship passengers in St Lucia
The next time you disembark from a cruise ship in sunny St Lucia and head for the Duty Free, you ...
Rabbi Sharon Brous on her New Book, Oct. 7 and IKAR’s Future
“It’s a hard time for this book to come into the world,” Rabbi Sharon Brous said. She was discussing her ...
Police say fire at Toronto Jewish deli was likely a hate crime. A local rabbi is not surprised
View of the North York district of Toronto on Dec. 26, 2021 Photo by redtea via iStock By Camillo Barone ...