Jerusalem – The president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh will carry the torch set aside for Diaspora Jewry at Israel’s Independence Day ceremony. Jeff Finkelstein has led the Jewish community’s efforts to cope and rebuild following the shooting attack on the Tree of Life synagogue building that left 11 worshippers dead. In the [...]

London – The Muslim mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, joined the Jewish Labour Movement as an associate member in solidarity with British Jews. In a statement last week, Khan called on his colleagues in the Labour Party to follow suit and said he took the action to demonstrate “support and appreciation” for British Jews. “There’s [...]

Manchester, NH – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is standing by his criticism of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the U.S. goal in the Middle East must be to try to bring people together and “not just support one country, which is now run by a right-wing, dare I say, racist government.” Sanders said [...]

Thousands to Experience the Incredible Beis Hamikdash Virtual Reality Tour It has been described as a transformative experience for both young and old. Now thousands more children will get to enjoy the renowned Beis Hamikdash Virtual Reality Tour this Chol Hamoed as the MikdashVR visits our communities. Everyone will get to experience firsthand the life-changing [...]

Snohomish County, WA – A Washington state man out on bail after being charged with two felonies for posting plans on Facebook to commit a mass shooting against Jewish targets has posted more violent messages and threats against Jews. Dakota Reed, 20, had been out of jail on $50,000 bond since December. But in the [...]

Jerusalem – The Jerusalem municipality says it will “fix” a wave of fliers that have appeared in kindergartens city-wide forbidding entrance to “minorities,” using a Hebrew term considered code for Arabs. After an anti-racism group brought attention to the fliers, the city said Monday it had followed “security protocol determined by the police and Education [...]

Washington – The financial condition of the government’s bedrock retirement programs for middle- and working-class Americans remains shaky, with Medicare pointed toward insolvency by 2026, according to a report Monday by the government’s overseers of Medicare and Social Security. It paints a sobering picture of the programs, though it’s relatively unchanged from last year’s update. [...]

Seattle – Looking back at her time as an early Microsoft employee, Melinda Gates said the brash culture at the famously tough, revolutionary tech company made her want to quit, but that she didn’t discuss it with her boyfriend, and later her husband, Bill Gates, the company CEO who embodied that culture. “That wasn’t my [...]

Washington – The Trump administration is offering rewards of up to $10 million each for information that disrupts the finances of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah organization. The State and Treasury departments say the money will be paid to people who provide information such as the names of Hezbollah donors and financiers, bank records, customs receipts or [...]

Brooklyn, NY – The Pupa Rebbetzin, Mrs. Miriam Greenwald, the mother of the Pupa Rebbe, Rabbi Yaakov Yechezkiya Greenwald, passed away this afternoon at the age of 101. Born in Vodkert, Hungary to Rabbi Yisoscher Berman Weber and his wife Chana, the Pupa Rebbetzin was the great-niece of both the Arugas Habosem, Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, [...]