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Russian strike hit home of Kryvyi Rih Chabad rabbi, mikveh damaged

Rabbi Liron Edri, a Chabad emissary who leads the Jewish community in Kryvyi Rih, said the blast caused extensive damage to the property and surrounding facilities. 

A Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih damaged the home of the local Chabad rabbi and a nearby mikveh (ritual bath). January 29.
Exclusive Interview with Bishop Thomas Paul Schirrmacher at  the Conference of European Rabbis.

'Jews are hated because of Abraham's God': Bishop Schirrmacher against antisemitism - interview

A line of interfaith leaders protest Immigrations and Customs Enforcement at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, Jan. 23, 2026.

Rabbi among dozens arrested in faith leaders' anti-ICE protest in Minnesota

A rabbi and defendant in a court case appears in the district court in Tiergarten, Berlin, January. 16, 2026.

Berlin rabbi convicted of ‘sexual assault and sexual coercion’ of woman he offered to counsel


Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, compassionate voice in the Orthodox world, dies in road accident at 43

The former Venice Beach rabbi was remembered as "kind, brave, decent, and good"—a pioneer whose early advocacy fostered today's more inclusive communities.

Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, who died March 21 in a car accident.

Man who viciously attacked Orleans rabbi arrested, victim tells 'Post'

The attacker was a minor, according to a social media statement by French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau.

 A member of the Jewish community prays at a synagogue in Orleans, central France, on March 23, 2025, the day after an attack to the rabbi of Orleans, for which a minor has been arrested

In broad daylight: French rabbi assaulted, bitten in front of son on way back from synagogue

Rabbi Arié Engelberg was on his way back from synagogue when he was reportedly kicked, punched, and bitten on the shoulder.

 Rabbi Arié Engelberg.

Chabad rabbi becomes most senior haredi engineer at Microsoft

Kesselman was born in Riga, Latvia and raised in the Israeli-Arab city of Ramle in Israel from the age of six.

Yitzhak Kesselman

'Fear No Pharaoh': US Jews and slavery – from implicated to appalled - review

In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.

 ‘THE OLD PLANTATION,’ watercolor attributed to John Rose, possibly painted between 1785 and 1795 in the Beaufort District of South Carolina.

When the world turns upside down, rabbis can help us keep our heads on straight - opinion

In uncertain times, rabbis provide guidance, connection, and resilience—helping Jewish communities navigate chaos, identity, and moral challenges.

 An illustration of a cardboard box with 'this end up' and two arrows pointing downwards.

Around the weekday Shabbat table with Rabbi Josh Weisberg

The Weisbergs offer Shabbat-like meals during the week for anyone interested in an immersive Jewish culinary spiritual experience.

 The group around the table in the Weisbergs’ Kiryat Moshe home. At head, Chef Josh and wife, Chana Jenny; ‘In Jerusalem’ Editor Erica Schachne is 2nd R in back row.

Aliyah committee will be ‘home’ for non-Orthodox Jewish denominations, Kariv says - interview

The committee would also examine the issue of people emigrating away from Israel, which Kariv claimed the government was not concerned about.

 MK Gilad Kariv attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on October 15, 2024.

Former chief rabbi Metzger released on bail after alleged indecent act against minor

Israel Police interrogated ex-Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, previously jailed for bribery, over suspicions of indecent act against minor under 16.

Former chief rabbi Yona Metzger

Documentation: European Rabbinical court members meet with leading Torah authorities