admin | June 7, 2024
The Chabad movement on Tuesday issued this statement: Rabbi Kotlarsky, who was born in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn in 1949, joined Merkos, the Chabad outreach division, shortly after he got married, when the movement was experiencing explosive growth in the number of Chabad emissaries worldwide.
admin | June 7, 2024
At the Jewish Community Center in Lyon, France, two weeks ago, the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Conference of European Rabbis took place. Dozens of chief rabbis, heads of rabbinical courts, and judges from most European countries gathered under the leadership of the conference's president, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, and the chairman of the standing committee, Rabbi Menachem Gelley, to discuss various issues concerning Jewish communities in Europe. Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, in his opening remarks, stated, "The member states of the European Union need to talk less and do more to protect the Jews of Europe." He provided a comprehensive review of the conference's activities with EU institutions and member governments and the manifesto published by the conference ahead of the EU elections, urging European leaders to commit to combating antisemitism with renewed vigor and determination.
admin | June 7, 2024
A prominent rabbi from Brussels who once criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for calling on European Jews to move to Israel now asks the Jewish state to prepare for a wave of immigrants from the continent due to antisemitism. My message to the Israeli prime minister today is not as sure as it used to be, says Menachem Margolin, head of the European Jewish Association lobby group in Brussels, at a conference in Amsterdam on combating antisemitism
admin | June 7, 2024
In our time of war and pain, grief and loss, Gila Fines The Madwoman in the Rabbis Attic transports us to a completely different era and place, ideology and concerns. Her wonderful scholarly text reminds us of the simple pleasure of reading and, indeed, rereading familiar texts, and drawing out new meanings that cut to the core of modern identity and contemporary authenticity. The title of Fines book can be traced to a groundbreaking study of feminist literary criticism from 1979 titled The Madwoman in the Attic, a phrase drawn from Charlotte Brontes classic novel Jane Eyre.
admin | June 7, 2024
With the passing of this legendary globetrotting Shliach of the Rebbe, who played a pivotal role in revitalizing Jewish communities and growing Chabad institutions worldwide, a group of shluchim have committed themselves to uphold the projects he started. Reb Moshe dedicated his entire life to perpetuating The Rebbes Shlichus and supporting the thousands of Shluchim worldwide. He was the Vice Chairman of Merkos Linyonei Chinuch and Chairman of legendary organizations that he founded, including Chabad on Campus International, The Rohr Jewish Institute, Merkos 302, Ckids Network, Cteen Network, Chabad Young Professionals, and many others.
admin | June 7, 2024
The legendary globetrotting Shliach of the Rebbe, who was the iconic Chairman of the International Kinus Hashluchim and Merkos Shlichus, who played a pivotal role in revitalizing Jewish communities and growing Chabad institutions worldwide, passed away on Tuesday, 27 Iyar 5784. Reb Moshe dedicated his entire life to perpetuating The Rebbes Shlichus and supporting the thousands of Shluchim worldwide.
admin | June 7, 2024
More than 100 Jewish community leaders and pro-Israel organization heads from across Europe gathered Monday in Amsterdam for an emergency meeting organized by the European Jewish Association (EJA). The purpose of the meeting was to develop actionable strategies to combat the rising tide of antisemitic harassment and hate speech that has surged since the deadly Hamas terror attack on October 7
admin | June 7, 2024
Community leaders and laymen alike reached across social media platforms to express their profound grief and immense sense of loss over the passing of Reb Moshe Kotlarsky. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky was the kind of friend to my father that was more akin to brothers. I grew up going to his home in Crown Heights and attending the Rebbes fabrengen on Purim.
admin | May 21, 2024
In just over a fortnight, history will be made when the UKs first Orthodox female communal rabbi is ordained. After four years of study, Miriam Lorie, 36, will be celebrating her graduation from New Yorks pioneering Yeshivat Maharat
admin | May 21, 2024
Saturday Night Live got the rabbi! This past weekend marked the 49th season finale of SNL hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal and the return of the Weekend Update joke swap. As the title suggests, in this segment Weekend Update co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che write each others jokes.
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