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Vilnius was a major center of Jewish thought, famed for both its religious tradition and modern secular Jewish culture. It was home to the 18th-century Vilna…
When you deface a statue of Maimonides, it is about only one thing: Judaism.
Rabbi Berel Lazar and Yaakov Shwekey join forces for a rendition of "Tzama Lecha Nafshi" during the 70th birthday celebration of businessman Lev Leviev.
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters on Tuesday rioted outside a conference in central Jerusalem about special tracks for Haredim to enlist into the Israel Defense Forces, the…
Winter has frequently appeared at conferences and public events as he considers entering politics ahead of the upcoming elections.
Zev Stub is the Times of Israel's Diaspora Affairs correspondent.Decades after one of Eastern Europe’s most important synagogues was destroyed under Nazi and Soviet rule, archaeologists…
A newly released essay by Rabbi Anchelle Perl, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Sholom-Chabad Mineola, explores Judaism’s longstanding commitment to burial over cremation and offers guidance…
Ariela Karmel is a political correspondent at The Times of Israel. She previously reported for Calcalist and Haaretz. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern and…
Rabbi Shneor Glitzenstein describes how the Israeli Chabad House in London has become a home for soldiers, Nova survivors, students, and families, who are all seeking…
'Rabbi Levi Yitzchak - they failed, and you prevailed,' says Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen, Chief Rabbi and Chabad emissary to Kazakhstan, after thousands attend the Lubavitcher Rebbe's…
Few disputes have proved as durable—or as politically disruptive—in Israel as the deferment of military service for Haredi yeshivah students. The issue has repeatedly reached the…
According to N12, the protesters arrived in organized transportation, stood outside the new head's home, and distributed pashkevilim (broadsides or posters used by the ultra-Orthodox community).
Sarasota police arrested Brayton Laschinger after he allegedly smashed a Chabad synagogue window with a brick, saying social media content angered him and he targeted it…
Energy Minister Eli Cohen backs Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to haredi enlistment, says haredi leadership apparently not opposed.