Diaspora Jewry
The meeting included a reunion between two Satmar rebbes who have been at odds since a succession dispute divided the community after their father’s death in 2006.
Rabbi Shlomó Köves warned that staging political protests close to Jewish events crossed a red line, turning anti-Israel activism into direct hostility against local Jews.
“In Canada, my right to survive has been subcontracted to the government,” Gad Saad told JNS.
Gideon Sa’ar met in Jerusalem with J50 Forum leaders, warning that obsessive government rhetoric is fueling attacks on worldwide communities.
The new program teaches mohels medical and sanitary techniques, amid a crackdown in Belgium on the Jewish ritual.
As students return to campuses worldwide, Nate Leipciger urges them in a letter to embrace their Jewish identity.
“We’re very proud Jews. We want to live like proud Jews,” a Toronto-area father told JNS.
“We are here to lay the foundation stone of the house which is to shelter the Jewish nation,” Theodor Herzl said.
An exhibition slated for next summer at the Strong National Museum of Play in New York will focus on Jewish contributions to play, and recent publications tackle the same subject and its history.
An interim report into last year’s Bondi Beach mass shooting recommended increased security around Jewish public events and additional gun reforms.
Rabbi Gavriel Koskas of Magen David Congregation of Surfside-Bal Harbour told JNS that it appeared to be an “isolated incident” that shouldn’t define the beach town.
Allison Rahmani, 40, called for help after her vehicle fell into her pool in Hewlett, N.Y., but died on the way to the hospital.
