Submerging into our land Five natural springs are within a 20-minute walk of my home; at least one of them was used by my ancestors during the time of the Temple in Jerusalem. Shlomo Vile Sept. 5, 2024
Connecting to our mothers and fathers Every Friday night after the Shabbat meal, I walk down the street to visit the ruins of the ancient winery our ancestors built more than 2,000 years ago. Shlomo Vile Sept. 4, 2024
A book on faith, Judaism and defying Soviet rule Chabadniks literally risked torture, exile and death to hide other religious Jews on the run and to secretly teach Torah to Jewish youth. Phyllis Chesler March 26, 2024
UNESCO lists several medieval Jewish sites in Erfurt, Germany The sites are the second Jewish ones in Germany to be designated on the Wold Heritage List, which recognizes places of “outstanding universal value.” Oct. 5, 2023
‘Times’ airs accusations that religious Jews in New York are polluting wells “It’s shocking today, where we have access to so much information to research,” a community activist told JNS of that medieval antisemitic trope. “People fall into the same traps.” Menachem Wecker June 12, 2023
Chabad inaugurates Budapest’s second mikvah The Jewish ritual bath is near the Hungarian Parliament building. May 2, 2023
Ritual bath dating to eve of Second Temple’s destruction uncovered near Temple Mount The baths, uncovered during a Hebrew University excavation, are located in an area that housed ancient Jerusalem's elites, according to researchers. July 20, 2022
Idaho to gets first ‘mikvah’ as part of $3.5 million Chabad construction project “During the pandemic, our community has grown tremendously, and we are now able to provide more services,” said Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz. July 8, 2022
American Jewish University receives grants for cultural programs, including ‘mikvah’ It has been awarded a total of $185,000 in funds from the Covenant Foundation, CANVAS and the National Center to Encourage Judaism. Jan. 25, 2022
