Orthodox Union youth Mishnah program has quadrupled in recent years “Students feel great about their accomplishments and many have been inspired to learn other Mishnayot on their own,” said Rabbi Matthew Faigen, of Fuchs Mizrachi School in the Cleveland area. Jan. 17, 2025
From a Catholic Mexican actress on Spanish TV to a Jewish educator in Israel Services, liturgy and Shabbat spoke to Hannah Abitbul, now an observant Jew living with her husband and young son. Etgar Lefkovits Jan. 9, 2025
OU distributes 65,000 reflective belts for walking from synagogue at night “This is truly a life-saving initiative,” Larry Kraut, who supports nighttime safety efforts by the Orthodox Union, told JNS. JNS Staff Dec. 16, 2024
Date of New Jersey spring primary coincides with Shavuot, lawmakers move to change it The primary election is scheduled for June 3, which coincides with the holiday, meaning that observant Jews won't be able to go to the polls. Faygie Holt Dec. 13, 2024
Report reveals challenges Orthodox Jews face in seeking a spouse “Our responsibility as brothers and sisters is to be proactively engaged in making sure the other is whole in every way,” said the executive vice president of the Orthodox Union. Dec. 12, 2024
Chicago Jewish groups react to suicide of man who shot Jewish worshipper “Even though Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi is dead, we assume the investigation behind his crimes, including one count of terrorism, will not end,” Daniel Goldwin, a spokesman for the Jewish Federation of Chicago, told JNS. David Swindle Dec. 4, 2024
Gunman, who allegedly shot Jewish Chicagoan, dead after apparent suicide "There is no evidence of foul play at this time," the Cook County Sheriff’s Office told JNS of the death of 22-year-old Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi. Menachem Wecker Dec. 1, 2024
‘Planned attack’ of Orthodox man in Chicago, prosecutor says The Cook County, Ill., prosecutor’s office said Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi researched Jewish targets and had pro-Hamas material on his phone. Nov. 26, 2024
Dems can’t find Orthodox rabbis to support Kamala But did find a guy named Tyson in Norway who deals with "queer issues." Daniel Greenfield Nov. 5, 2024
