Jewish World

Chabad releases statement condemning San Diego shooting, pleading with local and federal authorities as well as the school system to take steps to root out "gangrene" of anti-Semitism.

“Providing the imprimatur of three academic departments to such a politically motivated and directed event violates the core academic mission of the university, suppresses student expression and impedes the free exchange of ideas,” says a letter to UMass chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy.

Lakewood, NJ condominium complex's restricts swimming hours "plainly unequal in its allotment of favorable swimming times," 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules. Orthodox Jews make up about two-thirds of complex residents.

Analysis by start-up Vocativ reveals that only a small fraction of over 12 million social media posts discussing the Holocaust uploaded this past year were authored by people under 30. "We must find a way to make discussing the Holocaust relevant for them," says Vocativ founder Mati Kochavi.

During Passover and Sukkot, Jews make their way to the Western Wall, the remnant of the Second Temple, to receive a blessing from the Kohanim.

Local website publishes video of locals burning effigy of Judas in an old ritual banned by the Catholic Church for the "aggression" it involves.

Ambassador Georgette Mosbacher is accused of offending the country and reminded that she is serving in a mostly Roman Catholic country • Far-right activist: "Christ died and was resurrected also for you, pagans and traitorous Jews."

For two hours, light and sound show returns Great Synagogue of Warsaw to city. Archival recordings of synagogue's cantor, Gerszon Sirota, who died in the ghetto, revive sounds of Jewish Warsaw.

Brooklyn judge sides with municipal health officials who defended order as rare but necessary step to contain surge in highly contagious disease that has infected at least 329 people so far, most of them children from Orthodox Jewish communities.

Jewish congregations in New England advised not to cross picket lines to stock up on Passover essentials at Stop & Shop stores, which carry one of the largest selections of kosher goods.