Jewish World

According to Jewish law, one is only allowed to shave with a device that does not damage the skin. New interpretation means virtually all modern shaving appliances meet this requirement.

"An important voice in the fight against antisemitism has left us," German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says.

Khaled Awad, who stabbed Rabbi Shlomo Noginski in Boston on July 1, arrived in the US with biased views against Jews, Christians and American culture, Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Margaret Hegarty says during a court hearing.

"Our hope is that this repository of ideas can serve as a launching pad for others," OU synagogue initiatives director Rabbi Adir Posy says.

"Bullying, vandalism and hateful discourse targeting Jewish youth create an unsafe learning environment and compel children to mask their Jewish identity. This is a reality no Canadian should accept," Noah Shack of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs says.

"As antisemitic attacks have become more frequent... concern in the Jewish community and among our allies has reached a fever pitch," says Melissa Landa, director of Alliance for Israel, which is spearheading the rally.

With new technology allowing slaughter-free consumption of meat dishes, some have wondered if this makes Halachah's dietary laws obsolete.

"Self-defense can no longer be a foreign concept to American Jews. It must become the absolute norm," says Legion cofounder Meredith Weiss.

Khaled Awad is facing a hearing to determine whether he is a danger to society after stabbing Rabbi Shlomo Noginski several times outside a Jewish school in Boston.

Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana takes on men who refuse to grant their wives a religious divorce and flee to Israel knowing full well no legal proceeding can be launched against them in the Jewish state.