Shabbat special measures announced; synagogues closed
Western Wall prayers limited; calls for neighborhood prayer groups near safe rooms as Israel braces for potential Iranian response.
Tag: Shabbat
What to do when Passover Eve falls on Shabbat?
This year (5785), Passover Eve will fall on Shabbat, and will not occur again until twenty years from now in ...
Who was the first Orthodox Jew in the US Senate?
Joe Lieberman's commitment to working across party lines was a hallmark of his political career, demonstrating that achieving goals often ...
Beyond 'Fiddler on the Roof': The untold story of Jewish life in Eastern Europe
History has forgotten the millions of Jews who flourished in Eastern Europe for centuries, and we too tend to remember ...
El Al poised to nix series of London-Tel Aviv flights in nod to Shabbat
The move to tighten Shabbat regulations is being spearheaded by El Al’s new owner, Haredi businessman Kenny Rozenberg, according to ...
Minister angers many for vowing to end 'Shabbat discrimination,' PM intervenes
The initiative Israeli Shabbat, launched in May 2021, subsidizes free entrance to museums on what many secular Israelis view as ...
Ukraine synagogues prepare for tense Shabbat under heavy security
Rabbis decide to stay with their communities, report shortages of basic goods. Rabbi rules that in current crisis, Jewish Ukrainians ...
PM sparks ire for 'desecrating Shabbat' to oversee capture of fugitive prisoners
On Twitter, Haredi media figures among those to take Bennett to task for being driven to command center overseeing search ...
Haredi Facebook users demand 'Shabbat-observant' profiles
The social media giant is yet to respond.
Billionaire Kenny Rozenberg makes aliyah
One of the wealthiest Jews in America and the father of Eli Rozenberg, the controlling shareholder of El Al, is ...