Jewish visitors line up for bagel sandwiches during the week More than 400 freshly baked challahs were enjoyed by Jewish fans and officials at the World Cup in Qatar this past Shabbat. Baked in a kitchen specially koshered by a young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi from Turkey, it’s part of a month-long effort to make kosher food […]
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Chabad-Lubavitch establishes a new center on Spanish territory near Morocco Walking down the street just before Rosh Hashana in Puerto de la Cruz, a city on the island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, Anna saw a Chassidic-looking man walking down the street. “Go run after him,” she told her daughter. “Hashem brought us together!” Her daughter […]
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The United Arab Emirates is taking major steps to combat a regional culture of Holocaust denial in the wake of the 2020 Abraham Accords that normalized its relations with Israel. Once entirely absent from the learning materials of children in the UAE — which also blacked out Israel from world maps and globes — the […]
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An exhibition at the Jewish Museum in Augsburg Swabia explores Ukrainian Jewish life from the 1920s to the present, examining the unspeakable suffering of the Holocaust and antisemitic Soviet policies as well as the rebirth of Jewish life in independent Ukraine. The curators aim to give voice to Ukrainian Jews who have variously spoken Ukrainian, Russian, […]
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In the Hanukkah story, one tiny jar of oil keeps the lamps burning for eight full nights. Since Hanukkah celebrates this miracle, it’s traditional to eat foods fried in oil as part of the festivities. We got together with PJ Library Connector Jennifer Stempel, to find kid-friendly, easy-to-prepare, Hanukkah recipes that make preparing fried (or […]
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AMC Empire 25 234 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 About this event “EXHILARATING, RIVETING AND HILARIOUS!” – The Wall Street Journal “INSPIRING AND ABSORBING! A Fascinating Story with Beautiful Music.” – The New York Times “Combine FIDDLER ON THE ROOF with JERSEY BOYS, add some HAIR, and you get a taste of SOUL DOCTOR.” – Bloomberg […]
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The victims of the attacks on two synagogues in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu and Şişli districts in 2003 were remembered by Turkish citizens. At the commemoration ceremony held in front of the Peace Monument built after the attack near the Neve Shalom Synagogue in Beyoğlu, a moment of silence was observed for those who lost their lives. Citizens left carnations in […]
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Queen Margrethe visited the Danish Jewish Museum to mark 400 years of Jewish history in Denmark. She also attended a celebratory service at Copenhagen Synagogue where she meet the chairman of the Danish Jewish community, Dr. Henri Goldstein, and Rabbi Yair Melchior. This year marks the 400th anniversary of King Christian IV inviting the Jewish […]
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People come from across Israel to a town in the northwest to sample the gluten-free goodies at Tupelo Bakery. Vered Baer started experimenting with gluten-free cooking and baking when her younger sister was diagnosed with celiac disease about 20 years ago. After years of experimenting and studying, in November 2020 Baer opened Tupelo Bakery, the […]
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I was invited to the UN Plaza Grill to sample their exquisite food. They are a hidden gem in the heart of the United Nations vicinity, serving up world food created by award-winning chefs. Located in a beautiful, open space with floor-to-ceiling windows and spectacular décor, I sat in the dining room right opposite the […]
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