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Over 2,000 Jews Pray for Girl Shot by Taliban

In a touching display of support and concern for a young Pakistani girl who stood up to the Taliban and was rewarded with a gunshot to her head, more than 2,000 Jews prayed – in unison – for her recovery.The event was held at the Anti Defamation League’s (ADL) 18th annual Concert Against Hate at Washington’s Kennedy Center. ADL National ...

Over 13,000 at Rachel’s Tomb as Celebrations Begin

More than 13,000 people visited Rachel’s Tomb (Kever Rachel) on Thursday as the anniversary of the Biblical matriarch’s passing approaches.This year the anniversary of the matriarch Rachel’s passing falls on the Sabbath, when observant Jews do not travel. Those marking the anniversary are compensating by moving celebrations of her life to the days immediately before and after.So far everything has ...

Over 1000 Tzedakahs May Lose IRS Non-Profit Status In Ten Days Unless They Act Now

Brooklyn — Councilman David Greenfield is making the community aware that over one-thousand Jewish non-profit organizations are at risk of losing their 501(C)(3) designation because of a new law that enforces the required filing of a Form 990. If an organization has not filed their “990” with the IRS within the last three years they will lose their non-profit status.“Because ...

Outrage at screening of dying Princess Diana photo: Cannes documentary to show graphic picture for first time

A shocking paparazzi photograph of a dying Princess Diana is to be screened for the first time in a documentary about her fatal crash.Unlawful Killing, which will be shown at Cannes this week, is backed by the actor Keith Allen and Mohammed Fayed, whose son Dodi died with Diana.The 90-minute film will include a graphic black and white close-up of ...

Outrage at ELAL: (Tourist Class) Cat Attacks First Class Passenger

The “news” that the Kikar Shabbat website manages to dredge up on an almost daily basis never ceases to amaze me (yet it makes for excellent blog fodder)What could possibly surprise a first class passenger in EL-AL’s luxurious, comfortable and quiet cabin? Perhaps a cloud or maybe an air pocket…that’s what “S.A.” thought when he purchased such a prestigious ticket ...

Our claim to the land

What is the basis for our claim that the Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people? This is not simply a rhetorical question but rather an existential one since the Arabs claim that the same land is theirs. According to their version they were here first and then we, the big bad colonizers, came and stole their land.Although the ...

OU Puts Kibosh On Jezebel Name At Soho Eatery

The Orthodox Union has forced a name change in an upscale kosher Soho eatery by refusing to certify its current name—Jezebel.The Jewish Week reported that the name change is one of two concessions restaurant owners made to the OU.In a letter to investors, owners Menachem Sendrowicz and Henry Stimler, said the restaurant will go forward under the name ‘JSoho,’ and ...

OU Pre-Passover Webcast Provides Answers for the Holiday

Have questions about what to do about kosher-for-Pesach pet food for your favorite feline or guard dog this Passover?The Orthodox Union’s two top rabbis are making themselves available to answer questions this year for its annual pre-Passover webcast, set for March 12 at 2:30 pm EDT.This is not the first time Rabbi Yisroel Belsky and Rabbi Hershel Schachter have faced a barrage ...

Osama Bin Laden Is Dead

Mr. bin Laden was killed in a joint raid overnight Sunday in Pakistan’s northwestern district of Abbottabad, some 40 miles from Islamabad, according to a senior Pakistani official.The town also is home to a Pakistani military academy. Two American helicopters took part in the operation, the official said. One Pakistani helicopter involved in the raid crashed after it was hit ...

Osama bin Laden hiding place visited by Taliban

The revelation that the al-Qaeda chief had direct contact with his followers – and did not rely solely on messengers – came as a US-led task force urgently trawled captured documents and computer files for terror plots and information about extremists.British intelligence agents last week joined their US counterparts to sift through the material after repeated references to Britain were ...

Orthodox Union, World’s Largest Kosher Certifier, in Disarray

The leadership of the world’s largest provider of kosher certification, the Orthodox Union, is in disarray.Sources on Monday confirmed massive infighting among the O.U. leadership and a slew of managerial changes as members of the board of directors vie for control.The situation at the O.U. was first reported last week in The New York Jewish Week.Harvey Blitz, the chairman of the ...

Orthodox Union Introduces ‘Keeping Kosher’ App

With Passover just a month away a new app aims to help consumers keep kosher throughout the eight-day Jewish festival and to stay up to date on kosher products throughout the rest of the year.Released by the Orthodox Union (OU), which promotes the values of the Orthodox Jewish community, the app called OU Kosher provides consumers with updates on products ...