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B.C. rabbi says congregation resilient after arson as police release video of suspect – The Globe and Mail

| June 27, 2024

Open this photo in gallery: An image from video showing a man in the vicinity of a recent Vancouver synagogue arson attack is shown in a police handout.HO/The Canadian Press Rabbi Andrew Rosenblatt says the congregation of the Schara Tzedeck synagogue in Vancouver has come back and been resilient after an arson attack that charred the doors of the temple last month.

Delegation Of Prominent Rabbis Arrive In US To Solicit Emergency Funds For Yeshivos – VINNews

| June 27, 2024

JERUSALEM (VINnews) In an effort to save the Israeli yeshiva world which is suffering from huge deficits in the wake of budgetary cuts, Slabodka Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dov Landau left on Motzei Shabbos for the US to solicit emergency funds for the yeshivos. Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The 94-year-old Rabbi Landau, who heads the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah, is set to establish the World of Torah Fund which will offer support to the yeshivos, whose budgets were cut by the High Court due to the lack of a draft law.

My Eyes Shed A Tear – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com

| June 27, 2024

In Israel, every day waking up in the morning is a challenge. Immediately we check what has happened the night before. Have any of our soldiers been killed?

Delaware Teen’s Act of Faith Honors Fallen Soldier and Inspires Cross-Continental Connection – CrownHeights.info

| June 27, 2024

As the tragic events of Oct 7th unfolded, Corey Silberglied from Wilmington Delaware felt a profound sense of helplessness. Determined to contribute in some way, he dedicated himself to the daily mitzvah of wrapping Tefillin. Coreys inspiration stemmed from his high school years as a leader in CTeen, (Chabads Teen Network) the largest Jewish teen network in the world, spanning 62 countries

Ultra-Orthodox rabbis from Israel raised $60 million in the US due to losses from military service refusal – Ynetnews

| June 27, 2024

Even before the High Court ruling announced Tuesday morning, which forbids transferring budgets to yeshivas whose students are required to enlist in the absence of a law regulating their status, the legal impediment was well felt in ultra-Orthodox yeshivas. Starting in April, due to the determination of the legal adviser to the government , the transfer of money to yeshivas was prevented for Haredi youths who are obligated to enlist, which resulted in a reduction of millions of shekels in funding

Rav Dov Landau: ‘There Are Already Kollelim Closing, The Evildoers Have Taken Their Budgets’ – VINNews

| June 27, 2024

Following the dramatic Supreme Court ruling that ordered haredim to enlist in the IDF, Lithuanian charedi leader Rabbi Dov Landau, who is soliciting funds for the yeshivos in the US, slammed the Supreme Courts justices, accusing them of cruelty towards Torah learners, according to a Kikar Hashabbat report Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The evildoers there and the government have taken the budgets that the yeshivas and kollels (yeshivas for married students ed.) had, and the yeshivas are in a situation where they do not have the ability to continue, he said during the fundraising trip to the US. There are already kollels which have closed

WATCH: Special Birkas Cohanim on Rescued HostageWeeks After Parents Did the Same! – VINNews

| June 27, 2024

ISRAEL (VINnews) Rabbi Zion Cohen, Chief Rabbi of the city of Or Yehuda, held a special Birkas Kohanim (Blessing of a Kohen) for Almog Meir Jan, who was miraculously rescued from captivity in Gaza. Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email According to Arutz Sheva, Rabbi Cohen said: On the Shabbat before Almog was freed, my daughter, a teacher at Beit Yaakov, said to me, Almog is coming back. I said to her: Since when do you know if he will come back or not

Sharon Kleinbaum gets stellar send-off after 32 years as rabbi at CBST – Gay City News

| June 15, 2024

Sign up for our Gay City News email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! The extraordinary 32-year tenure of Sharon Kleinbaum as Senior Rabbi of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST) New Yorks LGBTQ synagogue that she led to become a major national force in Judaism, LGBTQ rights, and human rights everywhere was celebrated in words and song at Jazz at Lincoln Center at Columbus Circle on June 3 by political leaders from President Biden on down, performing arts stars, CBSTs Community Chorus, the many rabbis she helped train and inspire, and her spouse, American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten. The evening was hosted by veteran lesbian comedian Kate Clinton, who noted that Kleinbaum was the first full-time Rabbi at the synagogue. Hillary Clinton spoke at the celebration and said Kleinbuam made CBST a bold spiritual community of resistance and love.

A yeshiva that preps Haredi men for IDF service mourns first graduate to fall in battle – The Times of Israel

| June 15, 2024

On Wednesday, May 22, Staff Sgt. Bezalel Zvi Kovach, 20, was critically wounded while fighting in Gaza. Four days later he succumbed to his wounds at Soroka Medical Center.

Rabbis opposed to Cuyahoga County Council resolution issue statement – Cleveland Jewish News

| June 15, 2024

Over 30 rabbis have signed a Northeast Ohio rabbinic statement opposing boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel as of June 11. The statement is in response to a resolution referred to Cuyahoga County Councils committee of the whole at its June 4 meeting, Rabbi Scott Roland of Congregation Shaarey Tikvah in Beachwood told the Cleveland Jewish News.


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