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Argentina’s president adopts Jewish godson
Jewish Journal
December 25, 2014
Argentina’s president has accepted an official Jewish godson for the first time in the country’s history.
In wake of rabbi’s murder, Miami Jews fretting over security
Jewish Journal
August 19, 2014
The streets of North Miami Beach look different since the murder of Rabbi Joseph Raksin.
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, father of Jewish Renewal, dies
Jewish Journal
July 3, 2014
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the father of the Jewish Renewal movement, has died at age 89.
Shabbat dinner sets Guinness record
Jewish Journal
June 18, 2014
More than 2,000 people in Tel Aviv set the Guinness World Record for largest Shabbat dinner.
Schools caution on alcohol during Simchat Torah
Jared Sichel
September 24, 2013
Dozens of men sit around a few tables, humming a soft Chasidic niggun (tune), swaying slowly back and forth, noshing on cold cuts, salads and light snacks. Some are sipping on small cups of vodka. Most wear white dress shirts, black dress pants and a long black coat.
Putin: First Soviet government was mostly Jewish
Jewish Journal
June 19, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that at least 80 percent of the members of the first Soviet government were Jewish.
Rabbi denies he knew of sexual abuse at Jewish school
Jewish Journal
February 21, 2013
A man under investigation for allegedly sexually abusing boys at a Sydney Jewish day school told police that senior rabbis knew of his actions but failed to report them to authorities, a newspaper reported.
Melbourne sex abuse probes spread to Sydney Jewish community
Jewish Journal
February 15, 2013
Allegations of child sex abuse, rampant in Melbourne’s Jewish community, have spread to Sydney, with police mounting investigations into two individuals.
Chabad Telethon raises $4 million
Ryan Torok
September 12, 2012
Hollywood stars and dancing rabbis came together for the 32nd annual Chabad “To Life” Telethon on Sept. 9. Held for the first time at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, the high-profile fundraiser raised approximately $4 million for Chabad of California.
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