Wild weather slams Israel

Published on January 7, 2013

Rain and high winds have caused damage and power outages throughout Israel.

January shatters mark for Israel’s wettest month

Published on February 1, 2012

Rainfall in the month of January broke Israeli records.

Thailand Chabad House again damaged by floods

Published on March 29, 2011

A recently renovated Chabad House in Thailand has been ravaged again by flooding. Heavy rains and flooding this week once again put the Chabad House in Koh Samui under water. The center recently completed a $50,000 renovation after floods in November destroyed electrical equipment, furniture, books and computers.

Australian Jews evacuating in face of huge floods

Published on January 12, 2011

At least a dozen Jewish families in northeastern Australia have been evacuated from their homes as a major flood ripped through Queensland this week, killing at least 12 people. More than 40 people are still missing, and one Jewish man remains unaccounted for near the rural town of Toowoomba, which was flattened Monday by what police described as an “inland instant tsunami.” The bulk of Queensland’s 6,000 Jews live in the state’s capital, Brisbane, which was bracing for its river to peak early Thursday morning as analysts revised up their predictions of the damage bill to $13 million, or 1 percent of the gross domestic product.

JDC to help Pakistani flood victims

Published on August 18, 2010

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee will aid victims of the floods in Pakistan.

Briefs: Questions women can’t ask the rabbi, cartoon Torah, parking tickets, Latino Sukkot

Published on October 29, 2008

Asking your rabbi a question about your period or your sex life might seem odd, but couples who observe the laws of family purity -- where they refrain from sexual contact during and after a woman's menstrual cycle -- occasionally need to provide intimate details to male rabbis.

Noah’s deadly lack of curiosity

By Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky
Published on October 29, 2008

Parshat Noach (Genesis 6:9-11:32) Was Noah someone who would have been recognized as a tzadik in any generation? Or was Noah only a tzadik in a relative sense, only in comparison to those around him?

Picking up the pieces

By Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin
Published on October 11, 2007

Noah's behavior after the flood represents the ultimate consolation to mankind.

A Hard Rain

By Frances Dinkelspiel
Published on March 31, 2005

Weather has always been an important determinant in Los Angeles' history. The twin effects of floods and drought from 1861-1864 completely finished off whatever remained of the rancho way of life, where dons reigned over thousands of acres of land and huge herds of cattle.

An Appeal for Help

By Toby Axelrod
Published on August 22, 2002

Floodwaters have forced some 150 Jewish immigrant families to evacuate their refugee home in Dresden.