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Assassination attempt on rabbi linked to Iran’s Quds Force uncovered just in time

According to The Washington Post, Iran’s Quds Force recruited a Georgian drug dealer to carry out the killing

Sivan Raviv, ILTV | 04.07.25

DC rabbi harassed by pro-Palestinian protesters while praying for hostages wins $182K

Judge orders pro-Palestinian activists to pay damages to Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld after falsely accusing him of harassment during his prayer vigil for Israeli hostages outside the embassy in DC; court finds no evidence to support their claims

Daniel Edelson, New York | 04.07.25

Meet the rabbi guiding the IDF's Druze battalion: 'The soldiers are eager to learn'

Rabbi Adiel Getz, a father of 10, shares deep conversations with Druze soldiers — from holiday traditions to shared destiny: 'They want to listen and delve deeper'

Shilo Freid | 03.18.25

Ultra-Orthodox rabbi becomes a Microsoft corporate vice president: 'There were challenges and stigmas, of course'

Rabbi Yitzhak Kesselman, who grew up in a mixed Jewish-Arab neighborhood in Ramla, will lead the real-time data analytics division, managing around 400 employees; 'I've never seen a conflict between my work and my faith'

Israel Wolman | 03.16.25

סשה טרופנוב והרב זילברשטיין בבית הרב בבני ברק

Returned hostage Sasha Troufanov visits home of haredi rabbi who prayed for his release

Troufanov meets Rabbi Yitzhak Zilberstein and recites Birkat Hagomel, a Jewish prayer of thanksgiving after surviving a dangerous situation; Sasha said: 'Even in the great darkness I felt that I was not alone'; the rabbi responded: 'You are a symbol of the Jewish nation. Jewish history will remember you and the other hostages'

Shilo Freid | 03.09.25

Neo-Nazi impersonated a rabbi and tried to enter a Jewish center in Nashville

He arrived at the Gordon Jewish Community Center wearing an obviously fake beard and sidecurls and filmed himself entering the building and being confronted by a security guard; Keith Garland has a criminal record, and was charged with criminal trespassing and assault

Daniel Edelson, New York | 01.19.25

הרב אברהם חמרה ז"ל. נפגש עם חאפז אל-אסד ודיבר אל ליבו

How Syria's chief rabbi softened Hafez Assad's heart

The family of Rabbi Avraham Hamra, who immigrated to Israel in 1994, did not know the whole truth about his work for Syrian Jews; only when Mossad officials came to console the family did they discover the truth

Itamar Eichner | 12.31.24

'I went to sleep in Moscow and woke up in Tehran'

After 30 years as Moscow’s chief rabbi, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt labeled 'foreign agent' and returned to Israel; he describes rising fears of state antisemitism among Russian Jews and warns Europe’s future could fall to extremists on both left and right

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 10.26.24

הרב מנחם פלדמן פונה מהפגנה אנטי ישראלית באוסטרליה

'They dragged me like an animal': Sydney rabbi forcefully removed from anti-Israel rally

Rabbi Osher Feldman seen roughly handled by Sydney police during heated rally denouncing Israel and praising Hamas; 'The police didn't ask me to leave, they simply dragged me away like a dog,' he says

Itamar Eichner | 10.08.24

For the first time in 100 years, Israel's Chief Rabbinate Council stands vacant

Council's term expired overnight Wednesday and no replacement has been appointed, affecting meat imports, divorce settlements and a myriad of other services

Shilo Freid | 09.18.24

U.S. Ambassador meets leading Rabbi to discuss escalation on Temple Mount

Jack Lew meets the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox community's spiritual leader Dov Landau with a message from Biden thanking him for his position opposing Jews entering the volatile shrine

Shilo Freid | 09.09.24

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis speaking during a vigil outside Downing Street, central London, for victims and hostages of Hamas attacks

Mirvis says it ‘beggars belief’ Labor announced partial arms ban to Israel

In stinging criticism, UK chief rabbi condemns timing of government statement 'at the very moment six hostages murdered in cold blood by cruel terrorists were being buried by their families'

Lee Harpin, Jewish News | 09.03.24

הרב אסמן ובנו המאומץ מתתיהו (מוקף בעיגול)

Prominent Ukraine rabbi's adopted son killed by Russian forces

Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman of Kyiv’s Brodsky Synagogue announces the death of his adopted son, Matisyahu, who joined their family as a 10-year-old orphan and was killed in Ukraine's conflict with Russia shortly after becoming a father

Itamar Eichner | 09.02.24

הרב משה לוין (משמאל, בשחור) לצד הרב לורן שלום ברוס מהקהילה היהודית, בבית הכנסת שהוקם בכפר האולימפי

Olympic rabbi: 'We don't get into politics; we’re here to serve the athletes'

Rabbi Moshe Lewin, who will be in charge of Jewish religious affairs at Olympic Village, talks to Ynet about his hopes for the event and possible bumps on the way to the medal

Nir (Shoko) Cohen | 07.22.24

Jerusalem rabbi suspected of leading a cult and sexually abusing boys

Rabbi Menachem Yaveh, a student of Rabbi Berland, allegedly sexually abused boys while making them believe he was the messiah behind closed doors; Reader discretion is advised

Ynet | 07.05.24

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