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1 month ago | 
clevelandjewishnews.com | Faygie Holt
Egg prices remain high in much of the United States following an avian flu outbreak that led to the loss of many egg-laying chickens, and has caused an ensuing egg shortage a month before the holidays of Passover and Easter in April, when eggs take center stage. Limited supplies as a result of what is commonly called the “bird flu” are related to the loss of many egg-laying chickens.
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2 months ago | 
jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com | Faygie Holt |Deb Herman
While many people in New Jersey may not be familiar with his name, if they have ever gone to a Chabad holiday service, enjoyed a Shabbat meal at a Chabad house, or attended a public menorah lighting in the Garden State, they owe a bit of thanks to Rabbi Moshe Herson. Rabbi Herson died last week at the age of 90, just one month after the death of his wife, Pearl. Rabbi Herson was a devoted follower of the Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M.
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2 months ago | 
jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com | Faygie Holt
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
jewishlink.news | Faygie Holt
Legislation to move the date of this year’s primary election is expected to pass both houses of government later this week after two weeks of lobbying and a hearing by the New Jersey State Senate on Monday morning. This year’s primary election was to be held on June 3, which this year coincides with the second day of Shavuot.
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Dec 14, 2024 | 
jewishlink.news | Faygie Holt
N.J. State Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) introduced legislation on Friday to change the date of the state primary this year from June 3, as it coincides with Shavuot. Bill A5149 calls for the primary date to be changed to June 10 and that would allow for primary dates to be adjusted “if date coincides with period of religious observance.”The bill is cosponsored by Majority Leader Louis Greenwald and Yvonne Lopez .
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
clevelandjewishnews.com | Faygie Holt
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
nationalpost.com | Faygie Holt
Advertisement 1Two men were seen standing outside after having poured 'petrol on the front of the synagogue and then lit it on fire,' according to a local report • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentThe Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, was heavily damaged in an arson attack on Friday.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
jewishlink.news | Faygie Holt
The faculty of Rutgers University is set to vote in early December on a BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) referendum that aims to have the school pull out of its collaborations with Tel Aviv University, stop investing in companies that do business with Israel and in Israel Bonds. Spearheading the vote is the American Association of University Professors-American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT), the union that represents more than 5,000 employees at Rutgers.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
jewishlink.news | Faygie Holt
As the “Stand Together” rally was moving from its “pre-event” to main event on Sunday afternoon at Nationals’ stadium in Washington, D.C., a small group of children walked on the Nationals field, stopping every time they saw someone in uniform. The question was always the same: “Would you like a cookie?”“We told them, thank you for keeping us safe and being here,” said Yehudis, who is nearly 8, and was giving out cookies with her friend Shifra Cohen, 7, and Shifra’s little brother, Raphael.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
columbusjewishnews.com | Faygie Holt
On Simchat Torah (“joy of the Torah”), 525 Jewish communities in 287 cities in 31 countries plan to unveil 635 Torah covers. The holiday, which comes at the end of the Sukkot festival, begins on Wednesday night in Israel and the following night for Jews in other countries. Last year, Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack occurred on Simchat Torah in Israel and the following day for other Jews, which will make the joyful day bittersweet for many Jews.
