Faygie Holt

2 weeks ago | jewishlink.news | Faygie Holt

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, the chief rabbi of Great Britain, has suggested that Jews take on an extra mitzvah in the merit of the hostages. A pit in my stomach has been growing all morning. Perhaps it is from the dark, unceasing rainfall in the U.S. northeast. Something natural. Tangible. More likely, however, it is the realization that today, June 10, is Day 613. Six hundred and thirteen days since Oct. 7, 2023. Six hundred and thirteen days of pain for the Jewish people and supporters of Israel.

2 weeks ago | jns.org | Faygie Holt

(June 10, 2025 / JNS)A pit in my stomach has been growing all morning. Perhaps it is from the dark, unceasing rainfall in the U.S. Northeast. Something natural. Tangible. More likely, however, it is the realization that today is Day 613. Six-hundred and thirteen days since Oct. 7, 2023. Six-hundred and thirteen days of pain for the Jewish people. Of families torn apart. Of a war no one wanted. Of a rainfall of rockets. Of international scorn and misinformation.

2 months ago | jns.org | Faygie Holt

(April 23, 2025 / JNS)To the editor:Dr. Andrew Bostom and Morton Klein, the national president of the Zionist Organization of America, conflate facts and distort findings in their attempt to reach their preconceived conclusion that ADL is “hiding” data about antisemitism among Muslim communities (“ADL quietly purged data on European Muslim antisemitism,” April 18). Nothing could be further from the truth.

Mar 4, 2025 | 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.

Jan 30, 2025 | 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.