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The leading Torah-Zionist mission movement, which has established dozens of Batei Midrash and Kollels worldwide, will mark 30 years of activity with a festive tribute evening. The event will bring together hundreds of emissaries (shlichim), alumni, and community leaders from Israel…
Fran Frazin on her 90th birthday. Frances “Fran” Frazin, the first female president of Congregation Beth Israel (CBI) in Scottsdale and deeply dedicated to community service, passed away at home in late August shortly after celebrating her 90th birthday. Born July 2, 1936, to…
At Jewish Health’s Grancell Village campus in Reseda, a capacity crowd of friends, relatives and staffers applauded their agreement in saluting the largest bar and bat mitzvah class in its 113-year history. They chanted in Hebrew and reflected on their…
My bat mitzvah was an unmitigated disaster. I’d hoped the guests would be as taken as I was with my dress, first high heels and the orange and yellow petit fours at the Kiddush. But that wasn’t even the day’s…
Page Six reports that Sydney Sweeney is considering converting to Judaism amid her relationship with Jewish music producer Scooter Braun. Is Sydney Sweeney considering converting to Judaism?
Simchat Torah is forever changed since Oct. 7, 2023. This is the first year, since that terrible day, where we will be observing the holiday having all of our hostages returned to their families, and to the Jewish people. With that, Israel…
Rosemond is one of five notable Jewish Canadians who recently died and whose lives we profile in the High Holidays Yizkor episode of Honourable Menschen, a recurring series on The CJN’s North Star podcast. We also pay tribute to another…
(Do they not earnestly reflect upon the Quran, or are there locks upon their hearts? (Quran 47:24) Surah Bani Israel, also known as Surah Al-Isra, (Do they not earnestly reflect upon the Quran, or are there locks upon their hearts?
Community leader par excellence Marcia Parness cared deeply and wasn’t afraid to make that care known, no matter the consequences. Whether the subject was Israel, the South African Jewish community, or people with less than those around them, she is…