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LA real estate investor donates $100M office tower to Chabad for largest Jewish center

Real estate investor Alon Abady donates a $100M office tower to Chabad, setting the stage for the creation of a massive Jewish center in the heart of Los Angeles.

The 16-story building at 9911 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles that Chabad plans to convert into the Chabad Campus for Jewish Life after a $100 million gift from real estate investor Alon Abady.
Two men enjoy Chinese cuisine prepared by Chinese chefs within the guidelines of kosher food preparation at a restaurant.

Jewish Christmas tradition of Chinese food is now backed by science

 Val Kilmer in "Top Secret!"

‘That’s Simchas Torah’: The Jewish Val Kilmer moment you might have missed

 REPAIR THE WORLD staff prepare items to be donated, in Detroit.

We are called to serve others now more than ever - opinion


Five tips for a healthy and meaningful Yom Kippur fast

And lastly – Don’t forget to appreciate the solemnity of the day. We wish you an easy and meaningful Yom Kippur.

Slichot at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, September 2018

Is your maror too strong?

The ways of our Torah are pleasant. They are not supposed to cause us pain or discomfort, physically or emotionally. This is especially important to remember on Passover.

Passover should not be too bitter.

Why Israel needs kashrut reform

Changing such an ingrained culture as that which surrounds kashrut supervision will not be easy.

Stickers with kashrut stamp of Rabbi Moshe Alloun.

New regulations see parents enquire about burial place of deceased babies

“Hundreds of families every year were suffering and feeling alienated from Jewish tradition when this didn’t need to be the case, because customs can change over time"

The Yarkon Cemetery project on Gefen burial hill

Digging into food history

Lori Stein and Ronald Isaas explore the development and celebration of Jewish cuisine.

POMEGRANATES, LIKE those seen here for sale in Jerusalem, are among the many iconic foods linked to Rosh Hashana.

Grandma’s Crypto-Jewish Customs

The Jerusalem Post

Rio mayor joins 9,000 at city’s first Jewish street festival

“Respect for all religions is fundamental in a city that is already experiencing anomalous violence. And we do not need any kind of religious phobia," says mayor.

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New app rides your Jewish guilt, helps users remember to call bubbe

Maybe the technology isn't really there, but bubbe still is. So give her a call!

Video advertising an app to remind grandchildren to call their 'bubbe'

WATCH: Love of Israel on display at Krakow Jewish culture festival

For over a week tourists can ride through Jerusalem streets in a virtual taxi, taste traditional Jewish cuisine and listen to concerts by a number of folk bands.

Jewish culture festival draws crowds to historical Krakow

The Goldene Medina

While the story of Jews throughout the Diaspora is one of immigration, the unique circumstances of South Africa gave rise to a unique Jewish experience, and the stories are poignant, capturing the moment at the time.

‘IT TELLS the story of how, in the years 1841-2016, early Anglo/German Jewish settlers, impecunious Yiddish-speaking Litvaks, refugees from Nazi Germany and the dispossessed Sephardim of Rhodes Island in the southern Mediterranean came together and shaped a shared identity – the South African Jew.’