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Nicki Minaj delivers UN speech on Nigerian Christians
1+ week, 4+ day ago (83+ words) [Nicki Minaj attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating ]The Starships singer was credited by Amb. Mike Waltz to be "the greatest female recording artist" and a "principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice." American rapper Nicki Minaj to deliver speech at UN as US demands Nigeria protect Christians The Starships singer was credited by Amb. Mike Waltz to be "the greatest female recording artist" and a "principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice."...
Kazakhstan Jews celebrate Abraham Accords signing
3+ week, 2+ day ago (106+ words) [Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen greets guests inside the newly opened Menachem House Jewish Community Centre and Levy Yitzhok synagogue, August 21. The centre was opened in order to help the Jewish community whose profile has been on the rise since the collapse of the former Soviet Union. (photo credit: REUTERS)]While Israel and Kazakhstan have had diplomatic relations since 1992, Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen said that deepening the relationship could only be good. Kazakhstan chief rabbi: Country joining Abraham Accords due to its 'peace and tolerance' While Israel and Kazakhstan have had diplomatic relations since 1992, Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen said that deepening the relationship could only be good....
NYC Sheikh brings Muslims leaders to Israel
2+ week, 6+ day ago (96+ words) [New York City Sheikh Musa Drammeh, Shireena Drammeh, Aish U project president Rabbi Daniel Rowe, and Aish CEO Rabbi Steven Burg at a panel during an interfaith dinner with the Muslim leaders, Aish Hatorah leadership, and World Zionist Congress Aish Ha]Rowe, who has engaged in interfaith dialogues in the UK, said it was necessary to find deeper commonalities than just rejection of violence. Risking threats, NYC Sheikh leads Muslim interfaith visit to Israel Rowe, who has engaged in interfaith dialogues in the UK, said it was necessary to find deeper commonalities than just rejection of violence....
Faith leaders reject foreign narrative on Nigeria violence
2+ week, 3+ day ago (101+ words) [Students leave an interfaith primary school supported by ChabadAid in Karomajiji, a mixed Christian and Muslim community on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria. (photo credit: Courtesy Rabbi Mendy Chitrik)]Local imams, pastors, and rabbis point to daily examples of coexistence while arguing that Nigeria's bloodshed stems from terrorism, corruption, and weak institutions rather than a war of faiths. Faith feaders and foreign critics clash over Nigeria's religious violence narrative Local imams, pastors, and rabbis point to daily examples of coexistence while arguing that Nigeria's bloodshed stems from terrorism, corruption, and weak institutions rather than a war of faiths....
WZO adopts new agreement with Perez as president
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (96+ words) [ Rabbi Doron Perez holding a photograph of his son, Capt. Daniel Perez, who fell on October 7. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)]The agreement will see Mizrachi CEO Rabbi Doron Perez become the WZO president, a normally ceremonial role that would reportedly expand to include matters of budget and Diaspora relations. WZO adopts new agreement with Perez as president, bringing extended negotiation saga to an end The agreement will see Mizrachi CEO Rabbi Doron Perez become the WZO president, a normally ceremonial role that would reportedly expand to include matters of budget and Diaspora relations....
India's Bnei Menashe Jewish community to move to Israel
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (70+ words) [Newly arrived Jewish immigrants from Manipur in India, members of the ]The new immigrants will undergo Orthodox conversion through the Chief Rabbinate and will mainly settle in Nof HaGalil and other northern communities. Remains of India's Bnei Menashe 'lost tribe' to make migrate to Israel after gov't approval The new immigrants will undergo Orthodox conversion through the Chief Rabbinate and will mainly settle in Nof HaGalil and other northern communities....
Pillars of Jerusalem award to be conferred on Charlie Kirk
4+ week, 8+ min ago (102+ words) [ CEO of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (photo credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image)]An Israeli Christian media summit is set to start on Sunday and will confer honors on pro-Israel media figures, including a posthumous award for Charlie Kirk Charlie Kirk to be posthumously awarded at Israeli Christian Media summit An Israeli Christian media summit is set to start on Sunday and will confer honors on pro-Israel media figures, including a posthumous award for Charlie Kirk...
United Hatazlah founder praises volunteers' war heroism
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (84+ words) [A United Hatzalah ambucar is part of the procession escorting released hostage Bar Kupershtein home to Holon last week. (photo credit: UNITED HATZALAH)]United Hatzalah volunteers show what is at the heart of being Jewish and what Israel is all about through their ability to rescue, heal, and comfort. United Hatzalah volunteers: Ordinary Israelis doing extraordinary things - opinion United Hatzalah volunteers show what is at the heart of being Jewish and what Israel is all about through their ability to rescue, heal, and comfort....
Shabbat Project projected to reach record one million Jews
3+ week, 2+ day ago (71+ words) [South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein speaks on the Shabbat Project (photo credit: Courtesy)]In Israel, The Shabbat Project has become nothing short of a national movement, with more than a million Israelis expected to take part. Shabbat Project projected to reach record one million Jews in Israel In Israel, The Shabbat Project has become nothing short of a national movement, with more than a million Israelis expected to take part....
Sandy Koufax's Jewish pride inspired generations
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (123+ words) [SANDY KOUFAX, himself inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, appears at this year's ceremony in July, in Cooperstown, New York. He showed that being Jewish wasn't something to hide or on which to compromise, the writer asserts. (photo credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images/Reuters)]When our kids see us sacrifice for our Jewish values and for Israel, and when they take part themselves, they learn that these are not ideals but living commitments. Sandy Koufax put his Judaism before his baseball career: What will be your Sandy Koufax moment? When our kids see us sacrifice for our Jewish values and for Israel, and when they take part themselves, they learn that these are not ideals but living commitments....