World leaders will join Czech dignitaries to pay homage to Velvet Revolution icon and former president Vaclav Havel at his state funeral in an historic Prague cathedral on Friday.
The Jewish community of Donetsk celebrated the “Rosh Hashana of Chassidus” on the 19th of Kislev, marking the release from prison of the first Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch.
Senior U.S. official says Obama administration was about to secure deal to transfer food aid to North Korea in return of the suspension of the country's controversial uranium enrichment program.
Speaking in an interview with CBS Evening News, Leon Panetta says Israel's concern for a nuclear Iran is a 'common concern' of the U.S., who does not rule out a military strike.
Former Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel, who died on Sunday, was known as a great friend of the Jews and did much to confront anti-Semitism and teach the lessons of the dark chapter of the Holocaust during his two terms in office.
When Anwar Sadat abandoned Egypt’s alliance with the Soviet Union in the mid-1970s, he forged an alliance with the United States government and military that would shape his country’s foreign policy for decades.
Ministry continues to condition the granting of citizenship to those who underwent Orthodox conversions abroad on the approval of the conversion by the Chief Rabbinate - despite agreements to the contrary.
