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Mazel Tov to all these recipients of the prestigious Jerusalem Award presented by @iltv_israel and @beshevanews.

Mazel Tov to Zevi Samet on graduating from YU today!

Shmuli, a 17-year-old Chai Lifeline warrior, loves music more than anything. So the Chai Lifeline volunteers turned his hospital room into a mini DJ party.

Shmuli, a 17-year-old Chai Lifeline warrior, loves music more than anything. So the Chai Lifeline volunteers turned his hospital room into a mini DJ party. But they had one more surprise. Shmuli had been dreaming about a $4,000 DJ board. When they finally brought it in, they didn’t just hand it to him… they opened it together with his favorite singer, Zusha. 🎤

Mazal Tov to Temimah Pilichowski (Mitzpe Yericho, Israel) to Yehoshua Segal (New York) #onlysimchas

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Birth of chaim degani (new york)

Engagement of Sophie Zwiebel (New York) to Aharon Altman (South Africa)! #Onlysimchas

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Mazel to Jeremy Shechter (East Brunswick) and Orly Mintz (New York) on their Engagement! #Onlysimchas

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Engagement of Sophie Zwiebel (New York) to Aharon Altman (South Africa)! #Onlysimchas

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Engagement of Perel Baral (Chicago) and Max Spitalnick (New York)

Engagement of Hannah Merczynski-Hait (New York) and Meir Dalfen (Toronto)

Engagement of Moshe mitzva Geller (New York) and Perel Devorahmeister Rachel Hoffmann (NY)

172 Olim landed last week on four Nefesh B’Nefesh Group Aliyah Flights, the oldest of whom is 87 years old and the youngest being a 6-month-old girl. They hail from New York, New Jersey, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ontario and will be moving to Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Modiin, Kiryat Gat, Ra’anana and Netanya. Among the Olim who arrived this week were 12 medical professionals including four physicians, in addition to a number of lawyers, accountants, engineers, and educators, all eager to join and contribute to the Israeli workforce.

Engagement of Phyllis Shams (New York) and Zach Wohlberg (stamford)

Graduation of Ricky Paul (New York)

Engagement of Etty Olgin (Cleveland) and Josh Klien (New York)

Engagement of Ephraim Poloner (Teaneck) and Sarah Cohen (New York City)

Engagement of Oria Itzhaky (New York) and Dorel Melloul (New York)

Wedding of Chana Zaks (Silver spring) and Yitzy Fox (New York)

Engagement of Avi Tetrokalashvili (New York City) and Menucha Gantz (Jerusalem)

Engagement of Oria Itzhaky and Dorel Melloul! (New York) #onlysimchas

Engagement of Oria Itzhaky and Dorel Melloul! (New York) # onlysimchas

Engagement of Gabi Chutter (New York) and Raphael Alcoves (Seattle) #onlysimchas

Engagement of Gabi Chutter (New York) and Raphael Alcoves (Seattle) # onlysimchas

Beautiful wedding of Natasha from New York, NY and my now husband is Jamie from London,UK #onlysimchas

Beautiful wedding of Natasha from New York, NY and my now husband is Jamie from London,UK # onlysimchas

Engagement of Rachel Fishbein and Aharon grotsky

Engagement of Rachel fischbein (New York) Aharon grotsky (israel) #onlysimchas

Letter to the Editor: A Beautiful Bat Mitzvah Party in the 5 Towns Thanks to Chai Lifeline & many others!

Dear Only Simchas, Working with their dedicated volunteers and local 5 Towns community supporters, Chai Lifeline made sure Shoshana’s Bat Mitzvah was one she’d never forget. Sharona Hoffman, owner of Make It Too in Cedarhurst, NY, provided the beautiful venue as well as custom tee shirts and water bottles. Marlene Kolangi and Dov Faivish of The Bat Mitzvah Fund sponsored gowns, hair and makeup, balloons, and so much more. Photography was provided by Jason Meyers Studio and Upper Crust catered the event. Special thank you to Chai Lifeline’s i-Shine volunteers for transforming the space and enhancing the beautiful simcha. Mazal Tov! Best, Atara Arbesfeld Marketing and Communications Associate Chai Lifeline 151 West 30th Street New York, NY 10001 Direct: 212.465.1300 ext.1675 Email: aarbesfel

Bar Mitzvah of Ari Markowitz [Video]

Bar Mitzvah of Ari Markowitz! (Monsey, New York) #onlysimchas #shtick (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.12"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));

Why am I not married yet? By Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch

Question: I’m a 32-year single Orthodox woman living in New York and I’m having trouble getting married. I’ve dated over 40 guys and never felt that I found the right one. What should I do? Answer: Dear Reader, Unfortunately, the question you asked is not so uncommon. In fact, I would say, as a marriage and family therapist who deals with helping singles get married, that about half of my clients every week are in a similar position that you are in today. Due to my knowledge of family and relational psychology, I understand the dynamics of singles who have spent years dating numerous people but are unable to close the deal. Let me share with you one of the most profound insights I learned as a therapist and I have shared with hundreds of young professionals who I have helped to get married

Engagement of Sara Slapochnik (New York) to Aaron Wolko ( Melbourne, Australia)! #onlysimchas

Wedding of Shalev Peleg (Miami Florida) Esther Robinson (New York)

Engagement of Leah Kolomiiets (Kyiv, Ukraine) to Sruly Goldberger (Brooklyn, New York)!! #onlysimchas

Engagement of Aharon Morgenstern (upstate New York) and Devorah Mayteles (Crown Heights)! #onlysimchas

Wedding of Sara Tova Popovich (kiev/new York) to Yaakov Tzvi Frid (Cleveland)!! #onlysimchas

Engagement of Daniel Abikhzer (Morroco) and Kallah Castiel (New York)!!

Engagement of Josh Schleifer (New York) and Daniela Taylor (Toronto)

Engagement of Gwynne Gershenson (Palm Springs, California) and David Stein (Merrick, New York)!!

Engagement of Gabby Phillips (Bensalem) and Arila Pamansky (New York)

Engagement of Dan Bacher (Johannesburg) and Leah Steinmetz (New York)!

Engagement of Shalev Peleg (Miami Beach) to Esther Robinson ( New York)

Engagement of Samara Sone (Toronto/Israel) and Kyle Blank (New York/Israel)!

Engagement of Tzvika Poleyeff (Englewood) and Racheli Bloom (New York City)

Wedding of Devorah Giller (Bergenfield NJ) and Danny Palgon (New York)

Engagement of Sarah Brown ( New Orleans, LA) to Oren Dayan ( Queens, New York)

Engagement of Shloimy Rubinstein (New York) and Leahle Wulliger (Montreal)

Engagement of Mari Mordfin ((Herzlyia/Baltimore)) and Zev Grushko ((Herzlyia/New York))

Engagement of Jennifer Frankel (New York) and Neil Mazer (New York)

Wedding of Deena Drazin (Montreal) and Jacob Shapiro (New York)!!

Engagement of Yael Saba (Thornhill) and Raffi Wiesen (New York)

Engagement of Breindy Goldring (miami) and Akiva Landy (New York City)

Siyum of Asael Erhenfeld (New York)

Engagement of Rami Sherif (New York) and Julia Shrier (New York)

Seth Meyers's wife gave birth in their apartment lobby

( JTA ) — Seth Meyers’ newborn baby boy is named Axel Strahl Meyers. The Strahl in there might sound unusual, and that’s because it’s actually a surname — one that belonged to his wife’s grandparents, who were both Holocaust survivors. In a touching segment on his NBC show “Late Night with Seth Meyers” Monday night, he explained the dramatic circumstances of Axel’s birth. On their way to the hospital on Sunday, Meyers’ wife, Alexi Ashe, who is Jewish, went into labor in the lobby of their apartment building as an Uber waited outside. Their midwife advised her to stay put, and Axel was quickly born in the lobby. Members of the New York City Fire Department came and wound up cutting the umbilical cord. Meyers — who has a Jewish grandfather and is often mistaken to be Jewish himself (even at

Kosher supermarkets hate cleaning for Pesach as much as you do

NEW YORK ( JTA ) — Pomegranate, a gourmet kosher supermarket in Brooklyn, spends $75,000 every year getting its kitchen ready for Passover. Hungarian Kosher Foods, a supermarket in Chicago, starts clearing its aisles for Passover eight weeks ahead of the holiday. The week before Passover, at Zabar’s, a Jewish favorite on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a staff of a dozen works for as long as 18 hours a day to pack a thousand food deliveries. If you thought your Passover prep was hard, you’ve got nothing on the managers of Jewish supermarkets. “We have no choice,” said Isaac Bernstein, the culinary director of Pomegranate. “We have to do Passover. We don’t lose money, it’s just that a ton of work goes into it. If you look at the effort required and the return, no one would [do it].” Passover,

This chef has the secret to perfect Pesach baking

( The Nosher ) Master pastry chef Alex Levin has an impressive background. He received his undergraduate degree in applied mathematics from Yale, was the top student in the class of 2012 at the Culinary Institute of America, and trained under some of the industry’s leading pastry chefs at restaurants Jean-Georges and Café Boulud. But his talent with desserts pre-dates all of those degrees and formal training. He started baking as a child in the kitchen of his grandmother, Martha Hadassah Nadich, Rebbetzin of the Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan. Mrs. Nadich was esteemed for her intelligence, love of family and for her prowess in the kitchen. She was a sophisticated baker, cook and a hostess par excellence. The renowned New York Times food writer Craig Claiborne was her friend, and he inc

These North American baby boomers are teaching Israeli kids English

( JTA ) — There’s no reason Hodaya Koskas and Barrett Brickell would know each other. Koskas, 14, is a high school student from a small city in central Israel who takes ballet classes and hopes to be a dancer. Brickell, 71, is a retired schoolteacher from Ottawa, Canada. But they’ve been video chatting every week since September. The unlikely pairing begins by having Koskas read a one-page English description of a place in Israel — perhaps the Western Wall or a mall. Then they shift into talking about their lives. Koskas talks about an upcoming ballet competition that, if she wins, could lead to a trip to New York City. Barrett talks about life in Canada — the snow outside his window, the particulars of the local malls. Koskas says she now understands that in Canada, people hit the malls w

NY Yeshiva Bochur buys bottle of wine prepared by Rav Shteinman, zt"l

As YWN reported Sunday, a bottle of wine remaining from Maran HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman ZT”L was up for auction by the King David auction house on Monday. It is described to be wine that Maran prepared himself, and distributed on Purim 5750. That bottle of wine was purchased by Daniel Samimi, a Yeshiva Bochur from Great Neck, New York. Daniel, who learns in Yeshiva Yeshivat Tiferet Torah of Monsey, placed the winning bid of $600 for the unique item. Interestingly, Daniel only learned about the auction when he saw the YWN story on Sunday night. Daniel tells YWN, he immediately decided to bid on the bottle he considers ‘priceless’ and a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to own an item from the late Gadol Hador. “This is what money is meant to be used for,” he said. Daniel added

Engagement of Ilan Sulemayev (Arizona) and Rivka Inayev ( New York)!!

Famous Jewish violinist Itzhak Perlman gets his own documentary

( JTA) — Itzhak Perlman, arguably the most famous violinist in the world, has heard plenty of questions in his 50-year career. But when asked if his religious heritage has affected his playing, he sounds stumped. “I’m a violinist. I’m Jewish, so that makes me a Jewish musician,” he tells JTA on the phone recently from Singer Island, Florida, where he is to perform at a benefit. “I’m a musician who just happens to be Jewish. When I play klezmer … ” He doesn’t get to finish the thought because he is interrupted by Toby, his wife of more than 50 years. “I think that’s not true,” she says in the background. “I think you’re the embodiment of a Yiddle with a fiddle.” Perlman, 72, is the subject of a new documentary, “Itzhak,” which opens in New York on Friday and Los Angeles on March 16, with an

The official ranking of Jewish cookies

( The Nosher ) Everyone loves cookies, and we Jews are no different. Our cookies are diverse, originating from all over the world. But there’s no question: they are all delicious. Here’s our official ranking of Jewish cookies based on taste testing, research, and of course, feedback from our readers. Rugelach Rugelach are by far one of the most beloved Jewish treats. Originating in Eastern Europe, these “horned” cookies were made popular by Jewish immigrants who arrived in New York. Today you can find rugelach in classic sweet flavors like chocolate, apricot, raspberry, or cinnamon at bakeries across the country. You can also find some bakeries churning out savory rugelach and even some crazy cookbook authors creating unique flavors like spicy pizza rugelach . Make Joan Nathan’s classic ru

Yeshiva University eliminated from NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament

( JTA ) — Yeshiva University was eliminated from the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament with an 81-67 opening-round loss to host York College of Pennsylvania. The Maccabees, who were making their first appearance in the national tournament, finished their season with a record of 18-11. Gabriel Leifer, a 6-5 forward from Lawrence, New York, led Yeshiva with 18 points. Daniel Katz and Simcha Halpert had 15 and 12 points, respectively, while Tyler Hod contributed 8 points and 9 rebounds. Yeshiva, a strong three-point shooting squad, missed 26 of its 32 shots from beyond the arc. York, now 24-4, advanced to play the winner of Friday’s Nazareth-Hamilton matchup on Saturday night. Matt Scamuffo powered the Spartans, champions of the Capital Athletic Conference, with 24 points. York le

YU's Men's Basketball Secures Home Playoff Game With Victory Over Purchase College on Senior Night

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Yeshiva University men's basketball team earned a hard-fought victory in the regular season finale over Purchase College, 86-75, at the Max Stern Athletic Center on Saturday evening. Thanks to the victory, the Maccabees now clinch the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Skyline Conference championships and will host No. 5 Mount Saint Mary in the first round on Tuesday evening. This will be the first home playoff game for Yeshiva since 2016, and the second since 2002. "Just so proud of these guys to come from where we did and earn a home playoff game," Yeshiva University head coach Elliot Steinmetz said. "We are so young, but growing up so fast. It's really been fun to watch." Despite the loss, Purchase earns a first round bye and will enter the Skyline championships as the No.

How did a lost skier in New York wind up in California?

Police on Wednesday were trying to piece together how a 49-year-old skier whose disappearance sparked a massive search on a snowy New York mountainside ended up six days later in California, confused and still in ski clothes. Toronto firefighter Constantinos “Danny” Filippidis told investigators he doesn’t know what happened after he was reported missing Wednesday, Feb. 7, from Whiteface Mountain during an annual ski trip with colleagues. The search ended Tuesday when Filippidis turned up in Sacramento, California, some 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) west of the Adirondacks. “At this point, we want to assist Danny in getting back the last six days of his life,” said New York State Police Maj. John Tibbitts. Filippidis was heading back to the Lake Placid, New York, area on Wednesday. Tibbit

These 7 NFL players just landed in Israel

JERUSALEM ( JTA ) — Seven current and former NFL players, including two Jewish brothers, are visiting Israel on a trip that was kept under wraps until the players landed in Israel. The group, including some family members of the players, arrived in Israel on Tuesday night. It features Mitch and Geoff Schwartz: Mitch is an offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, and Geoff retired in 2017 after playing nine years in the National Football League. They are joined by Pro Bowl cornerbacks Josh Norman of the Washington Redskins and Chris Harris Jr. of the Denver Broncos; All-Pro linebacker Vic Beasley of the Atlanta Falcons; linebacker Avery Williamson of the Tennessee Titans; and tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins of the New York Jets. Several NFL players, led by Seattle Seahawks defensive e

Wedding of Mr Avi & Mrs Tova Abeles (New York)!!

Chummus prices in Britain rise dramatically. Blame the India drought.

( JTA ) — When India has a drought, hummus prices in Britain suffer. Insufficient rains in India have led to several years of a reduced chickpea harvest, The New York Times reported Thursday. Chickpeas are the main ingredient in hummus. India, the world’s largest chickpea producer, uses most of its yield for domestic consumption, but because of the poor harvests it has had to buy its chickpeas from growers in other countries, making them scarcer and driving up the price of the modest legume. Average prices for hummus at British supermarkets have risen 12 percent over the previous year, The Times reported, citing the trade magazine The Grocer, despite general grocery price inflation of 3.6 percent. That’s in part because of the limited supply of chickpeas, but also because of the rising dem

Chabad is finally coming to Iceland!

( JTA ) — The Chabad movement is sending a rabbi and his wife to Iceland, an island nation with 250 Jews where ritual slaughter of animals is illegal and circumcision is likely to be outlawed as well. Rabbi Avi Feldman, 27, of Brooklyn, New York and his Sweden-born wife Mushky are slated to settle with their two daughters in Reykjavík, the world’s northernmost capital city, later this year, the couple told JTA last week. The country is not known to have had a resident rabbi servicing an active Jewish community there since 1918, the year it gained independence from what was then the Kingdom of Denmark. The announcement closely followed news last month that lawmakers from four political parties in Iceland submitted a bill proposing to outlaw non-medical circumcision of boys younger than 18 a

Engagement of Liza Solarz (New York) & Jesse Krumholz (New Jersey)!!

Remembering Kashrus Expert, Rabbi Zushe Yosef Blech

New York - Two days after his passing, Rabbi Zushe Yosef Blech, a leading figure in the world of kashrus, is being remembered as a prolific author, a well known rav hamachshir, an expert food scientist and a widely respected lecturer. A talmid of Baltimore’s Ner Israel Rabbinicial College who received his semicha from Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman, Rabbi Blech served as a technical and halachic consultant to numerous kashrus agencies and spent well over a dozen years with the Orthodox Union as regional director of the kashrus division. “Rabbi Blech was an individual who was absolutely brilliant,” Rabbi Moshe Elefant, chief operating officer of the Orthodox Union’s kashrus division, told VIN News. “When you read a report that he wrote you felt like you were in the factory yourself because

This 1970s Artist Used a Classic Jewish Food for Her Art

( Jewniverse ) “Lowly Bagel Transformed by an Artist,” reads the 1974 New York Times headline. Around these parts, we don’t tend to think of bagels as lowly to begin with—but what a young woman named Judy Blau did to bagels was decidedly elevating. For a time in the seventies, the Blau family bathtub in Eastchester, New York, was positively filled with bagels that were drying out for the sake of art . Blau’s grandfather, a Russian-born bagel maker, used to talk to his bagels. He’d draw faces on them and make them speak, like puppets. This gave Blau, who had a fine arts degree, an idea. After drying them, Blau painted smiley faces on the bagels, and shellacked them. Then she shipped them off to department stores and boutiques, where they sold as necklaces, candleholders, napkin-holders, and

SHOCKING Find in New York City Auction

A 16th century book that belonged to Prague’s Jewish community before World War II and surfaced at a New York City auction last year was brought back to the Czech Republic on Tuesday. Titled “Mikne Avram – Peculium Abrae,” the recovered volume is a grammar book published in both Hebrew and Latin in 1523. It was written by Abraham ben Meir de Balmes, an Italian Jew, and published in Italy. It belonged to the library of Prague’s Jewish community before the war, and it is not clear under what circumstances it disappeared. “It’s an exceptional moment for us that such a rare book returns to Prague after such a long time,” Leo Pavlat, director of the Jewish Museum in Prague, the legal successor to the Czech capital’s pre-war Jewish community. The book turned up last year at an auction organized

President Trump Congratulates Jewish Couple On Their Wedding

President Donald J. Trump sent an official letter congratulating the Segal family from Brooklyn, New York upon on the wedding of their child. The offical White House letter was read in front of all those in attendance at the wedding Tuesday in Ateres Chynka, by Sergio Gor, Communications Director for Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky.

President Trump Congratulates Jewish Couple On Their Wedding

President Donald J. Trump sent an official letter congratulating the Segal family from Brooklyn, New York upon on the wedding of their child. The offical White House letter was read in front of all those in attendance at the wedding Tuesday in Ateres Chynka, by Sergio Gor, Communications Director for Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky.

Happy 37th Birthday Jared Kushner!

Source: Wikipedia Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American investor, real-estate developer, and newspaper publisher who is currently senior advisor to his father-in-law, Donald Trump, the President of the United States. Kushner is the elder son of real-estate developer Charles Kushner, and is married to Ivanka Trump, President Trump's daughter and advisor. He was chief executive officer of the real-estate holding and development company Kushner Companies, and of Observer Media, publisher of the New York Observer. He is the co-founder and part owner of Cadre, an online real-estate investment platform. During the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, Kushner helped develop and run Trump's digital media strategy. On January 9, 2017, Kushner was named as a senior White House advi

Happy 37th Birthday Jared Kushner!

Source: Wikipedia Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American investor, real-estate developer, and newspaper publisher who is currently senior advisor to his father-in-law, Donald Trump, the President of the United States. Kushner is the elder son of real-estate developer Charles Kushner, and is married to Ivanka Trump, President Trump's daughter and advisor. He was chief executive officer of the real-estate holding and development company Kushner Companies, and of Observer Media, publisher of the New York Observer. He is the co-founder and part owner of Cadre, an online real-estate investment platform. During the 2016 Trump presidential campaign, Kushner helped develop and run Trump's digital media strategy. On January 9, 2017, Kushner was named as a senior White House advi

Why You Should Avoid Eating Salad This Shabbos

The Center for Disease Control is investigating an E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce that has sickened at least 58 people in the U.S. and Canada. People in 13 states, including New York and Connecticut, have been infected. So far, five people have been hospitalized in the U.S. Officials said one person has died in the U.S. and another in Canada. Here’s a list of all 13 states where people have been infected: California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, and Washington states. Consumer Reports says people should stop eating romaine lettuce until the cause of the outbreak is identified and the tainted product is removed from store shelves. Neither the CDC or Canadian health officials have provided any informa

Why You Should Avoid Eating Salad This Shabbos

The Center for Disease Control is investigating an E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce that has sickened at least 58 people in the U.S. and Canada. People in 13 states, including New York and Connecticut, have been infected. So far, five people have been hospitalized in the U.S. Officials said one person has died in the U.S. and another in Canada. Here’s a list of all 13 states where people have been infected: California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, and Washington states. Consumer Reports says people should stop eating romaine lettuce until the cause of the outbreak is identified and the tainted product is removed from store shelves. Neither the CDC or Canadian health officials have provided any informa

This Jewish Camp Established a Scholarship in Memory of Family Killed in Costa Rica Plane Crash

NEW YORK ( JTA ) — A Jewish camp has created a scholarship fund in memory of a family who died in a plane crash in Costa Rica. Camp Ramah Darom, a Conservative summer camp in Clayton, Georgia, established a fund in memory of the Weiss family on Tuesday. The Weisses, of Belleair, Florida — Mitchell and Leslie, both physicians; their daughter, Hannah, 19, and son, Ari, 16 — were killed Sunday when the small plane in which they were passengers went down in the Central American nation’s northwest shortly after takeoff. Another eight people died in the crash, including a Jewish family of five from Scarsdale, New York. Hannah and Ari Weiss attended Camp Ramah Darom for 10 years. Leslie Weiss and her sisters also attended Ramah camps as children. The Weiss Family Scholarship Fund was created at t

This Jewish Camp Established a Scholarship in Memory of Family Killed in Costa Rica Plane Crash

NEW YORK ( JTA ) — A Jewish camp has created a scholarship fund in memory of a family who died in a plane crash in Costa Rica. Camp Ramah Darom, a Conservative summer camp in Clayton, Georgia, established a fund in memory of the Weiss family on Tuesday. The Weisses, of Belleair, Florida — Mitchell and Leslie, both physicians; their daughter, Hannah, 19, and son, Ari, 16 — were killed Sunday when the small plane in which they were passengers went down in the Central American nation’s northwest shortly after takeoff. Another eight people died in the crash, including a Jewish family of five from Scarsdale, New York. Hannah and Ari Weiss attended Camp Ramah Darom for 10 years. Leslie Weiss and her sisters also attended Ramah camps as children. The Weiss Family Scholarship Fund was created at t

These Four Flight Attendants Are Taking a Stand Against Delta Airlines

( JTA ) — Four current and former flight attendants have filed a federal lawsuit against Delta Air Lines alleging that the company’s management has “an anti-Jewish, Hebrew and ethnic Israeli attitude.” The suit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New York’s Westchester County. The plaintiffs worked on the airline’s New York-Tel Aviv route. Two are Jewish and two say there were disciplined or subjected to a hostile work environment for their association with Jewish flight attendants and passengers, attorney Brian Mildenberg said in a statement issued Tuesday. In the suit, the plaintiffs allege that Delta management “through words and deeds, operate under an express assumption that ethnic Jews and Israelis, as employees and passengers, cannot be trusted, are aggressive and inappropri

These Four Flight Attendants Are Taking a Stand Against Delta Airlines

( JTA ) — Four current and former flight attendants have filed a federal lawsuit against Delta Air Lines alleging that the company’s management has “an anti-Jewish, Hebrew and ethnic Israeli attitude.” The suit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New York’s Westchester County. The plaintiffs worked on the airline’s New York-Tel Aviv route. Two are Jewish and two say there were disciplined or subjected to a hostile work environment for their association with Jewish flight attendants and passengers, attorney Brian Mildenberg said in a statement issued Tuesday. In the suit, the plaintiffs allege that Delta management “through words and deeds, operate under an express assumption that ethnic Jews and Israelis, as employees and passengers, cannot be trusted, are aggressive and inappropri

There Was A Second Jewish Family in the Costa Rica Plane Crash

Costa Rican investigators are looking into what caused a charter aircraft to crash in woods in the country’s northwest soon after takeoff, killing two crewmembers and 10 U.S. citizens, including Jewish families from New York and Florida. The families from Scarsdale, N.Y., and Belleair, Florida, accounted for nine of the dead, and were part of a tour organized by Berkeley, California-based Backroads. Their American guide was the 10th U.S. victim. Costa Rican officials had said they were still seeking to establish the names of the Americans who died when the Nature Air plane went down at midday Sunday in Guanacaste. But back at home, stunned family and friends began to confirm the victims’ identities. In St. Petersburg, Florida, Rabbi Jacob Luski of Congregation B’nai Israel said Monday that

There Was A Second Jewish Family in the Costa Rica Plane Crash

Costa Rican investigators are looking into what caused a charter aircraft to crash in woods in the country’s northwest soon after takeoff, killing two crewmembers and 10 U.S. citizens, including Jewish families from New York and Florida. The families from Scarsdale, N.Y., and Belleair, Florida, accounted for nine of the dead, and were part of a tour organized by Berkeley, California-based Backroads. Their American guide was the 10th U.S. victim. Costa Rican officials had said they were still seeking to establish the names of the Americans who died when the Nature Air plane went down at midday Sunday in Guanacaste. But back at home, stunned family and friends began to confirm the victims’ identities. In St. Petersburg, Florida, Rabbi Jacob Luski of Congregation B’nai Israel said Monday that

10 Inspiring Jews Who Died in 2017

( JTA ) — It’s always difficult to whittle down the list of influential Jews who died in a given year, but this year the task seemed to be especially tough. From a pioneering LGBTQ activist to a pair of legendary comedians to a 104-year-old haredi Orthodox rabbi, here are some of the Jews we lost in 2017 who left deep marks on their fields. Sara Ehrman , 98 Sara Ehrman in 2016. (Screenshot from The New York Times) The longtime Democratic Party activist, adviser on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and friend of the Clintons described herself as “first a Jew, second a Democrat and above all a feminist.” Sara Ehrman may be most famous for advising Hillary Clinton not to move to Arkansas to marry Bill — though she also worked on George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign and later advised Pr

Family & Friends Mourn the Jewish Family of 5 Who Died in Costa Rica Plane Crash

A Jewish family of 5 from New York are among 10 American tourists who were killed in a fiery plane crash in the mountains of Costa Rica on Sunday. The Costa Rican government said that the plane had 12 people on board before it crashed in a wooded area. The 10 passengers and 2 Costa Rican pilots all died. “There are no people alive,” Security Minister Gustavo Mata said. Autopsies are pending to confirm the badly burned victims’ identities. The Diario Las Americos reported that the American family of five on board the aircraft has been identified as Bruce Steinberg, 50, his wife Irene, 51, and their 3 sons Matthew, William and Zachary Steinberg. The family is from Scarsdale, and are affiliated with the Westchester Reform Temple. Another Jewish women, Leslie Levin Weiss from Belaire, Florida,

'Fiddler on the Roof' is coming to NY in Yiddish

NEW YORK ( JTA ) — How do you say “tradition” in Yiddish? New Yorkers will soon be able to find out: The iconic musical “Fiddler in the Roof” — arguably the most Jewish Broadway show ever — will soon be produced in Yiddish. The National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene believes it is the first company to put on “Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish in the United States, according to The Wall Street Journal. The musical — based upon the stories of late Yiddish playwright Sholem Aleichem — made its Broadway debut in 1964. “It feels like ‘Fiddler’ is coming home,” Chris Massimine, the Folksbiene’s CEO, told The Journal. The show has had multiple Broadway revivals, including most recently in 2015. “The idea we are putting forth would be an accurate re-creation of how this musical might look in its native

10 Inspiring Jews Who Died in 2017

( JTA ) — It’s always difficult to whittle down the list of influential Jews who died in a given year, but this year the task seemed to be especially tough. From a pioneering LGBTQ activist to a pair of legendary comedians to a 104-year-old haredi Orthodox rabbi, here are some of the Jews we lost in 2017 who left deep marks on their fields. Sara Ehrman , 98 Sara Ehrman in 2016. (Screenshot from The New York Times) The longtime Democratic Party activist, adviser on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and friend of the Clintons described herself as “first a Jew, second a Democrat and above all a feminist.” Sara Ehrman may be most famous for advising Hillary Clinton not to move to Arkansas to marry Bill — though she also worked on George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign and later advised Pr

Family & Friends Mourn the Jewish Family of 5 Who Died in Costa Rica Plane Crash

A Jewish family of 5 from New York are among 10 American tourists who were killed in a fiery plane crash in the mountains of Costa Rica on Sunday. The Costa Rican government said that the plane had 12 people on board before it crashed in a wooded area. The 10 passengers and 2 Costa Rican pilots all died. “There are no people alive,” Security Minister Gustavo Mata said. Autopsies are pending to confirm the badly burned victims’ identities. The Diario Las Americos reported that the American family of five on board the aircraft has been identified as Bruce Steinberg, 50, his wife Irene, 51, and their 3 sons Matthew, William and Zachary Steinberg. The family is from Scarsdale, and are affiliated with the Westchester Reform Temple. Another Jewish women, Leslie Levin Weiss from Belaire, Florida,

'Fiddler on the Roof' is coming to NY in Yiddish

NEW YORK ( JTA ) — How do you say “tradition” in Yiddish? New Yorkers will soon be able to find out: The iconic musical “Fiddler in the Roof” — arguably the most Jewish Broadway show ever — will soon be produced in Yiddish. The National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene believes it is the first company to put on “Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish in the United States, according to The Wall Street Journal. The musical — based upon the stories of late Yiddish playwright Sholem Aleichem — made its Broadway debut in 1964. “It feels like ‘Fiddler’ is coming home,” Chris Massimine, the Folksbiene’s CEO, told The Journal. The show has had multiple Broadway revivals, including most recently in 2015. “The idea we are putting forth would be an accurate re-creation of how this musical might look in its native

Engagement of Liza Solarz (New York) and Jesse Krumholz (New Jersey)!!

Engagement of Liza Solarz (New York) and Jesse Krumholz (New Jersey)!!

Engagement of Abigail Saunders (London) and Yossi Feldman (new York)!!

Jerry Seinfeld Spotted at Tel Aviv's 'Best' Falafel Shop

( JTA ) – Hours after landing in Israel, the comedian Jerry Seinfeld was spotted at a well-known falafel eatery ahead of his two shows there. Wearing a blue polo shirt and a New York Mets baseball cap, Seinfeld was photographed ordering food on Friday at Falafel Hakosem, an eatery situated half a mile east of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. Israel’s Channel 2’s food critic earlier this year proclaimed the falafel joint the best of its kind in Tel Aviv, Ynet reported . Seinfield, one of the most famous Jewish comedians of all time, is scheduled to perform at Tel Aviv’s Menorah Mivtachim Arena on Saturday night. He performed four sold-out shows in a row there during his previous visit to Israel in 2015. In September, Seinfeld released a new comedy special on Netflix, titled “Jerry Before Seinf

Engagement of Abigail Saunders (London) and Yossi Feldman (new York)!!

Jerry Seinfeld Spotted at Tel Aviv's 'Best' Falafel Shop

( JTA ) – Hours after landing in Israel, the comedian Jerry Seinfeld was spotted at a well-known falafel eatery ahead of his two shows there. Wearing a blue polo shirt and a New York Mets baseball cap, Seinfeld was photographed ordering food on Friday at Falafel Hakosem, an eatery situated half a mile east of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. Israel’s Channel 2’s food critic earlier this year proclaimed the falafel joint the best of its kind in Tel Aviv, Ynet reported . Seinfield, one of the most famous Jewish comedians of all time, is scheduled to perform at Tel Aviv’s Menorah Mivtachim Arena on Saturday night. He performed four sold-out shows in a row there during his previous visit to Israel in 2015. In September, Seinfeld released a new comedy special on Netflix, titled “Jerry Before Seinf

Engagement of Simcha Shimshoni (New York) to Shterna Amar (Montreal)!!

This 25-Year-Old Jewish Guy Plays SpongeBob on Broadway

NEW YORK ( JTA ) — There’s a new star on Broadway and his name is — wait for it — SpongeBob SquarePants. “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” opened earlier this month to rapturous reviews. And no one collected higher praise than the title character, played by Ethan Slater, a graduate of Ramah summer camps. For those unfamiliar with Nickelodeon’s long-running animated kids’ show, SpongeBob is — spoiler alert! — a sea sponge who lives in a pineapple in the undersea community of Bikini Bottom. An eternal optimist, he’s a cook at the Krusty Krab (Eugene Krabs, proprietor), has a host of friends including a starfish (Patrick Star), a squirrel (Sandy Cheeks) and a squid (Squidward Q. Tentacles). Also in town: the less-than-virtuous Plankton (real name Sheldon). “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Music

NY Knicks Kyle O’Quinn, The Bar Mitzvah Man

( Hidabroot ) Kyle O’Quinn, a basketball player on the Kew York Knicks, likes his job at Madison Square Garden basketball court. But he recently discovered another job that he thinks may be as fun! When he’s not playing sometimes on a Saturday night Kyle O’Quinn may be seen at a New York Bar Mitzvah livening things up with the young crowd. Kyle told ESPN that he had become a “Bar Mitzvah Man” entertaining the teenage guests. ESPN says that Kyle, besides being one of the New York Knicks strongest players he is also one of their biggest comedians, so his new found ‘profession’ is not so surprising. Kyle is 27-year-old and he was born in Queens. He was never at a Bar Mitzvah before and he didn’t have any Jewish friends but he does have a Jewish agent named Andy Miller that asked him to come t

Kiddush Hashem! NYC Subway Rider Is Inspired By Jewish Man Learning Torah

Dan Lavoie was riding the train in New York when he noticed an Orthodox Jewish man pull out his Gemara and start learning. He shared a photo and his thoughts on twitter: I'll never get tired of dudes breaking out massive Torahs on the subway for some light studying. I love this city. pic.twitter.com/EKjsAPi4K3 — Dan Lavoie (@djlavoie) December 19, 2017 That's a Talmud. If he broke out an actual Torah, that would be pretty difficult. The scroll is unwieldy. https://t.co/cDWCOCN55k — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 19, 2017 It was an extraordinarily beautiful book. You see guys with hand-held versions all the time, but his was gold embossed and enormous. Really great to see. — Dan Lavoie (@djlavoie) December 19, 2017 Impressive that you noted it. Yes, he's using a larger version called a

Very Cool: 6 Meter Tall "Selfie" LED Menorah

Selfie fans in Tel aviv can now enjoy a 6-meter-tall interactive LED Hanukkah Menorah (Hanukkiah), which presents live selfie photos taken by visitors of the port. Posted by Israel In New York

Staples Executive Praises Jewish Company's Shabbos Policy

The Director of SEO at Staples, the chain of office-supplies superstores, praised the Shabbos policy of a well-known Jewish-owned buisness. B&H Photo Video in Manhattan has famously closed its doors on Friday afternoon and Saturdays and on all Jewish holidays for decades. The New York City photography and hi-tech megastore, owned and managed by Chassidic Jews, even shuts down its e-commerce operations by not accepting or processing any online orders. Mr. Dargenio’s LinkedIn post states that he “truly admires” the company, and urged his followers to emulate B&H. “Don’t let the promise of money enslave you on the days you observe your truest freedoms,” he said. Mi K’amcha Yisroel! ( Nat Golden – YWN )