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Dnipro Jewish community leader’s home damaged in Russian strike, wounding child

The child is recovering, but the Jewish community and Dnipro’s other residents have been suffering under an unrelenting barrage of Russian drones and missile attacks over the last week.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
AN APARTMENT building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine April 23, 2026.
Interior of Pensacola’s Temple Beth El, founded in 1876 as Florida’s oldest synagogue.

Steeped in history, Pensacola Jews celebrate the 150th anniversary of Florida’s oldest synagogue

In 1876, when Pensacola’s Temple Beth El was founded, Florida had 200,000 inhabitants, just 2,000 of them Jews.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA
Election winner Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party looks on, on the day of a meeting with Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok after the parliamentary election, at Sandor Palace in Budapest, Hungary, April 15, 2026.

Hungarian Jewish community extend olive branch to Magyar, including Orban allies

Magyar said on Sunday that he would aim for a "pragmatic relationship" with Israel, but would not provide a blanket block of the European Union's decisions regarding Israel.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
RABBI JONATHAN Markovitch celebrating Passover with his community.

Kyiv chief rabbi on Holocaust remembrance: ‘We must not live inside it' - interview

Speaking with The Media Line on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Markovitch said he sees it as a responsibility. “This is something I live with,” he said. “Something I feel.” 

|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE

Rabbi Baruch Portugali honored at 250th anniversary of Chabad movement

The ceremony to honor Rabbi Portugali was attended by more than a hundred people.

OCTOBER 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The President of the International Observatory of Human Rights Luís Andrade, giving the formal tribute of honor in memory of Rabbi Baruch Portugali to Rabbi Eli Rosenfeld of Chabad Portugal.

The ‘Tattoo Rabbi’ is in the house

Arrivals: David Braslawsce, 28, from Beaver, Pennsylvania, to Hadera, 2025

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
THE TATTOO RABBI practicing martial arts.

Grapevine September 28, 2025: A more patriotic viewpoint

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
GIL HOFFMAN with his son Ami.

Florida man arrested for Chabad fire after tip offs from his family

Police arrested Blake Richard Hoover, alleging that Hoover was motivated by antisemitism when he is thought to have set fire to the Chabad.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Blake Richard Hoover.

Fire at Florida Chabad center before Rosh Hashanah investigated as potential hate crime

The fire, which was contained to the classroom and resulted in no injuries, is being investigated as both arson and a hate crime, according to the Punta Gorda Police Department.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Firefighters respond to a blaze at the Chabad of Charlotte County.

Book and sword: Netanyahu hails IDF's haredi Netzah Yehuda battalion at Western Wall

MILITARY AFFAIRS: “Why did the Maccabees succeed?” Netanyahu asked the crowd. “They studied Torah. They learned. That was the foundation of their strength. But they also fought.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
HUNDREDS OF haredi youth from seven ‘mechinot’ and three yeshivot hesder gather in front of the Western Wall before beginning their journey into the IDF, joining the Netzah Yehuda Battalion and other haredi units.

High Holy Day lifeline: Colel Chabad stands with needy families of IDF reservists

Uniting tradition with compassion, Israel’s oldest charity delivers financial aid and comfort to households shouldering both service and hardship.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
EFRAIM DUCHMAN of Colel Chabad distributes Eshel food cards to reservists.

Squirrel Hill synagogue vandal fined, sentenced to five years probation

Talya Lubit was fined restitution fees of $10,534 following her conviction of conspiracy to commit an offense and for defacing a religious building.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Vandalism outside Pittsburgh Jewish Federation, left, and a Chabad synagogue, right, in Pittsburgh, July 29, 2024.

Grapevine, September 14, 2025: New Year in Nepal

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PROF. MICHAEL SELA.

New community centers return light to the lives of Israel's senior citizens

Colel Chabad operates a total of 160 centers, fostering an enriching environment for the elderly and retirees.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A COLEL CHABAD worker comforts a survivor of the Iranian missile attack on Bat Yam.