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Prominent Kabbalist Rabbi David Batzri dies at 85 after collapsing at home

Shas leader Rabbi Arye Deri mourned Batzri, calling him "a humble and righteous soul who dedicated his life to Torah, prayer, and the Jewish people."

Rabbi David Batzri as he delivers a Jewish biblical and rabbinic literature at the Shalom Yeshiva in Jerusalem, on Sunday, January 2, 2014.
Rabbi Albert Axelrad, shown above in 1982, was chaplain and Hillel rabbi at Brandeis University for 34 years, starting in 1965.

Albert Axelrad, Brandeis Hillel rabbi who championed pluralism and social justice, dies at 87

The rededication of Budapest's century-old Rákospalota synagogue.

Budapest Jewish community reopens, rededicates 100-year-old historic Rákospalota synagogue

The Jewish Brigade and members of the Milan Jewish community during a parade celebrating Italy's Liberation Day on April 25, 2026.

Milan rabbi attacked by three men while waiting for bus, police arrest one suspect


No. 28: Rabbis Sholom Duchman, Dov Landau, Ephraim Mirvis, Rick Jacobs, and Mendy Kotlarsky

Five rabbis shaping Jewish life, leadership and identity around the world.

(L-R, clockwise): Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Rabbi Dov Landau, Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Jerusalem Rabbi Moshe Yazdi sentenced to 18 years for rape by deception

The sentence also includes a one-year suspended prison term and NIS 150,000 in compensation for each of the two women.

 Rabbi Moshe Yazdi, arrested on suspicion of sexual offenses against women is brought for a court hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court, on April 27, 2022.

Vance meets with Temple Israel rabbi on Michigan visit, offers support to community

Meanwhile, several of the state’s Jewish leaders signed a petition pledging to vote for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s GOP opponent.

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at a MAGA Inc. Super PAC event on Aug. 31, 2026, in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

Fringe rabbis recruit Jewish clergy to lobby against US military aid to Israel, halt weapons sales

The coalition, called 'Rabbis for Block the Bombs, ' launched publicly on 23 August and so far has 92 signatories.

Demonstrators from the group Jewish Voice for Peace hold an emergency Passover Seder outside of ICE headquarters on April 14, 2025 in New York City. The group is calling for freedom for Palestine, the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and to protest President Trump.

Grapevine: Nahlaot journeys

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Blowing shofar in Jerusalem's Nahlaot neighborhood

Netanyahu denies request that annual Elul prayer be held in Gaza Strip, Minister Strock says

"We will not forget and cannot forget that Gaza is ours," Strock said at a prayer event near the Gaza border attended by prominent Gush Katif rabbis and members of the security cabinet.

National Missions Minister Orit Strock seen at a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 17, 2025

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef to lead Shas, participate in launch conference with Deri's approval - report

Shas is expected to win seven seats in the upcoming October elections, according to a KAN poll published on Wednesday.

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, during a weekly teaching at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, on June 7, 2025.

Senior US Rabbi moves to Israel, chooses home in Jerusalem’s Givat Hamatos

Rabbi Kalman Topp, former head of Beverly Hills' Beth Jacob, joins a growing wave of US Olim establishing a new Anglo-Zionist enclave in the capital's emerging neighborhood.

Aderet project in Jerusalem by Ram Aderet Group and Saleet in the Givat Hamatos neighborhood.

Parashat Shoftim: Wholehearted – and well

“Wholeheartedness is greater than wisdom, but great wisdom is required of a Jew before he reaches the level of ‘You shall be wholehearted with the Lord your God.’” - Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz.

SORCERERS, MAGICIANS, diviners: The Torah rejects them all.

NYC rabbis ‘hopeful' after telling Mamdani his Israel rhetoric makes Jews feel unsafe - interview

Despite past criticisms of Mamdani for choosing to associate with select sects of Judaism, both rabbis told The Jerusalem Post that “there was tremendous diversity around the table.”

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference on Universal Child Care at Bedrock Preschool on August 04, 2026 in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx borough in New York City.