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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.

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.
RABBI JONATHAN Markovitch celebrating Passover with his community.

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

Rabbi Shlomo Litvin, Director of Chabad of the Bluegrass and Chairman of the Kentucky Jewish Council.

New Kentucky law says authorities must contact Chabad before cremating unnamed body

The Chabad of Roslyn/Old Westbury building.

Long Island town ordered to pay $19M after blocking Chabad synagogue construction


A Support Mission for Soldiers’ Wives Across Europe

Philanthropist David Hager launches a support and wellness retreat for the wives of Haredi combat soldiers

David Hager receives the Presidential Medal of Honor from President Isaac Herzog on Israel’s Independence Day.

Chabad restaurants around the world put greater focus on gourmet

There are a growing number of Chabad restaurants around the globe where you will find local delicacies, as well as master chef know-how.

 Chabad of Athens offers marinated sardines, moussaka, souvlaki, and gyros.

This week in Jewish history: Happy birthday to Mel Brooks, Franz Kafka

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

MEL BROOKS speaks at an awards ceremony in 2015.

No politics, No Exceptions: Feeding Every Family with Dignity

How Colel Chabad became the backbone of Israel’s food security

 MENDY & TZVI BLAU of Colel Chabad join then-welfare minister Haim Katz at the Knesset to mark the launch of Israel’s National Project for Food Security – a groundbreaking partnership ensuring that tens of thousands of families across the country receive reliable, nutritious food support every month

'Can’t imagine if babies had been here’: Iranian missile damages day-care in southern Israel

Security-camera footage shared by the nursery’s management captures the moment a projectile slammed into one of the play areas, underscoring the peril even the youngest face.

 An Israel Police officer inspects the damage at a day-care in southern Israel, June 20, 2025.

After Iran’s Attack, Global Jewish Solidarity Arrives with Urgent Aid

As Israel's oldest continuously operating charity, Colel Chabad is springing into action serving food in municipalities across the country

 Colel Chabad workers springing into action

Jewish-Ukrainian soldier killed in fighting with Russia, third Jewish casualty in two weeks

An estimated 200 Jewish fighters have died in the nearly 3.5-year war, according to the Federation of Jewish Communities.

 Tzvi-Hirsch (Grisha) Zvergzde.

Jewish community in Zhytomyr mourns beloved teacher killed in Ukraine war

A funeral procession is expected to pass the Or Avner Chabad campus on Wednesday afternoon so students can pay their final respects.

 The Jewish community in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, is mourning the death of Andriy Vitaliyovych Kurovskyy, a longtime computer science teacher at the Or Avner Chabad Jewish school

Jewish entrepreneur Jared Isaacman won’t helm NASA after Trump yanks nomination

Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a Jewish entrepreneur who has traveled privately to space himself, to helm NASA.

 Sept. 15, 2024, shows Jared Isaacman, mission commander, stepping out of the manned Polaris Dawn mission's "Dragon" capsule after it splashed down off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, after completing the first human spaceflight mission by non-government astronauts of the Polaris Program.

Rabbis increase security in wake of DC shooting

Many Jewish institutions have used strengthened security measures to instill a sense of safety in congregants after the recent killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, DC.

 Police secure the area in front of the embassy of Israel in Berlin, Germany, May 22, 2025