A Belgian woman was severely beaten after her Israeli girlfriend installed a Mezuzah on the door frame of their home near Antwerp. According to the couple’s lawyer, neighbors of Ruth Sverdloff from Israel attacked her life partner, Cindy Meul, on May 24 at the couple’s home in Aartselaar five miles south of Antwerp. She remained […]
Jewish Sydney is bustling and healthy, as the Australian city remains a multicultural and open-minded metropolis, where art, culture, and faith can be explored and celebrated. The initial tiny beginnings of Jewish life in Australia began in 1788, when anywhere from eight to 16 convicts aboard the First Fleet from England were the first Jewish […]
Eric Himan gives chicken and angel hair pasta a delicious Asian twist. Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) package angel hair pasta 1/2 cup sesame oil 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 teaspoon sesame seeds 2 cups steamed vegetables 1-chicken breast (cooked and chopped) Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil […]
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum celebrated her 20th anniversary at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the country’s largest LGBT synagogue with 1,100 members Kleinbaum of New York City’s Congregation Beit Simchat Torah had been in rabbinical school for less than a year when she attended a secret conference of gay and lesbian rabbinical and cantorial students and rabbis […]
The Adorable Eric Himan stopped by NBC Tulsa (OK) morning show to share a recipe of a traditional Jewish dish, similar to beef ravioli, that he served at ShalomFest later on that day. “It’s very similar to ravioli, just Jewish,” he explained on the show, “my grandfather used to make it, and it’s a lot […]