On the Fast of Esther, thousands of Orthodox Jews joined in communal prayer — in arranged simultaneous times to pray, or by conference calls. At 9:30am EST, several Haredi organizations called for a worldwide Psalm recitation, in response to Agudath Israel’s call to prayer; at 12:30pm EST, the Orthodox Union organized a conference call for

Hundreds gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday to pray for those affected by the coronavirus outbreak and to halt the epidemic. Worshipers recited prayers and Psalms, sang and even danced in a circle, asking God to help in the finding of a cure for the disease, in a ceremony promoted by Chief

Congrats to Lior Melnick for winning the Center for Communal Research’s photo contest and $1,000! His winning photo, titled: Eishet Chayil, Will I Find?, was chosen for its creativity, quality, originality and responsiveness to the prompt. Stay tuned for more on this topic from the Center soon.

After they finally saw the cues that they’d been missing for years, after they realized that their second child, their brilliant daughter Elana, who had appeared to be dealing with a series of issues for years but seemingly was able to handle them, was deep in the grip of substance abuse, after they helped her

Rabbi Ahron Rosenthal, Director of Special Initiatives at Yachad, talked to Nachum segal about Team Yachad and their running in the Jerusalem Marathon on March 20.

Thanksgiving is a wonderful and obvious time to stop and say “Thank You” to some very important people whom we don’t often recognize — our local firefighters. After all, rather than spending Thanksgiving at home with family and friends, those hard-working heroes spend that day on duty keeping our neighborhood safe.       Sharing

NCSY’s Rabbi Jacob Bernstein spoke with Nachum Segal about JUMP 2019.

Rebbetzin Judi Steinig talks with Nachum Segal about the upcoming Orthodox Union’s Seventh International Jewish Community Home & Job Relocation Fair, being held on Sunday, November 24 at the Metropolitan Pavilion at 125 West 18th Street in Manhattan from 12-6 p.m.

OU Executive Vice President Allen Fagin spoke with Nachum Segal about the latest happenings around the OU. He recapped the Semichas Chaver Program siyum at Torah New York and previewed Simchat Torah Together 5780, All Daf, a digital platform poised to revolutionize Daf Yomi learning, and much more.

Rabbi Aryeh Wielgus was named to the position of regional director of New Jersey NCSY this summer with a plan to build on the past, while looking toward the future. “Any transition in leadership gives us the opportunity to dream. How can we do more? How can we do better?” Rabbi Wielgus said in an