Queenie Hallegua was the warden and managing trustee of the Paradesi Synagogue, a 450-year-old landmark, from 2012 to 2018.
The current law in Israel sees widowed parents stand before the court as adversaries against their own children.
The author and editor of nine books, David Biale was considered a trailblazer in the fields of Jewish studies and Jewish history
Yevgeny Perder, 50, was killed after shrapnel from a Houthi attack hit him while he slept.
Rabbi Jacobson envisioned an inclusive community, where people who didn’t feel welcome in more traditional Jewish environments would feel at home.
At least 35 people across Nepal have died in landslides, floods and lightning strikes since mid-June when annual monsoon rains started. Rains normally continue until mid-September.
The IDF Widows and Orphans has seen 260 new widows and 520 newly orphaned children access their support services since October 7.
Nearly 200 people have been treated since Wednesday for vomiting, stomach aches and diarrhea, after drinking liquor spiked with methanol.
One of Yemen's last remaining Jews, Yahya ben Yosef, passed away recently and was laid to rest by his Muslim neighbours.