A magnitude 4.2 earthquake that struck Cyprus was felt near in northern Israel early Sunday morning • Full Story

Watch: Delta Airlines crew says farewell to NASA veteran Gerald Wittenstein who is making Aliyah with his wife • Full Stoey, Video

DollarDaily.org is proud to present IllumiNations, a new weekly PDF for your Shabbos table featuring stories direct from the frontlines of shlichus. Since its inception in October 2021, DollarDaily is now distributing over $250 each day to different Chabad centers worldwide. DollarDaily gives donors a practical opportunity to partner in their holy work, by supporting those who have set their personal religious and physical concerns aside to meet the needs of Jews worldwide • Full Story, Download

Yaakov’s story begins 79 years ago in the ghetto of Svencionys, Lithuania, some 70 kilometers north of Vilna. He was just a few months old when, at the height of World War II, his mother handed  him over to a Christian family for safe keeping. A short while later, both his parents were sent to the gas chambers, Hy”d • Full Story

Eight months after the horrific Meron disaster and following many delays, the government is advancing a compensation plan for the families of the Meron victims • Full Story

Atlantic Beach officials held a public hearing last week to air plans to seize property that Chabad of the Beaches purchased last November for $950,000. The plan to take the site under eminent domain unearthed bubbling local controversies ranging from charges of anti-Semitism to whether public money could be better spent elsewhere • Full Story

For the uninitiated, NFTs – or non-fungible tokens – are blockchain-based certificates tied to digital or physical collectibles. “Non-fungible,” more or less, means that something is unique and can’t be replaced with something else, like a one-of-a-kind baseball card. NFTs can be anything digital, such as drawings, music… and a Torah. “I asked some people who are very into NFTs to work together on a project. We would sell digital Torahs to fund the creation of actual Torah scrolls,” Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone said • Full Story, Photos

Uzbekistan. For most of us, the mere mention of the place would most likely generate a mental image of a Jewish community long gone. If one were asked about it, one might have ventured to say that there has not been a significant Jewish presence there for at least seventy years! Uzbekistan however, is far from desolate of burgeoning Jewish life. On Pesach 5781, two American bochurim traveled to the Central Asian country to spend the holiday with the local Jewish community and have since played an instrumental role in the community’s growth • Full Story, Photos

A winter weather advisory has been issued as New York City prepares to be hit by the latest round of snow. The advisory will go into effect at 5 a.m. Thursday as up to 3 inches of snow is set to start falling. It will remain in place until 1 p.m., the National Weather Service said • Full Story

Sixty-six female Jewish students from 29 cities across the FSU decided to take advantage of their winter break to become deeply acquainted with their Jewish heritage, by joining the annual Yeshivacation seminar for young Jewish adults that took place in Moscow. The intriguing week-long seminar, packed with fascinating content, experiences, and opportunities to explore a wide range of relevant topics, was led by three of FSU’s most popular and stimulating lecturers: Rabbi Moshe Rochlin, Rabbi Dovber Baitman, and Rabbi Eli Kogan • Full Story, Photos

This week at the Chabad House in Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, under the auspices of Rabbi Dovid and Chani Atar, two Jews, one in his thirties, and the other 67 years old, celebrated their bar mitzvah. Their excitement was palpable as the two Jews met the Shliach for the first time. The two were previously not aware of the Chabad House before • Full Story, Photos, Video

Israel’s daily COVID cases continue to mount and the number of seriously ill patients skyrockets to over 500 (from just 100 a few weeks ago), Health Ministry to continue administering 4th vaccine dose, despite new evidence that it is not very effective against Omicron • Full Story

The United States issued a travel warning advising citizens not to visit Israel due to the steadily rising number of coronavirus cases in the Jewish State. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Israel is one of over 20 countries which are considered to be at the fourth level of coronavirus risk • Full Story

Malik Faisal Akram, the 44-year-old British national who took four people hostage in a Texas synagogue on Shabbos, specifically decided to take Jewish hostages because he believed that Jews would have enough power to arrange the release of Pakistani prisoner Aafia Siddiqui, one of the four Jews who was held hostage said on Monday. Siddiqui is serving an 86-year sentence in a prison near Colleyville after being convicted in 2010 of attempting to murder US soldiers and officials in Afghanistan. Also known as “Lady al Qaeda,” she became a cause célèbre in the terrorist world, with her release demanded by al Qaeda • Full Story

These newly received pages come from the only existing copy of a ca. 1492 edition of “Arba’ah Turim”, one of history’s most important works of Jewish law • Full Story, Photos

The new website contains not only detailed information on the exact locations, operating times, contact people, and available facilities of every mikvah across the FSU – but also a wide range of articles, testimonials, video clips, personal stories, tools, personal calendars, and services, to make the experience meaningful and understandable to every person • Full Story, Photos

Participants in the Aliya male division enjoyed a one of a kind Shabbaton in Tannersville, a small town in Upstate New York. Led by Rabbis Moshe Feiglin and Noteh Shemtov, the guys enjoyed fun programming before and after Shabbos, as well as an uplifting shabbos together in the large cabin they rented for the occasion • Full Story, Photos

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday announced that he has accepted the recommendation of Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz to shorten quarantine for asymptomatic coronavirus patients to 5 days from the previous 7 days • Full Story

We all know someone that doesn’t go to a Chabad school but would still love to join Tzivos Hashem. For the next week, a generous donor will sponsor $20 off registration per child • Full Story

The OK Kosher Certification has issued a Kashrus alert for cashews, advising consumers to be extra vigilant when eating them due to worms • Full Story

The communiy of Flandre, France gathered in the local Chabad center to mark 15 Shevat with a unique farbrengen. Those gathered enjoyed a plethora of fruits, tasting them in honor of the Rosh Hashana L’Ilanos. Images captured by photographer Mordechai Lubecki • Photos

More than two years after its return to Jewish hands and the launch of its thriving activity, the famous ‘Hekdesh’ Synagogue in the city Brest, formerly Brisk, is continuing to the next phase: external and internal restoration and the establishment of a brand new state-of-the-art mikvah. Since the return of the synagogue, the community’s 2,000 active members have experienced a genuine renaissance and boost in many different aspects of Jewish life • Full Story, Photos

A terrorist stabbing attack was foiled south of Jerusalem Monday afternoon. The attempted terror attack occurred at the Gush Etzion Junction just south of the capital, when an Arab terrorist brandishing a knife attempted to carry out a stabbing attack • Full Story

The Global Jewish Assistance and Relief Network has donated close to $500,000 worth of COVID protective equipment to the Moldova Ministry of Health • Full Story, Photos