The giyur reforms of Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana has been widely condemned by almost all Rabbanim but there are members of the coalition who are dissatisfied for the opposite reason – they want the giyur reforms to be even more liberal • Full Story

A letter released by Rabbi Yitzchak Dayan, Chief Rabbi of Geneva, Switzerland, who inspected the manufacturer of popular vodka ‘Grey Goose’ personally, clarified once and for all that the vodka is indeed made from wheat, and is produced in a factory used only for wheat vodka. This comes following the fallout of an alert released last week from the Chicago Rabbinical Council and the Belz kashrus agency that the vodka was made from grapes • Full Letter

Low-to-moderate income homeowners in the state will now be eligible for up to $50,000 in coronavirus-related relief as a part of New York’s $539 million assistance fund, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday • Read More

In a unique project, led by the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS, tens of thousands of special Chanukah Kits were distributed to Jewish families in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and additional former Soviet Union countries. The kits were warmly welcomed, and brought the joy, delight and traditions of Chanukah to the most remote and isolated cities and villages • Full Story, Photos

As ChabadInfo.com reported less than a month ago, a new Chabad house was established in the southern African country of Namibia by Shluchim Rabbi Yosef and Mushka Rahimi. As soon as they arrived, the young couple rented an elegant space for their new Chabad house. This Chanukah the Rahimis got right to work with various successful activities, including Chabad’s first Chanukah event in Namibia • Photos

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority said on Monday that, as part of its 2022 budget, it will be raising tolls on the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike by 3%. The rise comes just 16 months after the tolls on the two largest toll roads in the Garden State spiked by 36% and 27%, respectively • Full Story

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which claims to present data on casualties of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, distinguishes between the deaths or injuries of Israeli citizens and “settler citizens,” a distinction that isn’t applied to any other location in the world. If that isn’t outrageous enough on its own, the UN doesn’t even bother getting its facts straight. Following the murder of Eli Kay, h’yd, in a shooting attack in the Old City of Jerusalem two weeks ago, it listed him as a “settler casualty” • Full Story

Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.

Throughout the 32 years of a communist party ruling the city, any religious event in front of city hall out of question. This year the Shluchim to Aubervilliers decided to to something drastic to bring some light to the city • Full Story, Photos

Last night, R’ Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin celebrated the fourth anniversary of his release with a ‘Night of Bitachon.’ Four years ago on Zos Chanukah 5778 we all celebrated the miraculous release of Reb Sholom Mordechai. It wasn’t just a nes and a victory for him and his family, it was a victory for us all – a triumph of trust • Watch