A notable change could be coming to the Memphis skyline soon. The Farnsworth Building, located at 88 Union Ave., will soon have a new addition to its rooftop "Lokion" sign. The Union Avenue building ...

There is an old Jewish anecdote about the late former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (who died in Nov. 2023, aged 100), who decides to make for himself a custom-made beautiful three-piece suit of ...

The year was 1056 from Creation (2704 B.C.E.), and Lemech, the ninth-generation descendant of Adam, begat a son, “and he named him Noach [נֹחַ], saying: This one will comfort us [יְנַחֲמֵנוּ] for our ...

I recently looked at the introduction to volume 29 of Igrot Kodesh (Letters of the Lubavitcher Rebbe). It summarizes the Rebbe’s efforts to bolster Israel’s spirit before and after the Yom Kippur War.

Rabbi Chaim Zanvil Abramowitz, known as the Ribnitzer Rebbe, died on Oct. 18, 1995. He was believed to be 102 years old. Abramowitz is considered a righteous leader in Hasidim. On his Yahrtzeit, or ...

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The Pack Fire burning south of Crowley Lake continues to grow rapidly, now estimated at 1,000 acres, according to fire officials. The wildfire is burning near H GSR arena project pauses after trace ...

Sister Ann Belz, IHM, (formerly Sister Mary Lourdes) of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary died on Friday, July 4, 2025, at Our Lady of Peace Residence in Scranton, PA. Born on ...

My husband Daniel and I were frantically searching our yard, looking for our Russian tortoise Hershel. Hershel had escaped before, just like our other tortoise, Mr. Tenenbaum. Tortoises, slow as they ...