With Israel facing its worst drought in a century and the Sea of Galilee 28 centimeters below its lower red line, dozens gathered on its shores to pray for rain, led by Safed’s Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, recalling past prayers said to have brought storms

Supermodel and 98-year-old survivor receive the Award of Courage for their intergenerational advocacy; event raised $1.3 million to support education ahead of the museum’s major 2026 expansion

Designer, activist and Mental Health Coalition founder honored for leadership in efforts to make an impact in ending the stigma surrounding mental health  

Once part of the Kobryn Ghetto during World War II, the 19th-century synagogue later served as a factory before falling into disrepair; efforts to restore it as a memorial to the city’s vanished Jewish community have so far failed