As the only synagogue in Kenya, the congregation was plagued by the numbers problem affecting many Jewish communities in sub-Saharan African countries (excluding Ethiopia, Uganda and South Africa).

and the challenge of sustaining Jewish life in Kenya. THE WRITER conducts the circumcision as the head of the community, standing and wearing a prayer shawl, reads from the text and names the baby.

I worry that this Jewish community is at an inflection point. The rabbi and his family have built an oasis in the African wasteland and I fear that the Jews of Kenya may lose their way without ...

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, spiritual leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, made an imprint on her at a young age, especially for his efforts to put Jewish women at the forefront of the organization ...