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JTA Tulsa’s Jewish community pushes back on Oklahoma Jewish charter school proposal 15 Jan

The Jewish community leaders in Tulsa are opposing a proposal for a publicly funded Jewish charter school in Oklahoma, expressing concerns over the lack of l...

15 Jan

Forward He sold a house to Justin Bieber. Now this LA investor has given Chabad $100M to build one of the world's largest Jewish centers. 14 Jan

Alon Abady, a Los Angeles real estate investor, has made a landmark donation of a $100 million office tower in Pico-Robertson to Chabad of California. This 1...

14 Jan

JTA Oklahoma board to vote on application for religious Jewish charter school, teeing up potential battle 13 Jan

A new proposal by the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation seeks to establish the first publicly funded religious Jewish charter school in Okl...

13 Jan

JTA Mississippi synagogue that was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 is heavily damaged in arson 11 Jan

Beth Israel Congregation, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, was deliberately set on fire in what authorities are investigating as a potential hate ...

11 Jan

Forward After Maduro’s capture, Rubio links Venezuela mission to fight against Iran and Hezbollah 5 Jan

Following the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the mission to combating Iran and...

5 Jan

Forward These Jewish artists are searching for home — at America's only Catholic historically Black university 5 Jan

Israeli artists Neta Elkayam and Amit Hai Cohen are deeply immersed in fostering cultural exchange and understanding at Xavier University of Louisiana, the o...

5 Jan

JTA An Israeli couple is reshaping ideas about Jewish culture at a historically Black university 4 Jan

Israeli artists Neta Elkayam and Amit Hai Cohen have spent the past two years at Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation's only Catholic historically Blac...

4 Jan

Forward Trump administration Christmas messages emphasize Jesus in overtly religious terms 26 Dec 2025

The Trump administration's 2025 Christmas messages emphasized Jesus and Christian faith in a manner that sparked debate about the separation of church and st...

26 Dec 2025

JTA A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel advocate in LGBTQ spaces, is shutting down 19 Dec 2025

A Wider Bridge, a pro-Israel LGBTQ organization founded in 2010, announced it will cease operations by the end of 2025 due to financial challenges, despite i...

19 Dec 2025

JTA Yehuda Kaploun confirmed by Senate as Trump’s antisemitism envoy 19 Dec 2025

Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, affiliated with the Chabad Hasidic movement, has been confirmed as the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism. His confi...

19 Dec 2025