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Tablet Jewish Camps Prepare for a Different Kind of Summer 17 Jun
Jewish summer camps in North America are adapting their programming this year to address the challenges posed by recent events such as the war in Gaza and Oc...
17 Jun
Tablet Ramping Up Sephardic Education 4 Apr
Efforts to enhance Sephardic education and identity in the United States are gaining traction through initiatives like the Bivas Sephardic youth movement, wh...
4 Apr
Tablet The Conservative Movement Moves on Cannabis 16 Feb
The Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has approved a teshuva (responsum) on cannabis usage, addressing social...
16 Feb
Tablet Sephardic Jews Make Global Connections 13 Dec 2023
Sephardic Jews, whose ancestors were expelled from Spain in 1492, have maintained their cultural and historical identity through oral history, community orga...
13 Dec 2023
Tablet The Temple of Zoom 6 Sep 2023
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many synagogues have shifted to online platforms like Zoom for worship, classes, and meetings. Temple Micah in Washington, D.C.,...
6 Sep 2023
Tablet Wanted: More Rabbis 13 Mar 2023
Non-Orthodox rabbinical schools in America are experiencing a decline in enrollment, leading to a shortage of rabbis to fill available positions. This declin...
13 Mar 2023
Tablet The Changing Landscape of Hebrew Education 16 Dec 2022
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the scholar who revived Hebrew as a modern language, is celebrated on the 100th anniversary of his death. Hebrew education in America has...
16 Dec 2022
Tablet A New Life for an Old Tradition 19 Oct 2022
The wimpel, a strip of fabric used as a Torah binder, is a centuries-old Jewish custom that originated in Bavaria and spread to other German-speaking communi...
19 Oct 2022
Tablet Addressing Mental Health on Campus 7 Sep 2022
Hillel professionals at the University of Southern California recognized the need to prioritize mental health on campus, as students began requesting support...
7 Sep 2022
Tablet Magnetic North 28 Apr 2022
The town of Stowe, Vermont, which once had a history of antisemitism, now has a growing and thriving Jewish community. The Jewish Community of Greater Stowe ...
28 Apr 2022