Jewish Chronicle
The Etgar quiz no 255
21 Jan 2024
The text is a quiz with questions related to Jewish history, figures, and concepts. It covers topics such as the time span of the book of Exodus, the nationa...
21 Jan 2024
JTA
When Elie Wiesel came to my summer camp, and what he taught me about speaking the unspeakable
19 Jan 2024
In this article, the author reflects on their encounter with Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and author of the memoir Night, during a summer camp in 1966. ...
19 Jan 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy
Feeding the hunger for Jewish belonging and education
19 Jan 2024
The recent increase in conversations about Israel and antisemitism in the philanthropic community has overshadowed the opportunity to address the growing hun...
19 Jan 2024
Forward
Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, dean who led Yeshiva U seminary through period of growth, dies at 94
19 Jan 2024
Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, the former dean of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University, has passed away at the age of 94. During his tenur...
19 Jan 2024
Halacha Headlines
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1/20/24 – Shiur 452 – Dealing with traumatic times – how to dig out of a rut
18 Jan 2024
In this Shiur, the speakers discuss various aspects of dealing with traumatic times, particularly related to the current war, captives, and antisemitism. The...
18 Jan 2024
Forward
U of Minnesota, Temple, Brown among latest federal campus antisemitism investigations
18 Jan 2024
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has opened investigations into multiple universities and school districts in response to complaints...
18 Jan 2024
Emes Ve-Emunah
A Problem with Solutions that Will Never Happen
18 Jan 2024
This article highlights the existence of a shidduch (matchmaking) crisis within the Charedi (ultra-Orthodox) and Modern Orthodox (MO) communities, each with ...
18 Jan 2024
Forward
Columbia University’s Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace remain suspended as new semester begins
18 Jan 2024
Columbia University's chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) remain suspended as the spring semester begins. Th...
18 Jan 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy
The ROI of funding Jewish schools
18 Jan 2024
The ROI of funding Jewish schools is an article discussing the importance of investing in Jewish communal infrastructure, specifically in the context of Jewi...
18 Jan 2024
Future of Jewish
Will you support our mission please?
18 Jan 2024
Joshua Hoffman is reaching out on behalf of Future of Jewish, a digital publication with a mission to provide inspiration, education, and connection to Judai...
18 Jan 2024
Future of Jewish
Calling All Jewish Contrarians
17 Jan 2024
The article explores the importance of contrarian thinking within Jewish culture and history. It highlights figures like Abraham, who stood apart from the do...
17 Jan 2024
The Habura
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Exploring Sepharadi and Ashkenazi Talmudic Methodologies (Part 2) - Rabbi Shmuel Phillips
17 Jan 2024
In this video by Rabbi Shmuel Phillips, he discusses the differences between Sephardi and Ashkenazi Talmudic methodologies. He highlights that Sephardi metho...
17 Jan 2024
New Voices
Hebrew School Dropout: One Quarter Capitalist (On My Mom’s Side)
17 Jan 2024
This personal essay recounts the author's experience with the snack cart at Hebrew school and their attempt to sell their own snacks for profit. The author r...
17 Jan 2024
Forward
Swastikas, taunts and harassment: Jewish students at American University allege antisemitism
17 Jan 2024
Jewish students at American University in Washington, D.C. have filed a Title VI complaint with the U.S. Department of Education alleging antisemitic vandali...
17 Jan 2024
Forward
Three months out from Oct. 7, young Israelis describe how they’re processing
17 Jan 2024
This article features three young Israelis reflecting on their experiences and emotions in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attack. One individual re...
17 Jan 2024
Ami
Avi Kamionski // Nathan & Kamionski LLP, Pointed Discovery LLC
17 Jan 2024
Avi Kamionski is a litigation lawyer who represents cities facing litigation, particularly when they are being sued by people released from prison. He co-fou...
17 Jan 2024
Tablet
DEI Squelches Student Reporting at Yale, Penn
17 Jan 2024
The text discusses how diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are impacting student journalism at Yale and the University of Pennsylvania. These ...
17 Jan 2024
Forward
A New Mexico home architect is selling ‘The Anne,’ a floor plan named ‘in honor of’ Anne Frank
16 Jan 2024
A home architect in New Mexico named a floor plan "The Anne" as a tribute to Anne Frank and faced criticism on social media. The architect stated that the na...
16 Jan 2024
Forward
Bernie Steinberg, 78, a Harvard Hillel director who promoted pluralism, and courted controversy, to the end
16 Jan 2024
Harvard Hillel's former director, Bernie Steinberg, passed away at the age of 78. Steinberg was known for his commitment to nurturing young adults and encour...
16 Jan 2024
JTA
Bernie Steinberg, a Harvard Hillel director who promoted pluralism, dies at 78
16 Jan 2024
Bernie Steinberg, former director of Harvard Hillel, has passed away at the age of 78. Steinberg was known for his commitment to pluralism and creating an in...
16 Jan 2024
Emes Ve-Emunah
A Paradigm Shift? Or One Man’s Opinion?
16 Jan 2024
There may be a shift happening in the Charedi world, particularly in Israel, regarding the perception of full-time Torah study as the only legitimate option....
16 Jan 2024
Mishpacha
The Wall of Awful
16 Jan 2024
The concept of the "Wall of Awful" is discussed in this article as a barrier to completing tasks, particularly for individuals with ADHD. The wall is created...
16 Jan 2024
Mishpacha
Up North: Chapter 2
16 Jan 2024
In Chapter 2 of "Up North," Nellie and Squizzle find themselves in danger when an angry polar bear approaches. Nellie, despite not liking animals, protects S...
16 Jan 2024
Mishpacha
Inbox: Issue 995
16 Jan 2024
The first article discusses the importance of charitable giving within the Jewish community, highlighting the support and donations that leaders of different...
16 Jan 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy
Rolling the Torah scroll from Simchat Torah to Bereishit
16 Jan 2024
The author reflects on their visit to the National Library of Israel and describes it as a place filled with people from different backgrounds and religions,...
16 Jan 2024
Moment
Moment Debate | Should Students Be Disciplined for Chanting “From the River to the Sea”?
15 Jan 2024
The debate focuses on whether students should be disciplined for chanting "From the river to the sea." Charles Asher Small argues that the chant, which is se...
15 Jan 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Yavneh College loses outstanding rank but sixth form retains highest Ofsted grade
15 Jan 2024
Yavneh College in Borehamwood, an Orthodox academy, recently dropped a grade overall in its first inspection in 12 years, losing its outstanding rank but ret...
15 Jan 2024
Rationalist Judaism
The Yeshiva King
14 Jan 2024
This article examines a common prooftext used to argue that full-time Torah learning in yeshivas justifies exempting charedi (ultra-Orthodox) students from m...
14 Jan 2024
Forward
‘I don’t belong’: A Jewish student leaves Occidental College over wartime protests
13 Jan 2024
An anonymous Jewish student at Occidental College in Los Angeles has decided not to return for the spring semester due to the anti-Israel and antisemitic vie...
13 Jan 2024
Future of Jewish
Will you support our mission please?
12 Jan 2024
Future of Jewish, a digital publication focused on Judaism, Israel, and the Jewish world, has made their content free to provide access to a wider audience. ...
12 Jan 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy
Peoplehood, solidarity and teen engagement in wartime
12 Jan 2024
The article discusses the importance of engaging young people and fostering solidarity in the face of antisemitism and the challenges of wartime. It highligh...
12 Jan 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy
Jewish ‘safe spaces’ are not the answer
12 Jan 2024
Prominent Jewish leaders have called for Jewish students and donors to abandon Ivy League universities due to campus antisemitism and other problems in highe...
12 Jan 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Let’s talk schools: how will new Ofsted boss respond to clamour for reform?
12 Jan 2024
Sir Martyn Oliver, the new chief inspector of Ofsted, has put inspections on hold to provide additional training for staff on the impact of inspections on te...
12 Jan 2024
Forward
Feds to investigate Teaneck, NJ, school district where students held pro-Palestinian walkout
12 Jan 2024
The U.S. Department of Education is conducting an investigation into a New Jersey school district, Teaneck Public Schools, following allegations of an antise...
12 Jan 2024
Forward
More than 1,000 Israeli children enrolled in day schools in the U.S. and Canada after Oct. 7
11 Jan 2024
According to a report from Prizmah, over 1,000 Israeli students temporarily enrolled in Jewish day schools in the U.S. and Canada after the October 7 attacks...
11 Jan 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Hasmo girls earn top marks for Jewish studies
11 Jan 2024
Hasmonean High School for Girls in Mill Hill excelled in Jewish studies, with outstanding praise from visiting inspectors for its dynamic leadership vision a...
11 Jan 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Ivrit a strength at outstanding Simon Marks
11 Jan 2024
Simon Marks Primary, a Jewish school with almost half of its pupils not Jewish, has excelled in Jewish studies, with a particular strength in Ivrit (Hebrew)....
11 Jan 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Menorah Foundation’s outstanding Jewish studies praised for creativity
11 Jan 2024
The Menorah Foundation School in Edgware has been recognized for its outstanding Jewish studies program, receiving top marks in all areas by Rabbi Nessanel L...
11 Jan 2024
The Habura
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Exploring Sepharadi and Ashkenazi Talmudic Methodologies - Rabbi Shmuel Phillips
11 Jan 2024
In this video, Rabbi Shmuel Phillips discusses the differences between Sepharadi and Ashkenazi Talmudic methodologies. He explains that Sepharadi Jews tend t...
11 Jan 2024
Forward
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona finds campus antisemitism ‘repulsive.’ He told us what he’s doing about it.
11 Jan 2024
Miguel Cardona, the Secretary of Education, has expressed his repulsion towards the normalization of antisemitism on college campuses. In response to the iss...
11 Jan 2024
Forward
DeSantis to Jewish college students fearing ‘persecution’: Come study in Florida
10 Jan 2024
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order to make it easier for Jewish college students facing antisemitism on their campuses to transfer t...
10 Jan 2024
18forty
3 Questions To Ask Yourself Whenever You Hear a Dvar Torah
10 Jan 2024
The author presents three questions to ask oneself when listening to a Dvar Torah (a Torah discourse). The first question is whether the Torah idea presented...
10 Jan 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Charedi campaigner warns against moves to register children not in school
10 Jan 2024
Conservative MP Flick Drummond is reintroducing a bill to register children educated at home or in yeshivot, prompting concerns from Charedi campaigners like...
10 Jan 2024
Kveller
I’m Teaching My Young Son About Antisemitic Tropes Before It’s Too Late
10 Jan 2024
In this personal essay, the author discusses how they are teaching their 9-year-old son about antisemitic tropes in order to equip him to call out stereotype...
10 Jan 2024
Forward
Anne Frank’s diary, ‘Schindler’s List’ among titles at center of major Florida book-ban lawsuit
10 Jan 2024
Escambia County in Florida is facing a lawsuit over its decision to remove over 1,600 books from its schools, including Anne Frank's original diary and Schin...
10 Jan 2024
Ami
Chaim Kay (Artem Khvochtchev) // Umba Group/Black & Decker Pest Control Products
10 Jan 2024
Chaim Kay, also known as Artem Khvochtchev, is the founder of a business that produces Black & Decker licensed pest control products. He shares his personal ...
10 Jan 2024
JTA
Amid war, this Israeli educator is finding new ways to promote Jewish-Arab coexistence
9 Jan 2024
Karen Tal, CEO of the Amal educational network in Israel, is working to promote Jewish-Arab coexistence during times of war. As the conflict between Israel a...
9 Jan 2024
Mishpacha
What Happened to Hard Work?
9 Jan 2024
This article discusses the decline of a high-average to strong student population in Jewish elementary schools, resulting in a lower standard of work for all...
9 Jan 2024
Mishpacha
Can the Spread of DEI Be Reversed?
9 Jan 2024
The article discusses the decline of American higher education and the spread of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) ideology on college campuses. The aut...
9 Jan 2024
Mishpacha
Family First Inbox: Issue 876
9 Jan 2024
The first letter discusses the experience of growing up as a shlucha (emissary) and the importance of always being on a mission, no matter where one is. The ...
9 Jan 2024