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Mishpacha The Mashpia of Montreal    30 Apr 2024
Rabbi Volf Greenglass, a revered mashpia in Montreal, played a crucial role in establishing and guiding the Chabad yeshivah in the city, defying initial skep...
30 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle Smoky aubergine, chilli and feta pizzas 29 Apr 2024
This text provides a recipe for smoky aubergine, chili, and feta pizzas by chefs Omer and Daniel from The Alena restaurant at The Norman Hotel in Tel Aviv. T...
29 Apr 2024
Jewish History Lectures An Open letter to Jewish Participants in the Current Protests. With respect. 28 Apr 2024
Exploring the role and perspective of Jewish individuals participating in current protests through the lens of Jewish history.
28 Apr 2024
Emes Ve-Emunah A Ray of Sunshine Among the Clouds 28 Apr 2024
Despite recent challenging times for the Jewish community, especially with rising anti-Israel sentiment on college campuses, there is a ray of hope among the...
28 Apr 2024
Forward I have officiated at hundreds of funerals. Here’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned 28 Apr 2024
Rabbi Daniel Cohen reflects on the important lesson he has learned from officiating at hundreds of funerals - that people remember moments, not days. He emph...
28 Apr 2024
The Beinart Notebook The Campus Protests Make Me Uncomfortable. And They Fill Me with Hope. 28 Apr 2024
A Columbia University discussion featuring students Ilan Cohen and Gabi Frants delves into the campus protests sweeping the nation, particularly focusing on ...
28 Apr 2024
Future of Jewish When We Israelis Have Crazy Thoughts 27 Apr 2024
The essay discusses the author's experience in Israel after a period of heightened tensions, where many Israelis, including herself, have been plagued by anx...
27 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle Creepy goings-on behind the scenes of children’s TV 26 Apr 2024
An investigative documentary series titled Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV has uncovered disturbing incidents within Nickelodeon during the era of pro...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Review of Books Letters, Spring 2024 26 Apr 2024
The text discusses various articles and responses featured in the Spring 2024 edition of the Jewish Review of Books. It includes a range of topics such as re...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle Letters to the editor, 19th April 2024 26 Apr 2024
The letters to the editor cover a range of topics including the debate on a Palestinian state next to Israel, criticism of Hamas and support for its destruct...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle This Yom HaShoah calls for extra strength 26 Apr 2024
Yom HaShoah serves as a time for the Jewish community to unite in remembrance of the Holocaust's victims and the ongoing fight against antisemitism. The curr...
26 Apr 2024
JTA In a first, Massachusetts lawmakers delay budget fight to accommodate Passover observance 26 Apr 2024
Massachusetts lawmakers postponed their annual budget debate to accommodate Passover observance, a schedule change prompted by Jewish representatives concern...
26 Apr 2024
JTA Seeking out sites from the bygone Borscht Belt? New historical markers lay out a path. 26 Apr 2024
The Borscht Belt, a historic Jewish vacation area in New York's Catskill Mountains, is being commemorated through a project involving the installation of 20 ...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle Charedi campaigners protest against ‘cultural genocide’ 26 Apr 2024
Charedi campaigners in Westminster protested against potential government regulation of their education system, expressing concerns about cultural genocide a...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle Sadiq Khan’s apology to the Chief Rabbi shows he thinks we were all born yesterday 26 Apr 2024
Sadiq Khan's recent apology to the Chief Rabbi for implying that the Rabbi criticized him due to being a Muslim rather than on merit has sparked controversy....
26 Apr 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy We need to fight campus antisemitism differently 26 Apr 2024
In response to the rise in campus antisemitism, there is a call to combat it more effectively by understanding the well-funded anti-Israel forces at play. To...
26 Apr 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy We need to fight campus antisemitism differently 26 Apr 2024
The article highlights the rise of antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment on U.S. college campuses post-Oct. 7, calling for a more organized and strategic re...
26 Apr 2024
Jewish Insider Druze artist’s splash of color reaches from northern Israel to Hostage Square 26 Apr 2024
Sam Halaby, a talented Druze artist from Israel, defied traditional expectations in his community to pursue his passion for art, supported by his mother who ...
26 Apr 2024
Rationalist Judaism Rescuing Rambam from Revisionism 25 Apr 2024
The text discusses the misconception that the philosopher and legal scholar Rambam legitimizes the modern charedi kollel system and exemption from army servi...
25 Apr 2024
On the Nose headphones Jewish Organizing at Columbia’s Encampment 25 Apr 2024
Columbia University witnessed a significant clash over a student-led Gaza solidarity encampment, resulting in arrests and heightened debates around campus fr...
25 Apr 2024
Promised Podcast headphones The “Missing” Edition 25 Apr 2024
Reflecting on the ongoing captivity of Israeli hostages in Gaza, this episode paints a vivid picture of Israeli society's enduring hope and resilience. The p...
25 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle Nicaragua: Land of lakes and volcanoes 25 Apr 2024
Nicaragua, known as the land of lakes and volcanoes, boasts a landscape marked by intense volcanic and seismic activity, with 19 volcanoes, including some ac...
25 Apr 2024
Future of Jewish How to (Actually) Fight Antisemitism on College Campuses 25 Apr 2024
The text discusses the ongoing issue of combating antisemitism and anti-Zionism on college campuses, highlighting the ineffectiveness of current approaches b...
25 Apr 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy How a group of young Jewish funders chose to combat antisemitism 25 Apr 2024
A group of young Jewish philanthropists formed the Slingshot Giving Circle on Antisemitism in response to the rising antisemitism in the American Jewish comm...
25 Apr 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy How a group of young Jewish funders chose to combat antisemitism 25 Apr 2024
A group of young Jewish philanthropists established the Slingshot Giving Circle on Antisemitism in response to the growing concerns over antisemitism in coll...
25 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle I’m so glad Dad agreed to move into a care home 25 Apr 2024
In this touching account, the author describes the journey of their Jewish father, who, initially resistant to the idea of a care home, eventually found happ...
25 Apr 2024
Unorthodox headphones The Minyan: Ep 410 25 Apr 2024
The latest installment of Tablet's The Minyan features stories from Jews of the former Soviet Union, exploring their emigration experiences and integration i...
25 Apr 2024
Tablet ‘We Have Our Own History, Our Own Trauma, and Our Own Experience’ 25 Apr 2024
In the late 19th century, the Russian Empire was home to the largest Jewish population, but violent pogroms led to massive emigration to escape persecution. ...
25 Apr 2024
Tablet A Rock Star Ideas Festival in Brooklyn 25 Apr 2024
Winston Marshall, co-founder of Mumford & Sons, transitioned from music to organizing a thought symposium, Dissident Dialogues, aiming to foster a community ...
25 Apr 2024
Forward The great tent conspiracy theory: Are ‘outside agitators’ supplying protesters’ tents? 24 Apr 2024
New York City officials raised a conspiracy theory alleging outside agitators supplied identical tents to student protesters at Columbia University and other...
24 Apr 2024
Forward How a ‘lowly Orthodox,’ punk rock lesbian ended up in Hasidic Crown Heights 24 Apr 2024
Chef Rossi, raised in a lowly Orthodox Jewish home in New Jersey, rebelled in her youth and was sent to live in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with a Chabad rabbi ...
24 Apr 2024
Forward The fastest growing sport in the US, pickleball is as accessible as it is fun 24 Apr 2024
Michael Lipp, a wheelchair pickleball player, has defied expectations and become a top-ranked athlete in the sport, showcasing his perseverance and skill des...
24 Apr 2024
JTA Rabbi Albert Thaler, founding director of Ramah Nyack day camp, dies at 91 22 Apr 2024
Rabbi Albert Thaler, the renowned founding director of Ramah Nyack day camp, passed away at 91. Under his leadership from 1970 to 1997, Ramah Nyack flourishe...
22 Apr 2024
JTA House overwhelmingly passes Israel aid, even as dissent grows in both parties 22 Apr 2024
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $26 billion Israel-Gaza aid package with overwhelming support, including funding for Israel's defense and humani...
22 Apr 2024
Tel Aviv Review headphones Whither the Palestinian Citizens of Israel? 22 Apr 2024
Dr. Ahmad Agbaria discusses the historical and current status of Palestinian citizens of Israel, highlighting the erosion of their democratic rights amid ong...
22 Apr 2024
Jewish Chronicle Rishi Sunak: Forces in Britain are using Gaza for their own divisive agenda 22 Apr 2024
As Passover begins, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak acknowledges the challenging times faced by Jews in the UK and Israel, condemning recent attacks again...
22 Apr 2024
Future of Jewish What the hell is going on? 21 Apr 2024
"Future of Jewish" is a newsletter discussing various events in the Jewish world, including rising anti-Israel sentiments and incidents like desecration at a...
21 Apr 2024
Future of Jewish Enough of the 'social justice' Passover Seders. 19 Apr 2024
The essay discusses the author's contrasting experiences at Passover Seders, one focusing on social justice and the other on traditional Jewish practices. Th...
19 Apr 2024
JTA Fred Neulander, rabbi serving life sentence for hiring hit men to kill his wife, dies in prison at 82 19 Apr 2024
Fred Neulander, a New Jersey rabbi, has passed away in prison at 82 while serving a life sentence for orchestrating his wife's murder in 1994. Neulander was ...
19 Apr 2024
Moment Eight Modern Additions to the Seder Plate 19 Apr 2024
During Passover, the seder plate traditionally includes items like parsley, bitter herbs, charoset, a shank bone, and an egg, but there are modern additions ...
19 Apr 2024
JTA An exhibit recreating the Oct. 7 Nova Music Festival massacre arrives in NYC 19 Apr 2024
An interactive exhibit in NYC recreates the tragic events of the Oct. 7 Nova Music Festival massacre in southern Israel, where Hamas militants killed hundred...
19 Apr 2024
Tablet Empathy Is Part of Our Jewish DNA 19 Apr 2024
The Passover Seder, a night of questions and reflections, takes place against the backdrop of current events, such as Israel's conflict with Hamas, making in...
19 Apr 2024
Tablet My First Yizkor 19 Apr 2024
The author reflects on her experience attending her first Yizkor service in 1982 as a child and her more recent attendance following her mother's death in 20...
19 Apr 2024
Tablet King Khat 19 Apr 2024
"King Khat" explores the story of an Israeli scientist named Gabi who, fascinated by the psychoactive effects of the khat plant, synthesizes its active subst...
19 Apr 2024
Forward Why did this Mormon drive 10 hours to buy whiskey? To help out a Jewish friend for Passover 18 Apr 2024
Nate Oman, a devout Mormon, went on a 10-hour drive to Philadelphia to purchase whiskey and other leavened products for Passover from a Jewish congregation t...
18 Apr 2024
JTA The Upper West Side mourns Tom Weiss, a congressman’s son and ‘master of chesed’ 18 Apr 2024
Tom Weiss, a beloved figure on New York's Upper West Side, passed away at 61 due to a pulmonary embolism. Known for his exceptional acts of chesed, especiall...
18 Apr 2024
JTA Police arrest son of prominent DC-area rabbi after alleged altercation with protesters outside Israeli Embassy 18 Apr 2024
Ezra Weinblatt, the son of a well-known rabbi in the Washington D.C. area, was arrested after an altercation with protesters outside the Israeli Embassy, whe...
18 Apr 2024
JTA New York is set to expand the definition of hate crimes. What does that mean for Jewish communities? 18 Apr 2024
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing to expand the definition of hate crimes by adding 31 offenses to the existing list in response to a rise in antisem...
18 Apr 2024
Forward Why the ADL is struggling to find its campus footing 18 Apr 2024
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) recently released controversial report cards grading colleges on their handling of antisemitism, sparking tension with long-...
18 Apr 2024
Forward No, your matzo doesn’t need to be drier than the Sinai Desert 18 Apr 2024
The article explores the history and tradition of matzo, highlighting that traditionally, soft matzo was more common than the dry, cracker-like version typic...
18 Apr 2024