Israel: State of a Nation
Ethiopian Jews | Mehereta Baruch-Ron on how black Jews are the original Zionists
14 Aug 2024
Mehereta Baruch-Ron discusses the history and challenges of Ethiopian Jews, their ancient connection to Jerusalem, and their journey to Israel, shedding ligh...
14 Aug 2024
Mishpacha
The Miraculous Crash
14 Aug 2024
Reb Eli Stefansky, founder of Mercaz Daf Yomi, shared a profound lesson about Divine providence (Hashgachah pratis) while at Ben-Gurion Airport. When their f...
14 Aug 2024
Mishpacha
Basking in the Sun
14 Aug 2024
The text describes a family's day at the beach, where the father snorkels while the mother enjoys the sun with their children, Ella and Ari. Ella finds a sea...
14 Aug 2024
Mishpacha
Out of the Ashes
14 Aug 2024
The text describes a chaotic scene in which a Jewish couple, Alter and Ita, flee a fire in Chicago, trying to save their possessions and eventually their liv...
14 Aug 2024
Mishpacha
Summers at Tannersville
14 Aug 2024
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, discrimination against Jewish clientele in resorts led to the creation of Jewish-owned vacation spots like in Tann...
14 Aug 2024
Mishpacha
The Moment: Issue 1024
14 Aug 2024
Rabbi Elchanan Baron and Rabbi Eli Meir Cohen led a group to Lithuania to preserve a Jewish cemetery in Vilkija with the help of Christian volunteers. Despit...
14 Aug 2024
Mishpacha
Up to Date
14 Aug 2024
Elimelech Weinreb, a former dater who established a dorm-room shidduch gemach in Lakewood, provides dating resources such as board games, watches, and dating...
14 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
ORT international students head to Italy to take on urban challenge and feed the world
14 Aug 2024
Jewish students from around the world participated in a sustainable solutions challenge in Italy organized by World ORT, focusing on developing urban agricul...
14 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
JFC opens ‘first’ Jewish child contact centre in UK
14 Aug 2024
The Jewish Family Centre (JFC) has established the first Jewish child contact center in the UK, located in Golders Green, London. The center, running for a y...
14 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
Chattahoochee -
14 Aug 2024
In the poem "Chattahoochee", the narrator undergoes a transformation both in terms of gender and personal experience. The river serves as a metaphor for chan...
14 Aug 2024
Ami
Mendel Erlenwein // CareCo and Previva
14 Aug 2024
Mendel Erlenwein is the founder of Previva Health Group, which aids doctors in proactive preventative care coordination using AI technology. The company has ...
14 Aug 2024
JTA
Ross Perlin writes a love letter to New York — in Yiddish and 699 other languages
13 Aug 2024
Ross Perlin's book "Language City" delves into the work of the Endangered Language Alliance, which aims to document and preserve the 700 languages spoken in ...
13 Aug 2024
Chabad.org
Sexual Abuse SURVIVOR shares her Story | Extraordinary Podcast
13 Aug 2024
A sexual abuse survivor named Bashie discusses her journey of overcoming mental health challenges and thriving after discovering she had been abused as a chi...
13 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Review: Why Brighton’s back on the (kosher) holiday wish list
13 Aug 2024
Brighton is back on the (kosher) holiday wish list for Jewish travelers, offering a variety of amenities such as a well-stocked mini kosher shop, kosher cate...
13 Aug 2024
JTA
Meet the New Yorker tracing the 300-year history of the Twersky rabbinical dynasty, from Chernobyl to the Bronx
13 Aug 2024
Yitzchak Meyer Twersky, an IT specialist from Queens and an authority on the Twersky rabbinical dynasty, released a comprehensive book tracing the 300-year h...
13 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
LSJS degree students now eligible for government loans
13 Aug 2024
The London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS), known for its teacher training programs and degrees in Jewish education, has recently gained approval from the Of...
13 Aug 2024
Kveller
Reconnecting With My Jewish History in Rhodes
13 Aug 2024
The author recounts their journey to Rhodes, where their Jewish ancestors once lived, and reflects on their family's history and the tragic fate of the Jewis...
13 Aug 2024
Forward
The Elon Musk-Donald Trump love fest was short on facts — and long on attacks on Jews
13 Aug 2024
Former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk engaged in a conversation where they made unsubstantiated claims about Jews, Israel, and Vice President Kamala Ha...
13 Aug 2024
Tablet
Yazidis’ Long and Winding Road to Justice
13 Aug 2024
The story revolves around Nawaf Haskan, a Yazidi poet and activist who witnessed the atrocities committed by ISIS against his community, including the tragic...
13 Aug 2024
Tablet
‘Having Children Just Didn’t Make Sense to Me’
13 Aug 2024
In a recent discussion, Jewish Americans who have chosen not to have children shared their experiences. Despite societal and cultural expectations, including...
13 Aug 2024
JTA
Queenie Hallegua, second-to-last Jewish resident of historic Indian Jewish community, dies at 89
12 Aug 2024
Queenie Hallegua, the second-to-last Jewish resident of the historic Indian Jewish community in Kochi, passed away at the age of 89. She was a prominent figu...
12 Aug 2024
JTA
Prominent German cantor and opera singer is killed in what police say was a family dispute
12 Aug 2024
Nikola David, a renowned German cantor and opera singer, was tragically killed in a family dispute, with his adult son suspected of manslaughter. The inciden...
12 Aug 2024
Jewdicious
That Date When
12 Aug 2024
In Jewish history this week, significant events occurred such as the public debate of Nachmanides against a Jewish convert to Christianity in 1263, leading t...
12 Aug 2024
Forward
As a Black rabbi on Tisha B'Av, I'm mourning how Jews have lost Black allies since Oct. 7
12 Aug 2024
Rabbi Heather Miller, a Black Jewish leader, reflects on the loss of Black allies in the Jewish community since Oct. 7, emphasizing the need for nuanced grie...
12 Aug 2024
JTA
Canada revokes charitable status from 2 Jewish nonprofits that work in Israel
12 Aug 2024
Canada has revoked the charitable status of two Jewish nonprofits, the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and the Neeman Foundation, for directing donations to Israe...
12 Aug 2024
eJewishPhilanthropy
Welcome to the state of VUCA, aka our new normal
12 Aug 2024
The article discusses the concept of VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) as the new normal in today's world, emphasizing the rapid pace...
12 Aug 2024
Rationalist Judaism
An Erev Tisha B'Av Disgrace
12 Aug 2024
On Erev Tisha B'Av, a lecture was given by Rabbi Mordechai Neugroschel at a charedi shul in Ramat Beit Shemesh focusing on Charedi army conscription and even...
12 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
The Jewish Revolutionaries of Key West - In the last years of the 19th century, Jews inspired by the fight for Cuban independence joined the fray, running weapons to their comrades on the other side of the Florida Straits.
12 Aug 2024
In the late 19th century, Jewish involvement in Cuban independence movements impacted Key West, where Jewish cigar manufacturers had ties with Spanish tobacc...
12 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
Paradis Lost - The life and death of a radical Miami bookstore
12 Aug 2024
Paradis Books & Bread, a radical Miami bookstore and cafe, experiences a clash when a group of patrons engage in offensive conversations, prompting the owner...
12 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
Memories of A Here-and-Now Place - The end of old Jewish Miami Beach and the rise of Little Haiti, 1977–1986
12 Aug 2024
The text discusses the influx of Haitian refugees into the US in the 1970s and 1980s, contrasting their treatment with that of Cuban refugees under various U...
12 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
Florida Is Everywhere - And we’re all out of time.
12 Aug 2024
The article discusses how Governor Ron DeSantis has transformed Florida into a testing ground for right-wing policies, circumventing democratic processes to ...
12 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
Buenezas of South Florida - How plant wisdom connects Indigenous communities and the diasporas that make their homes in the region
12 Aug 2024
The text discusses the intersection of plant wisdom, Indigenous communities, and diasporas in South Florida, emphasizing the cultural and healing connections...
12 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
More Truth - To truly oppose the right’s attacks on education, Jewish communities must face Palestinian history.
12 Aug 2024
The text discusses the impact of censorship on education, particularly in relation to Jewish communities and Palestinian history. It recounts instances of bo...
12 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
Workers Circle Branch 692 in Miami Beach - An excerpt from a 1949 chapter history
12 Aug 2024
Branch 692 of the left-wing Yiddish fraternal organization Workers Circle in Miami Beach, founded in 1926, faced internal conflicts during the Communist-Soci...
12 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
Searching for the Jewish Future in South Florida - Does Miami’s hardline Zionist consensus make it an outlier in American Jewish life—or a harbinger of things to come?
12 Aug 2024
Miami's Jewish community in South Florida is described as unique and vibrant, with a strong emphasis on Zionism and Jewish identity. The community has high r...
12 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
Bodies of Water - Shoog McDaniel’s photographs of queer life in rural Florida present a world where all bodies are sacred.
12 Aug 2024
Shoog McDaniels' photographs of queer life in rural Florida highlight the sacredness of all bodies. McDaniels expresses a deep connection to the natural worl...
12 Aug 2024
Jewish Currents
“No One Is Coming to Save Us” - Eight Florida activists on the experience of organizing under Governor Ron DeSantis’s far-right onslaught.
12 Aug 2024
Activists in Florida reflect on organizing efforts under Governor Ron DeSantis's right-wing administration, which has implemented a series of aggressive and ...
12 Aug 2024
Menschwarmers
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No, Ethan Katzberg is not Jewish—but here are all the Olympic medalists who are
12 Aug 2024
The text discusses the excitement around Ethan Katzberg, a non-Jewish Canadian athlete, who won gold in hammer throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics, despite init...
12 Aug 2024
JTA
Man charged with hate crime in stabbing of Jewish man near Chabad’s Brooklyn headquarters
12 Aug 2024
A man has been charged with a hate crime for stabbing a Jewish man near Chabad's Brooklyn headquarters, shouting "Free Palestine" during the attack. The vict...
12 Aug 2024
Tablet
Holding Fast
12 Aug 2024
The article discusses the historical significance of national fasting in American history, drawing parallels to the Jewish fast day of Tisha B'Av. It highlig...
12 Aug 2024
JTA
Jewish water polo star Sienna Green wins silver with Australia
11 Aug 2024
Jewish water polo player Sienna Green, representing Australia, won a silver medal at the Olympics, with her team losing to Spain in the gold medal match. Gre...
11 Aug 2024
JTA
Why pro-Israel groups aren’t going after Ilhan Omar, even after helping oust other Squad members
9 Aug 2024
Despite pro-Israel groups successfully funding the defeat of other Squad members, they are not actively targeting Ilhan Omar's re-election due to a combinati...
9 Aug 2024
The Cholent
We Tried to Confront Hate
9 Aug 2024
The "Confronting Hate Together" exhibit, a collaborative effort between the Washington State Jewish Historical Society, the Black Heritage Society, and the W...
9 Aug 2024
Forward
A small town in Spain is finally embracing its Jewish history — but is any of that history true?
9 Aug 2024
In Hervás, Spain, the town celebrates its Jewish history during the Festival of the Conversos, attracting tourists to its well-preserved 13th-century Jewish ...
9 Aug 2024
Kveller
Orthodox Influencer Miriam Ezagui Welcomes 5th Baby!
9 Aug 2024
In a heartwarming announcement, Miriam Ezagui, a popular Orthodox Jewish influencer and labor and delivery nurse known for sharing insights into Jewish custo...
9 Aug 2024
JTA
Isaiah Rothstein, Orthodox rabbi focused on diversity and inclusion, takes the helm at Greenpoint Shul
9 Aug 2024
Isaiah Rothstein, a diverse and inclusive Orthodox rabbi, has become the senior rabbi at Greenpoint Shul, the oldest synagogue in Brooklyn. Rothstein aims to...
9 Aug 2024
Kveller
The Year I Lost My Father-in-Law, I Found A New Source of Faith
9 Aug 2024
A Persian Jewish woman in the United States reflects on the year of mourning for her father-in-law, recalling his quiet but profound presence in her life and...
9 Aug 2024
JTA
Pro-Palestinian vandals deface apartment building of Columbia University administrator
9 Aug 2024
Pro-Palestinian vandals recently defaced the apartment building of Columbia University's chief operating officer, Cas Holloway, in New York City. The vandali...
9 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Six London kosher and vegan afternoon tea options
9 Aug 2024
London offers a limited but growing selection of kosher and vegan afternoon tea options. For a kosher experience, Reuben's Cafe in central London serves mini...
9 Aug 2024
Jewish Chronicle
Chai Cancer Care takes their support into schools
9 Aug 2024
Chai Cancer Care partners with schools through their Chai in Schools program to provide emotional support and therapy services to children affected by cancer...
9 Aug 2024