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#366 - Reality Check: Dr. Eli David on Gaza, AI, and Israel's Future

Two Nice Jewish Boys · 4 Mar 2025

Dr. Eli David offers a provocative analysis of Israel's current situation with Gaza, discussing the feasibility of Trump's proposal to relocate Gaza's residents and addressing the complexities surrounding a stalled hostage deal.

0 Communities Politics

Empire State Building, Brandenburg Gate, Eiffel Tower lit in orange to honor slain Bibas family

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 27 Feb 2025

Global landmarks, including New York's Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, were illuminated in orange to honor Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas, the Israeli family killed during a Hamas attack and held in captivity in Gaza.

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Chairman of ‘Jewish Nobel’ Stan Polovets hails non-Jewish laureate’s extraordinary support for Israel and Jewish people

JTA Staff in JTA · 10 Feb 2025

The Genesis Prize this year has been awarded to Javier Milei, the President of Argentina, marking the first time this prestigious Jewish award has gone to a non-Jewish individual.

0 Television/Film Gender/Identity

‘Transmitzvah,’ Streaming on Netflix, Is Full of Yiddish and Jewish Magic

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 5 Feb 2025

"Transmitzvah" is a unique Spanish-language musical film on Netflix that sensitively portrays the intersection of Jewish and transgender identities.

0 Holocaust Politics

What Matters Now to Yad Vashem head Dani Dayan: What to do when 'friends' disappoint

What Matters Now · 27 Jan 2025

Dani Dayan, Chairman of Yad Vashem, discusses the complexities surrounding Holocaust remembrance and the challenges faced in international politics after the October 2023 Hamas attack in Israel.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Deborah Lipstadt, exiting as US antisemitism envoy, is hoping for the best under Trump

Lauren Markoe in JTA · 15 Jan 2025

Deborah Lipstadt, concluding her tenure as the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, expressed uncertainty about her successor's capability under the incoming Trump administration but expressed confidence in Marco Rubio, the nominee for Secretary of State.

0 Literature Politics

Boy Meets Girl Meets Apocalypse

Akiva Schick in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Jan 2025

Akiva Schick's review of Benjamin Resnick's novel "Next Stop" explores a dystopian narrative where Israel has mysteriously vanished, sparking authoritarianism and antisemitism globally.

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Javier Milei, Argentina’s pro-Israel president, is first non-Jew to win ‘Jewish Nobel’

Philissa Cramer in Forward · 14 Jan 2025

Javier Milei, President of Argentina, has made history as the first non-Jew to receive the Genesis Prize, often referred to as the Jewish Nobel.

0 Politics Jewish Law

Using menorah from Argentina’s Milei, Volodymyr Zelensky lights Hanukkah candles with Ukrainian rabbis

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 26 Dec 2024

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine's Jewish president, participated in a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony with Chabad rabbis amidst ongoing wartime conditions following Russia's invasion.

0 Culture Literature

While Yiddish lives, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s ghost stories may flourish

PJ Grisar in Forward · 22 Dec 2024

Isaac Bashevis Singer's ghost stories, which intertwine Jewish mysticism and Yiddish folklore, are being celebrated in the play 'Bashevis Demons' at Theatre 154 in New York.

0 Leadership Communities

Do Lay Leaders Actually Lead?

Sources · 4 Dec 2024

Lay leadership in Jewish organizations depends on the alignment of the organization's scope, community characteristics, and the leaders' skills.

0 Television/Film Culture

Three plays about demons and saints is opening off-Broadway

Forverts Staff in Forward · 4 Dec 2024

"Basheviss Demons" is an off-Broadway production featuring three short plays inspired by the stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer, a Nobel laureate.

0 Culture History

Around the World with Jewish Newspapers

Adventures in Jewish Studies · 20 Nov 2024

Jewish newspapers from around the world in the 19th and 20th centuries served as crucial mediums for cultural, political, and social dialogue within the Jewish communities.

0 Communities Jewish Law

Southern Sanctuary

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 19 Nov 2024

Rebbe Aharon Teitelbaum of Satmar recently visited the Satmar kehillah in Argentina, discovering a unique chassidic enclave that blends Hungarian chassidus with Sephardi traditions.

0 Politics Culture

Argentina’s Javier Milei likens Jewish foreign minister to Abraham the patriarch during swearing-in ceremony

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 5 Nov 2024

Argentinian President Javier Milei, known for his affinity for Judaism despite being Catholic, invoked the Torah's Lech Lecha portion when swearing in the new Jewish foreign minister, Gerardo Werthein.

0 Politics Israel

Argentina’s Javier Milei selects Jewish ambassador to replace foreign minister he fired

Juan Melamed in JTA · 1 Nov 2024

In a significant shift in Argentina's foreign policy, newly elected President Javier Milei has appointed Gerardo Werthein, a Jewish businessman and former ambassador, as the country's foreign minister.

0 Communities Ethics

Prominent NYC synagogue reveals sexual assault allegation against its renowned late rabbi

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 31 Oct 2024

Bnai Jeshurun, a prominent synagogue in New York City, has removed the name of Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer from its rabbinic training program after a credible sexual assault allegation was made against him by a congregant from the 1980s.

0 Politics Israel

We Celebrate

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 30 Sep 2024

Israel's successful military operations against Hezbollah, including the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah, are celebrated as significant victories, comparable to the impact of the 2003 Iraq war surge.

0 Politics Culture

Kamalama Ding Dong

The Commentary Magazine Podcast · 26 Sep 2024

This episode of The Commentary Magazine Podcast critiques both Vice President Kamala Harris’s recent economic proposals and Donald Trump’s shifting rhetoric and policies, particularly concerning Ukraine.

0 Communities Philosophy

Rabbi Beni Wajnberg explains why you should never pay synagogue dues

TMDS in Not That Kind of Rabbi · 22 May 2024

Rabbi Beni Wajnberg challenges the traditional model of synagogue membership by suggesting that Jews should become shareholders who actively invest in their communities, rather than simply paying dues.

0 Communities Jewish Law

Rabbi Beni Wajnberg explains why you should never pay synagogue dues

TMDS in Not That Kind of Rabbi · 22 May 2024

Rabbi Beni Wajnberg, who has served communities worldwide, shares insights on the importance of actively engaging with synagogue and Jewish life without merely being a dues-paying member.

0 Culture Philosophy

'Some bearded person sitting on a throne in the sky is a kindergarten God': Rabbi Zelig Golden explains earth-based Judaism

TMDS in Not That Kind of Rabbi · 8 Feb 2024

Rabbi Zelig Golden discusses earth-based Judaism and the need to reconnect Judaism with its original ties to the land, emphasizing panentheism and the feminine divine.

0 Culture Philosophy

'Some bearded person sitting on a throne in the sky is a kindergarten God': Rabbi Zelig Golden explains earth-based Judaism

TMDS in Not That Kind of Rabbi · 8 Feb 2024

Rabbi Zelig Golden emphasizes the importance of reconnecting Jewish tradition with the earth, advocating for a panentheistic view of divinity that sees God in everything.

0 Culture History

Superb permanent exhibit opens at Amherst’s Yiddish Book Center

Jennifer A. Stern in Forward · 25 Oct 2023

The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts, has launched a remarkable permanent exhibition, "Yiddish: A Global Culture," showcasing its substantial Yiddish literature and cultural collection.

0 History Culture

Speaking Yiddish to chickens: Holocaust survivors on South Jersey chicken farms

Seth Stern in Forward · 13 Feb 2023

After World War II, approximately a thousand Holocaust survivors settled in southern New Jersey, establishing poultry farms in an area already familiar with Jewish immigrant farmers since the 1880s.

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