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0 Gender/Identity Culture

Abigail Pogrebin in Tablet · 16 Feb

Abigail Pogrebin hosts a roundtable discussion with Jewish mothers from various parts of the United States, exploring what contemporary Jewish motherhood looks like today.

0 Leadership Communities

Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch mark milestones as first Orthodox Jewish mayors in their cities

Grace Gilson in JTA · 2 Jan

Michele Weiss and Justin Brasch have recently made history as the first Orthodox Jewish mayors in their respective cities of University Heights, Ohio, and White Plains, New York.

0 Politics Israel

Rep. Randy Fine’s incendiary comments on Muslims alarm many Jews — without denting his standing on the pro-Israel right

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 30 Dec 2025

Congressman Randy Fine, a Jewish freshman from Florida, has been the focal point of controversy due to his inflammatory remarks against Muslims, presenting a dilemma for the pro-Israel right.

0 Torah Antisemitism

Sharona in Mishpacha · 13 May 2025

Rav Chaim Kanievsky's learning experience about a grasshopper's anatomy, leading to a real-life encounter with the insect, serves as a backdrop for a mirroring moment in Cincinnati, where a Daf Yomi class encounters three goats during a study about goat sacrifices.

0 Leadership Communities

Remembering Rabbi Sholom Lipskar z”l

Mordechai Wilhelm in Ami · 7 May 2025

Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar, a revered Chabad emissary, dedicated his life to transforming Miami into a flourishing hub of Jewish life and spirituality from its roots as a spiritual desert.

0 Communities Leadership

Sholom Lipskar, influential Chabad rabbi who reshaped Florida community, dies at 78

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 5 May 2025

Rabbi Sholom Lipskar, a prominent figure in the Chabad movement, passed away at 78 after significantly impacting the Jewish community in Bal Harbour, Florida.

0 Politics Communities

GOP Rep. Randy Fine, the newest Jewish congressman, calls Rashida Tlaib a ‘terrorist’

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 10 Apr 2025

Randy Fine, a newly sworn-in Jewish congressman from Florida, has gained attention for his inflammatory remarks toward Muslim lawmakers, particularly targeting Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib by labeling her a terrorist on a podcast.

0 History Politics

The Palestine Problem

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 23 Feb 2025

Natan Slifkin explores Winston Churchill's approach to the Palestine question post-Ottoman Empire breakup, as detailed in David Fromkin's historical analysis.

0 Leadership Communities

Honoring the Legacy of Felix Glaubach

Steve Lipman in Jewish Action · 13 Jan 2025

Dr. Felix Glaubach, who passed away at 93, was a philanthropic icon known for his substantial contributions to Jewish causes, particularly the NCSY's Shevet Glaubach Fellowship.