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What’s the Goal of the Gap Year in Israel? Ari Waxman, Judah Mischel, and Gershon Turetsky [Israel & Diaspora Bonus]

18forty · 17 Dec

A panel of rabbis explores the "gap year" experience in Israel, considering its transformative impact on American Jewish youth and the challenges it presents.

0 Communities Torah

Start-Up Shul: How to build a welcoming kehillah

Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt and Rabbi Binyamin Goldschmidt in Jewish Action · 17 Dec

The article explores the growth and experience of the Altneu Synagogue, a new community on Manhattan's Upper East Side, particularly in response to the events of October 7.

0 Jewish Law Politics

Reviews in Brief – Winter 2024

Rabbi Gil Student in Jewish Action · 17 Dec

Rabbi Gil Student reviews three seminal books touching on different aspects of Jewish thought and practice.

0 Communities Ethics

Letters – Winter 2024

JA Mag in Jewish Action · 17 Dec

This collection of letters in JA Mag addresses various facets of Jewish life and challenges.

0 Communities Politics

From Shabbat surveillance to city council: The rise of an Orthodox GOP activist in New Jersey

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 12 Dec

Mordechai Burnstein, having moved to Jackson Township, New Jersey, in 2015, has emerged as a pivotal figure in advocating for the Orthodox Jewish community, resulting in his election as the first Orthodox Jew to Jackson's town council.

0 Communities Culture

Picture This: Chapter 33

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 10 Dec

Golda is adjusting to her new life in Lakewood, New Jersey, reveling in the order and serenity of her new home.

0 Communities History

News Jews Can Use

Hana Raviyt Schank in Future of Jewish · 4 Dec

Hana Raviyt Schank explores the enduring challenges of antisemitism and assimilation experienced by Jewish communities, both historically and in contemporary contexts, through the lens of her family's immigrant narrative.

0 Culture Education

The Moment: Issue 1036

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 12 Nov

Issue 1036 of Mishpacha Magazine spotlights diverse stories on Jewish identity and religious observance.

0 Music Culture

Endnote — Issue: 1036

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 12 Nov

Rabbi Shloime Taussig's latest EP, "5 KOLOS #2," expands on his trendsetting format in the frum music scene, offering a more affordable and compact alternative to full albums.

0 Politics Communities

Here are the notable Jews who were pardoned by President Trump

Forward · 21 Jan 2021

During the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump issued pardons to several notable individuals, including key figures from the Jewish community.