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Eric Adams issues executive order barring BDS, throwing down gauntlet for successor Zohran Mamdani

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 5 Dec

New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued an executive order prohibiting city officials from participating in actions against Israel, directly challenging his successor, Zohran Mamdani, who supports the BDS movement.

0 Antisemitism Communities

NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch apologizes for allowing ‘turmoil’ outside synagogue

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 24 Nov

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has publicly apologized to the Park East Synagogue congregation for the police's inadequate response during a recent pro-Palestinian protest outside the synagogue.

0 Politics Antisemitism

Mamdani's response to synagogue protest: Condemn the language but criticize the Israel event

Joseph Strauss in Forward · 20 Nov

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's response to a protest at Park East Synagogue in Manhattan reflects tensions around events promoting migration to Israel.

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After protest outside Manhattan synagogue, Mamdani says Israel immigration event misused ‘sacred space’

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 20 Nov

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faces criticism following a protest against a pro-Israel immigration event at the Park East Synagogue.

0 Politics Leadership

His successor wants to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu. NYC Mayor Eric Adams just sat down with him in Israel.

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 18 Nov

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is currently in Israel, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite the controversial stance of his imminent successor, Zohran Mamdani, who has pledged to arrest Netanyahu if he visits NYC.

0 Culture History

A Jewish Journey Along the Silk Road

Joyce Eisenberg in Hadassah · 14 Nov

In a fascinating travelogue, Joyce Eisenberg recounts her journey through Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia, regions steeped in Jewish history and culture.

0 Culture History

A Jewish Journey Along the Silk Road

Joyce Eisenberg in Hadassah · 14 Nov

In a fascinating travelogue, Joyce Eisenberg recounts her journey through Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia, regions steeped in Jewish history and culture.

0 Culture History

A Jewish Journey Along the Silk Road

Joyce Eisenberg in Hadassah · 14 Nov

In a fascinating travelogue, Joyce Eisenberg recounts her journey through Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia, regions steeped in Jewish history and culture.

0 Music Television/Film

VIDEO: ‘Shtisel’ bubbe Lea Koenig in a Yiddish music video

Rukhl Schaechter in Forward · 22 Oct

Lea Koenig, famed for her role in 'Shtisel,' captivates audiences in a new Yiddish music video where she sings 'Kum zhe mame,' a Yiddish adaptation of a 1964 Russian song.

0 Food Culture

Potatoes & Mushrooms with Crispy Buckwheat

Leah Koenig in Jewish Table · 22 Oct

Leah Koenig's piece in The Jewish Table creatively combines a comforting recipe for Potatoes & Mushrooms with Crispy Buckwheat with reflective musings on the cultural and moral lessons of buckwheat within both Ashkenazi cuisine and Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Buckwheat."

0 Politics Israel

A defining moment in Israeli-Arab relations is upon us.

Nachum Kaplan in Future of Jewish · 11 Oct

Nachum Kaplan's essay explores the evolving dynamics in Israeli-Arab relations, emphasizing the impact of Arab cultural influence within Islam on these relationships.

0 Communities Culture

Meet Nice Jewish Girls, an NYC social club for Jewish women in their 20s and 30s

Noa Yolkut in JTA · 15 Jul

"Nice Jewish Girls" is a social club founded by Bianca Kisin for Jewish women in NYC, aiming to foster connections and a sense of community without the matchmaking pressures found in co-ed Jewish social circles.

0 History Communities

Twentieth-Century Russia, a Microcosm of Jewish History

Tel Aviv Review · 9 Jun

Prof. Jonathan Dekel-Chen explores the complex history of Jews in 20th-century Russia, highlighting their evolution from marginalized subjects to significant participants in Soviet society.

0 Leadership Communities

Remembering Rabbi Sholom Lipskar z”l

Mordechai Wilhelm in Ami · 7 May

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 Food History

How your matzah gets made: A peek inside the Streit’s factory

Joseph Strauss in JTA · 7 Apr

Streits, a renowned kosher food company best known for its matzah, is celebrating its centennial anniversary.

0 Politics Communities

3 sentenced to death for murder of UAE Chabad rabbi

Grace Gilson in JTA · 31 Mar

The UAE has sentenced three individuals to death for the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary, who was killed in Dubai last November under allegedly terroristic motives.

0 Jewish Law Torah

Parsha & Pshat

Jewish History Uncensored · 27 Feb

Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein discusses the significance of the Parsha system as the organic division of the Tanakh, contrasting it with the chapter system created by English monks in the 1100s.

0 Communities History

Vanishing Heritage: The Last Echoes of Tajikistan’s Jewish Community

Laura Robertson in Moment · 17 Feb

The article chronicles the decline of the Jewish community in Tajikistan, a region that was once home to tens of thousands of Jews, due to the collapse of the Soviet Union, subsequent civil unrest, and ongoing socio-economic challenges.

0 Education Communities

First-ever Solomon Schechter day school in North America goes Orthodox

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 6 Jan

The Solomon Schechter School of Queens, the first day school named after the influential Conservative Rabbi Solomon Schechter, has transitioned to an Orthodox educational model, rebranding itself as Queens Hebrew Academy.

0 Politics Israel

Why Is Turkey Harboring Hamas?

Jacob Forman in Moment · 26 Nov 2024

Turkey's collaboration with Hamas, despite its NATO membership, raises questions about its relationship with the West and Israel.

0 Antisemitism Politics

After UAE murder, global Jewry must be vigilant

Jewish Chronicle · 26 Nov 2024

The murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in the UAE by suspected Uzbek nationals highlights a potential escalation in Iranian-backed terror operations targeting Jewish communities globally.

0 Politics Communities

Israeli ties with Arab neighbors could strengthen after killing of Chabad rabbi in UAE, experts say

Ron Kampeas in JTA · 25 Nov 2024

The murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could paradoxically strengthen the relationship between Israel and its Arab partners, according to experts.

0 Communities Politics

I no longer believe that the UAE is safe for Jews

Jewish Chronicle · 25 Nov 2024

Following the assassination of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary in the UAE, there are growing concerns about the safety of Jews in the region.

0 Antisemitism Communities

Chabad rabbi killed in United Arab Emirates; Israel denounces ‘despicable antisemitic act’

Philissa Cramer in JTA · 24 Nov 2024

Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary in Abu Dhabi, was found dead after being reported missing, with Israeli officials labeling his murder as an antisemitic act of terrorism.

0 Leadership Gender/Identity

Honoring Felice Gaer: A Lifelong Champion for Human Rights

People of the Pod · 12 Nov 2024

Felice Gaer's extensive career in human rights advocacy is celebrated, emphasizing her influence within organizations like the American Jewish Committee’s Jacob Blaustein Institute.

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