Tag: Jewish Community

JewBelong is a nonprofit organization that initially focused on offering resources for holidays and Jewish rituals to engage less-engaged Jews, including secular Jews and converts.
This text discusses the growing population of divorced parents and their children, highlighting the need for support and services within the Jewish community.
This text discusses the growing population of divorced parents and the lack of adequate support and attention it receives.
This article features interviews with three divorced parents, sharing their experiences and challenges.
The individuals interviewed share their experiences as divorced parents within the Jewish community.
This article discusses the importance of community support for Orthodox divorcees and highlights two organizations that provide resources and assistance for divorced individuals.
The article discusses the challenges and experiences of children whose parents have divorced.
The article explores the impact of divorce on children, drawing from a personal account and observations from an Orthodox mental health professional.
In this personal poem, the author, Chaya Rochel Leyton, describes the challenges and daily routine of being a mother to a child with autism.
The author describes the Jewish tradition of hospitality, particularly the practice of inviting guests into one's home for Shabbat or yom tov meals.
This article discusses the tradition of hospitality in Jewish culture, particularly the custom of bringing gifts when invited to someone's home.
The Orthodox Union (OU) has embraced cryptocurrency donations through a partnership with Crypto for Charity, becoming one of many organizations in the US to see the potential of crypto charity.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, ADA Aharon Schrieber, an assistant district attorney in the Bronx County Domestic Violence Bureau, discusses what happens when you call the police to report domestic violence or abuse.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, ADA Aharon Schrieber discusses what happens when you call the police to report domestic violence or abuse.
Temple Emanu-El in Longview, Texas, a once thriving Reform congregation, is now faced with the painful process of shutting down.
Brad Eisen, a former sports front-office staffer, is launching the Israel Baseball Academy to provide young Jewish baseball players in North America with an opportunity to try out for Team Israel.
The town of Stowe, Vermont, which once had a history of antisemitism, now has a growing and thriving Jewish community.
This text is a personal reflection by the author on her father, Bruce Margolin, who is a criminal defense attorney and advocate for marijuana legalization.
This text describes the author's experience helping Ukrainian refugees in Moldova, specifically those fleeing the Russian invasion.
In this episode, the discussion focuses on the wide-reaching impact of Rav Chaim Kanievsky within Israeli Jewry, examining what made him special and why his loss was deeply felt across various Jewish communities.
This article discusses the importance of organ donation within the Jewish community.
This podcast episode delves into the changing perspective on philosophy and its significance in the modern world, highlighting the efforts put into studying philosophy and what it reveals about humanity.
This episode discusses Spinoza's motivations for his major life decision, explores the historical understanding of the term philosophy compared to modern times, and looks at the distinction between philosophy and science.
This article discusses the connection between poet-singer Leonard Cohen and Congregation Shaar Hashomayim in Montreal.
In this episode, American Jewish Committee (AJC) CEO David Harris discusses the situation in Ukraine.