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3+ week, 5+ day ago  (745+ words) The Easter season is marching on, with the end of Lent nearing in just two weeks. But another religious holiday begins the day before Lent 2026 ends. Passover, one of the most significant and foundational holidays in Judaism, begins one day…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (489+ words) Passover, a major Jewish holiday celebrated by millions around the world, begins this week. In the U. S. , you may see families observing the multi-day holiday with special dinners, specific foods and different practices around working and resting. Steeped in tradition and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (515+ words) Passover, a major Jewish holiday celebrated by millions around the world, begins this week. In the U. S. , you may see families observing the multi-day holiday with special dinners, specific foods and different practices around working and resting. Steeped in tradition and…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (302+ words) A new book by Molly Crabapple documents the rise and fall of a revolutionary Jewish party that fought against Zionism and for "solidarity across difference" Crabapple and I are sitting at a wooden table in her Williamsburg apartment, which is…...

58+ min ago  (482+ words) EL CAJON, California (Press Release) " The Grossmont College Library is one of 50 U. S. libraries newly selected to host Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition from the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association (ALA) that examines the motives, pressures…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (649+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY " An Oklahoma state board on Monday rejected a proposal to open a Jewish charter school, likely restarting a legal fight over public funding of religious education. Members of the Statewide Charter School Board, though complimentary of the school's…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (762+ words) I would be shocked if there's not a lawsuit filed by Friday," said the board's chair. A Jewish group is preparing to sue to overturn a ban on publicly funded religious charter schools in Oklahoma, after a state board unanimously…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (261+ words) (News Nation) " As Christians around the world observe Good Friday and Jewish families mark Passover, new data suggests religion may be making a comeback in America. While not a full-blown religious revival, this season of faith and reflection appears to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (561+ words) Grit and Grace: How Jewish Women Built a Better Texas" explores lesser-known figures in the Lone Star State. By Sarah Asch April 2, 20263: 27 pm Arts & Culture, Film & TV, History, Texas Standard Original Courtesy "Grit and Grace" Texas history is long and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (855+ words) An unscientific sample supports a JFNA survey: American supporters of Israel often hesitate to call themselves "Zionists." I also wrote a piece on an intriguing finding: Only about a third of those surveyed over the age of 75 identified as "Zionists....