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Jews and Their Contributions to the World
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (631+ words) Rabah Arkam is a Kabyle-born human rights advocate and engineer by academic training and professional experience, based in the United States. His work focuses on preserving and promoting Amazigh (Berber) identity and cultural rights, along with strong advocacy for democratic…...
The Character Traits of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (60+ words) The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob graciously gave the Law of Moses in order to teach us how know Him by embodying His character traits. For example, the Law of Moses teaches us how to be holy as God…...
At a former driving school, Kehillat Harlem plants roots for Jewish life in uptown NYC
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (1214+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 837 New York Jewish Week" The "Yes You Can" driving school is no more, but the sign that still hangs over its former storefront in Central Harlem is something of an apt message for the new tenant…...
Why Antisemitism is a losing strategy for the conservative
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (830+ words) The death of conservative icon Charlie Kirk has prompted more than mourning. It has triggered a profound reckoning about the future of the American conservative movement, one that played out in real time at Turning Point USA's recent AmericaFest convention....
‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson - Jewish Community Voice
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (1155+ words) The emotion was palpable in the pews Friday night at Beth Israel Congregation's first Shabbat service since its synagogue was targeted by an arsonist last week. "We will not only survive, we will thrive," the congregation's student rabbi and spiritual…...
Wake Up, Israel!!
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (155+ words) The State of Israel meant everything to Josh Boone. But apparently, those feelings weren't mutual. Given that reality, those who fall prey to addiction are considered by the IDF to be less than, less deserving, less worthy, less valuable. I…...
Australian literary festival collapses after axing Palestinian author
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (505+ words) McCarthyite censorship leads 180 writers to withdraw from Adelaide Writers" Week A fortnight ago, Australia"s biggest literary festival rescinded its invitation to Palestinian Australian author and academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. In the time since, the furore of anti-authoritarian outrage and…...
There's a vicious antisemitic precedent for Trump's demonization of Renée Nicole Good
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (489+ words) Contributing Columnist Emily Tamkin January 19, 2026 There's no reason to think that Ren'e Nicole Good " the woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis earlier this month " may have had ties to Jewish billionaire philanthropist George…...
Outrage as rabbi disinvited from MLK Day event over ties to Israel
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (309+ words) A California rabbi claimed his invitation to lead the closing prayer at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration was pulled because of his ties to Israel. Rabbi Hanan Leberman, of Tifereth Israel Synagogue in in San Diego,posted a…...
Romania’s Antisemitic AUR Party Will Knock on the Door in Washington; Don’t Let Them In
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (407+ words) Monday, January 19th | 1 Shevat 5786 Like many Central and Eastern European countries that regained independence after the fall of Communism, Romania was only able to confront its Holocaust-era past half a century after those crimes took place. It has made great strides…...