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The ranks of US rabbis grow more diverse, with rising numbers of women and LGBTQ people
20+ hour, 30+ min ago (1213+ words) Rabbi Laura Geller recalls how of the 30 people in her class at Hebrew Union College, she was the only woman. Ordained in 1976, she would go on to become one of the first women rabbis in the Jewish Reform Movement. Fifty…...
A sunrise crowd gathers at Bondi Beach in solace and defiance after a massacre
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (663+ words) In a hastily organized event, people gathered shoulder to shoulder on Bondi's pristine crescent of sand and then formed an enormous circle in the ocean in an expression of solidarity among Sydney's residents and support for the Jewish community. Police…...
In recorded message, Rob Reiner urges resiliency for Holocaust survivors at Hanukkah event
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (376+ words) Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found stabbed to death Sunday at their home in Los Angeles, law enforcement officials said. Their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and is being held without…...
Holocaust survivor and 10-year-old with gentle soul among those killed in Bondi Beach shooting
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1077+ words) They are among the 15 people killed Sunday evening by two gunmen during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's famous Bondi Beach. Australia's federal police commissioner said it was a terrorist attack inspired by the Islamic State group. Here is a closer…...
Mass shooting at Jewish event on Bondi Beach follows rising antisemitism in Australia
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (535+ words) Worldwide, Australia and Italy experienced the biggest increase in antisemitic attacks in 2024, according to Uriya Shavit, who oversees an annual report about global antisemitism from Tel Aviv University. The numbers in these two countries rose while worldwide there was a…...
Project Menorah empowers communities to speak out against rising antisemitism
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (777+ words) It all started two years ago with a single father who just wanted to protect his 6-year-old son. "I was nervous about letting Jack decorate our windows for Hanukkah because there had been antisemitic vandalism in our neighborhood," said Adam…...
Faith leaders condemn a Pennsylvania Halloween parade float with an Auschwitz sign
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (520+ words) Jewish and Catholic faith leaders condemned a Halloween parade float that carried a replica of the gate to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz as the designer behind it apologized, saying he made it "with no ill intent." The replica…...
Jews this week are celebrating Sukkot, a seven-day holiday intended as a time of joy
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) Sukkot, a weeklong Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, started at sundown Monday, Oct. 6, and continues through Monday, Oct. 13. Sukkot is considered one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar " distinctive in that it explicitly…...
Jews this week will be celebrating Sukkot, a seven-day holiday intended as a time of joy
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (162+ words) Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, starts at sundown Monday and continues through Monday, Oct. 13. Sukkot is considered one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar " distinctive in that it explicitly encourages…...
Rabbis see a mix of anxiety and determination as US Jews await High Holy Days
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (947+ words) For Jewish congregations across the United States, the upcoming High Holy Days " always a compelling mix of celebration and repentance " will be more charged than usual this year. Rabbis say many of their congregants are worried by a surge of…...