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Pride Worcester scheduling conflict upsets Jewish community
10+ hour, 28+ min ago (724+ words) Some local rabbis and Jewish residents are expressing their disappointment after this year's Pride Worcester festival was scheduled on the same day as Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The Pride Worcester festival, a decades-long celebration of the city's queer…...
Purim parties shift to bomb shelters as Israelis celebrate under Iran war threat
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (488+ words) In Tel Aviv on Monday, people of all ages wearing sequined suits, bunny ears, pirate costumes and peacock feathers streamed into a mall's underground parking lot that also functions as a bomb shelter for the traditional reading of the Purim…...
In the Passover ritual, Jews worldwide reenact an ancient story of liberation
3+ week, 1+ day ago (549+ words) Passover is a major Jewish holiday, celebrated over the course of a week each spring. It commemorates the Exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt, as recounted in the Bible. It is celebrated around family dinner tables and at…...
Spruce up your Seder. New foods to try for Passover 2026.
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1061+ words) Passover, or Pesach, begins before sundown on April 1 and ends after nightfall on April 9, 2026. Like others, it's a holiday in which food plays a central role. While many folks have time-tested family recipes and traditions for their Passover meals, there…...
Imagine surviving the Holocaust only to be attacked in America. It happened in Colorado. | Opinion
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (599+ words) The latest act of antisemitic violence in the United States erupted June 1 in Boulder, Colorado " less than two weeks after two young Israeli Embassy aides were fatally shot in Washington, DC. In Colorado, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was arrested and accused of…...
In Iraq, being a Jew made me a target. Now I feel unsafe at home. | Opinion
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (697+ words) The horrific attack June 1in Boulder, Colorado, against predominantly Jews marching to raise awareness for the hostages held in Gaza is yet another sad example that there is no safe place to be a Jew. Shockingly, the threats I confronted and…...
Protesters breach security at Friends of Zion Museum during JP conference
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (299+ words) Demonstrators with hostage cutouts push past guards, chant anti-war slogans. Protesters who had initially gathered outside The Jerusalem Post's Diplomatic Conference managed to push past security guards and enter the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning, disrupting…...
Roald Dahl's Antisemitism Explained: What to Know About the Children's Book Author's Controversial Legacy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) Roald Dahl was known for a long list of beloved children's books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and Matilda But the author, who died in 1990, also had a history of antisemitism Here is what to know about…...
Inside the Twisted Life of Roald Dahl
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (156+ words) An AI Val Kilmer Is Starring in a New Movie 'Beth's Dead' Sparked Discussion About the Parasocial Nature of Podcasts. Fans Have Questions She Spent 20 Years in NXIVM and Helped Put Its Leader in Jail. Now She's Speaking Out I…...
'May God kill, destroy the judges,' Yitzhak Yosef denounces ruling restricting Western Wall prayers
2+ week, 2+ day ago (453+ words) Former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef criticizes the High Court's decision restricting Passover prayers at the Western Wall, calling the judges "heretics" and "Shabbat desecrators." Former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef on Sunday denounced the High Court of Justice's ruling…...