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Orthodox Jewish Fashion Leader Discusses Faith, Success, Growth at St. Thomas University Graduation
18+ min ago (455+ words) Monday, May 25th | 9 Sivan 5786 Tobi Rubinstein " an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, and leading figure in the fashion industry " received an honorary degree from St. Thomas University (STU) in Miami, Florida earlier this month, and at the school's graduation ceremony, she gave…...
Jerusalem at a Crossroads: Rethinking Dependence on Washington
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (519+ words) Monday, May 25th | 9 Sivan 5786 There are moments in history when long-held assumptions must be tested against reality. For Israel, that moment may be now. Israel has consistently positioned itself as a frontline state in a volatile region. Its citizens have absorbed…...
Shavuot and the Enduring Genius of Sinai
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1112+ words) Thursday, May 21st | 5 Sivan 5786 "People don't buy what you do " they buy why you do it." This famous observation by the self-described "unshakeable optimist" Simon Sinek has become a mantra in the corporate world. Big-brand companies spend fortunes trying to define…...
Vermont Police Investigate Anti-Israel Vandalism of Jewish-Owned Store as Possible Hate Crime
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (136+ words) Thursday, May 21st | 5 Sivan 5786 A Jewish woman's store in Vermont was vandalized early Wednesday morning with anti-Israel graffiti in an incident that police are investigating as a possible hate crime. "Free Palestine" and "F'k Israel" were spray-painted on the windows of…...
Antisemitism in Germany Remains at Alarmingly High Levels, New Report Warns
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (748+ words) Wednesday, May 20th | 4 Sivan 5786 Germany is facing persistently high levels of antisemitism, with new data from Berlin and Hesse underscoring a hostile environment for Jews and Israelis marked by sustained harassment, violence, and intimidation. On Wednesday, Germany's Federal Association of Departments…...
Yeshiva University Holds Conference Calling for "Social Science" Study of Rising Antisemitism
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (242+ words) Tuesday, May 19th | 3 Sivan 5786 Vital new data, scholarship, and moral encouragement were exchanged during a national conference Yeshiva University held earlier this month to promote the study of antisemitism as a "social science problem," several academics who attended the event told…...
It Doesn't Begin With Bricks; How to Stand Up to Jew-Hatred Today
1+ week, 4+ day ago (823+ words) Thursday, May 14th | 27 Iyyar 5786 A man walks through the grounds of the former Nazi German Auschwitz death camp for the annual International "March of the Living" in Oswiecim, Poland, April 18, 2023. Jakub Porzycki/Agencja Wyborcza. pl via REUTERS My friend Abe Foxman…...
Jewish Teens in France Tell US Ambassador About Enduring Antisemitism in Schools
1+ week, 4+ day ago (725+ words) Wednesday, May 13th | 27 Iyyar 5786 Nine members of the Chabad youth group CTeen France met last week with US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner to discuss their experiences of antisemitism in the years since Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, a massacre which…...
Civil Rights Group Blasts "Drop Hillel" Campaign as Attack on Jewish Identity
1+ week, 4+ day ago (278+ words) Wednesday, May 13th | 26 Iyyar 5786 A California-based civil rights advocacy group on Tuesday condemned a campaign to ban chapters of Hillel International from college campuses as a "transparent" assault on Jewish identity which aims to force the community and support for Israel…...
Are You Doing Everything You Can to Reach Out to Your Fellow Jews?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (477+ words) Wednesday, May 13th | 26 Iyyar 5786 While Israel and the US have been fighting against Iran side-by-side over the past few months," I heard the story of an Air Force cadet that inspired me. The Air Force graduate in question, Joel Usher, appeared…...