3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (407+ words) On a spring evening in 1876, a throng of people crowded into a brick building on Commerce Street. It was the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, and Congregation Emanu-El was dedicating its first synagogue. The Dallas Daily Herald called it "the largest…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (744+ words) Soon after a man ran a vehicle into one of the largest Reform synagogues in the nation, Bill Humphrey initiated a protocol that has become all too familiar. Humphrey is the director of community security with the Jewish Federation of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (490+ words) The opening acts for the Frisco City Council meeting last Tuesday night were appropriate after a rough month around here. That meeting amplified rumblings that I've heard for a few years and sparked public, ongoing conversations about who our neighbors…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (320+ words) We've had some productive conversations over the last couple of weeks with the chair of DART, and we hope that we have a structure of an agreement. " But a lot has to happen." " Plano Mayor John Muns, talking about negotiations…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (323+ words) The Dallas Police Department is on high alert after an attack on a Hanukkah celebration Sunday at Sydney's Bondi Beach that killed at least 15 people. With Hanukkah beginning Sunday evening, the department said on social media that officers will "maintain…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (441+ words) Hanukkah, an important holiday in the Jewish calendar, is celebrated for eight days every year. This year, the holiday falls between Dec. 14 and Dec. 22. The holiday commemorates the triumph of a small army of Jewish fighters and the rededication of…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (717+ words) The United States of America was founded on universal principles, chief among them that we are all created equal with certain unalienable rights. This serves as the foundation for all of the other ... Cornyn: Antisemitism's rise is intolerable From college…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (222+ words) At last, the long nightmare that began with Hamas" attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, seems to be coming to an end. For me, and for many other Houstonians with friends, relatives and other deep ties to Israel, the images of these reunions…...

7+ mon, 10+ hour ago  (704+ words) What we have in common is a disdain for ignorance. As a boy, I believed my grandfather, a retired general in the Belgian army, owned the ocean liner he and my grandmother used during their annual arrival in the New…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (832+ words) opinion|Letters to the Editor In the not-so-distant past, our nation stood as a proud beacon of inclusivity, a place where the tapestry of cultures, backgrounds and beliefs was woven into the very fabric of our identity. The stories told…...