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A pioneering Reform synagogue makes way for a booming Iranian Jewish community
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (345+ words) Temple Beth-El in Great Neck, N. Y. Courtesy of Temple Beth-El As an Iranian-American Jew from Great Neck, I've been to Temple Beth-El twice before: once, in middle school, for a classmate's bar mitzvah, and then, in 2021, to get the COVID vaccine....
A chance for the descendants of Holocaust victims to reclaim a piece of the past
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (405+ words) The Buxbaum family in 1934, in Alsfeld, Germany. Courtesy of Marlene Verber By Cathryn J. Prince Levi Buxbaum boarded the S. S. St. Louis on May 13, 1939, both relieved and hopeful. Relieved to be leaving Nazi Germany behind, hopeful that he would soon reunite with…...
In Elie Wiesel's latter years, he and I discussed the effects of the Holocaust. Those conversations are now an opera.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (804+ words) By Howard Reich April 14, 2026 Back in 2012, while on assignment as the Chicago Tribune's longtime music critic, I received a phone call from my editor that would change my life. Elie Wiesel had just accepted the newspaper's annual Literary Prize. Would…...
Vance says "religious liberty is a Christian concept." Where does that leave Jews?
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (661+ words) By Hannah Feuer December 23, 2025 During his speech at Turning Point USA's annual convention on Sunday, Vice President JD Vance claimed the "famously American idea of religious liberty is a Christian concept." Vance has made this argument before. At the International…...
Oklahoma attorney general accuses officials of rigging vote on proposed Jewish charter school
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (723+ words) By Asaf Elia-Shalev March 15, 2026 (JTA) " Oklahoma's attorney general is accusing a state board of trying to rig the legal fight over a proposed Jewish charter school " a dispute that could open the door for publicly funded religious charter schools across…...
How a song about the food chain became a Seder mainstay
1+ week, 5+ day ago (745+ words) By PJ Grisar April 3, 2026 I'm almost positive I heard about the old lady who swallowed a fly before the father who bought a goat for two zuzim. The Seder tune "Chad Gadya," which involves a quite similar conceit, has no…...
Temple Israel rabbi criticizes Michigan Senate candidate for 'offensive' remarks about attack
5+ day, 39+ min ago (424+ words) (JTA) " A rabbi at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, has publicly chastised a candidate for U. S. Senate in her state who grew up near the temple, for what she said was an "offensive" response to the recent attack on her…...
Mahmoud Khalil misunderstands why so many Jews are scared of anti-Zionism
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (1012+ words) Mahmoud Khalil wants to reassure the Jewish community. In an extensive new interview with the Forward, the pro-Palestinian protest leader recognized "a Jewish connection" to Israel, and promised that a free Palestine would include safety and security for Jewish residents....
My family and friends questioned why I wanted to visit Israel. That's why I wanted to go.
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (679+ words) (JTA) " WARSAW " As a non-Jewish college student, I felt both excitement and trepidation when I got the call that I had been accepted into a newsmaking tour of Israel. Was I really ready to go to Israel to witness, report…...
This Christian conversion comedy should have left Jews out of it
1+ week, 2+ day ago (796+ words) Moments after this, Allan stomped on a plastic cup of communion wine for, I guess, Judaism. Courtesy of Premarital Movie By Mira Fox April 6, 2026 It's a classic Guess Who's Coming to Dinner set-up: A family's first meeting with their daughter's…...