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West Point graduated more Jewish cadets this year than ever before, official says
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (757+ words) By Jon Kalish June 8, 2026 Asked what accounted for the upsurge in Jews at West Point, Wallen said the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and the rise in antisemitism are likely factors. "This is one place that none of that has reared its…...
Jerusalem Pride march turns toward the Knesset as LGBTQ Israelis eye pivotal election
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (932+ words) Attendees wave flags at the Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance, June 4, 2026. (Theia Chatelle) (JTA) " JERUSALEM "The Pride march in Israel's capital city changed its traditional route on Thursday to end near the Knesset, in a show of force ahead…...
An organ divided a synagogue. The fallout helped create Reform Judaism.
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (1136+ words) The sanctuary inside Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim. Courtesy of Brandon Fish By Hannah Feuer June 4, 2026 A new musical traces the origins of Reform Judaism to a question that, on paper, seems more likely to produce a subcommittee than a schism:…...
Changing Jewish views on Zionism could scramble the antisemitism debate
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (306+ words) By Arno Rosenfeld June 3, 2026 Should hostility toward Israel be understood as an expression of animus toward Jews? That question sits at the center of most contemporary debates over antisemitism, and the views of Jews themselves are often cited by partisans…...
Retracing the epic journey of the world's oldest Jew
1+ week, 40+ min ago (443+ words) Courtesy of Princeton University I, A Wandering Jew. A Five-Century History of our Modern Condition Yair Mintzker Princeton University Press, 272 pages, $29. 95. My father, an American-born son of Belarusian immigrants, bought the record when it first came out in 1960 and we…...
How can I live freely as a Jew in a world where strangers rip my mezuzah off my doorframe?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (799+ words) Twice, the mezuzah on my front door was ripped off. The first time, I was shocked. The second time, I made a decision that still pains me. I did not put it back up. This was before the Hamas attack…...
Jewish New Yorkers rally outside Park East Synagogue, 2 weeks after anti-Israel protest there
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (994+ words) (JTA) " Hundreds of New York City Jews and their allies braved the cold Thursday evening for a rally outside Park East Synagogue, where pro-Palestinian protesters had demonstrated two weeks prior shouting chants like "Globalize the Intifada" and "Death to the…...
New York City's top Jewish officials urge Mamdani to recognize Israel's centrality to Jewish identity
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (409+ words) By Jacob Kornbluh April 22, 2026 New York City's most senior Jewish elected officials are urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to do more to address the concerns of Jewish New Yorkers directly, including acknowledging the community's deep emotional connection to Israel and reconsidering…...
Mamdani has made ample efforts for Jews. How come no one is telling that story?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (355+ words) I saw young people trying, awkwardly and imperfectly, to navigate one of the hardest issues imaginable. I saw some Jewish students wearing watermelon kippahs, and others reciting Birkat Hamazon after a meal. I saw kaffiyehs and Free Palestine posters. I…...
Nearly half of young U. S. Jews want to replace Israel with binational state, poll find
1+ week, 5+ day ago (857+ words) By Arno Rosenfeld May 27, 2026 Almost half of American Jews under 35 say the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should be solved by creating a single country in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza with a government elected by both Israelis and Palestinians, according to…...