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What is Purim and how is it celebrated? Everything to know about the Jewish holiday
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (412+ words) People, some wearing costumes, celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in an underground metro station used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Monday, March 2, 2026. Purim'is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of…...
Southern California's Jewish community reacts to war in the Middle East
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (405+ words) The Jewish community in Southern California is sharing their fears and hopes following the weekend's strikes on Iran and retaliatory attacks on Israel, U. S. military bases and other targets in the Middle East. The exchange of missiles in the Middle East…...
The ranks of U. S. rabbis grow more diverse, with rising numbers of women and LGBTQ people
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1241+ words) Rebecca Weintraub, assistant rabbi of New York City's B'nai Jeshurun congregation, holds her son during a Hannukah party at the synagogue on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. Rabbi Laura Geller recalls how of the 30 people in her class at Hebrew Union College, she…...
Poway rabbi hit in 2019 synagogue shooting says nephew killed in Australia massacre
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (478+ words) This weekend's mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia hit particularly hard for Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of Chabad Poway, whose nephew, Rabbi Eli Schlanger, was leading the festive holiday event before he and more than a dozen others were…...