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Temple Israel celebrates new home in West Palm Beach | PHOTOS
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (205+ words) Temple Israel of West Palm Beach has a 103-year history as the first Jewish congregation in Palm Beach County. Today, it continues to be a center for Jewish life. To keep up with its growing congregation, the temple has relocated…...
Take a look at the antisemitism command center inside Gillette Stadium
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1051+ words) FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts " For the past five years, a specialty "command center" that researches antisemitism has been operating inside the New England Patriots" home stadium in this Boston suburb. Wall-sized screens, refreshed every minute, show live updates on public conversation topics…...
Community spotlight: Jewish LGBTQ+ advocate creating spaces of inclusion and belonging
2+ week, 6+ day ago (570+ words) Jewish spaces often promote themselves as being safe for everyone, a place where Jews can come regardless of their background and feel at home. Yet some Jewish organizations lack the education to fully provide that. Keshet is a national nonprofit…...
13 years after my arrest at the Kotel, the threat to egalitarian prayer there is growing | Commentary
2+ week, 6+ day ago (470+ words) Thirteen years ago, on the morning of Rosh Chodesh Adar, I was detained at the Kotel. I had joined a group choosing to pray with the Women of the Wall in the women's section. A minyan of us, 10 women, were…...
Jerusalem Pride march turns toward the Knesset as LGBTQ Israelis eye pivotal election
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (763+ words) JERUSALEM " The Pride march in Israel's capital city changed its traditional route on June 4 to end near the Knesset, in a show of force ahead of elections that could have major implications for the status of LGBTQ Israelis. "If the…...
Registration is open: What Jewish families need to know to pick a religious school
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (995+ words) As the academic year ends and children anticipate summer break, another type of education often comes into focus for Jewish families. Fall registration is now open for supplemental religious school, which offers after-hours and weekend classes designed to weave Jewish…...
'Spicy Torah': Boca congregation hosts an evening of bold conversation
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (18+ words) Congregation Shaarei Kodesh in Boca Raton hosts a night of honest conversation and Torah learning to celebrate Shavuot....
Miami's "Seder in the Garden' honors National Days of Jewish Service
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (185+ words) Sun Sentinel Repair the World Miami, in partnership with Miami Jews and The Tribe, recently held its Seder in the Garden, part of Repair the World's National Days of Jewish Service (NDJS) spring activation. Focusing on key April themes, including…...
Decades later, 9 women fulfill a missed Jewish milestone: their bat mitzvah
1+ year, 2+ week ago (974+ words) Helene Feldstein, 92, grew up immersed in Judaism, with a grandfather who was a rabbi and a cantor. Still, she had never dreamed of getting a bat mitzvah. "Seventy-five years ago, there was no thought of girls becoming bat mitzvah, so…...
Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, beloved Jewish Theological Seminary professor and author, dies at 73
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (618+ words) Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, who taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary for over three decades and left an indelible mark on generations of rabbis and Jewish scholars, has died. Diamond died on Dec. 11 at 73, following several years battling multiple forms of…...