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Jackson synagogue arson jolts, but doesn’t stop, a Jewish nonprofit serving the US South
4+ hour, 47+ min ago (1636+ words) JTA " The arson in December at Beth Israel Congregation didn't just damage the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi. It also threw into disarray the operations of a Jewish nonprofit that aims to serve the entire American South. The Goldring/Woldenberg…...
With Israelis under fire, a rabbi offers guidance where Jewish law meets mental health
17+ hour, 27+ min ago (969+ words) Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. A few weeks after the bloody Hamas-led invasion of October 7, 2023, an Israeli woman suffering from anxiety reached out to Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig, an expert on the intersection between Jewish…...
Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (899+ words) JTA " Rabbi Andrea Weiss, a former provost of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion who made history as the first woman to ordain rabbis in the Reform movement, has died. Weiss died on Tuesday surrounded by family at her home…...
A new war revives some old tropes about Jewish and Israeli influence
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1165+ words) Andrew Silow-Carroll is the editor-in-chief of JTA JTA " As the United States and Israel engage in a joint assault on Iran, accusations that Israeli or Jewish influence drove America to war are resurfacing, reviving the uncomfortable narratives, conspiratorial rhetoric and…...
Her-storical documents: 2 Esther scrolls copied by female scribes celebrate Jewish resilience
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1560+ words) Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. On February 9, 1767, just a few weeks before the Jewish holiday of Purim, a Jewish teen in Rome celebrated her 14th birthday by putting the final touches on a parchment scroll....
Irish Jews report 143 antisemitic incidents in 6 months; state has no mechanism for reporting antisemitism
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (777+ words) JTA " Jews in Ireland reported over 100 antisemitic incidents through a communal reporting system within six months after it launched, according to a new report. The findings published early Monday by the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland constitute the first attempt…...
Imam Imad Al Masri: The Muslim community spreading peace in Israel and beyond
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (257+ words) Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter Welcome to The Times of Israel's Lazar Focus. Each Friday, join host'diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman for a deep dive into what's behind the news that spins the globe. There is a…...
Mindfulness and matcha meet in new display at Haifa’s Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
1+ week, 5+ day ago (661+ words) Curator Shir Meller-Yamaguchi lives in Kibbutz Ein Hod artists" village, but she is bringing her knowledge of Japanese life to her fellow war-weary Israelis in a new exhibit at Haifa"s Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, "From Dao to D…...
‘Everyone understands the pain’: Ex-hostages, Bondi Jews gather in NYC’s Times Square
1+ week, 6+ day ago (725+ words) NEW YORK " Former Hamas hostage Segev Kalfon saw the terrorist group parade other captives in front of crowds in Gaza before releasing the Israelis last year. Kalfon, who kept his faith in Gaza's tunnels, vowed that if Hamas granted him…...
Forget the granny flat: Study of Israelite home shows elders ruled the Iron Age roost
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1142+ words) Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. The elderly patriarch and matriarch of a prominent Israelite family living in an imposing building in the Judean lowlands nearly 3,000 years ago appear to have enjoyed their own spacious…...