Festival celebrates Jewish food culture with community
Lieba Cohen of Hagerstown, and her husband Jerry, can be found helping out every year during the Jewish Food Festival hosted by Congregation B’nai Abraham in downtown Hagerstown.
She is usually helping with the bakery...
Iceland Jewish community celebrates its first permanent Torah scroll
The Jewish community in Reykjavik, Iceland, celebrated the completion and inauguration of the island’s first permanent Torah scroll on Sunday.
Celebrants danced down the streets of the nation’s capital, and guests came from Europe and Israel for...
Ronald Meltzer Z”L
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Ronald Meltzer, beloved father of Rabbi Scott Meltzer
The funeral will be today, Tuesday, June 20, at 2:00pm at Home of...
Providing economic, spiritual and emotional support to those afflicted by terror
Terrorism has been a fact of life in what’s now the Jewish state since the earliest days of modern Zionism. Even when it’s calmer, work is being done to help those affected by an...
Kosovo’s tiny Jewish community aims to punch above its size
It has been almost 15 years to the day since Kosovo, a landlocked country of 1.95 million north of Greece, declared independence on Feb. 17, 2008. Its Jewish community numbers just 35 to 50 people, but...
San Diego-area school holds ‘Blue and White’ day to raise money for Poway victims
Once again, it will be “Blue and White” day this coming Friday at the Bellus Academy in San Diego County.
Students will dress in blue and white, contribute $2 a piece, and tell customers at...
Reformed Moroccan textbooks embrace Jewish life
Peace and tolerance are central themes in the Moroccan curriculum and promoted in textbooks across multiple grades and subjects, a new report finds.
“Students learn about practical conflict resolution, and Islamic scripture is used to...
Thousands bridge countries and cultures, kicking off new year of Masa programs
As many as 2,500 Masa fellows, alumni and professionals from 40 countries gathered at Ra’anana Park Amphitheater in Israel to celebrate the launch of the 2019-20 programming year and the organization’s 50th anniversary.
In addition...
Celebrating jewish american heritage month in May
Lupus. Hepatitis. Malaria. Childhood leukemia. These are just a few of the many diseases for which Gertrude Elion developed life-saving drugs. While her name is on 45 drug patents, there are many who are...
JDC launches Tikkun Olam Ventures to empower Africa’s smallholder farmers
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee launched Tikkun Olam Ventures (TOV), an innovative new program addressing poverty among Africa’s smallholder farmers by leveraging Israeli agricultural technology and training, Jewish philanthropy and private capital, and...