All the colors of Jewish education
Sometimes the world seems as if it’s divided into so many little never-intersecting bubbles that it’s coming out of a gigantic plastic wand a crazed giant is waving in the air.
We see the dangers...
Jewish culture fest a great excuse to pop down to Santa Cruz
Rabbi Shifra Weiss-Penzias knows Jews are a small minority in her home base of Santa Cruz. That’s why she hopes the locals will “come out of the woodwork” to her synagogue’s upcoming Jewish Cultural...
At Wesleyan University, jewish life sees progress
In 2014, the Connecticut Jewish Ledger listed Rabbi Levi and Chanie Schectman on their annual “Movers and Shakers” list. For those who knew them, this didn’t come as a surprise; since the couple had...
In Savannah, a congregation from colonial times showcases its history
As first-time visitors to Savannah’s Mickve Israel synagogue in Georgia, we circled around Montgomery Square and what we thought was a church or cathedral, a huge building with pointed arches, barrel vaults, and a...
Synagogues launch experiment in education, inclusion
Two synagogues with deep histories in New Jersey have initiated an educational experiment, not only to teach their children, but to create “outreach to hundreds of families…unaffiliated with Jewish life and give them a...
American jewish world service launches east Africa crisis fund
East Africa is currently experiencing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945. A crippling two-year drought, exacerbated by climate change and conflict, has placed millions of people at risk of starvation. South Sudan declared famine...
Beth Ahm celebrates 125 years
For generations, Beth Ahm has been a center of Jewish life.
Almost 125 years ago, on May 10, 1892, Articles of Association were filed and a small group of devoted Galitzianers (from western Ukraine and...
Limmud wins prize for Jewish unity
Next Wednesday, Limmud, the international network of Jewish learning communities, will receive the Jerusalem Unity Prize in the global category. It is a great privilege to be recognised for our positive impact in the...
Jewish communities to show solidarity with refugees by holding vigils in commemoration of the...
The debate over the entry of refugees into the U.S. rages on, and for good reason. Just this week, the State Department announced that it will “lift its restriction on the number of refugees...
The moment that changed everything, captured on film
During the 1967 Six-Day War, against all odds, Israel fought for her life on all borders with Egypt, Jordan and Syria. Not only did the fledgling Jewish state survive the onslaught, but it also...