Phil Lorang Keeps Busy with a Multitude of Tikkun Olam Projects
The volunteer of the month for March is a modest, unassuming man who is also an energizer bunny! Phil Lorang, 71, likes to live by the motto he says a wise co-worker once told...
Jewish Hollywood’s Jewish problem
The 97th annual Academy Awards took place on Sunday night. A bit of mystery was added to all the pageantry. Long before statues were handed out, the anticipation was eclipsed by the glamorous parade...
3,000 Jews visit Temple Mount, breaking 1,900-year record for wintery Hebrew month
For the first time since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 C.E., more than 3,000 Jews prayed at Judaism's holiest site during the month of Shevat, the Temple Mount Administration said...
‘Books & Beyond’ podcast explores the teachings of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Tanya White, the Sacks Scholar and lecturer at Bar-Ilan University on Jewish philosophy, alongside The Rabbi Sacks Legacy organization, has launched “Books & Beyond: The Rabbi Sacks Podcast.”
Created and hosted by White, the podcast series...
Top Russian rabbi helps freed Gaza captive put on tefillin
Alexander ("Sasha") Troufanov, who was released on Saturday from Hamas captivity in Gaza, put on tefillin for the first time on Sunday, with the help of Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Lazar gave Troufanov, who is a dual...
Antisemitism on YouTube led to monetizing hate content, report finds
As YouTube marked its 20th anniversary on Feb. 14, a new report has shed light on the social-media platform’s failures to enforce “Advertiser-Friendly Content” policies that have effectively monetized antisemitic content on the platform.
Research...
US voting opens March 10 for the World Zionist Congress election
Voting in the United States opens on March 10, less than one month from today, for the 39th World Zionist Congress, the body known as the “parliament of the Jewish people.”
A record 21 slates—representing...
Judaica collector gives some pointers to the University of Virginia
Clay Barr’s husband, Jay D. A. Barr, had been ill for “quite a long time” when she brought him home in early 1994. “There was no more to be done, and I’m pacing around...
Let’s put Zion back into Zionism
The word “Zion” (Tzion in Hebrew) is one of the most important and meaningful terms in the Bible. It’s mentioned more than 150 times, particularly in the Psalms of King David and in the words...
Ruth Kaplan: Going One Step Further to Help Immigrants and Refugees
Many of us who have worked extensively with immigrants and refugees are worried about what the next four years will bring. I also believe that each one of us can do small acts of...