Curaçao or bust: A destination bat mitzvah scheduled for Israel goes Caribbean
When the Hamas terrorist attacks occurred in Israel on Oct. 7 and war immediately broke out, the plans of hundreds of b’nai mitzvah students worldwide intent on traveling to Israel to celebrate their major...
Foundation to Combat Antisemitism buys 30-second Super Bowl ad
The man who helped Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. write the “I Have a Dream” speech will appear in a Super Bowl commercial from the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS).
The organization, founded by New England Patriots...
Judaism is not a state of mind
Writer Jennifer Cox recently published an article about her decision to raise her family Jewish despite the outpouring of antisemitism since Oct. 7. The piece outlines many of the choices she and her husband have made...
Thou shalt not?
Let’s begin with the old saying that reminds us: “It’s the Ten Commandments, not the Ten Suggestions.”
This is much more than a joke. In fact, it is the foundation of our moral behavior.
I understand...
Report: Conservative rabbis shouldn’t officiate interfaith weddings—yet
Times have changed. Conservative Judaism no longer sees intermarriage as a broad "threat" to Jewish survival, and the movement's rabbis want to engage interfaith couples in "meaningful ritual ways" in synagogues and homes. But...
Florida Jewish day schools receive $25 million in security funds
The Florida Department of Education has distributed $25 million in security funding—of $43 million allocated by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis—to more than 130 Jewish day schools and preschools across the state, the governor’s office announced earlier...
IDF soldiers stumble upon World War I graveyard in Gaza
Israeli soldiers made an unexpected historical detour while fighting in the Gaza Strip when they ran across a well-kept World War I British military cemetery.
Adding to the surprise was that some of the graves...
Billionaire donor Kenneth Griffin ‘not interested’ in supporting Harvard
"The real question is will America's—and I'm gonna choose a word here carefully—America's elite university get back to the roots of educating American children, young adults, to be the future leaders of our country,...
Former Moscow chief rabbi, European Jewry win Charlemagne Prize
The western German city of Aachen, which has awarded an annual Charlemagne Prize for nearly 75 years, has recognized Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt and European Jewry with the 2024 prize, named for the medieval Frankish...
Seeking a world record with a pretty big twist
Members of the New York Jewish community are hoping to set a Guinness World Record for the lengthiest challah after making a 35-foot-long braided bread and submitting proof of their results to the organization...