Parents sue California to use special-education funding at Jewish schools
In what the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty calls “a special kind of chutzpah,” California denies Jewish families the opportunity to use special-education funding for children with disabilities at private, religious schools.
“It takes a...
The Sarah Accords?
You don’t have to look far to see polarization all over the world. Valerie Leiser Greenfield sees opportunities beyond the disunity.
The business development consultant for American and Israeli companies has taken it upon herself...
Biden appoints Jewish legal expert to Library of Congress committee
U.S. President Joe Biden said on March 3 that among those he intends to appoint to key roles is a senior university administrator who is a Jewish expert on constitutional and civil-rights law.
Biden announced Risa...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to visit Israel
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday, amid reports that Jerusalem could be readying a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Pentagon chief arrived in Amman, Jordan on Sunday for...
House subcommittee to investigate Rep. Santos, who has claimed Jewish ancestry
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has made a great many headlines for his conduct and statements, including claiming to be Jewish. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ethics announced on Thursday that an investigative subcommittee will...
State Department sanctions six companies engaged with Iranian petroleum
The U.S. government will sanction a number of companies that facilitate Iran’s petroleum trade, announced the U.S. State Department on Thursday. Foggy Bottom also designated six entities that have transported or sold Iranian petroleum...
Biden nominates his Jewish economic adviser as Council of Economic Advisers chair
Among the nominations U.S. President Joe Biden sent to the Senate on March 2 was that Jared Bernstein, currently a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, chair the council. That body is part of...
Chicago’s Ukrainian Jewish community reflects on war and troubled history of Soviet past
Ukrainian Jews who have settled in Illinois since war began in their country a year ago report that the state has been largely pro-Ukraine and that those who seemed initially hesitant to support the...
At 25, ‘The Prince of Egypt’ still ‘delivers us to the promised land,’ rabbi...
The musical film “The Prince of Egypt” turns 25 this year, and as it celebrates no longer having to pay extra fees to rent cars, it remains timely.
“The ancient rabbis taught that we are...
Law enforcement on alert for ‘Day of Hate,’ as Jewish groups call for show...
Law-enforcement agencies and Jewish communal security organizations are advising extra vigilance this weekend after several antisemitic groups have designated Saturday a “National Day of Hate.”
The Secure Community Network, which coordinates security for Jewish communities...