Tag: Jewish Identity
Indiana University Hillel distributes free mezuzah cases to students, faculty
Hillel at Indiana University launched a project to distribute free mezuzah cases on campus as a show of solidarity with the Jewish community against anti-Semitism.
The red mezuzahs, which have a sticker on them that says “I stand...
JDC European leaders survey: Anti-Semitism, communal sustainability top concerns
Key findings of a new survey were released on Thursday by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s International Center for Community Development (JDC-ICCD).
The Fifth Survey of European Jewish Community Leaders and Professionals was conducted between April and...
American Jewish identity, three years after the Tree of Life shooting
Three years ago today, we awoke to a world of our ancestors. In the breadth of Jewish history, the names Odessa, Warsaw, Kishinev, Kiev and Hebron represent the unspeakable barbarism many thought to have...
Is Mayim Bialik too Jewish for ‘Jeopardy’?
It may turn out that a lot of Americans are devoting as much thought to the question of who will ultimately succeed the late Alex Trebek as the host of “Jeopardy!” than they do...
Survey finds nearly two-thirds of Jewish students feel unsafe, half hide identity
A new survey has found an alarming level of anti-Semitism experienced by Jewish students on college campuses, with students who claim a strong sense of Jewish identity and connection to Israel feeling unsafe and...
Marcus Foundation triples down on teen travel to Israel
The RootOne teen Israel travel initiative announces a $60 million three-year grant from the Marcus Foundation.
Launched in September 2020 by the Jewish Education Project, RootOne significantly lowers the cost of teen travel to Israel...
Jews of no religion and the war on Hanukkah
Why should anyone care that a woman who describes herself as “not Jewish” doesn’t think it’s worth the bother to teach her children about Hanukkah? The answer is that to institutions that are inherently...
2,500 attend Birthright Israel mega-event in Ukraine
This week, 2,500 Birthright Israel alumni and friends gathered in Odessa, Ukraine, as part of the largest Birthright Israel event ever to take place outside of Israel.
Once home to Revolutionary Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky,...
Record number gather for largest Jewish event in St. Petersburg
The three-day Jewish festival of learning and culture Limmud FSU St. Petersburg took place this past weekend in Crowne Plaza hotel in the city.
The dynamic, volunteers-driver and pluralistic event gathered a record number of...
Rutgers Hillel hopes new art gallery will strengthen students’ Jewish identities
Peter Moshe Shamah bemoans the lack of ties between young Jews and the arts. “The modern Jewish experience is just not as attuned to the arts as it used to be,” said Shamah, who...