New initiative seeking to improve Hebrew literacy among American Jews
2013-12-02
By Julie Wiener, JTA World News ServiceContinue Reading
Thanksgiving Traditions with a Middle East Twist
2013-11-26
By Rye Druzin, The Media LineContinue Reading
Sucker punch: Brooklyn Jews targeted in “˜knockout’ attacks
2013-11-26
By Julie Wiener, JTA World News ServiceContinue Reading
Textbook on Arab-Israeli conflict by Arabs and Israeli debuts
2013-11-26
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Understanding the Iran deal
2013-11-25
By Ben Sales , JTA World News Service TEL AVIV (JTA) — For the first time in a decade, the United States and a coalition of world powers have reached an agreement with Iran to curb the country’s nuclear program. The deal requires Iran to limit its nuclear enrichment and freezeContinue Reading
An evening of everything Ladino
2013-11-25
By Joel Magalnick , Editor, The Jewish Sound It took more than 500 years of waiting, then six or so months of planning, and on Dec. 5, the last day of Hanukkah, the first International Ladino Day will take place in Seattle and cities around the world. “It came asContinue Reading
Jewish life on the decline? For local Jewish families, the mail says otherwise
2013-11-22
By Dikla Tuchman, JTNews CorrespondentContinue Reading
My history with the family of Lee Harvey Oswald’s Jewish killer
2013-11-22
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My history with the family of Lee Harvey Oswald’s Jewish killer
2013-11-22
By Steve North , JTA World News Service NEW YORK (JTA) — We were sharing a pastrami sandwich and pickles at the Los Angeles landmark Canter’s Deli. I was 24. She was nearly 50 years older, with a piercing voice as loud as her flaming red wig. Her name was EvaContinue Reading
The Christmas elf meets its Jewish match: Meet the ‘Mensch on a Bench’
2013-11-22
By Matt Robinson, JNS.org When his son asked for The Elf on the Shelf — the famed Christmas toy said to keep an eye on children and report back to Santa Claus regarding their behavior — entrepreneur Neal Hoffman says he felt an admitted pang of “elf envy” and saw theContinue Reading
For Thanksgivukkah celebrations, planning and simplicity lighten the load
2013-11-22
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White House: Israel’s all-or-nothing proposal on Iran would lead to war
2013-11-21
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White House: Israel’s all-or-nothing proposal on Iran would lead to war
2013-11-21
By , JTA World News Service WASHINGTON (JTA)—Israel’s proposal that Iran totally dismantle its nuclear capacity in exchange for sanctions relief would likely lead to war, a top White House official said. The official, in a conference call Wednesday with think tanks and advocacy groups sympathetic to the Obama administration’sContinue Reading
DIY shechitah: Kosher slaughter in the backyard
2013-11-21
By Rebecca Spence, JTA World News ServiceContinue Reading
DIY shechitah: Kosher slaughter in the backyard
2013-11-21
By Rebecca Spence, JTA World News Service ASHLAND, Ore. (JTA)—It’s a crisp fall day in southern Oregon and Josh Shupack, 32, is gently whispering in a chicken’s ear. “We’re going to return your soul to heaven, your blood to the earth,” he says, petting the bird’s bright red comb. “And nourishContinue Reading
At Thanksgivukkah, celebrate uniqueness of the separate holidays
2013-11-20
By Dasee Berkowitz , JTA World News ServiceContinue Reading
Reinventing Hanukkah: The battle over the Maccabees in the streets of Jerusalem, 1881-1908
2013-11-20
By Noam Zion Shalom , otherContinue Reading