In a shift, Hebrew College will now admit and ordain rabbinical students whose partners are not…
(JTA) — Hebrew College will begin admitting and ordaining rabbinical students in interfaith relationships,…
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Ilhan Omar Says She Didn’t Know About Antisemitic Tropes
Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on January 29 that she didn’t know that some of…
Antony Blinken quotes from Jewish prayer during crucial Israel visit
(JTA) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken quoted from a Jewish prayer on arrival in Tel Aviv for a state…
IAC Panel Debates Extent of Leftist Antisemitism
Perhaps the most noteworthy panel on antisemitism from the Israeli-American Council (IAC) National Summit at the Fairmont…
Rabbi of firebombed NJ synagogue: ‘We’ve unfortunately been preparing for this’
(JTA) — A New Jersey synagogue is crediting recent safety improvements after a Molotov cocktail thrown at its…
When the Outside World Invades Shabbat
Judaism’s central prayer, the amidah, consists of nineteen blessings, which break down into three sections: shevach/praise,…
Pop artist paints ‘Simpsons’ characters as Holocaust victims outside Milan Holocaust memorial
(JTA) — Just before International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Milan’s Holocaust memorial debuted an…
Israeli NGO Calls on UMich to Condemn Intifada Chants
The Israel-based NGO International Legal Forum sent a letter to the University of Michigan leadership on January 26 urging…
A Philadelphia high school librarian was ordered to remove a poster with an Elie Wiesel quote
(JTA) — A quote by the Nobel Prize-winning author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel was briefly removed from…
7 Dead, Several Injured in Synagogue Shooting
Seven people were killed and several others were injured in a terror attack at a Jerusalem synagogue on Friday night,…