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Ukrainian military chaplains learn about Judaism
In an initiative led by the Ukraine Chief Rabbi, chaplains learn about the challenges of Jewish soldiers and discuss what can be done to assist them in their service, especially in times of war
Edward Doks | 07.11.23
מתוך "אגדת חורבן"
A third Jewish exile is upon us
Opinion: Present-day Jews share a collective disdain for centralized governance, power structures, and political subjugation; However, what distinguishes this period is that they find themselves in a state of exile within their own country
Dr. Doron Matza | 07.11.23
כיפה עם מגן דוד
Nearly half of Israel's Jews self-describe as traditional
Jewish People Policy Institute study finds that traditional Jews identify with political parties in the center and to not overall support the ruling Likud or right-wing parties
Itamar Eichner | 07.10.23
Reform, Conservative congregations in U.S. say rabbis in short supply
Enrollment in seminaries in a decade-long downward trend adding to burnout and financial incentives outside the Jewish word cited as the cause; cantors after a rigorous 5-year study program, step in as spiritual leaders of their flock
Daniel Edelson, New York | 07.09.23
החייל ליאוניד קרסנוב שנפל בשדה הקרב באוקראינה
Ukrainian Jewish soldier who cited for bravery by Zelensky, died on battlefield
Leonid Krasnov who dreamed of immigrating to Israel was killed on the front lines; had lived in Dnipro and was one of many Jewish Ukrainian fatalities since the Russian invasion
Itamar Eichner | 07.04.23
Armenian Genocide Memorial, Yerevan
Armenians hope to improve Israel ties, citing similar history
Despite Israel arming Azerbaijan in its military aggression against Armenia, officials hope to mend and deepen relations between the two countries
Emily Schrader | 06.30.23
נשיא ארה"ב ג'ו ביידן
Jewish voters favor Biden over Trump for 2024, survey shows
Jewish Electoral Institute survey finds the president enjoys the support of 72% of Jews compared with 22% supporting Trump while latest polling gives Biden only a 4% lead among U.S. registered voters; Netanyahu also scores poorly in survey
Ron Kampeas/JTA | 06.26.23
יוליוס ואתל רוזנברג
Rosenberg sons seek to make amends 70 years after parents executed
Decades after Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in the electric chair for spying for the Soviets, their sons are not escaping their parents' actions but rather looking for reconciliation through charity
Joel Rappel | 06.26.23
Igor Plotkin
Ukraine Rabbi helps prisoners connect with their faith
For Igor Plotkin being Jewish only meant being beat up by antisemites, until his life of crime landed him in jail where he encounters a rabbi that brings new meaning, spiritual guidance and support
Ynet | 06.22.23
נשיא אוקראינה וולודימיר זלנסקי במסיבת עיתונאים בקייב עם ראש ממשלת קנדה ג'סטין טרודו
Putin is king of antisemitism after Hitler, Zelensky says
Ukraine president tells the BBC that the Russian leader who said Zelensky was a disgrace to the Jewish people and supports neo-Nazis, does not understand his own words.
Agencies | 06.21.23
Yonatan Elon Hirsch. Reserve officer in the military
Haredi abused on public bus in Israel: 'Go to the army, sexually ill deviant'
Victim of a slew of degrading verbal attack by a woman, is a reserve officer in the military; traveling to He served as a captain of a combat unit, but his fellow passenger publicly shamed him over his side curls and kippa
Kobi Nachshoni | 06.19.23
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Closing the circle: Ilana arrives from Brazil to volunteer in MDA same as her great-grandfather
Ilana Smaletz, originally from Brazil, follows in her great-grandfather's footsteps 70 years later to Israel and Magen David Adom, where he used to volunteer in during Israel's early days
Itamar Eichner | 06.19.23
At the gravesite of Rabbi Shabtai of Rashkov
'We have nowhere to return, only prayers will help us': Ukrainian refugees prayed at rabbi's grave
278 years after his death, the grave of Rabbi Shabtai, a student of the Baal Shem Tov, becomes a place for Jewish people to pray – many Jewish refugees from Ukraine participated in pilgrimage to grave in town of Rashkov in Transnistria; In first since the Holocaust, Jewish wedding held on site
Ynetnews | 06.13.23
Midwood resident and fiddler Jake Shulman-Ment, left, with his frequent collaborator, Daniel Kahn
How this Brooklyn neighborhood became the ‘Klezmer Shtetl’
Some of the greatest talents in Jewish music have strolled Midwood’s lettered avenues; now, a younger group of klezmer musicians is making the quiet neighborhood their home, due to the (relatively) affordable rents, low density and greenery, as well as its proximity to Jewish communal life spread across the borough
Jon Kalish/JTA | 06.13.23
Arthur Szyk, Maimonides, New Canaan,1950, Watercolor and gouache on paper
Unveiling the Golden Path: Rare Maimonides manuscripts on display at Yeshiva University
Exhibition sheds light on legacy of legendary Sephardic Jewish sage through a remarkable collection of rare artifacts; 'There is not a single aspect of Jewish life and thought that is not shaped by Maimonides'
Hadas Bar-Ad | 06.13.23
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