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Jewish and pro-Israel groups criticize back-to-back anti-Semitic cartoons in ‘NY Times’
(April 29, 2019 / JNS) Jewish and pro-Israel groups have condemned The New York Times for publishing anti-Semitic cartoons in its international edition on April 25 and over the weekend. Thursday’s cartoon featured U.S. President Donald Trump wearing...
Read moreAt synagogues, class is in session for adults who want to learn
You can learn about Biblical short stories, like the Book of Samuel or the Book of Jonah. Or you can take a Hebrew College course on modern Israeli short stories. Or you could just...
Read moreWe will not remain silent
It’s too quiet. I feel like there is something off here. I might be imagining it but my sense is that the grief and rage I have right now, in the wake of the...
Read moreReading Jewish poetry on the T
BOSTON – Plastered throughout the MBTA Green Line are ads for online college, discount cell phone plans, and energy drinks. At least for the month of April, there will also be Jewish poetry. To honor...
Read moreMassChallenge Israel thrives in the Startup Nation
When Israeli entrepreneur Ofir Paldi wanted to launch a technology spinoff of Shamaym, his innovative consulting company, he set his sights on MassChallenge Israel, the accelerator program that had launched in Jerusalem. Modeled on the...
Read moreSurvivors of persecution gather in safety at Café Hakalah
MARBLEHEAD – Café Hakalah, which for the last decade has organized monthly gatherings of food, entertainment, and camaraderie for survivors of Soviet and Nazi persecution, derives its name from the Hebrew word for “safety.” “It’s...
Read moreAfter crash, Israel to send another craft to the moon
Just days after an Israeli spacecraft crash-landed on the moon, Israel announced that it would build a new craft and attempt another moon landing. SpaceIL Chairman Morris Kahn said the craft would be named Beresheet 2, which...
Read moreADL Peer Leaders combat bigotry in their schools
BOSTON – The ballroom of the Sheraton Boston Hotel was packed with high-energy teens on their feet, chanting and clapping to the rhythmic beats of drumming group Grooversity’s multicultural music, for the opening of “Leaders...
Read moreOver 200 attend JTI & CJP Community Action Day
SALEM – On Sunday, April 14, more than 200 individuals – representing three generations of volunteers aged 2 to 80 – rolled up their sleeves to participate in JTI (Jewish Teen Initiative) & CJP (Combined...
Read moreTemple Ahavat Achim rises from the ashes to thrive in downtown Gloucester
GLOUCESTER – For 115 years, Temple Ahavat Achim has served as the nucleus of a thriving Jewish community “at the end of the world,” as President Amy Farber refers to far-flung Cape Ann. After a...
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