Orthodox Jewish groups are joining an evangelical Christian mailman’s Supreme Court case
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A number of Orthodox Jewish groups are filing friend of the court briefs on behalf of an...
Yom Kippur student absences could cost Michigan schools state funding
(JTA) – The holiest day of the Jewish calendar couldn’t come at a worse time for Michigan public schools this...
As Putin’s war sputters, antisemitism seeps into the Russian media landscape
(JTA) — Soon after he rose to power 22 years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin cracked down on the open...
How an accidental activist became the ‘foreign minister of the Jewish people’
(JTA) — As a newly arrived American exchange teacher at a Moscow public school in 1974, David Harris was discreetly...
Jewish woman to be knighted for helping Sephardic Jews gain Spanish citizenship
(JTA) — Doreen Alhadeff was the first American Jew granted Spanish citizenship under Spain’s 2015 law to repatriate Sephardic Jews...
Qatari delegate to UN in Geneva deletes Twitter account after watchdog exposes antisemitic, homophobic tweets
(JTA) — The Qatari envoy to United Nations agencies based in Geneva deleted her Twitter account after a watchdog exposed...
Israel kills 4, wounds at least 44 in military raid in Jenin, prompting Fatah call for ‘day of rage’
(JTA) — Israeli troops killed four Palestinians and wounded at least 44 Wednesday in Jenin, the West Bank town that...
Kandinsky painting returned to Jewish family as Netherlands shifts approach to looted art
(JTA) — A Dutch committee charged with assessing and acting on claims about artwork stolen from Jews before and during...
‘Oh, to be in Awe again!’: US rabbis share their High Holiday messages
(JTA) — As Jews across the United States and the world gather for the High Holidays beginning at sundown this...
High Holiday prayers not working for you? Try remixing metaphors.
(JTA) — One of the centerpieces of the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur liturgy is the “Avinu Malkeinu” prayer —...
