admin | April 18, 2020
Derek Penslar, William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University, has long studied modern Jewish history from a global perspective. In his new biography of Theodor Herzl, Penslar examined how the founder of modern Zionisms personal life influenced his political impact
admin | April 18, 2020
(April 16, 2020 / Jewish Journal) On Thursday night, as sundown falls on the holiday of Passover, Sephardic Jews everywhere will celebrate the centuries-old tradition of Mimouna.
admin | April 18, 2020
Chess on steroids These days I have spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about Sinan Reis. If you have no idea who that is, that is not surprising
admin | April 18, 2020
JTA A Maryland man accused of painting a swastika on a local synagogue had firebombed a nearby church as part of his plan to target multiple houses of worship to worship Satan, police said. Andrew Costas, 28, of Rockville was arrested this week in connection with the anti-Semitic vandalism on March 28 at the Tikvat Israel Congregation in his hometown and the hurling of firebombs on April 8 at St.
admin | April 18, 2020
For thousands of synagogues across America, Passover marked the first time in history that their doors were closed for Yizkor.
admin | April 18, 2020
Im the man behind the waterfall of Zoom links that comprise what used to be the COVID-19 updates page, and is now simply our website. A lot of you dont know me Im usually busy behind the scenes. But allow me to introduce myself.
admin | April 18, 2020
REHOVOT, Israel (JTA) To help my kehillahsurvive the coronavirus pandemic, I had to do something dramatic and counterintuitive: step away from being its official rabbi. Our faith communities need spiritual leaders in these trying times more than ever
admin | April 18, 2020
A view of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org A 13-year-old boy in Estonia was a key figure in an international neo-Nazi group that has been linked to plots to attack a Las Vegas synagogue and detonate a car bomb at a major US news network, the Associated Pressreported
admin | April 18, 2020
(JTA) I wasnt expecting HBOs The Plot Against America, David Simons miniseries adaptation of the Philip Roth novel, to scar me the way it has. I work with news about the rise of anti-Semitism and hate crimes around the world on a daily basis
admin | April 18, 2020
Few tourists these days visit the small town of Boskovice. It isnt usually part of a tourists itinerary.
Proudly Powered by WordPress | Theme by The Cloisters | Entries RSS Comments RSS
