Meet the Yemeni-Jewish musician singing soulful Jewish R&B – Cleveland Jewish News
admin | February 18, 2021
This story originally appeared on Alma. When you think of Jewish music, what comes to mind
A wine-lovers life – The Jewish Standard
admin | February 18, 2021
Wine is a complicated thing.
Beth Din of Arabia: Jews in Gulf countries announce first communal organizations – The Times of Israel
admin | February 16, 2021
The Jewish communities in six Persian Gulf countries announced on Monday the establishment of the regions first communal organization, complete with a rabbi and Jewish court, the Beth Din of Arabia. The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities (AGJC), which brings together Jews in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, will be headed by Rabbi Dr.
To understand Andr Aciman, try reading Thucydides – Forward
admin | February 16, 2021
If this interview aired on television, Andr Aciman would have earned himself a perfect score on Room Rater. The novelist, memoirist, essayist and scholar greeted me from the Upper West Side study where he spends most of his time
Residents of all the neighborhoods: Unite! – Jewish Currents
admin | February 16, 2021
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Immigration, intermarriage and education making US Jewry larger and more diverse – jewishpresstampa
admin | February 16, 2021
Since the publication more than half a century ago of a landmark article that referenced the vanishing American Jew, its been hard to shake that idea as the dominant narrative of American Jewish life. Yet the U.S. Jewish community is the largest in the world, with an estimated 7 million Jews slightly more than Israels 6.8 million
The secret Jewish history of everyone nominated to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame this year – Forward
admin | February 16, 2021
If you quickly scan the list of the 16 artists and groups nominated to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, only one name jumps out as Jewish: Carole King.
California Jews should be proud of updated ethnic studies curriculum – The Jewish News of Northern California
admin | February 12, 2021
We all know the saying: two Jews, three opinions. But for once, the controversy around Californias Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum seemed to be an exception
Posters & books: Health Min. fights vaccine misinformation among haredim – The Jerusalem Post
admin | February 12, 2021
The Israeli Health Ministry is using its resources to fight a dangerous and quick spread of vaccine misinformation in the country's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) communities. The ministry's department for the education of the ultra-Orthodox public gave examples of the misinformation that is spreading which includes insisting that senior haredi rabbis who have publicly supported the vaccine do not support it 'in reality,' as well as presenting information to look medically accurate that advocates against vaccination.According to the department, the small, fringe group that is spreading the misinformation is denying infection rates, insisting that the virus is only a light flu, and that the pandemic is a conspiracy
Top rabbis rule on the need to vaccinate – The Times of Israel
admin | February 12, 2021
The following is a compilation of leading rabbinic voices outlining the halachic imperative to take the coronavirus vaccine. The list is far from exhaustive and does not include scores of other leaders who have vaccinated and who agree that taking the vaccine is a halachic obligation.
