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Chocolatiers raising the bar when it comes to Hanukkah gelt

NEW YORK (JTA) – Sharing their favorite Jewish chocolate experiences recently, a group of about 60 chocolate lovers didn’t even mention Hanukkah gelt.That is, until one woman at the New Jersey get-together shared her thoughts on the … more

Deborah R. Prinz | 12/4/14

A view of orthodox jewish men wearing mask during Passover in Williamsburg in Brooklyn New York USA during coronavirus pandemic on April 11, 2020. (Photo by John Nacion/NurPhoto)

Brooklyn Hasidic neighborhoods see spike in at-home deaths during coronavirus crisis

NEW YORK (JTA) – Two Hasidic Brooklyn neighborhoods that have been hard hit in the coronavirus pandemic have seen a sharp rise in people dying at home, according to a new data analysis. … more

BEN SALES | 4/20/20

UMass student arrested for punching Jewish student at Hillel vigil

(JTA) – A student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was arrested by university police Friday after punching a Jewish student and spitting on an Israeli flag during a vigil for … more

Andrew Lapin | 11/6/23

Republican Jewish Coalition campaigns in 3 swing states

WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Republican Jewish Coalition said it reached 25,000 people on a day of campaigning in Jewish neighborhoods in swing states where incumbent Republican senators are at risk. … more

9/16/16

Indiana woman attacks Black Hebrew Israelite building

(JTA) — She thought she was attacking an “Israel school” on behalf of “her people back in Palestine.” Instead an Indiana woman backed her car into a building being used … more

Andrew Lapin | 11/6/23

Shimon Peres’ son, granddaughter to light Hanukkah candles at White House

JERUSALEM (JTA) – The son and a granddaughter of the late Israeli President Shimon Peres reportedly will join the first family to mark Hanukkah at the White House. Nechemia … more

12/9/16

Chief Justice William H. Renquist administers the oath of office at the White House to incoming Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg standing together with her husband Martin Ginsberg, holding the bible, and then President Bill Clinton. The White House, 1993.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg balanced being American and Jewish — her delayed funeral is no exception

This article was first published on The Conversation. (JTA) – As news of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spread on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, a common question … more

JONATHAN D. SARNA | 10/2/20

Clockwise from top left: Ian Kinsler, Danny Valencia, Kevin Pillar, Joc Pederson

How Jewish MLB players did in 2016

JTA – This season promised to be a banner year for Jewish Major League Baseball players – and by and large, the class of ’16 fared pretty well. Many had their best seasons in years … more

RON KAPLAN | 10/28/16

Dylan over Roth? The Nobel Committee made the right choice

JTA – As a fan who runs the “Bob Dylan: Tangled Up in Jews” website, I should have been ecstatic at the Nobel Prize in Literature being awarded to the writer whose words have been … more

LARRY YUDELSON | 10/28/16

Baseball’s back – with 8 Jewish major leaguers and a manager

JTA – Will Joc Pederson rebound from his second-half struggles of last season? Can Kevin Pillar build on his strong 2015 campaign? Will injuries derail onetime MVP Ryan Braun? These are … more

HILLEL KUTTLER | 4/15/16