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State of the Union: President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.

Scenes from the State of the Union address

2/3/18

In the #MeToo era, these synagogues are banning Shlomo Carlebach

NEW YORK (JTA) – When Rabbi Angela Buchdahl announced how her synagogue would respond to the #MeToo moment, she singled out a man. But he wasn’t one of her congregants, synagogue clergy … more

BEN SALES | 2/3/18

Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, founder of LA’s Stephen Wise Temple, dies at 97

LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Rabbi Isaiah Zeldin, a leader of Reform Judaism who founded and guided the Stephen Wise Temple in Los Angeles from modest beginnings to become one of the world’s … more

TOM TUGEND | 2/3/18

Groups call on Israel to keep African migrants

WASHINGTON (JTA) – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, an umbrella body for Jewish public policy groups, is the latest Jewish organization to call on Israel’s government not to expel … more

1/18/18

A Jewish family in Jedrzejow, Poland, circa 1900.

Remember our roots

NEW YORK (JTA) – Jews were “undesirable.” They were “of low physical and mental standards.” They were “filthy.” They were “often dangerous in their … more

Ben Sales | 1/18/18

7 Israelis who have made a deep impact on life in America

JTA – When Natalie Portman was named the 2018 winner of the $1 million Genesis Prize, known as the “Jewish Nobel,” it was in part an acknowledgement of her Israeli … more

GABE FRIEDMAN | 1/18/18

London coroner under fire for delaying Jewish burials

JTA – A coroner’s office in London has come under fire after multiple families complained about delayed Jewish burials. The London-based Jewish Chronicle reported Dec. 28 … more

1/4/18

Neshama Carlebach responds to allegations against her father

JTA – Neshama Carlebach, daughter of the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, in her first public comments since the start of the #MeToo movement said she is angry with her father over allegations of … more

1/4/18

This year’s heartwarming moments include a girl who helped decorate a vandalized cemetery, a dog who saved two lives, and an unlikely friendship between a monkey and a chicken.

The 7 most heartwarming Jewish stories of 2017

JTA – Political turmoil, terror attacks and natural disasters around the world: 2017 had plenty of people feeling down, for good reason. But there were also notable moments of … more

JOSEFIN DOLSTEN | 1/4/18

The Reform movement is alive with the sound of music

BOSTON (JTA) – Emily Katz and Liora Hyman arrived early enough to snag front row seats for a concert with some of their favorite performers. But this show wasn’t at one … more

PENNY SCHWARTZ | 12/21/17