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Cancel culture, restoring morality and Israel’s missed opportunities
(JTA) Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of Great Britain, has written dozens of books about religion and politics – but he believes that mixing the two leads to “terrible politics … more
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HOLYOKE, MA - AUGUST 26: Mayor Alex Morse of Holyoke takes a selfie with a 10-year-old as he tours downtown Springfield, MA and introduces himself to business owners on Aug. 26, 2020. Days ahead of the Sept. 1 primaries, Morse will challenge Representative Richard Neal in the First Congressional District primary. (Photo by Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
3 House races, 6 Jewish candidates: What we’re watching in the Massachusetts primaries today
(JTA) — Primary day is here for Massachusetts, and most eyes have been focused on the race for a Democratic nod between the longtime progressive lawmaker Sen. Ed Markey and the younger, more … more
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KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, USA - AUGUST 25: Armed civilians stand in the streets of Kenosha to protect the area against the arson during third day of protests over the shooting of a black man Jacob Blake by police officer in Wisconsin, United States on August 25, 2020. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
An expert analyst breaks down the ‘militia movement’ and other groups involved in the Kenosha and Portland shootings
(JTA) — Last week, a researcher who focuses on extremism said he was concerned that the fatal shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, could start a trend of similar deadly incidents at … more
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Food pantry volunteers work outside at the Jewish Federation of Kansas City amid the adoption of new pandemic-era health-and-safety protocols by Jewish institutions around the country.
Planning reopenings amid pandemic, Jewish institutions navigate minefield of challenges
When Jewish institutions like JCCs and synagogues shut down this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, it often felt like a wrenching decision arrived at reluctantly after careful … more
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StopAntisemitism.org was one of dozens of accounts to call attention to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's labeling of tefillin in its collection, July 25, 2020. (Twitter via JTA)
Twitter debate ensues after Metropolitan Museum of Art labels tefillin as Egyptian amulet
(JTA) — The first time the Metropolitan Museum of Art tweeted a picture that appeared unmistakably to Jewish followers to be a ritual object used in Jewish prayer with the label … more
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Election workers sort vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary at King County Elections in Renton, Washington on March 10, 2020.
Wish you were voting
<!--Welcome to The Tell, the week's Jewish news from Washington by Ron Kampeas, JTA's Washington Bureau Chief.--> WASHINGTON (JTA) — Old-fashioned postcards remain one of the best ways to get … more
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Are you looking for information about Black Lives Matter?
What is Black Lives Matter? Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a non-centralized grassroots social justice movement organized by regional chapters urging society to value Black lives and recognize their marginalization. more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., on April 10, 2018. Later that year, the Anti-Defamation League would start to pivot from collaborating with Facebook to pressuring it on its hate speech policies.
How the ADL went from working with Facebook to leading a boycott against it
(JTA) — It was when Mark Zuckerberg said he would allow Holocaust denial on his platform that the Anti-Defamation League realized its partnership with Facebook wasn’t working. The … more
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Samantha Zerin
Becoming a rebbetzin
(JTA) – Samantha Zerin headed home from a Yiddish class she had taught as part of her synagogue’s adult education program on the evening of Dec. 19 and knew her life was about to change. … more
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AIPAC cancels next year’s policy conference
(JTA) – AIPAC has canceled its 2021 policy conference, citing the “continued uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic.”Betsy Korn, the president of the American Israel Public … more
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