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JTA – Somebody had better put a mezuzah on the Lincoln Bedroom.
Whoever ends up winning the election in November, one thing seems certain: For the first time in history, Jews will be in …
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URIEL HEILMAN
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5/27/16
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JTA — A federal judge on May 16 granted control of the country’s oldest synagogue to the Rhode Island congregation that worships there and not the building’s New York-based founding …
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5/27/16
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NEW YORK (JTA) – The president of New York University said the school will not acquiesce to its graduate student union’s recent demand that the university cut its Israel ties.
“A …
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4/28/16
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – The combative tone in Bernie Sanders’ campaign statements faded on the evening of April 26 to a softer pitch of persuasion.
“I congratulate Secretary Clinton …
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RON KAMPEAS
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4/28/16
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(MyJewishLearning via JTA) – With thousands of published haggadot available for purchase, choosing the one that is best for your seder can be overwhelming. For an overview of the many …
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JULIE WIENER
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4/15/16
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NEW YORK (JTA) – Phil Aroneanu is a second-generation American Jew whose parents came to America as immigrants seeking refuge from an oppressive Communist regime in Eastern Europe. Aroneanu …
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Uriel Heilman
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4/15/16
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WASHINGTON (JTA) – Vice President Joe Biden will address J Street, the liberal Jewish Middle East policy group announced April 11.
The April 18 event comes a month after Biden, the Obama …
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4/15/16
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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 …
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HILLEL KUTTLER
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4/15/16
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NEW YORK (JTA) — Comic actor Adam Sandler bought a $150 “plumber’s menorah” at a Jewish-owned Manhattan hardware store.
Sandler spotted the unusual Hanukkah candelabra in the window of Beacon Paint & Hardware while shooting a Noah …
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3/18/16
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NEW YORK (JTA) — Ruth Bader Ginsburg will publish her first book since becoming a Supreme Court justice in 1993 — and it will include her thoughts on being Jewish.
The New York-based publisher Simon & Schuster announced March 10 that …
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3/18/16
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