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Judge orders Yeshiva University to recognize LGBTQ organization

(New York Jewish Week) – The New York County Supreme Court ruled that Yeshiva University must recognize a campus LGBTQ pride group. more

Andrew Silow-Carroll | 6/15/22

Head of campus pro-Israel group loses primary in Nevada

(JTA) – David Brog has overseen pro-Israel organizations with significant Republican backing for more than two decades, but his own attempt to make inroads for himself as a GOP candidate fell … more

Andrew Lapin | 6/15/22

Jews named to Time 100 list

(JTA) – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s Jewish president who has been leading his country during the Russian invasion that began in late February, has been named to Time magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people. Zelenskyy was listed in the “leaders” category, and his entry was written by U.S. President Joe Biden. more

6/3/22

Number of antisemitic incidents surged in 2021, according to latest ADL tally

(JTA) – The number of antisemitic incidents recorded by the Anti-Defamation League in the United States in 2021 reached an all-time high, according to a new report by the group. The 2,717 … more

ASAF SHALEV | 5/6/22

Pete Davidson to star comedy series with Yiddish name

(JTA) – Bupkis – meaning nothing, absolutely zilch – is one of those few Yiddish words that have become part of the American lexicon. It’s also the name of Pete … more

5/6/22

A photo posted to Twitter by Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff showed wine from the Psagot winery on the table at the White House seder, April 16, 2022.

Wine from a West Bank settlement was served at this year’s White House seder

(JTA) – Wine from a West Bank settlement was on the menu at this year’s White House Passover seder on Friday hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug … more

Shira Hanau | 4/19/22

Jeshuat Israel and N.Y. congregation back in court

In the latest action in the long-running dispute over control of the historic Touro Synagogue, both sides were in District Court in Newport on March 28. Jeshuat Israel, the congregation that … more

Jewish Rhode Island Staff | 4/1/22

Bomb threats target Jewish institutions outside R.I.

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Security officials are reporting a spate of bomb threats targeting Jewish institutions in a number of states. The threats came into Jewish community centers around the … more

4/1/22

For a Polish Jew like me, the war on Ukraine is about our shared futures

As a Jew growing up in Poland, I participated in the Polish democratic opposition of the 1970s, then the pro-democracy Solidarity movement and finally the anti-Communist underground of the 1980s. I … more

KONSTANTY GEBERT, JTA | 4/1/22

Newport congregation faces possible eviction

The eviction proceeding filed in Rhode Island District Court on Feb. 1 by Congregation Shearith Israel against Newport’s Congregation Jeshuat Israel is the latest episode in an apparent feud between the two historic Orthodox congregations.

Both congregations can rightfully claim a place in history as among the oldest in North America. Shearith Israel, in New York City, owns Touro Synagogue, in Newport, where Congregation Jeshuat Israel worships. The New York congregation leases the building to CJI.

FRAN OSTENDORF | 2/2/22