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On this day: the final expulsion of the Jews from France
On September 17, 1394, King Charles VI of France ordered the expulsion of all Jews from the kingdom. Prior to the expulsion, French Jews had faced the burning of sacred religious texts, discriminatory taxes, and other tax…
Bronfman scholarship opens application season
NEW YORK - The Bronfman Fellowship is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 36th Cohort of this transformative program. The scholarship selects twenty-six outstanding North American teens for an…
StandWithUs says AFT 1931 guild fuels anti-Semitism
Community College Teachers Union Gives One-Sided View of Middle East Conflict
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) - StandWithUs is deeply troubled by the biases and misrepresentation in the Statement from the AFT Guild Local 1931. Simply…
Timeline of Jewish History in the United States | Nation & World
One of the most compelling reasons for early settlers to immigrate to the Americas was to exercise their right to religious freedom. As a result, members of several minority religions, including…
Report: Trump furious that more Jews did not vote for him in 2020
When he organizes rallies, Donald Trump always acts like he won the 2020 election. Of course, he didn't win, and it wasn't really that close.
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Behind closed doors, however, the former president accepted the…
How to Handle Religious Objections to a Workplace Vaccination Mandate
Employers implementing mandatory Covid-19 vaccination programs must manage and, in some cases, respond to requests for exemptions. Legal exemptions from compulsory vaccination include medical exemptions under the Americans with…
Meetings include Rotary, Civil War Roundtable, and Hill N Dale Hikers
Male choir
There will be a performance by the Bella Vista Men's Choir at 3:00 p.m. today at the Bella Vista Community Church, 75 Lancashire Road in Bella Vista.
The first half of the concert features two medleys, "Old Time Religion"…
‘Dr. Fauci must apologize for comments on Hasidic Jews
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Op-Ed by Ronn torossian: In a…
Answers to your Covid-19 High Holiday questions – J.
For the second year, Covid-19 made Jews who wish to attend High Holidays have to undergo a complicated risk calculation.
Is it safe to go to the synagogue for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Should I bring my children? The shofar, the…
Believe it or not, Jesus was a good Jew
JJesus of Nazareth is the most famous carpenter in history, but he is also, according to a survey Most famous Jew in history. He was born to Jewish parents, was circumcised, went to the Temple, went to the synagogue, and read the Torah.…
Faced with the crisis in recruiting teachers, Jewish religious schools are planning a job fair…
Last week, the principal of Temple Beth Abraham's religious school in Oakland received bad news.
One of Susan Simon's star teachers, whom she described as the "warmest, caring and empathetic human being" you could meet in the…
Saint Edith Stein: One for all
Dominant intellectual. Contemplative religious. Loyal friend. These were some of the many facets of Edith Stein. She is also like an older sister to me.
During his life in Germany, the country was rocked by the…
Leading nonprofit Jewish funeral chapel transforms approach to end-of-life issues
Stephanie Garry, Executive Vice President of Community Partnerships at the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, presents a reading by Broadway's top actors of "Fun Home," a Tony Award-winning musical about end-of-life issues, as…
Children in care excluded from 76% of Catholic schools and all Jewish schools through admissions…
Religious public schools systematically remove the priority of children who are or were in care in their admissions policies, using their powers to select students on religious grounds. That's the conclusion of a new…
Was Alexander Hamilton Jewish? Does it matter?
For all the ink spilled on Alexander Hamilton by historians, and for all the buzz generated by the Hamilton musical, there is a hidden story to this iconic founder who never made his way to the page or the stage:…
Santa Ynez Valley Jewish community installs new rabbi
On June 12, Deborah Lewis was officially installed as the Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Santa Ynez Valley and a celebration was held in her honor.
Deborah Lewis was ordained on May 31, installed June 12
By Pamela Dozois…
Three Brooklyn Men Accused of Assaulting Jews, Forcing Them to Say “Free Palestine” |…
Three men in Brooklyn, New York, have been charged with two incidents of hate crimes targeting religious…
Julia Haart tackles pushback of Orthodox Jews after Netflix show
Julia Haart cherishes the positive reactions she has heard since the launch of her reality series, "My Unorthodox Life", on Netflix. But the former Orthodox Jewish mother / yeshiva teacher and Monsey resident and fashion mogul is also…
Biden to call on ambassador to fight anti-Semitism soon: White House official
President BidenJoe Biden Aides who clashed with Giuliani intentionally gave him the wrong time to prepare for the Trump debate: Biden book says Eid al-Adha has "special significance" amid the Manchin pandemic to support the candidate for…
Debate on Ethics and Religion: What’s Special about a Place of Worship? Part 1
Dahyabhai is curious about the places of worship in a community. âHow important is a special place of worship? Is a place of worship compulsory? What are the rules and requirements for a person to be…
From Fashion Week to Fashion Week: Julia Haart’s ‘Unorthodox’ Journey Burns…
âJulia Haartâ was born at 42 years old. After more than two decades as Talia Hendler, the pint-sized power has drifted away from her marriage and her strict Orthodox Jewish community in Monsey,…
Tensions at the shrine in Jerusalem on Jewish holy day
Published on: 07/18/2021 - 4:32 PMAmended: 07/18/2021 - 4:30 PM
Jerusalem (AFP)
Israeli police clashed with Muslim protesters on Sunday…
Manitoba Jewish community adopts College of Physicians proposal on circumcisions
Manitoba's physician regulator vows it will uphold religious and human rights, after proposed change raised concerns in the local Jewish community over its ability to continue the traditional rite of infant circumcision boys. A draft of a…
NYDEGGER: Jesus’ “stripes” healed us for the glory of God | Religion
What is black and white and black and white and black and white?No kidding, it's Siena Cathedral.This…
In German town of 30 Jews, restored Art Deco synagogue will house interfaith efforts | JTA
(JTA) - For years after World War II, the magnificent Goerlitz synagogue in Germany housed a family with…
Beloved ‘Bitcoin Rabbi’ deals with religious and financial herds on Twitter
JTA - Many of Twitter's cryptocurrency fanatics are often notorious trolls, but one thought leader in particular stands out above the rest. He happens to be a rabbi.
âPeople on Twitter use it to yell at each other…
British Chief Rabbi: Ban on chilled meat could make Jewish life in Northern Ireland…
UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has warned that it may become "unsustainable" for Jews to live in Northern Ireland due to an upcoming ban on imports of chilled meats from Britain, as part of the country's Brexit deal with the European…
Pittsburgher’s old novel about Jewish brothers affected by heartbreaking childhoods
âThe Brothers Silverâ by Marc Jampole (Owl Canyon Press, June 15, 2021)
"The Brothers Silver," the story of two brothers who grow up as a result of intergenerational family trauma, is the haunting…
American Jews are getting younger on average, massive religious survey finds
JTA - The median age of American Jews has fallen from 52 to 48 since 2013, according to a massive survey of Americans and religion, making Jews one of only two religious groups to be rejuvenated on average.
All other religious…