Marci Bluestone, August 30, 2024 Beloved wife of Dr. Kenneth Bluestone; loving mother of Madeline and Charlotte Bluestone; dear daughter of Phil and Nina Radman; dear sister of Matt Radman (Norma); dear daughter-in-law of Ellen and the late Daniel...

(JTA) — Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon won a gold medal Friday in the men’s 100-meter freestyle S4, his third career Paralympic gold medal and Israel’s second in as many days in Paris. Dadaon, 23, finished the race with a time of 1:20.25, finishing...

(JTA) — Israeli Asaf Yasur won a gold medal Thursday in taekwondo, Israel’s first medal at the Paris Paralympics. Yasur defeated Turkish opponent Ali Can Ozcan by a score of 19-12 in the gold medal match for the 58-kilogram weight class in the...

Kamala Harris did not surprise during her first sit-down televised interview with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on Thursday evening. On all topics, she reiterated comments she has made before and emphasized that she would extend the broad...

University of Michigan security broke up a pro-Palestinian student “die-in” demonstration Wednesday and police arrested four people, in the latest sign that campus activism across the country is resuming as the fall semester begins. None of the...

Meredith “Mer Mer” Ann Elkin, August 26, 2024 Cherished mother of Brian “B.B.” (partner Sydney Boyd) Elkin. Dear sister of Bess Anderson, Shelby (Jenny) Anderson IV, and the late Lindsay (John) Rybenski. Beloved daughter of Donna and Shelby...

Aug. 29, 1897 — First Zionist Congress Starts Spearheaded by “The Jewish State” author Theodor Herzl, the First Zionist Congress opens in Basel, Switzerland, for three days of meetings with roughly 200 attendees. Herzl invites Jews and non-Jews...

“Justice, justice shall you pursue” is the double injunction found in Deuteronomy 16:20 and is the centerpiece of this section of the Torah we call Shoftim (Judges). The entire parasha is Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 and begins by showing us, in...

Norton Sterneck, August 26, 2024 It is with great sadness that the family of Norton M Sterneck announce his passing. If you were walking down Main Street St. Charles or later through Chesterfield Mall, you surely were greeted with a “hello there”...

Just one month after Israel’s national soccer team returned to the Olympics for the first time in nearly 50 years, the country is facing a potential ban from international competition in the world’s most popular sport. FIFA, the global soccer governing...

The federal government will spend nearly $150 million more this year than it did in 2023 to secure religious organizations, a jump aimed at addressing a rise in antisemitism since Oct. 7.  The Department of Homeland Security announced last week that...

Bette Wolens Miller, age 91, known as “Mom” and “BeBe” by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, passed away peacefully on August 25th, 2024. Bette’s courage, determination and grace were on full display right to the end of her...