(JTA) -- A New Jersey district recalled its yearbooks after a photo of a Jewish student group was mysteriously swapped out for a Muslim student group.
A suburban Chicago high school launched an investigation after its yearbook went to print with...
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With the arrival of Shavuot next week, Jewish wedding season swings into high gear, and rabbis like myself will find ourselves quite busy. Truth be told, while a rabbi’s efforts are highly visible...
(JTA) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress on July 24, his fourth time appearing before the legislative body.
The Netanyahu speech, coming against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war in...
Rosemary "Lynne" Krug passed away on June 5, 2024. She is the beloved wife of Gerald "Jerry" Krug for 60 years; dear mother and mother-in-law of Dr. Lee Michael Krug (Laura) and Andrew Stuart Krug (Lori); loving grandmother of Ethan and Allison Krug;...
Flora Gene Eissman, June 5, 2024
Beloved wife of the late Herbert Eissman; dear mother and mother-in-law of Mark and Jeff (Heather) Eissman; dear grandmother of Brianna Eissman; sister of the late Ruth (Don) Solomon; dear aunt, cousin and friend to...
The next leader of AIPAC will be Elliot Brandt, who has served as a senior official of the pro-Israel lobby for decades and will take the helm shortly after the November elections, as Israel faces volatile conflicts on multiple fronts.
Brandt, currently...
The musician Jonny Greenwood is pushing back on critics who say he should abandon a plan to tour with an Israeli collaborator because of the Israel-Hamas war.
Greenwood and Dudu Tassa, an Israeli rock star from a prominent Mizrahi musical family,...
Dr. Barry Light, May 23, 2024
Beloved husband of Laurie Light; dear father of Rebecca Light-Pearlman (Brad Pearlman); loving grandfather to Isaac and Eli Pearlman. Beloved brother of Marty (Diane) Light, Alan Light, and the late Greg Light. Loving...
Aaron Abramson’s American upbringing is apparent when he speaks Hebrew, the language he learned as a teenager after his hippie parents decided to move the family from Seattle to Israel and become religiously Orthodox.
His subsequent army service...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that there are “gaps” between the ceasefire terms that President Joe Biden laid out on Friday and what he is prepared to accept.
“The proposal that Biden presented is incomplete,” Netanyahu...
Stan Braude, devoted son of Greta B. Heiman and the late Jerold S Braude, beloved husband of Nancy Berg, loving father, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, and friend, died June 1, 2024 at home surrounded by family after a brief illness.
He worked in Kenya...
