(JTA) — In the late 1800s, the Ottoman Empire was looking to conscript men into its army, including the several thousand young Jewish ones who were living in the city of Baghdad.
The Jewish community didn’t like the idea of the imperial forces...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 19, 2021
There are no coincidences. That is a sentiment often associated with Judaism—everything happens for a reason. It certainly would explain how a local Jewish doctor just happened to be at the right place at the right time last month to save a life.
Dr....
Rabbi Ben Newman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 19, 2021
Hock
Literally: Don’t knock a tea kettle.
To bother incessantly, to break, or nag from “hokn a chaynik”– “to knock a teakettle.”
Hock mir nisht kein tshainik- האַק מיר נישט קיין טשײַניק
Aside from the metaphor...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 19, 2021
Fifteen games into the 2021 season, the St. Louis Cardinals look aimless one day and hopeful the next. Leaving Philadelphia after another series loss, they will carry a record of 7-8 into a mid-week series with the Washington Nationals in the nation's...
(JTA) — It’s common practice in Jewish circles to wait until eight days after a baby boy is born before publicly sharing the baby’s name at the time of circumcision.
Josh Kushner and Karlie Kloss, the brother and sister-in-law of Jared Kushner...
Harley Hammerman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 19, 2021
Ever wondered what happened to that restaurant you once loved and have memories of dining at with your family and friends? We did! There is an amazing website called Lost Tables, dedicated to celebrating the restaurants of our past. We are partnering...
This story originally appeared on Jewish Food Society.
Recipe Roots: Halych, Ukraine > Wichita, Kansas > Southern California
Tucked into Esther Steinberg safety deposit box in Wichita, Kansas was her prized recipe for strudel. She kept...
(Israel21c) Can yogurt cure Covid-19 and Crohn’s disease? Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have identified molecules in kefir, a type of yogurt, that have the potential to combat pathogenic bacteria by blocking communication...
Mark A. Schatz
On April 15, 2021, Mark Schatz, a loving father, caring brother and brother-in-law, supportive uncle, and loyal friend, was taken from this world too soon at the tender age of 52.
Mark was born on July 9, 1968 in Dayton, Ohio...
(JTA) — Three weeks after taking office, Joe Biden announced that he would quadruple the number of refugees allowed into the United States.
For HIAS, it seemed like an answered prayer, as the Jewish refugee aid agency had endured a rough four years...
Warren Harrison Kawin, passed away on April 10, 2021.
Attorney at Law and highly regarded tax specialist, who had a great passion for Classical music and Opera.
Beloved husband of the late Alice Azran Kawin; father of internationally renowned pianist,...
(JTA) — Last year at this time, the message out of Jewish summer camps was one of doom and gloom.
In April 2020, the Union for Reform Judaism announced that COVID would force a closure of its camps for the summer, affecting some 10,000 kids. In...
