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• Published February 1, 2023
Tu B'shvat or the “birthday” of all fruit trees, is a minor festival. The name is Hebrew for the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat. In 2023, Tu B'shvat begins at sundown on Sunday, Feb. 5 and ends at sundown on Monday, Feb. 6.
Tu b'Shvat is first...
When Jon Cohen was in college a decade ago studying biology and chemistry with plans for medical school, he knew he wanted to make a difference in the world beyond the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee.
So he and some friends decided to...
Bill Motchan , Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 15, 2023
Missouri gained national attention Jan. 3 when Amber McLaughlin became the first transgender woman executed in the United States. In early February, another execution is scheduled in Missouri, one of 29 states with the death penalty. Rick Stack, a Jewish...
By Stewart Ain, The Forward
• Published January 8, 2023
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Ira Wechterman knows that Jewish tradition says Jewish bodies should be interred. It’s what he was taught, and what...
Orit Avishai, Fordham University
• Published December 5, 2022
Yeshiva University, the storied modern Orthodox Jewish university in New York City, is in the midst of a legal battle over its refusal to recognize the YU Pride Alliance, an undergraduate club. While YU does not object to LGBTQ students’ presence, it...
