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Named the Afghan Liturgical Quire, some believe it is the oldest Jewish book in existence. (Museum of the Bible)

Museum of the Bible unveils world’s ‘oldest Jewish book’ in new exhibit

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished September 24, 2024

In a new exhibit opening Tuesday, the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. has unveiled what it says is the oldest Jewish book ever discovered.  According to the museum’s dramatic claim, the tiny book is a relic of an 8th-century civilization...

Actress Patricia Heaton launched the #MyzuzahYourzuzah campaign. Courtesy of Patricia Heaton

Sitcom star encourages non-Jews like her to hang mezuzahs on their homes

Benyamin Cohen, The ForwardPublished September 24, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Actress Patricia Heaton is encouraging non-Jews to hang a mezuzah on the front doors of their homes. The Catholic sitcom...

Josh Stein, then a candidate for North Carolina attorney general, speaks during Get Out the Vote at The Fillmore Charlotte on Nov. 6, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)

What to know about Josh Stein, the Jewish attorney outpolling Mark Robinson in NC governor’s race

Andrea Cooper, JTAPublished September 24, 2024

(JTA) — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s Republican candidate for governor, is facing renewed criticism amid revelations that he once called himself a “Black NAZI” and a “perv” online. Josh Stein, his Jewish Democratic...

An illustration of Hezbollah using civilian homes in Southern Lebanon to store and fire rockets at Israel. Credit: IDF.

IAF hits 1,300 sites in Lebanon as Hezbollah pummels northern Israel

Joshua Marks (JNS)Published September 23, 2024

Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted massive airstrikes on Hezbollah targets across Lebanon throughout the day on Monday to prevent the Iranian-backed terror army from firing rockets across the border. As of Monday evening, the IAF had attacked...

A fan wears a paper bag over his head during a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics at Guaranteed Rate Field, Sept. 14, 2024, in Chicago. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

For Jewish White Sox fans, this season has made a bad year even worse

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished September 23, 2024

For as long as Rabbi Jeremy Fine has been alive, he’s been a fan of the Chicago White Sox. This Opening Day, he hoped that his team would provide a welcome diversion from what has been an excruciating year. Alas, this was not the season.  “It...

Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib is photographed in his office at the City Hall in Hamtramck, Michigan, September 10, 2023. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Mayor of Muslim-majority Michigan city endorses Trump, in new sign of Gaza war’s influence on presidential race

Published September 23, 2024

The mayor of Muslim-majority Hamtramck, Michigan, has endorsed Donald Trump for president after meeting with him in private.  The endorsement comes amid a wave of anger among local Muslims over the Biden-Harris administration’s support for Israel....

Rabbi Cary Kozberg, right, sits with Temple Sholom President Laurie Leventhal inside the synagogue's Springfield, Ohio, sanctuary in 2016. (Courtesy Dayton Jewish Observer)

Springfield, Ohio rabbi says he ‘misspoke’ about Haitian immigrants

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished September 23, 2024

The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, has expressed regret and said he will meet with local Haitian leaders following widespread criticism of his remarks disparaging the city’s migrant community. Rabbi Cary Kozberg will remain employed with his Reform...

Israeli forces at the site where a missile fired from Lebanon hit houses and cars in Kiryat Bialik, northern Israel, Sept. 22, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Civilian effort to equip Israeli soldiers for war with Hezbollah ratchets up alongside hostilities

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished September 22, 2024

As tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have shot up to new highs, Israeli soldiers anticipating being deployed to the north are increasingly turning for help to civilian donations to Israeli soldiers, which have been crucial in keeping them stocked...

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Jewish leaders express alarm at Trump’s blaming Jews if he loses

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 20, 2024

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has promised to protect Jewish Americans. But now, some Jews are wondering whether they need protection from him. In speeches Thursday night — the first to a small crowd of donors and backers billed as a “Fighting Antisemitism”...

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump says ‘Israel will be destroyed’ and ‘Jews would have a lot to do with the loss’ if he is defeated

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 19, 2024

WASHINGTON — Speaking at antisemitism event on Thursday, Donald Trump doubled down on attacks on American Jews — those who do not vote for him. He suggested that Jews would be to blame if he loses in November. He also said American Jews who vote...

(L-r) Rabbi Cary Kozberg of Temple Sholom in Springfield, Ohio, in 2016; a mural in Springfield, Sept. 16, 2024. (Courtesy of Dayton Jewish Observer; Luke Sharrett/Getty Images)

The only rabbi in Springfield, Ohio, says local Haitian migrants lack ‘Western civilized values’

Andrew Lapin, JTAPublished September 19, 2024

Since Donald Trump amplified baseless rumors about Haitian migrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio, last week, the community has been beset with bomb threats and white nationalist activity. Adding to the controversy, a local rabbi criticizes Haitian...

In the hours after the deadly pager attacks on Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon, social media was flooded with memes about the operation. (JTA collage by Joseph Strauss)

The deadly pager operation in Lebanon is no laughing matter. Or is it?

Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTAPublished September 19, 2024

First came the explosions. Then came the jokes. Within minutes of news that several members of Hezbollah were killed and hundreds wounded by pagers that had been doctored to explode en masse, allegedly by Israel, Jews on social media shared memes celebrating...

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