(Detroit Jewish News via JTA) — In 1985, I stood in the corner of a crowded meeting room at the Wayne State University Student Center, stone-faced, while people I did not know lined up at a microphone to denounce me before the Student Newspaper...
I want to clarify a misstatement I made in the article published July 30, about the passing of Holocaust survivor Mendel Rosenberg.
Mendel was not the last remaining survivor of the camps in our community. At the most recent Yom HaShoah commemoration,...
Good morning, New York. Today, New York City will begin requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for range of activities, including dining at an indoor restaurant, working out at a gym or strolling through a museum. (Enforcement will not begin, however,...
JANET SILVER GHENT, The Jewish News Of Northern California
• Published August 16, 2021
With the High Holidays approaching, I’m once again immersed in the throes of family traditions that bring me back to the kitchen.
Even though we rarely eat beef these days, one of those traditions is brisket. Like my mother, I’ve been known to...
This article originally appeared on Alma.
I first noticed I was different at my Jewish preschool. I came home with a little bag of crayons and a big question: “Why am I ‘tan’ if all the other kids are ‘apricot’?”
I don’t remember...
(JTA) — Ten years ago, I sat shocked watching a new music video from one of my creative Jewish heroes, Matisyahu. Newly married and studying in yeshiva, my husband and I were trying to figure out how to uplift the art world in alignment with our Orthodox...
I’ve seen the documentary “Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” three times now: twice on a modest-size home screen via the Hulu streaming service and once on a much bigger screen and sound system during the film’s...
As Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ immediate past board and nominating committee chair, I am pleased to announce, on behalf of Federation’s Board of Directors and Nominating Committee that Greg Yawitz has been asked to extend his term as the current...
(JTA) — Jewish culture is deeply rooted in traditional core values, structures, and norms, often held by our American Jewish organizations. At the same time, today’s American Jewish community is more diverse and represents more backgrounds than...
(JTA) — Ex-Orthodox Jews seem to be everywhere these days. Many critiques of this summer’s hit Netflix reality series “My Unorthodox Life” have pointed out that its release came on the heels of “Unorthodox” (2020), the successful Netflix drama...
Let's talk about Hampton Avenue.
A few weeks ago, I spoke of the unhealthy roads that accompany my drives around town. Uneven concrete, mean potholes, and all-around bad roads. It's a "Mad Max" film to get home from the gym, which is only a mile or...
This article originally appeared on Alma.
I’m writing this from Miami, 10 minutes from the beach. There are many reasons to be here — the beach, the sun, the culture. And there are many reasons not to be here. As my grandma keeps calling to tell...
