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America needs to ‘kvell’ more

America needs to ‘kvell’ more

Barbara Edelson Peterson, JNSPublished July 21, 2025

There’s no better time than summer to embrace an ancient Jewish practice that could transform how we connect with each other: kvelling or to Kvell. Kvell—the Yiddish word meaning to burst with pride and joy over someone else’s accomplishments—has...

NEA boots ADL boycott after backlash from Jewish leaders

NEA boots ADL boycott after backlash from Jewish leaders

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 20, 2025

The National Education Association has officially rejected a push to boycott Holocaust and antisemitism education materials produced by the Anti-Defamation League, a decision that drew praise from Jewish leaders across the political spectrum but also...

A kosher-for-Passover bottle of Coca-Cola, distinguished from ordinary Coca-Cola bottles by its yellow cap and special "hechsher." Credit: Mark H. Anbinder via Flickr.com.

‘Passover Coke’ could become obsolete as Trump says Coca-Cola will use ‘REAL’ sugar in US soda

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished July 17, 2025

(JTA) — A uniquely American Passover tradition could become a thing of the past, after President Donald Trump announced that he had successfully pressed Coke to change the formulation of its signature drink in the United States. “I have been...

Brown University students call for divestment from their pro-Palestinian encampment on the campus' Main Green in Providence, Rhode Island, April 24, 2024. (Anibal Martel/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Antisemitic assaults and vandalism are down on campuses

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished July 17, 2025

(JTA) — The number of antisemitic assaults and acts of vandalism on college campuses fell sharply in the last school year, according to Hillel International. And the pro-Palestinian encampments that ignited fear among many Jewish college students...

800 Washington University students came together on Thursday, October 12th outside the Danforth University Center on campus for a gathering in support of Israel through song, prayer, and testimonials.

Why one Jewish teen chose WashU over Columbia

By Olivia GoldsmithPublished July 17, 2025

This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Week’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New York City to report on issues that affect their lives. Since she was little, Lindsay, who recently graduated...

Billy Joel performs at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, May 19, 2023.

‘No matter what, I will always be a Jew.’ Billy Joel opens up about his family’s Holocaust history

By PJ Grisar, The ForwardPublished July 16, 2025

In the second installment of And So It Goes, HBO’s new two-part documentary about Billy Joel, the Piano Man explains why he wore a yellow Star of David in August 2017, during his residency at Madison Square Garden, in his most extensive filmed account...

Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, attends an endorsement event with the union DC 37 on July 15, 2025, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Zohran Mamdani reportedly tells business leaders he will ‘discourage’ the phrase ‘globalize the intifada’

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished July 16, 2025

(JTA) — New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdan, told business leaders that he would seek to discourage the use of the phrase “globalize the intifada” but continued not to outright denounce it, the New York Times reported...

Donald Trump and Yehuda Kaploun light a candle during an Oct. 7 remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Florida on Oct. 07, 2024. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Antisemitism envoy post remains unfilled six months into Trump’s term

Asaf Elia-Shalev, JTAPublished July 15, 2025

(JTA) — Nearly six months into Donald Trump’s term as president, the United States remains without a special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, an ambassador-level role at the State Department known colloquially as the antisemitism czar. Trump...

Larry King.

Suspenders, Sinatra and St. Louis: Larry King lives on at auction

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 15, 2025

Long before Larry King’s suspenders hit the auction block, they turned heads in St. Louis. The Larry King Collection, set for auction by Julien’s on Aug. 12, features nearly 400 artifacts from the broadcaster’s six-decade career — including...

Dozens of bombs fall from a U.S. bomber toward Japanese-occupied Kiska Island, Aleutian Islands on August 10, 1943.   (Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)

Alaska’s Nazi Creek renamed after 80 years, following advocacy by son of WWII veteran

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished July 15, 2025

(JTA) — A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week. Following a campaign by a local advocate, the creek was given a new name in the language of the local...

Mandy Patinkin and his wife, actress Kathryn Grody.

Mandy Patinkin calls on Jews to reflect on Gaza war: ‘is this acceptable and sustainable?’

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished July 14, 2025

(JTA) — In an interview published Saturday, famed Jewish actor Mandy Patinkin and his wife, actress Kathryn Grody, condemned Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza and decried Jewish people who “allow this to happen.” Their comments to The New York...

Why I may finally buy a Jewish coffee table book

Why I may finally buy a Jewish coffee table book

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 14, 2025

I’m going to be completely honest with you: I’m not a coffee table book kind of guy. I’ve also never really had a coffee table that would justify owning a coffee table book. I don’t live in the kind of home where decorative hardcover books are...

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