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This 136-year-old Jewish agency for refugees has a new mission in the Trump era: Fighting back

Ben Sales
Published June 16, 2017

Jared and Ivanka do their own thing as observant Jews. And that’s normal.

Ben Sales
Published June 15, 2017

Inside the $125 million Jewish international aid industry

Ben Sales
Published June 12, 2017

Alan Dershowitz explains why he is assisting a group accused of promoting female genital mutilation

Ben Sales
Published June 12, 2017

Michael Steinhardt thinks American Jews need to stop focusing on religion

Ben Sales
Published June 9, 2017

Jewish leaders deny pro-Israel pressure led California university to cancel faculty hire

Ben Sales
Published June 7, 2017

Six must-read articles about the Six-Day War

Ben Sales
Published June 6, 2017

Aly Raisman only Jewish athlete in ESPN’s list of 100 most famous sports stars

Ben Sales
Published June 5, 2017

Israel’s government is right-wing. But it’s taking climate change seriously.

Ben Sales
Published June 2, 2017

Jared Kushner: What you need to know about the scandal engulfing Donald Trump’s son-in-law

Ben Sales
Published May 30, 2017

More synagogues are getting rid of their mandatory dues

Ben Sales
Published May 30, 2017

There’s an Orthodox version of ‘Shark Tank’

Ben Sales
Published May 25, 2017

More on Jared, Ivanka and that Friday night flight

Ben Sales
Published May 25, 2017

Jared and Ivanka’s rabbis don’t know who gave them permission to fly on Shabbat

Ben Sales
Published May 24, 2017

Orthodox Union asks women clergy to change their titles

Ben Sales
Published May 19, 2017

5 ways to celebrate Shavuot — without (necessarily) studying Torah

Ben Sales
Published May 19, 2017

A Jewish hipster haven in the heart of Chabad’s Brooklyn territory

Ben Sales
Published May 17, 2017

Rod Rosenstein played outfield in the JCC softball league — and other fun facts about the man who got Comey fired

Ben Sales
Published May 15, 2017

Anthony Weiner’s sext partner warned him about scandal to come

Ben Sales
Published May 12, 2017

Mass shooting victim, in last public words, urged compassion for her attackers

Ben Sales
Published May 11, 2017

Rod Rosenstein: 5 things to know about the man who helped get Comey fired

Ben Sales
Published May 10, 2017

Israel’s justice minister says Trump peace plan won’t go anywhere — and she’s happy about it

Ben Sales
Published May 8, 2017

Israeli ministers praise Trump, bash PA at Jerusalem Post Conference

Ben Sales
Published May 7, 2017

Sebastian Gorka tells Jewish audience he is not anti-Semitic, calls Israel ‘closest’ ally of US

Ben Sales
Published May 7, 2017

When Donald Trump wanted to hold the Miss Universe Pageant at Masada

Ben Sales
Published May 5, 2017

Trump executive order allows campaigning from the pulpit

Ben Sales
Published May 4, 2017

Rabbi criticizes Conservative seminary for not hiring union on construction project

Ben Sales
Published May 4, 2017

Shmuley Boteach reveals Stephen Bannon’s wall of promises

Ben Sales
Published May 3, 2017

Why it’s a big deal that a secular student won Israel’s Bible contest

Ben Sales
Published May 2, 2017

Linda Sarsour: Why the Palestinian-American activist is controversial

Ben Sales
Published May 2, 2017

Labor protest says Conservative seminary violating its own ethical standards with building project

Ben Sales
Published May 1, 2017

Anti-Semitic city council candidate says more anti-Semitic things

Ben Sales
Published April 28, 2017

This Sunday school teaches Jewish kids Yiddish — and socialism

Ben Sales
Published April 27, 2017

UN Secretary General: Denial of Israel’s right to exist is ‘modern form of anti-Semitism’

Ben Sales
Published April 23, 2017

This young chef is trying to make Ashkenazi food cool

Ben Sales
Published April 21, 2017

4 things to know about Bret Stephens, the latest Jewish New York Times columnist

Ben Sales
Published April 19, 2017

Anti-Semitism envoy post to be filled, State Dept. says

Ben Sales
Published April 14, 2017

US anti-Semitism envoy’s office to remain empty, says former State Dept. official

Ben Sales
Published April 13, 2017

Politico says Chabad is Trump’s partner in — something. Not so fast.

Ben Sales
Published April 10, 2017

Stephen Bannon called Jared Kushner a ‘globalist.’ Here’s why the term makes some Jews uneasy.

Ben Sales
Published April 6, 2017

A state legislator called J Street anti-Semitic. Right to left, Jewish groups disagree.

Ben Sales
Published April 5, 2017

White supremacists don’t know what to make of Jared Kushner

Ben Sales
Published April 4, 2017

Worried about Trump talk ruining your seder? Here’s how to get through it.

Ben Sales
Published April 4, 2017

Thousands gather at United Nations to oppose BDS

Ben Sales
Published March 29, 2017

When politics gets in the way of Jewish giving

Ben Sales
Published March 28, 2017

NY federation calls Republican health care bill ‘potentially disastrous’

Ben Sales
Published March 24, 2017

The 5 best exotic Passover hotels

Ben Sales
Published March 24, 2017

Jewish bomb threat suspect undermines groups’ narrative on anti-Semitism

Ben Sales
Published March 23, 2017

6 decades after synagogue bombing, Atlanta Jews feel threats again

Ben Sales
Published March 23, 2017

Jewish teen network donates more than $1 million

Ben Sales
Published March 22, 2017

Finally, Jewish camp for adults

Ben Sales
Published March 17, 2017

Anti-Semitic fliers calling for ‘ending Jewish privilege’ paper U of Illinois campus

Ben Sales
Published March 16, 2017

3 new bomb threats hit JCCs

Ben Sales
Published March 15, 2017

At Jewish schools hit by bomb threats, trying to teach students just enough to cope

Ben Sales
Published March 14, 2017

Association for Israel Studies slams Israel’s BDS travel ban

Ben Sales
Published March 10, 2017

2 more bomb threats hit centers in Silicon Valley, Brooklyn

Ben Sales
Published March 10, 2017

Not just prayers: synagogues are organizing to fight Trump’s agenda

Ben Sales
Published March 9, 2017

JCCs to Sessions: We’re ‘frustrated’ with progress on bomb threats

Ben Sales
Published March 8, 2017

4 more bomb threats emailed to JCCs

Ben Sales
Published March 8, 2017

While some parents pull out of JCCs, others vow to remain despite bomb threats

Ben Sales
Published March 7, 2017

ADL: Juan Thompson’s arrest alone won’t stop ‘unprecedented’ wave of anti-Semitism

Ben Sales
Published March 3, 2017

At 10, egalitarian yeshiva wants to expand learning among Jews in the pews

Ben Sales
Published March 3, 2017

These JCCs each received 3 bomb threats. Here’s how they’re dealing.

Ben Sales
Published February 28, 2017

Jon Stewart takes down Donald Trump on anti-Semitism

Ben Sales
Published February 28, 2017

With few safeguards, Jewish cemeteries make easy targets for vandals

Ben Sales
Published February 27, 2017

Did Donald Trump and the Jews have a good week?

Ben Sales
Published February 24, 2017

Reform movement’s challenge: Protesting Trump and remaining inclusive

Ben Sales
Published February 7, 2017

With full Talmud translation, online library hopes to make sages accessible

Ben Sales
Published February 7, 2017

18 rabbis arrested during protest at Trump hotel

Ben Sales
Published February 6, 2017

Did Expedia’s Super Bowl ad feature an Israeli West Bank roadblock?

Ben Sales
Published February 6, 2017

Facing OU synagogue ban, Orthodox women clergy say they’ll keep working

Ben Sales
Published February 3, 2017

New strategy hopes to fight Israel’s delegitimization by making ‘big tent’ even bigger

Ben Sales
Published February 2, 2017

JCC bomb threat probe hindered by tech disguises

Ben Sales
Published February 1, 2017

Did Shabbat keep Jared and Ivanka in the dark about ‘Muslim ban’ crisis?

Ben Sales
Published January 31, 2017

In rare unity, Orthodox and liberal denominations are critical of Trump refugee ban

Ben Sales
Published January 30, 2017

After Trump ban, Chicago-area synagogue turns from welcoming refugees to protesting

Ben Sales
Published January 29, 2017

Conservative movement proposes allowing non-Jews as synagogue members

Ben Sales
Published January 27, 2017

Twitter feed recalls Jewish refugees one by one on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Ben Sales
Published January 27, 2017

Jared Kushner’s college rabbi recalls a snow-shoveling student mega-donor

Ben Sales
Published January 27, 2017

Trump draft order temporarily barring some refugees decried by liberal Jewish groups

Ben Sales
Published January 25, 2017

For Jewish groups in Women’s March, many causes to fight for and a long road ahead

Ben Sales
Published January 24, 2017

Jewish groups toe ideological lines in reactions to Trump inaugural address

Ben Sales
Published January 20, 2017

With Betsy DeVos pushing school choice, Ohio Jewish schools sing its praises

Ben Sales
Published January 20, 2017

Donald Trump, taking office, pledges to put ‘America first’

Ben Sales
Published January 20, 2017

All the Jewish stuff happening around the Women’s March

Ben Sales
Published January 20, 2017

Fordham U. denies students permission to form pro-Palestinian group

Ben Sales
Published January 17, 2017

Facing inauguration and women’s march, DC synagogues split on entering the fray

Ben Sales
Published January 17, 2017

Obamacare repeal effort sends jitters through Jewish service groups

Ben Sales
Published January 13, 2017

After cancellation, Whitefish official says neo-Nazi marchers ‘likely can assemble’ later

Ben Sales
Published January 12, 2017

The first Jew to hold elected office in America

Ben Sales
Published January 12, 2017

Trump doubles down on ‘Nazi’ tweet at press conference

Ben Sales
Published January 11, 2017

In farewell address urging unity, Obama lists Iran deal among signature accomplishments

Ben Sales
Published January 10, 2017

Obama defends UN abstention, Iran deal and peace push in Israeli TV interview

Ben Sales
Published January 10, 2017

After day of 16 bomb threats, FBI to coordinate with JCCs in ‘new reality’

Ben Sales
Published January 10, 2017

6 Israeli startups that want to change your everyday life

Ben Sales
Published January 5, 2017

Campaign rhetoric and post-election hate crimes draw Jewish historians into the fray

Ben Sales
Published January 4, 2017

Jewish Museum poster defaced with swastikas in New York subway station

Ben Sales
Published January 4, 2017

American wins International Adult Bible Contest in Jerusalem

Ben Sales
Published January 3, 2017

2 menorahs vandalized in Brooklyn

Ben Sales
Published December 29, 2016

Jewish groups split on Kerry’s settlements speech

Ben Sales
Published December 29, 2016