The suspension of Amsterdam's chief rabbi for signing a statement on "curing" homosexuality is "verging on fascism," a committee of Orthodox Jews told a Dutch newspaper. The Committee for the Declaration on the Torah Approach to Homosexuality said in...
NEW YORK—A Jewish former employee is suing the non-profit Jewish organization Na'amat for religious discrimination. Marshall Garvin, 65, in his lawsuit filed Monday in Bronx Civil Court in New York claimed that his boss at Na'amat did not let him leave...
By Jessica Leader, JTA
• Published January 17, 2012
NEW YORK - As Jews in some northern New Jersey communities made their way to synagogue last Shabbat, the scene was slightly different from the typical day of rest. Extra police cars were on patrol near synagogues. At Bnei Yeshurun in Teaneck, a new buzzer...
Swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti were painted in three spots in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. Swastikas and the words "Die Jews" were painted on a driveway in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn on Saturday night. Swastikas were...
An arson attack last year on cars in a predominately Jewish neighborhood of New York reportedly is being investigated as an insurance scam instead of a hate crime. The attack on Nov. 11, the day after Kristallnacht commemorations, included the spray-painting...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published December 7, 2011
As Jews we know what it is like to be in the minority. As curly girl Jews of a certain age, oy vey, how we have suffered (cue the violins). That is until we started seeing Jamie Kociela-Bilbrey.Jamie knows how, once upon a curl in the Land of Lox, we...
BY SARAH ALLEN, SOPHOMORE, LADUE HORTON WATKINS
• Published November 9, 2011
Most Jewish students learn Hebrew during the course of preparing for their b'nai mitzvot or in language classes at school. Now, the establishment of Hebrew immersion schools in cities across the United States offers students the chance to learn Hebrew...
NEW YORK - Noam Shalit, the father of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, wants his son's plight to be part of the discussion of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations in September.In his view, Shalit's release should be a precondition of any vote...
By David Borowich Ya’ari
• Published August 24, 2011
MODIIN, Israel - On a recent Saturday night, my wife and I waded into a sea of 6,000 protesters in Modiin as part of 12 other similarly staged rallies across Israel to demand social justice and greater accountability from our elected officials in Israel.This...
Here's the most important thing you need to know about gay marriage: In a recent poll, almost 70 percent of 18-34 year old Americans approve of it.Why is that the most important thing? Because in many ways it's yesterday's issue. The societal tectonic...
By Alex Weisler, JTA, New York
• Published June 22, 2011
When it comes to passing a gay marriage bill in New York State, even many supporters acknowledge that wide-reaching religious exemptions are crucial. After all, this is the state with the nation's second-largest number of Catholics and largest number...
WASHINGTON (JTA) - More often than not, Jewish and Muslim groups come down on the same side of battles over religious liberties. Jewish organizations often file amicus briefs supporting Muslim religious rights in cases where zoning boards try to block...
