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Reports: Jewish community relations are in crisis
by RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — An increase in anti-Semitism, an intensification of anti-Israel activity and decades of neglect have...
Victor Vital: A small bag of wheat
by MAX SPARBER Community News Editor Victor Vital, who died Jan. 20 at the age of 86, survived the Holocaust...
Kabbala finds a home between mystics and Madonna
by BEN SALES NEW YORK (JTA) — When Jews recite a core hymn welcoming the Sabbath on Friday night, they’re...
Ethiopian Israelis protest alleged police brutality
by MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) — Six officers were hurt and 11 protesters were arrested as dozens of young Ethiopian...
Orthodox groups compare abortion to murder
by BEN SALES NEW YORK (JTA) — When New York state liberalized its abortion law last week, the Catholic Church...
Minnetonka High School officials respond to anti-Semitic social media post
AJW staff report An anti-Semitic incident at Minnetonka High School recently attracted national attention. Two students were recently photographed engaged...
Danya Ruttenberg: From atheism to Jewish social justice
by MAX SPARBER Community News Editor Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, who will be Beth El's scholar in residence Feb. 1 and...
Anti-Semitism among Yellow Vest protesters demoralizes France’s Jews
by CNAAN LIPHZHIZ PARIS (JTA) — Four years ago, a heartbroken Bernard-Henri Levy found some solace in how more than...
Talmud-inspired learning craze sweeps South Korea
by TIM ALPER SEOUL, South Korea (JTA) — In 2014, Kim Hye-kyung found herself staring into an educational abyss. A...
Why two Jewish women say they joined the Women’s March steering committee
by DEBRA NUSSBAUM COHEN NEW YORK (JTA) — April Baskin, one of three Jewish women newly appointed to the Women’s...
