US & Canada
Hotel sued after canceling wedding reception
(JTA) — A couple are planning to sue the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York and the guest who accidentally...
Supreme Court rules on Jerusalem passports
The decision, Zivotofsky v. Kerry, was met with relief from the pro-Israel community By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Justice Anthony...
Jewish Republicans meet in Vegas
Sheldon Adelson loomed large over the Republican Jewish Coalition’s recent national convention By RON KAMPEAS LAS VEGAS (JTA) — “It’s...
Amid deficits, Detroit-area JCC may close
If both the JCC and federation boards agree that the building should be closed, the building likely would be shuttered...
White House throws two Hanuka parties
President Obama emphasizes freedom — of Alan Gross from a Cuban prison — and food By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA)...
Knife attack raises security questions
The stabbing Tuesday at Chabad headquarters in Brooklyn is being investigated as a hate crime By STEVE LIPMAN / The...
D.C. rabbi Barry Freundel arrested, charged with voyeurism
(JTA) — Rabbi Barry Freundel, the longtime spiritual leader at Kesher Israel in Washington, D.C., was arrested and charged with...
Atlanta Rabbi Shalom Lewis calls for 'holy crusade' against radical Islam
By NATHAN GUTTMAN / Forward This was likely the first time a Rosh Hashana sermon was covered by Iran’s national...
After rabbi’s murder, Miami Jews on edge
Police say no evidence has emerged that anti-Semitism was a motive in the crime, but the murder has raised fears...
Chosen as baseball’s ‘Designated Hebrew’
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Over eight seasons in the Big Leagues, Ron Blomberg, a Jewish ballplayer from Georgia, had a .293...
