Editorial: A prayer in Jesus’ name to open the meeting
Prior to being hired by the American Jewish World, I worked at the Capitol in St. Paul. I was a ...
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Kabbala workshop to take place March 28-30
“Kabbalah and the Power of Dreaming Workshop,” led by Dr. Catherine Shainberg, will take place March 28-30 in Room E1220 ...
Co-Mix spans the artistic career of Art Spiegelman
In conjunction with a retrospective exhibit of Art Spiegelman’s artworks at The Jewish Museum in New York, a large-format volume, ...
Rabbinic court excommunicates AER officials
AJW Staff Report A beit din, rabbinic court, in Brooklyn, N.Y., has issued a decree of excommunication for the executives ...
A loving tribute to the ‘house that herring built’
Formerly known as J. Russ Cut Rate Appetizing, Russ & Daughters (the name changed in 1935) is the last “appetizing ...
Birth of the cool Israeli
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Avishai Cohen is feeling under the weather. During a recent telephone interview with the AJW from his ...
Hasidic counselor in New York City sentenced to 103 years for sexual abuse
NEW YORK (JTA) -- Nechemya Weberman, an unlicensed therapist, was sentenced to 103 years in prison for sexually abusing a ...
Guinness records broken for menora lighting, dreidel spinning
(JTA) — A New Jersey synagogue said that it set a new Guinness World Record by lighting 834 menoras on ...
Jewish community bears impact of Hurricane Sandy
Communal leaders work to recover from mass evacuations, widespread school closings, property damage and at least two deaths By ADAM ...
Temple of Aaron welcomes new assistant rabbi
Rabbi Jeremy Fine will lead outreach efforts to young people and focus on adult education By BRANDON KLUGMAN Rabbi Jeremy ...
