Local
3 Persons of Interest Now Considered Suspects After Antisemitic Vandalism at...
Montgomery County authorities are searching for three suspects accused of vandalizing an elementary school with profanity and antisemitic graffiti earlier in May.
Local police said...
Opinion
Opinion: Flowers for a Nazi: Latvia’s Shameful Victory Day Contradiction
By Eugene J. Levin
Every May 8, Europe commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of one of history’s greatest evils. Political leaders...
You Should Know
Rockville’s Lauren Wistreich Educates Jewish Community About Healthy Relationships
Lauren Wistreich began teaching just five months after her bat mitzvah. Now, the Rockville resident creates and facilitates educational programming for a nonprofit that...
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Last Word
After Long Path to Judaism, Rockville’s Rabbi Emily Howard Meyer Spreads...
Rabbi Emily Howard Meyer wears many hats in the DMV Jewish community — rabbi-in-residence, spiritual leader, artist, educator, musician and business owner.
She’s taught herself...
Food & Dining
The Sweet Dishes of Shavuot
Rich and creamy, dairy is the rule and not the exception for this two-day holiday.
Ethel G. Hofman | JNS
Historically, Shavuot is the celebration of...
WJW Podcast
Nation and World
‘Personalized’ Iranian Cyber Attack Targets Israeli Morale
Many Israeli citizens have recently received threatening text messages from Iran designed to sow panic.
The National Cyber Directorate said it had identified a broad...
Arts & Culture
This Jewish Feminist Has Been the NYC’s Sanitation Department’s Official Artist...
Jackie Hajdenberg | JTA
In 1976, deep in New York City’s fiscal crisis, the artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles read a review of her conceptual work...
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Stuck on a Mother’s Day Gift? Here’s Our Jewish Charitable Giving Guide
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What, exactly, do you get for Mother’s Day for the Jewish mom who has everything?
In our humble opinion, the best gift is...
5 Things Jewish Women Should Know About Breast Cancer
From AI to weight-loss medications, here are the ways that breast cancer diagnoses and treatments are changing.
JTA Staff
The rumors that you’ve heard are true:...
Undeterred by War, North American Jews Continue to Immigrate to Israel
By Peter Ephross
Mordechai Deluca never considered delaying his move to Israel from the United States because of the war with Iran. If anything, the opposite...
Meet the Israeli Scientists Leading the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
By Larry Luxner
First, the good news. Among Americans under 50, the overall cancer mortality has plummeted by 44% over the last quarter-century. Better diagnostic tools,...