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Montgomery County Native Finds a Sense of Safety in Israel
Julia Brandsdorfer, who made aliyah last August, says she feels safer living in Israel than she did in the United States.
Growing up in Montgomery...
Opinion
Opinion: Iran’s New Command Structure Is Built for the Long Haul
Kamyar Behrang | JNS
Iran’s latest military and security appointments send Israel two messages at once: 1) The Islamic Republic is preparing for the possibility...
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DC’s Sydney Tepper Makes an Impact at Religious Action Center of...
When she was 15 and at Camp Starlight in Pennsylvania, Sydney Tepper was cast as Yentl in “Fiddler on the Roof.” A self-described “theater...
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Last Word
Beth El’s Lisa Zelermyer Steps Up As Sulam’s Director of Operations
Lisa Zelermyer is a lawyer by trade, but after having children, she decided to focus on the Jewish community professionally.
“It was just a space...
Food & Dining
It’s a Mechaya! Loew Vineyards Honey Wine Launches Under Star-K
By Jules Polonetsky
Loew Vineyards in Mount Airy has released Mechaya, the first Star-K-certified honey wine produced in Maryland, and the name is fitting. In...
Nation and World
Apple Pays $150K to Settle Federal Antisemitism Lawsuit
By Grace Gilson
(JTA) — Apple has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that the company failed to accommodate a Jewish employee’s...
Arts & Culture
‘Feelings in Between’ Exhibition at Jerusalem Theater Showcases Artists With Autism
Linda Gradstein | JNS
The hundreds of people who visit the Jerusalem Theater each day for plays, concerts or a coffee now have the chance...
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Meet the North American Families Who Are Moving to Israel Right Now
By Peter Ephross
At first glance, the recent celebration outside a northern New Jersey synagogue looked a lot like a bar or bat mitzvah party. Dance...
More Than a GPA: Inside the Movement to End Letter Grades in Jewish Education
By Debra Rubin
At least three times each school year, middle school pupils at the Oakland Hebrew Day School write divrei Torah, or essays on a...
How Teachers Are Harnessing AI to Democratize Israeli Education
By Elana Sztokman
When veteran Israeli educator Meirav Seror asked her high school literature class in Beersheba how they might use artificial intelligence to study for...
These Schools Build Druze Israeli Identity, One Student at a Time
By Elana Sztokman
The front courtyard of the Amal high school in the western Galilee village of Yanuh Jat, with its stone terraces, flower-lined walkways...