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SHIN DC’s 12th Mimouna Unites Jews, Muslims Amid War in Iran
Sephardic Heritage International DC’s 12th annual Mimouna — a Moroccan Jewish celebration marking the end of Passover — took on a renewed sense of...
Opinion
Opinion: Iran, the Nuremberg Trials and ‘Ex Post Facto’ Law
By Walter E. Block
Ex-post facto law has a bad press.
What is it? It is the declaration of criminality after the fact.
Something is perfectly legal...
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Shaare Torah Member Hannah Weisman Pioneers DMV Israeli Dance Troupes
What began as a sixth-grade hobby now allows Hannah Weisman to help connect dozens in the DMV to their Jewish heritage.
“I’m very big into...
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Last Word
Rachel Bergstein Instills a Love of Jewish History at CESJDS
Rachel Bergstein views Jewish history as the “connective tissue” of a Jewish day school, which is why she aims to foster a love of...
Food & Dining
Kosher Winery Visits: California Summer Touring
Jules Polonetsky
While many of us are enjoying the beginning of spring weather and flowers blooming, others are returning from spring break trips and Passover...
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Nation and World
Dublin’s National Concert Hall Scraps Fundraiser for Israeli Emergency Service, Igniting...
The National Concert Hall in Dublin has drawn condemnation from the head of Israel’s emergency medical service, Magen David Adom, after it canceled a...
Arts & Culture
Jewish Basketball Legend Amar’e Stoudemire to Be Inducted Into Basketball Hall...
Jacob Gurvis | JTA
Amar’e Stoudemire, the American-Israeli basketball star who became a devout convert to Judaism after retiring, is reportedly headed to the hall...
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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,...
At This Jerusalem Museum, Everyday Objects Tell the Story of the Holocaust in a...
By Larry Luxner
JERUSALEM — A guitar played by Jewish teenager Nina Simon of Skopje, Yugoslavia. A shortwave radio that once belonged to Raphael Ahav of...
A New Chapter of Service: Lee H. Cohen Joins Northern Virginia Jewish Funerals
Northern Virginia Jewish Funerals continues to expand its presence in the community with the addition of Lee Cohen as Community Liaison, bringing with him...