J Street sees the return of diplomacy and nuance
By David Holzel, Eric Schucht and Ron Kampeas
The J Street conference, held virtually this year, was a celebration of the group’s renewed influence now...
Abbas, Olmert call for 2 states at J Street conference
The failed Israeli-Palestinian peace attempt in 2008 would have succeeded if it had been given more time, said former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who...
New Yom Hashoah ritual aims to bridge Holocaust remembrance to a post-survivor world
By Shira Hanau
Holocaust remembrance day programs in Jewish communities have stuck to a familiar form for decades, featuring Holocaust survivors sharing their stories followed...
Jerusalem cultural center launches rich online offerings
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By Larry Luxner
When Passover last year became the first Jewish holiday to take place since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a...
Israel’s first Black Cabinet member knows the aliyah struggle
To immigrate to Israel from Ethiopia, Pnina Tamano-Shata’s family had to trek on foot through the desert to Sudan in the middle of a...
Why does Netanyahu keep winning, and whatever happened to the Israeli left?
Israel is about to hold its fourth elections in just two years, a sign of political instability. Yet in each of the six national...
Israeli Orthodox politicians are again attacking Reform Jews
Israel’s two largest Orthodox political parties both released ads last week attacking Reform Jews.
One video featured pictures of dogs in kippahs with a voiceover...
Israeli Supreme Court rules state must grant citizenship to non-Orthodox Jewish converts
Israel must grant citizenship to Jews who converted to Judaism in Israel under non-Orthodox auspices, its Supreme Court ruled Monday, possibly igniting another round...
How to move to Israel while working remotely for a US employer
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By Renee Ghert-Zand
It turns out the coronavirus pandemic has had an unexpected silver lining for Americans contemplating making aliyah: the normalization...
Shlomo Hillel, who spearheaded mass aliyah of Iraqi Jews, dies at 97
Shlomo Hillel’s life spanned the length and breadth of Israel’s immigrant story and he played a critical role in many of its chapters.
Hillel, who...