Netanyahu changed the way Americans view Israel — but not always in the way...
In 2001, when he was out of office and in what he thought was a private setting, Benjamin Netanyahu boasted, “I know what America...
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has torn apart Chicago’s biggest Facebook moms group
By Philissa Cramer
The tens of thousands of Chicago mothers in a private Facebook group called MamaHive typically post about sleepless babies, strollers and playgroups.
But...
What’s a ‘Jew of no religion’? 3 American Jews open up about their...
Jesse Wilks had a bar mitzvah — just not a religious one.
His parents raised him in a secular home in New York City but...
The new Pew: ‘Jewish Americans in 2020’
By Toby Tabachnick
“Jewish Americans in 2020,” Pew’s first deep dive into Jewish life in the U.S. since 2013, paints a picture of a population...
Jewish schools focus on anti-racist education
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By Larry Luxner
After George Floyd was murdered last May at the hands of Minneapolis police, and protests and demonstrations spread around the country, students...
Immunologist warns against pandemic fatigue
Immunologist Paul Offit is worried about what he views as a growing desensitization to the statistics on COVID-19 infection rates and death tolls.
“I know...
What Jewish summer camp will look like this year
Last year at this time, the message out of Jewish summer camps was one of doom and gloom.
In April 2020, the Union for Reform...
Interest in immigrating to Israel from US soars despite pandemic-era challenges
Rachel and Yosef Gross immigrated to Israel in February 2020, and due to the pandemic, Rachel was unable to fly to Chicago to visit...
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...
A year into the pandemic, Conservative Jews consider whether to make Zoom prayer permanent
By Ben Harris and Eric Schucht
On the first weekend of the coronavirus lockdowns in New York City in March 2020, Rabbi Rachel Ain decided...