Pandemic brings ‘sister shuls’ closer
Shaare Tefila Congregation in Olney and Beth Shalom Congregation in Columbia are about 25 minutes apart by car. But when it comes to virtual...
Jewish officer named chief of Frederick police
By Toby Tabachnick
From the time he was a child growing up on Northumberland Street in Squirrel Hill, it was Jason Lando’s dream to...
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...
Shulamith Reich Elster, the ‘dean of Jewish education,’ dies at 81
Shulamith Reich Elster was known as a gift giver. Whether it was a book, some trinket or a memory, she never liked to leave...
Vindman: ‘There’ll be a more competent and capable Trump-like figure’
Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in ex-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, had some choice words about the former president who fired...
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...
Violinist Itzhak Perlman, Rep. Jamie Raskin and blind rabbi Lauren Tuchman highlight the need...
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By Larry Luxner
When Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman debuted at Carnegie Hall in 1963, he performed while seated — a consequence of the polio that...
(Watch) Mass. school committee member calls former employee a ‘k—‘ on live TV
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By Steven A. Rosenberg
LOWELL. Mass. – Lowell Mayor John Leahy has demanded the resignation of School Committee member Robert Hoey Jr. after Hoey appeared...
Ruderman foundation, main donor to Jewish inclusion efforts, ends its disability giving
By Asaf Shalev
To many in the Jewish world, the Ruderman Family Foundation is synonymous with efforts to increase inclusion for Jews with disabilities.
Based in...
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...