These Jews want to normalize not circumcising — and they want synagogues to help
The group, called Bruchim, is seeking to normalize the decision not to circumcise Jewish boys, a religious rite that goes back to the Bible.
These are the Jewish victims of the Surfside building collapse
From a group of young Venezuelan immigrants to New Yorkers looking for a fresh start, the tragedy struck a diverse nexus of the American Jews.
Stacey Zisook Robinson, 59, Poet Who Was Fulfilling A Lifelong Dream To Become A Rabbi
Zisook connected her many communities through Friday-afternoon emails.The post [Stacey Zisook Robinson, 59, poet who was fulfilling a lifelong d…
Transgender Jews are finding a safe haven in an unexpected place: the farm
“I went to Adamah because everyone was telling me this is like a great queer place to learn,” Alex Kohanski said.
Jason Stein, 46, Beloved Coach At South Florida High School
“He was an example of a father, of a husband and of a leader,” one colleague said of the beloved educator.The post [Jason Stein, 46, beloved co…
Theodore Mann, 92, Former Chairman Of Presidents Conference And Early Critic Of Israeli Occupation
Mann is remembered as representing “the voice of moral principle, a fierce commitment to pluralism, and dedication to human rights.”The post [Th…
Jonathan Sacks, former UK chief rabbi and Jewish ‘intellectual giant,’ dies at 72
“When anger erupts in a body politic, there is often a justified cause. But then the political domain has got to take that anger and deal with it.”
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks says he is being treated for cancer
Sacks served as chief rabbi of the British Commonwealth from 1991 until 2013 and is among the most prominent writers on Orthodox Judaism in the world.
Adin Steinsaltz, acclaimed scholar who made the Talmud more accessible, dies at 83
Steinsaltz died Friday at 83, after years of declining health.
Are families fleeing Jewish day schools? Far from it, but it’s complicated.
Far from facing devastating enrollment declines, some Jewish day schools are finding that the pandemic is bringing them new students.