Laura E. Adkins
So the ‘Ben’ in Ben and Jerry’s stands for Bennett
In an unsurprising New York Times guest essay, the founders of Ben and Jerry’s wrote that they “unequivocally support the decision of the company to end business in the occupied territories.”
How to be sad on Tisha B’av
No one likes to be in pain. But what if we stopped resisting it? Just for one day?
The world is in pain this Passover. These rabbis have wisdom to help us embrace it.
The collection is called “HaKol B’Seder,” which can be translated from Hebrew to mean both “Everything in the Seder” and “Everything is Fine.”
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks on cancel culture, restoring morality
We spoke with the former chief rabbi of England about his vision for collective morality.
Survey shows Jewish Americans will vote for any Dem over Trump
Two-thirds of Jews would vote for any Democratic candidate in the 2020 presidential election over Trump — including Bernie Sanders.
Jason Greenblatt says he left the White House due to Israeli politics and yeshiva tuitions
The peace negotiator told a haredi Orthodox magazine that he does not plan on returning to the administration but hopes Trump will be re-elected.
In New Jersey, reported bias crimes increased by 65 percent in 2019
Preliminary figures show 944 bias incidents reported in New Jersey in 2019, the most violent of which was the shooting at a kosher supermarket.
Soviet Dissident Natan Sharansky Named 2020 Genesis Prize Recipient
A child chess prodigy, he kept himself sane in solitary confinement by playing chess in his mind: “I played thousands of games, and I won them all.”
Jewish Man Stabbed Repeatedly Outside New York Synagogue
The man was allegedly stabbed repeatedly outside of a synagogue in Monsey on his way to morning prayers.
Afghanistan’s Last Jews Were Freed From Prison Because They Were So Annoying
A Foreign Policy profile of Zabulon Simentov uncovered some incredible stories.