Marie-Rose Sheinerman
Jewish groups cheer Chauvin verdict and call for ‘transformational change’
Many rabbis and Jewish political leaders expressed agreement with the jury’s verdict and called for continuing reforms to the criminal justice system.
‘Eager to get back to normal’: Are vaccine passports the key to returning to synagogue?
Synagogues and JCCs across the country are grappling with vaccine requirements for in-person services and activities.
‘This is my dream’: NASA names two asteroids after Israeli student who discovered them
The young Technion undergraduate was the only one to enter the NASA competition without a team.
The pandemic cancelled a year of Birthright trips. That pause may have unexpected side effects.
While free trips to Israel are set to resume, previous controversies and shifting priorities may take center stage.
Amid allegations of antisemitism, University of Illinois to offer Jewish-affiliated student housing
After purchasing a 27,000-square-foot building at the center of campus last July, the Chabad House is set to offer Jewish students live-in dorms.
In surprise twist, enrollment in many Israel gap year programs ‘skyrocketed’ amid pandemic
With almost all American Jewish teenagers living in Israel now fully vaccinated, students are making the most of their year abroad.
You have a rabbi to thank for this special Zoom feature
Last September, Rabbi Joshua Heller was in a race against time to get Zoom sessions expanded from 24 to 72 hours.
University of Pennsylvania refuses to move commencement from Shavuot amid Jewish students’ complaints
More than 1,600 people have signed a petition calling on administrators to move the scheduled date
Is Clubhouse equipped to handle hate speech and antisemitism?
The social networking app says they have a rigorous reporting system in place, but online harassment experts think otherwise.
‘Historically ludicrous’: Jewish leaders speak out against comparing vaccine passports to Holocaust
‘The Nazis made Jews wear the yellow star as a means to humiliate,’ said Deborah Lipstadt. ‘This is to allow people to return to a normal life.’