Can diaspora Jews visit Israel during the COVID-19 crisis?
The country has worked to loosen some restrictions while preserving others, creating a patchwork of policies that have left Jews worldwide confused.
Meet the team working to translate Rav Kook into Arabic
Meet the team working to translate Rav Kook into Arabic
Inspired by Black Lives Matter, Israelis protest police brutality
Inspired by Black Lives Matter, Israelis protest police brutality
The Agony Of The COVID-19 Obituarist
Writing obituaries for the victims of COVID-19 served as a kind of therapy for the bereaved, but it also tore open old wounds.The post [The agony…
As deadline passes, West Bank settlers say no rush on annexation
Opponents of the plan within the settlement leadership have even gone so far as to actively campaign against the Trump plan.
Lenora Garfinkel, 89, Noted Orthodox Architect Who Lost A Son And Grandson To COVID-19
Three members of the Garfinkel family all died within days of each other of COVID-19.The post [Lenora Garfinkel, 89, noted orthodox architect wh…
Avraham ‘Bobby’ Katz, 73, Helped Establish Hasidic Community In New Jersey
Within four years, Katz had help settle close to 100 Hasidic families in Linden, New Jersey.The post [Avraham ‘Bobby’ Katz, 73, helped establ…
Chaim Gantz, 50, Hasidic Social Worker Who Worked With Youth
Gantz was sought after in the Orthodox by young people who didn’t quite fit in.The post [Chaim Gantz, 50, Hasidic social worker who worked with y…
Alan Hurwitz, 79, Progressive Educator, Anti-Racism Advocate, Bank Robber
Hurwitz was committed to racial justice but wound up spending two decades in prison for a string of bank robberies.The post [Alan Hurwitz, 79, pr…
Bernard Israel, 90, Longtime Sexton Of Highland Park Synagogue
A man with a booming voice who would stand at the entrance greeting congregants, Israel was known for walking around during weekday prayers rattlin…