Stewart Ain
Anxiety over Omicron hangs over Jewish gatherings — but the Hanukkah parties go on
People are worried, but not panicked.
Jewish weddings are back — and so are rising prices, staff shortages and lots of uncertainty
‘Their marriage now is so much sweeter and holy,’ said one rabbi who recently officiated at weddings that were postponed by nearly two years.
At least 9 former Nazis died in the U.S. while awaiting deportation. 3 House Democrats want to know why.
Lawmakers seek a “complete accounting” of a “profound injustice.”
An Orthodox synagogue is suing the city that tried to shut it down
An Ohio city says the synagogue unsafe and sent a private investigator to spy on it.
Jewish youth group gets swept into vaccine mandate debate
The mandate from the headquarters of Conservative Judaism’s youth movement is clear: the unvaccinated can’t participate in national and regional events. But that requirement conflicts with anti-mandate laws of a dozen states, including Florida, Texas and Georgia.
Appeals court rules for Jewish prisoners: Let them eat cheesecake
Michigan prisoners will now get cheesecake and other accommodations thanks to a new court ruling.
Jewish security group opens national command center in Chicago
The goal is to track antisemitic incidents in real time.
Florida dentist treats Holocaust survivors for free
George Bodrogi, an 86-year-old Holocaust survivor from Boynton Beach, Fl., bit into an unpitted cherry three years ago and broke one of his front teeth. He lived with the pain for more than four months before he went to see a dentist
$10 million plus $15 million = one of the largest gifts ever to an American synagogue
The money will be used to attract young Jewish professionals and unaffiliated families.
Synagogues scramble as Delta throws a wrench into High Holiday planning
Earlier this summer, Rabbi Joe Hample began writing a High Holiday sermon he can no longer deliver.