Jennifer Siegel
By Jennifer Siegel
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News In Search of the Rare Provo Liberal
Recently, the small city of Provo, Utah, acquired a big distinction: According to a study published this month, it is the most conservative city in America. Based on the voting patterns of 237 major urban centers across the country, researchers at the left-leaning Bay Area Center for Voting Research determined that Provo had the highest…
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News Pullout Critics In U.S. Draw Few Backers
American opponents of the Gaza pullout drew limited support this week as they held several vigils and demonstrations in New York and other cities that warned the disengagement plan would only fuel terrorism. On Tuesday, as Israeli forces were preparing to forcibly remove thousands of Jewish settlers from Gaza and the northern West Bank, between…
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News Last Orthodox Shul With Mixed Seats Fighting for Its Traditions
Denver’s BMH/BJ Congregation is not among America’s oldest, largest, wealthiest or most-storied synagogues. But in one respect, the congregation stands out: It is the last Orthodox synagogue in America to offer a mixed-seating service in the main sanctuary on Saturday mornings. The congregation’s decision to maintain its unique status has triggered some controversy in recent…
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News Gaza Pullout Strife Gives New Theme To Fast Mourning Temples’ Destruction
The religious fast day of Tisha B’Av, which mourns the destruction of the ancient temples in Jerusalem, has taken on a unique resonance this year as synagogues across the country struggle with the meaning of Israel’s impending withdrawal from Gaza. The planned evacuation of 8,000 settlers from Gaza and the northern West Bank has imbued…
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Culture Going Home Again
After a year of exhibits, lectures and articles to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the arrival of America’s first Jewish community, the themes from New York’s Center for Jewish History’s exhibit “Greetings From Home: 350 Years of American Jewish Life,” may feel familiar. The exhibit, a joint project of the American Jewish Historical Society in…
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Israel News Full-bodied Models Firm Up Support for Ad Campaign
Women of the world, unite — and have a bite! A new advertising campaign from the makers of Dove beauty products features women — real women, curvy women, women in all their un-airbrushed, everyday underwear glory — in the name of celebrating a more rounded version of beauty (and selling firming cream). Dubbed the “campaign…
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News Live Donation Of Organs Stirs a Debate Over Ethics
When David Koster wanted to help someone in need, he didn’t flinch from giving of himself — literally. Koster, a 56-year-old Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood, donated one of his kidneys two years ago to a man from San Francisco, Calif., whom he met for the first time on the day of the…
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Israel News Sinatra Bio Explores Icon’s Jewish Connections
Frank Sinatra may have been one of America’s most famous Italian Catholics, but he kept the Jewish people close to his heart. For years, the Hollywood icon wore a small mezuzah — the encased prayer scroll traditionally hung on the doorposts of Jewish homes — around his neck. The pendant was a gift from Mrs….
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