Forty years ago, a resident of the Israeli town of Arbel, made an incredible find. By the ruins of ancient Arbel’s Ancient synagogue, he uncovered an amulet with Greek writing – including the four Greek letters which parallel the Hebrew letters of the Tetragrammaton, the ineffable name of God. Now, his family has handed the…
(JTA) — Donald Trump is still trying to figure out why more American Jews didn’t vote for him, arguing in a haredi Orthodox magazine interview this week that they “don’t love Israel enough” and the Israel-related moves he made as president should have earned him a larger share of the Jewish vote. “You know what…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A key Supreme Court decision on religious freedoms earned praise from Orthodox Jewish groups, and has more liberal groups breathing a sigh of relief that its scope was narrow. On Thursday, the court issued a unanimous decision overturning Philadelphia’s policy of refusing to work with a Catholic agency that will not place…
(JTA) — The fashion retailer Zara condemned one of its Jewish designers for telling a Palestinian model that “maybe if your people were educated then they wouldn’t blow up the hospitals.” Zara on Tuesday made the statement about Vanessa Perilman, the head designer for Zara’s women’s department, who wrote the comment on Instagram to model…
(JTA) — The Israeli military hit Hamas sites in Gaza with rockets for the second time this week on Thursday night in retaliation for incendiary balloons sent in to spark fires in southern Israel, raising fears that the recent Israel-Hamas cease-fire could be in jeopardy. The Israel defense forces said it struck Hamas military compounds…
A man was taken into custody Wednesday after allegedly punching a 12-year-old Jewish boy in the Fairfax area of Los Angeles, which is home to many Jewish businesses. Daniel Rankin, 50, was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday on suspicion of alleged battery . The boy was not taken to…
A new app is going the extra mile to get people motivated about exercising: fitness app Rumble actually pays users to get active. Co-founded by three Israeli entrepreneurs – Alon Silberberg, Lior Klibansky and Yaron Levi – the app works by converting steps into coins to be redeemed for purchase or discounts at stores and…
Janet Malcolm, the legendary writer whose seminal books on journalism and psychoanalysis influenced generations of reporters, died Wednesday at the age of 86. Her daughter, Anne Malcolm, told The New York Times that the cause was lung cancer. Malcolm, who began a long career at The New Yorker in 1963 and whose books delved into…
(JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish school in London ended its relationship with an educator following her rabbinical ordination. The London School of Jewish Studies revoked the honorary title of research fellow from Rabbi Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz in connection with her attending and graduating from the Yeshivat Maharat Orthodox egalitarian rabbinical school in New York, an employee…
Legislators in California and Florida have directed major new funding to Jewish organizations and causes in their upcoming budgets. California’s proposed 2021-2022 budget includes $50 million to boost security for non-profit organizations such as synagogues and Jewish schools, while Florida is providing a $1 million dollar grant to the Jewish Federation of Sarasota- Manatee. Also…
American Airlines will begin serving kosher wine in all cabins of their new flights between New York City and Tel Aviv, as well as flights to Tel Aviv from Miami and Dallas. A panel chose six wines for the airline’s new routes, two of which are kosher certified. Both kosher selections are produced by Royal…
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