Molly Meisels, then a senior at Yeshiva University, was greeted in class last fall with an unusual message from a professor: “I don’t care if you’re a ‘he,’ a ‘she,’ or an ‘it.’” Meisels, 22, one of only a few openly LGBTQ undergraduates at the more than 2,000-strong university, recalled feeling taken aback but not…
Dozens of notable American Jewish thinkers and activists have signed a letter condemning the alleged “suppression of dissent” among Jews. The document, organized by the new Jewish Institute for Liberal Values, is modeled on the “Harper’s letter,” released last summer in opposition to a growing “illiberalism” its authors feared is stifling debate and threatening democracy….
(JTA) — On the most solemn day of the Jewish calendar, the voice of Milton Steinberg rose to the heavens. For more than a decade Steinberg, a Holocaust survivor with a resonant voice and a lifelong passion for cantorial music, joined Cantor Shimon Craimer of the Riverdale Jewish Center during the recitation of the Avodah…
Growing up in a working-class part of Astoria, Queens, Jimmy Van Bramer and his friend Albert Behmoiras were at the mercy of a group of bullies who chased them from the school playground and called him “gayboy” and Albert “Jewboy.” “I didn’t know why people would dislike Albert because he was Jewish,” said Van Bramer,…
This article is adapted from The Branch, a monthly podcast exploring individual relationships between Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians. The Branch is produced by Hadassah and created by Dina Kraft, a journalist based in Tel Aviv. Sign up here to listen to episodes and be notified when new episodes are published. Rasha Ghaith, a…
The gleaming new industrial kitchen on the grounds of one the Arab world’s busiest airport wouldn’t be remarkable except for one fact: it’s kosher. Kosher Arabia at Dubai World Central (DWC) airport is a registered producer of kosher food in the United Arab Emirates, set up in partnership with Emirates Flight Catering and CCL Holdings….
Malkah Schulweis did not fit the mold of rebbetzin that prevailed in mid-century American synagogue life . Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis, recognized as one of the great American rabbis of the 20th century, used to tell me that he never delivered a sermon, published an article, or embarked on an initiative, without it first passing…
Zaidy’s Deli has been a favorite family gathering spot for Denver resident David Scherzer since his childhood – a place so familiar that he chose it as the spot to bring his 3-year-old daughter for lunch with his dying grandmother. “One of the last meals we had with her was at Zaidy’s,” he said, recalling…
Jared Isaacman set the world speed record in 2009 by flying a jet around the world in 61 hours, 51 minutes and 15 seconds, more than 20 hours faster than the previous record. In September, he plans to circle the globe again – but in 92 minutes. How? His next flight he will be aboard…
Technology usually has a slow adoption rate. But during the last year, one tech tool has dominated, enabled, connected and overwhelmed us, depending on the person and the day: Zoom. After a few weeks of confusion, even tech-averse older adults found themselves embracing the platform because they couldn’t physically embrace their loved ones. But as…
President Joe Biden has narrowed down his list of candidates for ambassador to Israel to two candidates who have strong ties to the pro-Israel community. Tom Nides, a former official in the Clinton and Obama administrations; and Robert Wexler, a former congressman from Florida, are both on the short list for one of the high-profile…
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