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Real rockstars perform mitzvot. Two days before performing a mammoth show in Tel Aviv with his band this month, singer Jon Bon Jovi took the time to meet an Israeli woman going through breast cancer. Netta Sadan, a 30-something mother of three children living in the city of Rishon LeZion, reached out to Facebook in…
It was a huge week for world news: Robert Mueller celebrated an eerie last day of school, Israel made plans to hold a Groundhog Day-style election, and in the biggest upset, Guy Ritchie revealed impressive conversational Hebrew skills. Let’s get to the good stuff. Blessings: The world can be a dark and a dangerous place,…
Great news: the air is warm, it’s the season of low-commitment Jewish holidays, and Shabbat is here. Let’s recap the good Jewish news of the week — because there is good news every week, if only we know where to look for it. If you have a tip for a Jewish news story that brought…
Bad news breaks every single day, and it breaks our hearts. But good news happens every day too, and reading it helps put the pieces back together. If you have a tip for a Jewish news story that brought you joy, please send it to [email protected] Hallelu!: On shabbat last week, 21 women ages 85…
Violence, hatred, terror, disaster. The murder of innocent teenagers, intent on saving their friends. It was another hard week in America, and in the world. Here are a few of the beautiful, hopeful Jewish moments from this week. If you have a tip for a Jewish news story that brought you joy, please send it…
It’s like a normal Friday times seven (or eight) — Passover is almost over! Take a slug of wine, count your blessings and your Omer, and celebrate the happiest news stories this Jewish week. It’s spring, it’s the season of redemption, and Natalie Portman showed up at the “Avengers: Endgame” premiere — that, my friends,…
Just days after the horrific terror attack against Muslims during prayer at mosques in New Zealand left fifty dead, it’s not possible to call this a good week. But it’s also the week of Purim, when Jews traditionally find reasons to be happy even when happiness feels illusive. Beautiful things did happen this week, many…
Take a deep breath in, exhale, and congratulate yourself on making it to Friday! Shabbat is almost here. Just in time, it’s International Women’s Day! This morning, thousands of Jewish women gathered in the holiest place for Jews in the world, Jerusalem’s Western Wall, to pray together in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Women…
