Call to cancel SJP conference
(JNS)-Amid increasing concerns over Israel-related anti-Semitism found on college campuses, the anti-Israel group National Students for Justice in Palestine announced its upcoming national...
Demi Lovato apologizes to fans offended by her Israel visit
JERUSALEM (JTA)—Demi Lovato had gushed about her “magical” visit to Israel, saying she felt a “sense of spirituality” there. Now the 27-year-old pop star and actress is apologizing to those who may have been offended by her trip. In...
Weekly roundup of world briefs
Broward County, Florida commission passes anti-Israel boycott resolution By Marcy Oster (JTA)—A county commission in southeastern Florida unanimously passed a resolution opposing the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. The...
Jewish Academy of Orlando students observe Tashlich
On Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, students at Jewish Academy of Orlando observed Tashlich. While transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, first, and second graders attended a service on campus, grades 3-5...
JNF is about giving
In many ways, Judaism is a religion with a moral compass built in. After attending Hebrew School for six years as a student, and five subsequent years assisting as a madricha (Hebrew transliteration...
- Carolyn Dorfman Dance to perform at Dr. Philips High School
- Israel gives new hope to patients with multiple myeloma
- Pre-indictment hearings begin in Israel, putting Netanyahu on the political sidelines for now
- Beset by grievances with Netanyahu's government, Israeli Arabs flex their muscles
- IAC is on the move with many events and the IAC National Conference
- Right-wing parties decide to stick together as unity talks flail
- As Moscow waits for Israeli electoral outcome, the future of Syria looms over relations
- Challah for Rosh Hashanah
- JTA launches Hebrew website
- Photo of Australian Jewish boy being forced to kiss classmate's shoes sparks outrage
- Comments online
- Anti-Semitic hate crimes in NYC have risen significantly in 2019
American Jewry's days of reckoning
On Sept. 29, President Donald Trump set out his nationalist political philosophy in his address before the UN General Assembly. Arguing that the nation-state is the best guarantor of human freedom and liberty, Trump set up a contrast between...
Engel bows to Arab lobbyists, pro-Israel friends are silent
An anti-Hamas bill has been severely watered down by Congressman Eliot Engel. It’s a turn of events that should trouble every supporter of Israel. The New York Post claimed this week that Engel (D-NY), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs...
Blame it on the Brits
Dear Editor: Kudos to Alan Kornman on his letter to the editor, “1929 Hebron massacre—the rest of the story,” Sept. 27. Haj Mohammad Amin al-Husseini is a name most Jews don’t recognize. He was a person, one of the early supporters of The...
Recalling my experience growing up with Israel
As I get deeper into my senior years, I find myself spending more time reflecting on my life, and trying to find meaning in what brought me to this moment of my existence. One of those reflections was remembering my first real connection with...
Can you forgive your political foes? And can they forgive you?
(JNS)—As the year 5780 begins, political division is the predominant theme in both Israel and the United States. In Israel, two attempts to elect a Knesset in one year may not have been enough. The stalemate that has prevented the formation of a...
Scene Around
First... let me wish all my readers SHANAH TOVAH! "During Rosh Hashanah, we celebrate the creation of the world. And commit to repairing and perfecting it together. In the New Year, we'll work...
Saluting one of the last living heroes of Israel's fight for independence
(JNS)-Nothing really prepares you for the Smoky smile and the twinkle in an eye undimmed by nearly a century on earth. And when Harold "Smoky" Simon grins at you, it's hard to remember that, at 99,...
Business Update: Rainbow Health Consulting is changing the conversation around LGBTQ+ health"
Rainbow Health Consulting, Florida’s leading expert in LGBTQ+ healthcare education, provides diversity and inclusion education for healthcare providers around issues of LGBTQ+ health, a topic only touched upon by most healthcare providers. “Our...
R.J. Palacio tells us why her new book is a Holocaust story
If your kids are of a certain age, they’ve probably read “Wonder,” the best-selling book about Auggie Pullman, a boy born with facial differences who, after being homeschooled his whole life, begins attending a school in fifth grade. It’s...
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