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  • Smotrich proposes Litani River as new border with Lebanon

    Akiva Van Koningsveld and Amelie Botbol|Apr 3, 2026

    (JNS) — The Israel Defense Forces should establish the Litani River as the Jewish state’s “new border with the Lebanese state,” Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared on Monday. The ongoing campaign against Hezbollah “must end with a radical change” beyond the vanquishing of the Iranian-backed terror group, the senior Cabinet minister told reporters during a faction meeting of his Religious Zionism Party at the Knesset in Jerusalem. “The Litani [River] must be our new border with the Lebanese state, just like the Yellow Line i...

  • University of Washington reviewing student conduct code over Jew-hatred concerns

    Jessica Russak-Hoffman|Apr 3, 2026

    (JNS) — The University of Washington is reviewing and revising its student conduct code amid rising Jew-hatred on campus since Oct. 7, Robert J. Jones, president of the Seattle public university, said at a town hall at an Orthodox synagogue on Sunday. “Our student conduct code was not written for this moment in time,” Jones said at Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath in Seattle. “It just absolutely was not written to deal with the contemporary issues.” “We don’t have to wait for a mandate from the Department of Justice or the Department of...

  • Allergy-free food

    Myrna Ossin|Apr 3, 2026

    One of my friends, Robin Asher, wrote: “Myrna, Myrna. What can I do? I can’t eat anything. That’s why I’m writing you. No sugar, no yeast, no milk, no dairy. I think I need a food fairy.” The Internet offers many recipes that substitute allergy producing symptoms. Gluten-free oats, pulverized to flour, in the food processor, almond flour, coconut flour or measure-for-measure flours are now easily available for gluten intolerance. Unsweetened applesauce, monk sugar, coconut sugar, brown rice sugar, agave, and honey can be used as sweetener...

  • Weekly roundup of world briefs

    Apr 3, 2026

    Sara Netanyahu calls for stronger child protections online at global summit (JNS) — Sara Netanyahu called for stronger safeguards for children navigating the digital world on Tuesday, speaking at Fostering the Future Together, an international summit organized by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. According to the White House, 45 member nations and tech entities gathered at the U.S. Department of State to “collaborate on practical solutions that expand access to educational tools while strengthening protections for children in digital env...

  • Through missile strikes and sleepless nights, the persistent hope of being an Iranian Jew in Israel

    Sheba Rasson|Apr 3, 2026

    Reprinted with permission from the Forward For weeks, I lived in Tel Aviv as missiles streaked across the sky overhead. I heard sirens day and night, disrupting sleep and leaving me constantly bracing for the next alert. I ran to dozens of shelters across the city, waiting tensely as interceptions echoed overhead. And yet, when I decided to leave Israel amid the ongoing war with Iran, I expected to feel relief. Instead, I felt a quiet, disorienting grief — as if I were stepping away from a moment I had spent my entire life waiting for. For m...

  • Finding faith in the funny: 'Ethan Bloom' to be shown in Central Florida

    Apr 3, 2026

    On the surface, "Ethan Bloom" looks like a familiar coming-of-age story: a 13-year-old nervously preparing for his bar mitzvah. But in this warm, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt film, the path to growing up takes an unexpected detour - straight through a Catholic church. At the center is Ethan, played by newcomer Hank Greenspan, a boy who secretly finds comfort inside a Catholic church while his family prepares for his bar mitzvah. Father Diaz (Carlos Ponce) becomes an unexpected guide, while...