Shirley Joseph
Shirley Joseph March is Women’s History Month, an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Each Friday during March, we are casting a spotlight on a woman leader who helped to transform Jewish...Windows and Mirrors
Windows and Mirrors By Rachel Beerman I love historical fiction. Time travel is my go-to answer to the question: “If you could have any super power what would it be?” As a young child, my favorite historical fiction book was All- of- a- Kind Family by the...Haman’s Fingers
Haman’s Fingers By: Robin Kurss Just about everyone eats hamantaschen for Purim. The triangular shaped cookies with different fillings are delicious. To add to your Purim celebrations, there is also a phyllo “cigar” shaped cookie called Haman’s fingers. In this...Leslie Shuman Kramer
Leslie Shuman Kramer March is Women’s History Month, an annual observance to highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Each Friday during March, we are casting a spotlight on a woman leader who helped to transform Jewish...The Hidden Miracle of Purim
The Hidden Miracle of Purim By Rabbi Yehuda Lorber The story of Purim is filled with drama—royal intrigue, political maneuvering, and a last-minute salvation from disaster. But if you read the Megillah carefully, you’ll notice something unusual: G‑d’s name is...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- These Modern Orthodox and observant Jews want to change their community’s conversation around the Gaza war March 25, 2025Lamenting the death toll in Gaza and questioning Israeli policy in the West Bank, Smol Emuni US holds a conference in NYC. -- The post These Modern Orthodox and observant Jews want to change their community’s conversation around the Gaza war appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Andrew Silow-Carroll
- 200,000 tourists a month are visiting the Nova massacre site in southern Israel March 25, 2025The site where more than 360 people were killed on Oct. 7 is now one of the most-visited destinations in Israel. -- The post 200,000 tourists a month are visiting the Nova massacre site in southern Israel appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Philissa Cramer
- Leonard Bernstein faces his longtime rival in a new off-Broadway play March 25, 2025Based on a real-life meeting between two musical greats, the Jewish maestro confronts his adversary, conductor and former Nazi Herbert von Karajan, in “Last Call.” -- The post Leonard Bernstein faces his longtime rival in a new off-Broadway play appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Chava Pearl Lansky
- Mike Huckabee, in confirmation hearing to be ambassador to Israel, says he won’t set US policy there March 25, 2025Huckabee affirmed that he supported Israel annexing the West Bank but opposed displacing Palestinians. -- The post Mike Huckabee, in confirmation hearing to be ambassador to Israel, says he won’t set US policy there appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Grace Gilson
- In New York City, 2 former allies divided by Trumpian style are vying to represent their Orthodox neighborhood March 25, 2025Simcha Felder is a career politician. Heshy Tishler is best known as rabble-rouser who embraces the MAGA mantle. -- The post In New York City, 2 former allies divided by Trumpian style are vying to represent their Orthodox neighborhood appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ben Sales
- Kitty Dukakis, dead at 88, was the first Jewish spouse of a US presidential candidate March 25, 2025Dukakis took flak for her intermarriage, which she said made her more connected to her Jewish identity. -- The post Kitty Dukakis, dead at 88, was the first Jewish spouse of a US presidential candidate appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Philissa Cramer
- For the first time, an undergraduate pro-Palestinian protester is facing deportation March 25, 2025Yunseo Chung, 21, is a junior at Columbia University who has lived in the United States for 14 years. -- The post For the first time, an undergraduate pro-Palestinian protester is facing deportation appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Philissa Cramer
- What Jewish groups are saying ahead of Mike Huckabee’s confirmation hearing to be Israel ambassador March 25, 2025The former Arkansas governor and evangelical pastor is a staunch Christian Zionist who has called for Israel to control the West Bank in perpetuity. -- The post What Jewish groups are saying ahead of Mike Huckabee’s confirmation hearing to be Israel ambassador appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ben Sales
- Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, compassionate voice in the Orthodox world, dies in road accident at 43 March 24, 2025The Monsey, New York resident was an early and outspoken voice about LGBTQ inclusion in the Orthodox Jewish community. -- The post Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, compassionate voice in the Orthodox world, dies in road accident at 43 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Jackie Hajdenberg
- Palestinian ‘No Other Land’ director reportedly beaten by settlers and arrested by Israeli military March 24, 2025Hamdan Ballal was part of the team that won an Oscar earlier this month for the documentary about Israeli demolitions in the West Bank. -- The post Palestinian ‘No Other Land’ director reportedly beaten by settlers and arrested by Israeli military appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ben Sales