Rabbi Yonina Foster
Rabbi Yonina Foster Today we are proud to cast a spotlight on Buffalo native and newly ordained Rabbi, Yonina Foster. Some of you know Rabbi Foster as Andrea K. or Andi, from Amherst High where she graduated in 1975. This BuffaloGalAgain is the same who continues to...Feeling Heard by our Western New York Neighbors
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Randi Morkisz Today we are honored to spotlight Randi Morkisz, this year’s recipient of The Judith & Daniel Kantor Professional Service Award, which will be presented next Wednesday evening, September 20 at Federation’s Kickoff Event at UB Center for the Arts....Reflection
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- This university helps Orthodox students make it big without compromising their religion September 27, 2023US Air Force judge advocate Rena Winick Weinstein wasn’t quite sure what she wanted to do with her life when she graduated high school. As an Orthodox Jew, Weinstein was certain of one thing: She wanted to go to college in a place that would support her religious lifestyle — and help her find her […]Larry Luxner
- 25 Jewish dishes to eat in NYC right now September 27, 2023From kosher adjaruli khachapuri — a Georgian cheese bread boat — in Queens to a Wagyu pastrami sandwich in Brooklyn, New York's Jewish food landscape is especially vibrant in 2023. -- The post 25 Jewish dishes to eat in NYC right now appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.New York Jewish Week Staff
- US lets Israel into Visa Waiver Program, easing travel for Israeli citizens September 27, 2023Israel's entry into the Visa Waiver Program, which now includes 41 countries, means that Israelis traveling to the United States will no longer have to go through a months-long visa application process that carried the threat of denial. -- The post US lets Israel into Visa Waiver Program, easing travel for Israeli citizens appeared first […]Ron Kampeas
- Daniel Lurie, Jewish Levi Strauss heir and philanthropist, is running for San Francisco mayor September 27, 2023Lurie's father is a prominent rabbi who was a president of the New Israel Fund. -- The post Daniel Lurie, Jewish Levi Strauss heir and philanthropist, is running for San Francisco mayor appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.J. Staff
- More than 120 Jewish activists call on advertisers and app stores to drop Twitter/X September 27, 2023"We have watched in horror as a new stage in antisemitic discourse has spread like wildfire on one of America’s largest social media networks," said the letter. -- The post More than 120 Jewish activists call on advertisers and app stores to drop Twitter/X appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ron Kampeas
- Biden’s new book ban czar is a longtime progressive Jewish leader September 26, 2023Matt Nosanchuk has been tapped to combat book bans that the Education Department has said can violate civil rights laws. -- The post Biden’s new book ban czar is a longtime progressive Jewish leader appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Andrew Lapin
- Ohio high school football coach resigns after players use ‘Nazi’ in play calls September 26, 2023His Cleveland-area school was facing off against a school in a heavily Jewish area. -- The post Ohio high school football coach resigns after players use ‘Nazi’ in play calls appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Andrew Lapin
- A Jewish-owned hot dog empire began on this Coney Island street corner September 26, 2023A Jewish immigrant from Poland, Nathan Handwerker opened Nathan's Famous hot dogs alongside his wife Ida in Brooklyn in 1916. -- The post A Jewish-owned hot dog empire began on this Coney Island street corner appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Julia Gergely
- Juan Bradman, Cuban-Jewish exile whose life inspired a novel, dies at 90 September 26, 2023A new life in Brooklyn haunted by the country he and his family were forced to flee. -- The post Juan Bradman, Cuban-Jewish exile whose life inspired a novel, dies at 90 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Andrew Silow-Carroll
- A suburban NJ megamall is offering gender-segregated swimming to accommodate its Orthodox clientele September 26, 2023American Dream Mall has held separate swimming hours before — but Sukkot will be the first time that mixed swimming is canceled. -- The post A suburban NJ megamall is offering gender-segregated swimming to accommodate its Orthodox clientele appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Jackie Hajdenberg