Standing Together Before Rosh HaShanah
Standing Together Before Rosh HaShanah By Rabbi Laizer Labkovski This week we read the Torah portion of Nitzavim, which is always read on the Shabbat before Rosh HaShanah. The Baal Shem Tov explains that the verse “You stand today” refers to Rosh...The Stories We Tell: Introducing the Jewish Museum of Buffalo
The Stories We Tell: Introducing the Jewish Museum of Buffalo By Jill Abromowitz Gutmann This week’s Torah portion, Ki Tavo, reminds us that truth and integrity are the bedrock of a just society. As the Israelites stand on the threshold of the Promised...Hard Beginnings and Sacred Opportunities
Hard Beginnings and Sacred Opportunities By Rob Goldberg I remember reading many of Chaim Potok’s books in high school and being struck by the opening lines of his fourth novel In the Beginning. David Lurie, the narrator, recalls a phrase his mother...The Cantor’s Cantor
The Cantor’s Cantor By Hazzan-Rabbi Penny S. Myers On February 12, 2009, I was tasked with calling Beny with devastating news. His former student and Buffalo’s beloved Cantor Susan Wehle, z”l, had perished on Flight 3407. I remember the conversation...Recalling Grief
Recalling Grief By Sharon Cramer Letters obtained through Freedom of Information requests, with nearly all lines blacked out: this is how I picture the history of my father and his three uncles. Although I knew that my father’s uncles came to Chicago...
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- Sliwa calls attention to Cuomo’s pandemic comments criticizing Orthodox Jews for gathering October 1, 2025Plus, Cuomo racks up more Jewish groups' endorsements as race narrows -- The post Sliwa calls attention to Cuomo’s pandemic comments criticizing Orthodox Jews for gathering appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.JTA Staff
- Federal government shutdown drags into Yom Kippur, pausing Senate negotiations October 1, 2025The US Holocaust Memorial Museum announced it would be open through at least Sunday. -- The post Federal government shutdown drags into Yom Kippur, pausing Senate negotiations appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Grace Gilson
- Julius Jay Tanenbaum, naval veteran and real estate developer, dies at 99 October 1, 2025Julius Jay Tanenbaum, a World War II veteran who rose from Depression-era Brooklyn to become a pioneer in Long Island and regional real estate development, died on July 1, 2025. He was six months away from celebrating his 100th birthday. Born on January 2, 1926, to Jewish immigrants David and Rose Tanenbaum, Mr. Tanenbaum grew […]JTA Staff
- Who by ICE, and who by mercy? An Unetanah Tokef for immigration court October 1, 2025A rabbi whose grandparents were murdered after being denied asylum in the United States describes witnessing painful immigration hearings. -- The post Who by ICE, and who by mercy? An Unetanah Tokef for immigration court appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Rabbi Michael Meyerstein
- Trump withdraws nomination for E.J. Antoni, economist who praised Nazi warship October 1, 2025Antoni would have needed Senate approval to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -- The post Trump withdraws nomination for E.J. Antoni, economist who praised Nazi warship appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Andrew Lapin
- ADL deletes ‘Glossary of Extremism and Hate’ amid flurry of right-wing criticism October 1, 2025The deletion came a day after Elon Musk called the ADL a "hate group." -- The post ADL deletes ‘Glossary of Extremism and Hate’ amid flurry of right-wing criticism appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.JTA Staff
- New aid flotilla nears Gaza coast, with Greta Thunberg and a Jewish activist on board October 1, 2025The Israeli navy expects to intercept the flotilla during Yom Kippur. -- The post New aid flotilla nears Gaza coast, with Greta Thunberg and a Jewish activist on board appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Philissa Cramer
- ‘Jews must protect themselves,’ says NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa October 1, 2025Sliwa, a Republican, said Jewish communities should lean into their own volunteer patrol organizations rather than "depend strictly on Gentiles." -- The post ‘Jews must protect themselves,’ says NYC mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Joseph Strauss
- Inside Israel’s ‘Esther Project’: DOJ filings reveal paid US influencer campaign amid AI-powered PR blitz October 1, 2025As Netanyahu calls social media the “eighth front,” new documents reveal how Israel is paying to shape U.S. opinion. -- The post Inside Israel’s ‘Esther Project’: DOJ filings reveal paid US influencer campaign amid AI-powered PR blitz appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Asaf Elia-Shalev
- On Yom Kippur, the scales are in the balance. Radical kindness can tip them. September 30, 2025The need for radical kindness is greater when Jews are divided, writes a rabba. -- The post On Yom Kippur, the scales are in the balance. Radical kindness can tip them. appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Rabba Sara Hurwitz