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- Jesse Cogan, ad exec who coined the slogan ‘Turn Friday Night into Shabbos,’ dies at 74 January 14, 2025Cogan also created slogans for the Soviet Jewry movement and a group that championed Modern Orthodoxy. -- The post Jesse Cogan, ad exec who coined the slogan ‘Turn Friday Night into Shabbos,’ dies at 74 appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ari L. Goldman
- Franz Kafka’s Hebrew writings are now on view in New York City January 13, 2025“Franz Kafka,” an exhibition at Midtown’s Morgan Library and Museum, includes “unique literary and biographical material.” -- The post Franz Kafka’s Hebrew writings are now on view in New York City appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Lisa Keys
- Jewish groups pushed Meta to crack down on hate speech. Now, the company is reversing course. January 13, 2025The company offered "Jews are flat out greedier than Christians" as an example of newly allowed speech. -- The post Jewish groups pushed Meta to crack down on hate speech. Now, the company is reversing course. appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Asaf Elia-Shalev
- Will a hostage deal happen this week? January 13, 2025Israel, Hamas and the US are all saying they’re close. -- The post Will a hostage deal happen this week? appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ben Sales
- British authorities chastise a Jewish charity for fundraising for an Israeli soldier January 13, 2025Raising funds for a soldier of a foreign military is illegal under U.K., the Charity Commission told a London Chabad center. -- The post British authorities chastise a Jewish charity for fundraising for an Israeli soldier appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Asaf Elia-Shalev
- ‘I can’t picture myself without going to the temple’: LA teens mourn their synagogue’s destruction January 13, 2025The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which burned in the Eaton Fire, was a second home for Jewish teens in the California city. -- The post ‘I can’t picture myself without going to the temple’: LA teens mourn their synagogue’s destruction appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ella Bilu
- 2 synagogues in Sydney graffitied with swastikas January 12, 2025Police are investigating the attacks, which come at a time of heightened antisemitism in Australia. -- The post 2 synagogues in Sydney graffitied with swastikas appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Ben Sales
- ‘Just things’ — like what my LA neighbors have lost — are what makes houses into Jewish homes January 12, 2025When the ashes are cool, it will be time to help fire victims replace irreplaceable Judaica, an Angeleno writes. -- The post ‘Just things’ — like what my LA neighbors have lost — are what makes houses into Jewish homes appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Rachel Steinhardt
- Celebrating Shabbat in Los Angeles: Amid the fires, a still, small voice January 12, 2025The rabbi of a congregation displaced by fire describes carving out a holy day amid trauma and anxiety. -- The post Celebrating Shabbat in Los Angeles: Amid the fires, a still, small voice appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Rabbi Paul Kipnes
- A synagogue that survived the Palisades fire has become a ‘refuge’ for many who lost their homes January 10, 2025"You could fill the sanctuary with your congregants who lost their homes," a reporter told Kehillat Israel's clergy. -- The post A synagogue that survived the Palisades fire has become a ‘refuge’ for many who lost their homes appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.Philissa Cramer