Could Gal Gadot become the biggest Israeli superstar ever?
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Try to think of the most famous Israelis in history. Not necessarily the most consequential or “important” ones — like…
May 2017
5 ways to celebrate Shavuot — without (necessarily) studying Torah
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Shavuot is the “Rodney Dangerfield of Jewish holidays,” says Rabbi Shira Stutman of Washington, D.C.’s Sixth and I synagogue….
Our Daughter’s Baby Naming Gave Us This Amazing Chance
By Adina Newman (Kveller via JTA) — When planning for my then newborn son’s welcoming ceremony, the process was fairly straightforward. He would have a…
Op/Ed: Trump’s cuts to foreign aid budget are dangerous and inhumane
By Robert Bank May 25, 2017 (JTA) — This week, President Donald Trump proposed radical and cruel cuts to U.S. foreign aid. If his budget…
Yom Yerushalayim: Celebrating a united Jerusalem and unity in our community
by Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – Fifty years ago, at the conclusion of the Six-Day War in June 1967, Jerusalem was reunited under Jewish sovereignty –…