Everything you need to know about the Israeli government that will replace Benjamin Netanyahu
by Ben Sales (JTA) — After 12 straight years as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu is losing power — and the government that’s about to…
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The spiritual journey of Calgary Beth Tzedec’s Cantor Russell Jayne
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – “I don’t understand how my goyishe Anglican boyfriend became my Jewish Chazzan husband,” Russell Janiger used to say. Cantor Russell…
Isaac Herzog, former Labor leader, to be Israel’s next president
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Isaac Herzog, the former leader of Israel’s Labor party who most recently ran the Jewish Agency for Israel, will be…
Netanyahu’s opponents form a coalition including – for the first time – an Arab-Israeli party
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu will no longer be Israel’s prime minister, as his political opponents announced Wednesday night that they have formed…
op/ed: Pushing back against antisemitism
by Judy Zelikovitz (AJNews) – The last three weeks or so have been a trying time for the Jewish community both in and out of…