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….
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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 –…
Easiest Appetizer Ever: Bagel Chips and Lox
By Ronnie Fein (The Nosher via JTA) — The older I get, the easier my recipes become. I’ve cooked my share of three-pagers and struggled…