Volodymyr Zelensky named Time’s ‘person of the year’
by Caleb Guedes-Reed, Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Volodymyr Zelensky, the Jewish president of Ukraine, was named Time’s “person of the year” on Wednesday for galvanizing…
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Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd gets a boost in the US with picture books and new resources
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Synagogues and Hebrew schools in the United States looking to help their communities celebrate Sigd, an Ethiopian Jewish holiday, have…
All the Jewish players and storylines to watch in the 2022 World Cup
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — It’s a World Cup like no other in recent memory — starting in late November. That’s because it’ll take place…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Napoleonic Codes
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – I recently reread Tolstoy’s War and Peace. When reading literary classics, I am often searching for a Jewish angle that…
With a dark winter looming in Ukraine, Jewish groups send generators and other support
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Since Feb. 24, when Russian troops invaded Ukraine, Jewish groups from around the world have flooded the country with support,…