Why a High Holidays prayer book is still going strong after 70 years
by Yosef Lindell (JTA) — When a local Orthodox synagogue asked me to lead Yom Kippur prayers six years ago, one aspect of the request…
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Israeli-Arab swimmer wins gold at Tokyo Paralympics, makes history
by Emily Burack (JTA) — On the first day of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, swimmer Iyad Shalabi made history: He became the first Israeli-Arab…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Beyond an (eye) shadow of a doubt
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In the Bible and in subsequent Jewish and Christian traditions, the name Jezebel provokes very unfavourable associations. A native of…
These Jewish athletes won medals at the Tokyo Olympics
By Emily Burack (JTA) — The Jewish highlights of the Tokyo Olympics kicked off with Jewish basketball superstar Sue Bird serving as one of Team USA’s…
100-year-old former Nazi camp guard to stand trial as accessory to murder of 3,500 prisoners
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — A 100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard has been indicted in Germany for being an accessory to murder in 3,500…