Trump questions whether Palestinians deserve US money
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump appeared to threaten to cut off assistance to the Palestinians, saying they were not interested in making peace with…
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The top 10 moments that mattered to Jews in 2017
By Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — The past year was not a quiet one, to say the least. From the tumultuous first year of Donald Trump’s…
op/ed: My Reform colleagues were wrong on Jerusalem
By Ammiel Hirsch (JTA) — We were wrong. As Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky pointed out, “The Reform response to the recognition of Jerusalem was…
In Budapest, Hanukkah comes out of the shadows and onto the ice rink
By Cnaan Liphshiz BUDAPEST (JTA) — The outdoor ice skating rink — the largest in Central Europe — in Budapest’s city center has been part…
Sufganiyot get all the hype. But this humble Moroccan doughnut is Israel’s Hanukkah staple.
By Andrew Tobin TEL AVIV (JTA) – The sufganiyah is the plump, shining star of Hanukkah in Israel. During the holiday season, the famed jelly doughnut poses…