When charities condemned Israel, Jewish philanthropy was put to the test
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — This Passover, Rabbi Michael Cahana urged his congregation to use the portion of the seder commemorating the bread of affliction…
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Chabad on Campus shluchos bear witness
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – Jewish communities of the Diaspora have long contended with the sting of antisemitism, but in past months this has become…
Netanyahu issues list of demands for ceasefire deal as pressure mounts
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out conditions for a ceasefire deal with Hamas as pressure ramped up at home…
Israel’s chief rabbis leave their posts as term ends with no election set
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Israel’s two chief rabbis stepped down from their posts this week, leaving the positions officially vacant for the first time…
Why the Entebbe rescue almost didn’t happen — and how Israel is wrestling with the same tough questions
by Ami Eden (JTA) — As expected, on July 4, 1976, the United States celebrated its bicentennial with a flurry of patriotic pride and hype….