Jewish journalist’s Purim prank about fleeing anti-Semitism shocks Holland
by Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The Netherlands’ main Jewish weekly is the kingdom’s oldest commercial magazine and one of its most reputable publications. Which is…
Opinion
I spoke to the creators of Belgium’s anti-Semitic carnival float. They’re not sorry.
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — I initially had some sympathy for the creators of an anti-Semitic carnival float in Belgium. Studying their CVs and past…
Mah jongg isn’t just a game. It’s a way of life.
by Jessica Turnoff Ferrari (This article originally appeared on Kveller.) For Jewish women of a certain age, playing mah jongg is as inevitable as eating Chinese…
Should Jews Celebrate Valentine’s Day?
by Rabbi Mike Uram (My Jewish Learning) – There is nothing about the contemporary traditions of Valentine’s Day — cards, flowers, chocolate –that seems overtly religious. But…
How Judaism helped me survive my divorce
by L.R. Book This article originally appeared on Kveller. My first and most important goal as I journeyed through the terrible process of divorce was to…