Rosh Hashanah by Zoom? Synagogues are already planning for a socially distanced High Holidays.
by Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — For rabbis, the end of Passover marks the beginning of a new season: planning for the Rosh Hashanah and Yom…
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Calgary Jewish Federation’s Response to Incident at Purple Perk
The following is the response from Calgary Jewish Federation Community Relations Chair Jared Shore, and CEO Adam Silver regarding the “Hitler Meme Incident” and Calgary’s…
‘Remembrance is constantly evolving’: This year’s Yom Hashoah Holocaust memorials are forced online by the coronavirus
by Toby Axelrod (JTA) — For more than three decades, thousands of teenagers from dozens of countries have trekked each April to Auschwitz to learn…
Teen Israeli basketball phenom Deni Avdija is entering the NBA draft — and could be a top-5 pick
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Deni Avdija is no doubt aware that ESPN ranks him as the fifth-best basketball prospect in the world, even…
I cover anti-Semitism on a daily basis. This is why ‘The Plot Against America’ is the scariest show I’ve seen.
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — I wasn’t expecting HBO’s “The Plot Against America,” David Simon’s miniseries adaptation of the Philip Roth novel, to scar me…