Why some rabbis used their High Holiday sermons to bash Trump – and others demurred
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — As spiritual leader of one of the most widely known Reform synagogues in America, Rabbi Joshua Davidson tries not to…
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A Yom Kippur tradition in Amsterdam dates back to the invention of electricity
By Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — As one of Europe’s oldest and most impressive Jewish buildings, this city’s Portuguese Synagogue is known far and wide…
Easy Apple Pie Cookies Recipe
By Sheri Silver (The Nosher via JTA) — I never understood the “double crust” pie. I mean, even the flakiest, most tender crust is satisfying…
Mark Feuerstein dishes on his very Jewy new sitcom, ‘9JKL’
By Cindy Sher CHICAGO (JUF News via JTA) — A grown man moves into a New York apartment sandwiched between his meddlesome, boundary-less parents on one side…
Trump facing increased pressure from lawmakers to abide by Iran nuclear deal
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Ben Cardin, one of a handful of Senate Democrats who opposed the Iran nuclear deal, urged the Trump administration…