Can Jews agree to disagree? Leaders gather in New York in search of ‘viewpoint diversity.’
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Here’s a story I recently shared on Facebook: I was paddling my inflatable kayak on a lake in the Berkshires….
Politics
Biden kneels to meet with Holocaust survivors during visit to Yad Vashem
by Cnaan Liphshiz JERUSALEM (JTA) — Joe Biden dispensed with both social distancing and the chair arranged for him Wednesday as he embraced two Holocaust…
In first speech as Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid calls to stem extremism in politics
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Yair Lapid might only be Israel’s interim prime minister, but he appears to be determined to maximize the position in…
Naftali Bennett won’t run in Israel’s upcoming elections
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett won’t run in his country’s upcoming elections this fall, his office announced Wednesday, after he…
‘After Shabbat, we will act’: American Jews gear up for wave of post-Roe activism
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — An array of Jewish groups across the country are kickstarting into action to protest and potentially challenge the Supreme…