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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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…
A Jewish ‘Dreamer’ is scared, but refuses to despair
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — At 15, Elias Rosenfeld became a “Dreamer.” At the time, the Venezuela native was attending Dr. Michael M. Krop…
45 years after the Munich Massacre, murdered Israeli Olympians get a memorial
By Toby Axelrod (JTA) — Forty-five years after the murderous PLO attack on Israeli Olympic team members at the 1972 games, a memorial dedicated to…
Jewish groups attack Trump’s call to end DACA immigration program
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — An array of Jewish groups and lawmakers attacked as immoral President Donald Trump’s decision to end an Obama-era program…