Allen Fagin, head of the Orthodox Union, reflects on how the pandemic has changed Orthodox life
by Shira Hanau (JTA) – Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit the New York region in March, the Orthodox community was on edge. A surge…
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Meet Omer Yankelevich, the Orthodox woman tasked with mending the frayed ties between Israel and the Diaspora
by Sam Sokol JERUSALEM (JTA) — Omer Yankelevich is the new minister of Diaspora affairs in Israel, meaning she’s in charge of managing the Jewish…
White Jews should understand why Black Americans need reparations now
by Lilli Sher This story originally appeared on Alma. As a white person, as a Jewish person and as the descendant of Holocaust survivors who…
Amid a national reckoning over race, Jews are embracing Juneteenth
by Josefin Dolsten, Philissa Cramer (JTA) — After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic this spring delayed the launch of the website for TribeHerald, a…
A Jewish ‘Dreamer’ breathes a sigh of relief after US Supreme Court preserves DACA
by Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) – Elias Rosenfeld’s phone rang on Thursday morning hours after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump from moving…