Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: Preparing for the holidays
By Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (September 2019) – The 1966 movie, The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! was a comedy where a Soviet submarine ran aground…
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Rabbi Zolly Claman: Celebrate potential on Rosh Hashanah
By Rabbi Zolly Claman (September 2019) – I’ll never forget it. I brought her on a walk to get some beautiful Jerusalem air. We passed…
Dozens of synagogues to open to public on the 20th annual European Days of Jewish Culture: September 1
by Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Some of Europe’s most exquisite synagogues will open to the public on the 20th edition of the annual European Days…
How Ilhan Omar inspired one Orthodox Jewish woman to start wearing a headscarf
by Rachel Wizenfeld LOS ANGELES (JTA) — While spending Shabbat recently at a beachy resort in Southern California, I found myself toying with the idea…
Stop saying women convert to Judaism just for marriage
by Kylie Ora Lobell LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Whenever a celebrity decides to convert to Judaism, headlines like this abound: “Karlie Kloss confirms conversion to…