'Joining wave against Jewish traditions': Rabbi protests YouTube's circumcision video ban

Rabbi Benjamin Holtzman of Kibbutz Ma'ale Gilboa recently celebrated his first grandson Lavi's circumcision ceremony with family and friends. However, the joyous event was somewhat overshadowed by an incident that occurred afterward online, causing …

Torah Shorts: Jewish Demonology: Parshat Acharei Mot – Kedoshim

Demonology hasn’t exactly been a hot topic in Jewish learning circles for the past few centuries. Still, belief in demons was once widespread—even mainstream—until relatively modern times. The Talmud has plenty of references to them, and you’ll find …

Classic Jewish Recipes and Memories for Mother’s Day from Grandma

Like the wonderful aroma of treasured family dishes, the memory that comes with it endures! What better time of year to honor treasured recipes from mom  — and grandma — than Mother’s Day! Joan Jenkins said she has never met anyone more profoundly Jewish …

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Dave Portnoy, Mohammed Khan and the anti-Jewish horseshoe

Some dumb people made a dumb decision at a bar in Philadelphia this weekend. In a booth at the Barstool Sports-owned Sansom street, a group of guys paid a waitress to hold up a sign that said “Fuck the Jews.” In their pisswater beer-soaked joy, they …

Anti-Zionist Jewish activist not guilty of 'barging' Bisalloy worker at protest

Republican lawmakers push college presidents to protect Jewish students

Much of the attention has been focused on the nation’s high-profile schools like Harvard and Columbia, but lawmakers are expanding investigations to include schools outside the Ivy League. The House Education Committee held a hearing with the presidents of …

A brief history of Jewish identity and belonging in Czechoslovakia

Ivan Puš|Photo: archive of Ivan Puš So first, let's get into some background. Can you address the extent to which Jews were assimilated in the Czech lands prior to the Second World War? “The Jewish community was partially assimilated into the …

New York City man charged with federal hate crimes for repeated assaults on Jewish victims

A 20-year-old New York City man has been charged with three federal hate crimes in connection with a series of assaults targeting Jewish individuals during protests related to the Israel-Gaza conflict. The indictment against Tarek Bazrouk was unsealed …

Jewish schools around the world face historic opportunity amid enrollment wave

The Jewish world has been in deep turmoil since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, and the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War. What began as a security crisis quickly turned into a wide-ranging identity crisis, crossing borders, continents, and …