American Jewry

 Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch is the senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City.

Prominent Reform rabbi denounces progressive groups for siding with Hamas

Hirsch warned of a "deteriorating commitment to liberal values on the Left," which was camouflaged behind ideological rhetoric about anti-racism, anti-colonialism, human rights, and progress.

 MK Gilad Kariv speaks during a discussion in the Knesset, on July 23, 2023

Labor MK Kariv to Senator Schumer: 'We thank you for your leadership, courage'

Kariv also said that Schumer's words "introduced us to a different type of Jewish and Zionist leadership."

Jewish schools must embrace Sephardi and Mizrahi culture

What do students learn about Sephardi and Mizrahi artists? What melodies are used in prayer? How are holiday programs structured?

By TY ALHADEFF
17/03/2024

Israel must help American Jews fight antisemitism

Antisemitism's resurgence in the US is Israel's business no less than it is American Jewry's.

After drawing protests in other cities, an expo about Israeli real estate is canceled in Brooklyn

A coalition of pro-Palestinian groups declared “victory” due to the event’s cancellation and called for a rally instead of the planned protest.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
14/03/2024

Kathy Goldman, NYC’s ‘most important food activist,’ dies at 92

“She was the single most important voice fighting hunger in New York for 50 years and the first to focus on school food, which resulted in literally thousands of kids eating food meant for the trash.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
12/03/2024

Growing number of Jews using NY’s first Reform chevra kadisha burial society

In the Jewish vernacular, caring for the dead is called chesed shel emet (“true kindness”) because bestowing honor upon the dead is a favor that cannot be returned by the beneficiary. 

By FRAN KRITZ , JTA
12/03/2024
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