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Cheryl and Norman Gras Make Volunteering a Family Affair at Shomrei...
We often hear platitudes like “the family that prays together stays together.” In the case of Cheryl and Norman Gras, that phrase is more...
Opinion
D’var Torah: Building Strong Relationships With God and Each Other
Sydney Brook
This week’s Torah portion is Noach: Genesis 6:9 — 11:32
In this week’s Torah portion, God is going to send a flood upon the...
You Should Know
Leeba Krigsman: Baltimore Resident Shapes a Life of Faith and Creativity
When Leeba Krigsman was growing up, her parents didn’t like going to weddings.
They’re religious and love to have fun, but it wasn’t enjoyable for...
Around Town
Last Word
Melissa Brill: Chizuk Amuno Director of Marketing and Programming is Right...
Melissa Brill always enjoyed working in communications, but a little more than a decade ago she decided she wanted to shift her focus. While...
Food & Dining
‘We Hear You,’ says Sunkist, Won’t Cancel Fruit Gems
After the news that Sunkist was discontinuing its Fruit Gems, and Jews nationwide wondered what soft but light kosher candy they could throw at...
Arts & Culture
Stephen Sondheim Was Jewish, but Was His a ‘Jewish Life’?
Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA
When Daniel Okrent first proposed writing a biography of Stephen Sondheim for the Yale Jewish Lives series, he had a warning...
Nation and World
The Philadelphia Teacher Who Pretended to Be Palestinian Raised Alarms for...
Andrew Lapin | JTA
The first time most of the world heard Hannah Gann’s name was in late September, when the 34-year-old Philadelphia high school...
Flying the unfriendly skies: The untold story of EL AL’s wartime resilience
“We don’t brag that we worked under threat of bombs and airstrikes, but the fact is we worked,” said one supervisor at Israel’s flag...
Are you a Sephardi or Mizrahi Jew? Your risk for breast cancer may be...
It’s not just Ashkenazim: Jews of Spanish or Middle Eastern origins are also more likely to carry BRCA mutations.
By Larry Luxner August 25, 2026...
Thousands of Teens Gather in Israel to Celebrate Their Connection to Jewish Life —...
By 70 Faces Media
More than 4,500 teens from North America and Israel gathered last month for an outdoor festival that some have described as...
Meet the North American families who are moving to Israel right now
By Peter Ephross
At first glance, the recent celebration outside a northern New Jersey synagogue looked a lot like a bar or bat mitzvah party. Dance...
These Schools Build Druze Israeli Identity, One Student at a Time
By Elana Sztokman
The front courtyard of the Amal high school in the western Galilee village of Yanuh Jat, with its stone terraces, flower-lined walkways and...
