Arts & Life
Whistle, Gotham City’s latest superhero, is Jewish
By Julian Voloj
It turns out that Batman’s hometown of Gotham City has a historically Jewish neighborhood, complete with a synagogue. And for this year’s...
You Should Know … Bekah Waltemeyer
Bekah Waltemeyer, 26, is the development associate at Beth El Congregation of Baltimore.
She grew up in the Baltimore area, mostly attending Beth Am. She...
Kenneth Feinberg helps 9/11 families find ‘Worth’ in Obama-produced Netflix movie
By Andrew Lapin
At a key moment in the new Netflix film “Worth,” Kenneth Feinberg, the real-life architect of the compensation fund for 9/11 victims,...
Opinion
Sukkot: Protection and comfort in the sukkah
By Liba Schwartz
In Leviticus 23:42, we are commanded to dwell in sukkot (booths) so that future generations may know that God made the Israelites...
Opinion | Building and rebuilding community
By Lisa Klig
Over the past year and a half, we have all had to dig deep within ourselves to find new ways to remain...
The Abraham Accords a year later
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords, which established normal relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain,...
Nation and World
New traditions make Yom Kippur safer for Jews with eating disorders
By Ella Rockart
Shonna Levin is an Orthodox Jew, but this year, she wasn’t planning on spending Yom Kippur in a synagogue.
The Brooklyn activist had...
Plan to attack German synagogue on Yom Kippur was foiled, police say
By Toby Axelrod
German police said they thwarted a planned Islamist attack on a synagogue in Hagen on Yom Kippur after receiving a tip from...
National Museum of American Jewish History emerges from bankruptcy
By Sasha Rogelberg
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 2020, the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia is emerging from bankruptcy...
Food & Dining
Cocktails and mocktails
By Keri White
I was lucky enough to be invited to a friend’s home in Stone Harbor at the Jersey Shore for a recent weekend....
This sweet treat is like baklava
By Ronnie Fein
During the High Holidays, I always make my family’s recipe for a dessert called turte, which is similar to Greek baklava. Rather...
Break-fast dishes: light, simple, tasty
By Keri White
One of the challenges of the break-fast meal for the cook is the prep. The ideal menu is one that can be...
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