Arts & Life
In a rarity, Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority republic, hosts Jewish festival with global reach
Larry Luxner | JTA
It’s a Muslim country that’s friendly toward Jews. It has an ancient culture virtually free of antisemitism that also boasts the...
You Should Know … Bailey Pasternak
Bailey Pasternak has always been connected to Jewish life.
The 19-year-old grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, attending day school through eighth grade before deciding...
Jewish NBA, WNBA owner cites ‘faith’ and ‘atonement’ in decision to sell teams
Jacob Gurvis | JTA
Robert Sarver, the Jewish owner of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, announced on Sept. 21 that he will...
You Should Know
Opinion
Parshat Ha’azinu: What is Moses trying to tell us?
By Rabbah Arlene Berger | Special to JT
Parshat Ha’azinu is the second to last chapter in the Torah. We’ve been schlepping across the desert...
Everyone’s buddy
Rabbi Moshe Hauer | Special to JT
A very good friend of mine passed away last month. His name was Louis Sapolsky, but everyone knew...
An EU opportunity
In 1995, Israel and the European Union (EU) entered into an Association Agreement which called for ministerial-level meetings between EU representatives and Israel at...
Nation and World
World Briefs: Jewish woman to be knighted for helping Sephardic Jews gain Spanish citizenship...
Jewish woman to be knighted for helping Sephardic Jews gain Spanish citizenship
Doreen Alhadeff was the first American Jew granted Spanish citizenship under Spain’s 2015...
World Briefs: Biden to host first-ever White House Rosh Hashanah party and more
Biden to host first-ever White House Rosh Hashanah party
U.S. President Joe Biden is bringing a Jewish High Holiday celebration to the White House for...
For Jews with eating disorders, new traditions aim to make Yom Kippur a safer...
Shonna Levin is an Orthodox Jew, but she didn’t spend last Yom Kippur in a synagogue.
The activist in Brooklyn, N.Y., had planned to set...
Top Picks
- The Etymology of Hate
Every word that we speak carries its own history. A tale of travel, a silly story or heavy hatred in its every syllable. Ethnophaulisms, or ...
- You Should Know … Bailey Pasternak
Bailey Pasternak has always been connected to Jewish life. The 19-year-old grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, attending day school through eighth grade before deciding ...
- Pikesville man, once a refugee from Egypt, pays it forward in Israel
Mara Fahl | Special to JT Joe Marzouk arrived in Baltimore with his parents and baby sister at the age of 6 following the expulsion ...
- Four deeper meanings of the lulav and etrog
Like Abraham and Sarah, a bagel and schmear, or apples and pie, the lulav and etrog are a perfect pair. The lulav and etrog are ...
- Iranian protesters take a stand for women and freedom
Sarah N. Stern | Special to JT A beautiful 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, was arrested in Tehran on Sept. 13 and brutally beaten by ...
Food & Dining
Stuffed vegetables: A beloved Jewish tradition
Naomi Ross | Special to JT
The Jewish year and lifecycle, especially Shabbat and Yom Tov, are a huge part of what keeps us busy...
Fish and fall fruits to break the Yom Kippur fast
By Ethel G. Hofman
It’s tradition! After Neilah services at my synagogue on Yom Kippur, there’s a surge to tables of light fare typically set...
Two retro holiday dishes that deserve a comeback, according to these food writers
JT Staff and The Nosher
Kumput was Yiddish-accented name for stewed, dried fruit compote favored by food writer and cookbook author Ronnie Fein grandmother. “When...
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Nefesh B’Nefesh Celebrates 20 Years and its 75,000th Oleh
By DAVID BRUMMER
The summer of 2022 promises to be an especially busy one for Nefesh B’Nefesh (NBN), which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year....
