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Rabbi Yisrael Motzen: Ner Tamid Rabbi Grows Alongside His Shul
Initially, Rabbi Yisrael Motzen was an interim rabbi whose job was to fill in at Ner Tamid Greenspring Valley Synagogue for six months. That...
Opinion
D’var Torah: On Working With Difficulty
By Rabbi Josh Jacobs-Velde
One of my favorite readings for the High Holy Days, one that we have shared for multiple years at our synagogue,...
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Israel Sebbag: Finds a Jewish Home in Baltimore and Encourages Others...
Israel Sebbag hails from Brooklyn by way of New Jersey, and growing up, he often thought of the Jewish world as not extending far...
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Last Word
Pete Sachs: The Associated’s New Board Chair Continues to Help Decades...
Some 60 years ago, a newlywed husband named Pete Sachs and his wife decided they ought to make a contribution to the Jewish community...
Food & Dining
A Confluence of Observances: 9/11, Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah
Ethel G. Hofman | JNS
Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — falls this year on the evening of Sept. 11: the 25th anniversary...
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Arts & Culture
A Confluence of Observances: 9/11, Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah
Ethel G. Hofman | JNS
Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — falls this year on the evening of Sept. 11: the 25th anniversary...
Nation and World
Katz: Israel Won’t Leave South Lebanon Security Zone Until Hezbollah is...
Israel will not withdraw from Southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed throughout the country and the danger posed by attacks from the Land of...
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...
How Teachers are Harnessing AI to Democratize Israeli Education
An ambitious new educational initiative seeks to emphasize personalized learning and strengthen Israeli society.
By Elana Sztokman
When veteran Israeli educator Meirav Seror asked her high school...
More than a GPA: Inside the Movement to End Letter Grades in Jewish Education
Grades can ‘make kids feel judged as Jews,’ according to an organization dedicated to improving and innovating Jewish day schools.
By Debra Rubin
At least three times...
