How Jewish communities stand to benefit from the new stimulus
By Jesse Berman and Ron Kampeas | JTA
The new $900 billion pandemic relief includes another round of payroll protection, and the Jewish Federations of...
What Israel and Morocco will gain from reestablishing ties
By Abigail Klein Leichman | JNS
The Dec. 10 announcement of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel marked the fourth time in...
New online learning platform aims to bridge the gap between US Jews and Israel
By Michele Chabin
When the first wave of coronavirus infections reached the American South, Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, knew...
The Iran assassination, explained
The simmering fear among Middle East watchers that President Donald Trump might attack Iran in the waning days of his presidency was inflamed on...
Israeli teen drafted by Washington Wizards
By Marc Brodsky
Deni Avdija, the 19-year-old Israeli basketball phenom, was taken by the Washington Wizards with the ninth overall pick of the NBA Draft...
Where Biden’s secretary of state choice Tony Blinken stands on Jewish issues
Tony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for secretary of state, is the stepson of a Holocaust survivor whose stories shaped his worldview and subsequently...
How did Jewish Americans vote?
Polls offer imperfect takes, but the big picture is clear
By Ron Kampeas and Gabe Friedman | JTA
It’s a Jewish ritual: Every four years after...
New help for the 20,000 Jewish communal professionals who lost jobs during pandemic
By Michele Chabin
“Blindsided.”
That’s how Melissa Engelberg felt after being laid off in April due to COVID-19 cutbacks.
“I was shocked, I was sad and I...
FBI: Anti-Semitic hate crimes rose by 14% in 2019
The number of anti-Semitic hate crimes in the United States increased significantly in 2019, according to the FBI, in a year that saw three...
In Philadelphia, Biden supporters detail roles in election
After Election Day, Jewish Philadelphians who worked on behalf of Joe Biden’s campaign marched and danced, but most of all they waited. And waited.
On...
