Ruth Bader Ginsburg, first Jewish woman to serve on Supreme Court, dies at 87
By Sarah Wildman | JTA and Jesse Berman
9/22/20 10:19 a.m. Update: This article has been updated with reactions from the local Baltimore community.
Ruth...
Diller Teen Awards now accepting applications
The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards recognize up to 15 Jewish teens who are outstanding leaders in community service with awards of $36,000 each.
Teens...
Rosh Hashanah dinner, Yom Kippur break-fast, sukkah hops: How risky are these High Holiday...
When Passover arrived just a few weeks after the pandemic set in earlier this year, it was clear that seders with families and friends...
Planning reopenings amid pandemic, Jewish institutions navigate minefield of challenges
By Michele Chabin
When Jewish institutions like JCCs and synagogues shut down this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, it often felt like a wrenching...
Blog post claims GW professor was raised Jewish, pretended to be Black
By Arno Rosenfeld
In an online post published Thursday, someone claiming to be George Washington University professor Jessica Krug stated that she had spent her adult life...
Hackers loot $7.5 million from Washington Jewish endowment
By David Holzel
Federal and international law enforcement agencies are investigating the theft of $7.5 million from the United Jewish Endowment Fund, an arm of...
Virginia synagogue undeterred by bomb threat
By Eric Schucht
Congregation Ner Shalom in Woodbridge (Photo courtesy of Congregation Ner Shalom)
Congregation Ner Shalom in Woodbridge, Va. has seen anti-Semitism in the past....
After a year in Abu Dhabi, couple offers personal lens on Israel-UAE deal
By Adam Reinherz
When the historic Abraham Accord, signaling peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, was announced on Aug. 13, it marked...
To Meet Soaring Needs, Jewish Groups Get Creative to Feed the Hungry
By Renee Ghert-Zand
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, causing millions to lose their jobs and hunger levels to skyrocket, the Jewish environmental organization Hazon knew...
Biden Closes Convention the Way He Launched His Campaign: Repudiating Anti-Semitism
Joe Biden closed the Democratic National Convention the way he launched his campaign in April of last year: By invoking what he depicted as...
