For Cancer Patients, the High Holidays Can Bring Some Unique Challenges
By Larry Luxner
At the height of the pandemic in August 2020, Fran Guzy, a retired schoolteacher living in Oradell, New Jersey, was diagnosed with...
2 Jewish Teens Harness the Power of Their Peers to Address Social Problems —...
By Larry Luxner
In mid-2021, as the COVID pandemic raged, high school student Lily Messing noticed that the social ills plaguing her native Tucson, Arizona...
Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Sentenced to Death
A jury has given the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter a death sentence, handing down the maximum punishment for the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history.
The...
Christians Are Turning to a Jewish Nonprofit to Help Them Have Hard Conversations
Jeff Nitz, a social worker and lay leader at his church, sees himself as a trained listener.
But beginning in 2020, his congregation — Mosaic...
Biden Appoints Jewish Community Leader Susie Gelman to U.S. International Religious Freedom Commission
President Joe Biden appointed Susie Gelman, philanthropist and leader in the Washington, D.C., Jewish community, to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the...
How Jewish Activists Are Campaigning for Reproductive Rights One Year After Dobbs
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Before sundown on June 23, as American Jews prepared to light their Shabbat candles, some also lit yahrzeit candles.
The additional flames, which...
To Boycott or Not Boycott?
Andrew Lapin | JTA.org
Pride Month can be a busy time for Abby Stein, the trans Jewish author and activist. But she recently turned down...
Jury Finds Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Guilty on All Counts
The gunman who committed the worst antisemitic attack in U.S. history is guilty of all charges he faced, according to the verdict delivered by...
Looming Jewish Teacher Shortage Prompts New Accelerated Training in Well-Known Jerusalem Program
By Elana Sztokman
When Rabbi David Wallach was looking for an institution to help him become a better Jewish day school teacher, he was frustrated...
A New Destination for Troubled Jewish Youth Trying to Kick Drug Dependency: Cyprus
By Larry Luxner
TEL AVIV — Young people with substance-abuse dependencies often face a stark challenge when trying to overcome their problem: Any kind of...
