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Art Shamsky, a Jewish star of the 1969 “Miracle Mets,” mourned his legendary teammate Tom Seaver, who died Monday at age 75. Your daily update.
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Born a slave, she died the wealthy matriarch of an elite Sephardic Jewish family in old New York. Sarah Moses Brandon's biography seems particularly relevant at a time when Jews of color have become insistent on their rightful place in Jewish life.
Recounting the story of a Sephardic matriarch, a new book undoes assumptions about race and identity.
The mugger fled when he saw the 84-year-old rabbi's NYPD shield.
Alvin Kass, the department's chief chaplain, was accosted during his early morning walk by a man claiming to be homeless.
Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that Malka Leifer, an alleged serial pedophile, is mentally fit to be extradited to Australia. Your daily update.
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"Rare is the conspiracy theory that doesn’t eventually find a nefarious role for the Jews."
The president is not one to reject a supporter, however fringe.
Israeli firefighters arrived in Sacramento, California, to assist with battling a wave of wildfires sweeping through the area. Your daily update.
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The emergency funds, from the umbrella philanthropy’s endowment, brings the organization’s total allocations for emergency Covid relief to over $52 million.
Emergency spending includes support for safety net services and Jewish day schools.
The first delegation of Israeli and U.S. officials touched down in the UAE since the historic normalization deal announced earlier this month. Your daily update.
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A New Zealand man, unable to hire a mohel due to pandemic restrictions, circumcised his own son. Your daily update.
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Update: In response to Adi's story, Foot Locker tells The Jewish Week that it will meet with her family and "use our brand’s platform to elevate and advocate for women’s sports."
Adi Topolosky's essay in The Jewish Week's JOFA blog showed how women’s sports continue to be devalued.
Adi Topolosky's essay in The Jewish Week's JOFA blog showed how women’s sports continue to be devalued.
Adi Topolosky's essay in The Jewish Week's JOFA blog showed how women’s sports continue to be devalued.
The Berkshires — the western Massachusetts home to Tanglewood, museums, summer-stock theaters, quaint inns and more antique shops than drug stores — are what The World to Come would look like if the Zohar were rewritten by liberal Jews
A week away during a pandemic is a reminder of our privilege, and our responsibility to others.
The tie dyed T-shirt collaboration between Jewish actor Jake Gyllenhaal and NY's iconic Russ & Daughters appetizing shop to raise money for independent restaurants has sold out in less than a week. Your daily update.
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A synagogue in Brooklyn and a Rockland County Jewish ambulance group issued warnings for people to continue taking precautions against the virus.
A Brooklyn synagogue and Rockland County ambulance corps respond to rising fears of a second coronavirus wave.
Take a look at these seven remarkable artifacts, from a schoolgirl diary of a survivor to a rare home movie taken by an American visitor before the fist of Nazism fell across Europe.
The Manhattan-based archive celebrates, and mourns, the vibrant culture of Yiddishland.
Rabbi Yehuda “Yudi” Duke spent a whopping four months on a ventilator, including nine weeks on an artificial lung machine. He is believed to be among the longest hospitalized Covid-19 patients in the country.
Yudi Dukes spent four months on a ventilator and endured four collapsed lungs.
Rabbi Joshua Stanton of West End Temple offered the convocation Monday at
a conference that bills itself as a moderate alternative to this year’s Republican National Convention.
Joshua Stanton of East End Temple says the Republican Party "needs to reform and reconstitute itself."
Nikki Haley said Joe Biden and Barack Obama practiced a foreign policy of “weakness.” Your daily update.
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"Israel doesn’t give us strength these days" -- that's what Jewish New Yorkers told a delegation of Israelis. Read their response.
A community is in mourning, and the bridge to Israel is narrower than ever, writes a leader of Dror Israel.
Feeling survivor's guilt during the pandemic? A scholar remembers how a Catskill vacation was an ambivalent escape from the horrors of war, and a haven for Jews who escaped the Nazis.
"The Mountains" were a haven from the horrors in Europe, as the Jews who summered there well knew.
Good morning. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Israel, and is stirring controversy with plans to speak to the Republican National Convention while he's there. Your daily update.
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Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a speech denouncing the anti-Semitic and racist events at Charlottesville. Your daily update.
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“Sacred cacophony” may also describe the unparalleled experience of taking on a new pulpit during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The pandemic puts a distance between clergy and congregants at a time when building relationships is crucial.
Gary Rosenblatt remembers Ruth Gavison, a Hebrew University law professor and leader in efforts to bridge Israel’s religious-secular divide, who offered a possible solution to the intractable problem.
Law professor and human rights advocate Ruth Gavison, who died Aug. 15 at 75, was a pioneer in bridging her country's religious-secular divide.
Meet Sam Domb, who owns an Upper West Side hotel that has been converted into a men's shelter during the pandemic.
Sam Domb owns an Upper West Side hotel that has been converted into a men's shelter during the pandemic.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump will be sending their three children back to in-person classes at their Jewish day school this fall. Your daily update.
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A far-left 'litmus test' on Israel shows the need for advocacy by and for Jews, write two candidates for the council. https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/nys-city-council-needs-a-strong-jewish-leadership/
A far-left 'litmus test' on Israel shows the need for advocacy by and for Jews, write two candidates for the council.
Rachel Brosnahan, the star of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” is Zooming with the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center today. Your daily update.
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New York State’s Regional Emergency Medical Services Council granted an ambulance permit Thursday to Ezras Nashim.
Ezras Nashim's 40 volunteers have already been operating in the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park and Flatbush.
The Democratic Socialists of America say they won’t support New York City Council candidates unless they agree not to visit Israel if elected.
“This is anti-semitism. Plain and simple,” Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) tweeted.
Winners and losers in the Israel-UAE peace deal: Your daily update.
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Michael Koplow: "The Israel-UAE announcement is momentous and cause for celebration,... but anyone who insists that this is a clear victory for the overall vision of the right or the left should refocus their lenses."
Normalization challenges a core assumption of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict held by each side.
In a diplomatic breakthrough, Israel and the United Arab Emirates are normalizing ties -- a developing story
President Trump calls it a "huge breakthrough."
A little-known Brooklyn synagogue was given three million shares of Eastman Kodak stock by a prominent philanthropist, and now finds itself thrust into a developing story about possible insider trading. Your daily update.
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Architect Stephen B. Jacobs survived the Holocaust, designed the swanky Hotel Gansevoort -- and now has created a Holocaust memorial for Albania’s capital that highlights the stories of Albanians who saved Jews during World War II.
Stephen P. Jacobs honors the only country in Europe that had more Jews after World War II than it did before.
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Travel blogger Drew Binsky is en route to being the youngest Jew (maybe person, ever?) to travel to every country in the world. Here he chats about some of his unique encounters with Jewish communities in some of the remotest regions on the globe. See comments for link to full story.
An Irish artist is making history come alive by colorizing old photos and videos of Israel at the turn of the 20th century. This footage shows Jaffa Gate in 1897, which the artist colorized frame by frame. It's truly remarkable. Read the full story and see more of his incredible photos here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/colorizing-the-holy-land/
Now known as The Actors' Temple, this nondescript theater-meets-shul in Hell's Kitchen was first founded in 1917 as Congregation Ezrath Israel. Originally it served the local Orthodox population, mostly shopkeepers who worked nearby, but as the neighborhood changed over the years so too did its congregants. (Rumor has it the likes of Sandy Koufax, Hank Greenberg, The Three Stooges and Ed Sullivan prayed there.) Now the synagogue is still functional and doubles as a theater. Read the full story of The Actors' Temple's interesting history here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/inside-the-synagogue-where-broadways-biggest-stars-used-to-pray/
One year after the Tree of Life massacre, we spoke to Squirrel Hill resident and leader of the Pittsburgh Bend The Arc chapter, Jonathan Mayo, on how the shooting impacted him: "It shouldn't take a tragedy like this to bring people together."
JDC representatives from Ukraine perform on stage at last week's women's empowerment summit, the first of it's kind by the legacy Jewish aid organization. Over 400 women from around the country and globally came together to network, share their stories and seek inspiration from each other. Full story: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/sharing-womens-stories-to-inspire-change-on-a-global-scale/
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem! #greatneck #ny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#Shtisel fans in #greatneck #ny #shtiselny #shtisellongisland #li #jwmg #uja UJA on Long Island Temple Israel of Great Neck
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
#shtisel fans talk about favorite scenes and characters #shtiselny #chasdeihashem!
On line with #shtisel fans waiting for the show to start. Favorite characters and scenes #shtiselny #chasdeihashem Temple Emanu-El #NYC #netflix
What do you love about Shtisel? Fans waiting for our event share their favorite characters and scenes:
These exclusive cast photos and interviews will be available Tuesday at noon (www.thejewishweek.com)and published in the Shtisel Program Guide available to all attendees of the Shtisel events this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Enjoy! All photos by Victor Bezrukov and Go2Films
Downtown Seder 2019 will features an all-star line-up of performers and VIPs who will dine among guests and lead New York in City Winery NYC’s wildly imaginative and interactive 19th annual Passover Seder dinner. For details: https://citywinery.com/newyork/downtown-seder-2019-feat-judy-gold-david-broza-mira-awad-more-4-8.html (sponsored content)
This Brooklyn artist transforms trash she finds on the streets of NYC into art, giving new life to abandoned tables, mattresses, pianos and mirrors. We followed her around to watch her in action and learn more about her process. Read her interesting story here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/a-brooklyn-artist-transforms-trash-into-art-in-process-of-healing-empowerment/ Sara Erenthal #StreetArt
Sara Erenthal upcycles trash she finds on the streets of New York City, transforming abandoned mattresses, TV sets, tables and shelves into pieces of public art. We followed her around Bushwick one day to see the artist in action.
So what are you waiting for? Save $10 by using this code-JWFriend10-but hurry, this offer will end on Monday, Feb. 18. On Monday, April 1 City Winery NYC you’ll be able to taste over 250 kosher wines, nosh on great snacks and enter to win FREE round trip airfare to Israel from EL Al and many more prizes during our 10th anniversary celebration. Sample some of the best kosher wines from Israel, Europe, California, Italy, France, Australia, South Africa and many other countries from around the world. PLUS, many of the 2019, ‘Top 18’ winners of The Jewish Week’s Kosher Wine Competition, in which 400 kosher wines were tasted. This Grand Wine Tasting is the largest multi-branded kosher wine tasting in the world. Purchase your ticket now! The last 3 years have been sold out! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grand-kosher-wine-tasting-regi…
Over 820 people joined us for a sold out forum on the future of the Jewish people with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Tal Keinan last Thursday night. The event was in partnership with UJA-Federation of New York, The Paul E. Singer Foundation and the The Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU to celebrate Tal Keinan's newly published book “God Is In The Crowd." Here's a short snippet from the discussion.
There are now some 8,000 Jews and an 18-month-old JCC in Harlem. As the community continues to grow, Jewish Harlemites are part of what feels like a new experiment in community building. Meet some of them here and read the full report at the link in the comments.
New Light Congregation and Rodman Street Baptist Church joined together for an emotional reunion following the shooting last shabbat at Tree of Life Synagogue where the New Light congregation worships. The two communities have been meeting regulalry for interfaith programs over the last five years. More on the story here: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/church-synagogue-pray-together-for-healing-and-reconciliation/
