Editorial: ‘Who shall live and who shall die’
High Holidays shul-goers will hear the powerful Unetane Tokef (“We shall ascribe holiness to this day”), a liturgical poem chanted...
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The White House buries the era of even-handedness. Will that bring Palestinians to the table?
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump wants to forge an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, but he and his...
Victims of mikva-peeping rabbi reach $14.25 million settlement with his synagogue
By BEN SALES (JTA) — Four years after Rabbi Barry Freundel was arrested for secretly videotaping Jewish women as they...
John McCain’s parting shot is a warning about the ‘alt-right’
By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — John McCain's farewell message was seven short paragraphs packed with the qualities that made...
Gilad Hekselman showcases two trios
For his new album, Ask for Chaos (Hexophonic Music/Motéma), jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman, an Israeli native living in New York City...