This Jewish guide found healing in the wilderness. Now he’s helping others.
By BEN HARRIS (JTA) — In January 2011, Zack Slavkin traveled to a secluded property in northern Vermont, deposited everything ...
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What is anti-Semitism? The question divides a Jewish coalition.
By BEN SALES NEW YORK (JTA) — Launched in 2017, a weekly newsletter from a coalition of establishment Jewish and pro-Israel groups ...
Behind the new measles outbreak
By SHELDON BERKOWITZ In the April edition of the Jewish World, there was an excellent JTA article, “Why Orthodox communities ...
‘Keep on keeping on,’ Jewish supporters tell Ilhan Omar
By ADRIAN GLASS-MOORE The intense backlash that Rep. Ilhan Omar has faced in her first months in office has led ...
Meet the Jews of Art-A-Whirl
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN Jewish participation continues to be strong this year in Art-A-Whirl, the annual art crawl hosted by the ...
Editorial: Ofra Bloch talks about intergenerational trauma
Our family Kabbalat Shabbat tradition includes candle lighting, of course, and then wishing everyone “Shabbat Shalom.” I add, “May the ...
After Poway synagogue shooting, ADL director calls for government to take action against white supremacists
By BEN SALES (JTA) — The head of the Anti-Defamation League said Saturday’s synagogue shooting should serve as a “wake-up ...
Pittsburgh and Parkland survivors help each other turn their grief into action
By MIKE ELK PITTSBURGH (JTA) — For many in this city’s Jewish community, after suffering through a long winter following ...
Netanyahu’s electoral victory will pull Israel even farther to the right
By DAVID A. HALPERIN and EVAN GOTTESMAN (JTA) — Despite an exceptionally close race with Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party, ...
Here’s the Jewish angle on MSPIFF
AJW Staff Report The much-anticipated Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) is underway, running through April 20, with more ...
