Nefesh B’Nefesh (NBN) and Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL) this week launched “Go Beyond” in a fresh push to develop Israel’s periphery by directing new olim toward opportunities …
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11/8/17
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Many people have said that there is no instruction book on how to be a good parent, though many have tried to offer much-needed advice through books, articles, lectures, and …
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By Jeffrey Bessen, Herald Community News
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11/8/17
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When Zubin Mehta kicks off a tour of North American cities at New York’s Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, it won’t be his last performances with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra — …
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By Gabe Friedman, JTA
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11/1/17
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Stickers showing a doctored photo of Anne Frank wearing a German soccer team’s jersey appeared in Dusseldorf, Germany, a week after a similar incident in Rome.
Fans of the Borussia Dortmund …
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JTA
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11/1/17
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My dad told me that every Friday my grandmother cooked two meals in tandem — Shabbat chicken, or brisket, or “gadempte fleische,” on one side of her tiny counter and, in her big, …
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By Joni Schockett
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11/1/17
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This cheesecake recipe was inspired by new and old flavors and our love of baklava and cheesecake. After all, who doesn’t love these desserts?
We felt that the smoothness and …
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By Tracey Fine and Georgia Tarn, Nosher via JTA
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11/1/17
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Are Jewish millennials the most religious generation?
And do one-fifth of them think Jesus was a deity in human form?
Yes and yes, says a new survey of 599 Jews born from 1984 to 1999.
The …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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11/1/17
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The former leader of a nationalist political party in Britain with close ties to President Donald Trump said that American Jews have a disproportionate influence over politics.
Nigel Farage, the …
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JTA
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11/1/17
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On a recent Friday, Eitan Press stood in Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda Market offering to apply balm to the beards of passers-by.
Press was hoping they would get hooked on his product, an …
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By Josefin Dolsten, JTA
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11/1/17
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G o to a Yemenite Jewish wedding or Bar Mitzvah and you will hear the women shouting the yelilot traditionally “sung” at all celebrations. I still recall when being called to the Torah …
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By Rabbi Binny Freedman
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11/1/17
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