I thought the need for this conversation would have disappeared. Like, a few decades ago. I cannot believe I have to say this. Again. But, here goes. The other day, I was talking to someone about a ...
Ezra Axelrod and his husband David Restrepo founded their production company ThisTopia in 2021 to tell stories about political, social and cultural changes in Colombia. They quickly found the exact ...
She may be an official Jewish Nanny now — but she’s no Fran Drescher. Adriana Fernandez, a Floridian who attended private Christian school growing up with almost no exposure to Judaism, became a ...
At Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, the community has rallied around each other and Israel since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas. They have also experienced a dynamic that is ...
The resignation of Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick could clear the path for Elijah Manley, a convert to Judaism running as a democratic socialist and frequent Israel critic.
JERUSALEM — At first, it seemed like the kind of shooting that has become all too common in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. A Palestinian aroused suspicions and an Israeli soldier killed him. But then ...
How Jews Became Germans The History of Conversion and Assimilation in Berlin b y Deborah Hertz Yale, 288 pp., $38 There is no book more exciting to read than one by an author who believes he or she ...
I do not typically sign public rabbinic statements. I rarely agree with every word of a collective letter, and signing one can shift the focus from the work itself to ...