In this election season, candidates for office are being asked whether they are taking Jewish money or seeking to change Assembly Bill 715, the landmark bill to protect Jewish children in public K-12 education against antisemitism.
The announcement follows a difficult year in which the school struggled to raise funds to ensure its continued operation.
We have no illusions about the rising threat to Jews around the world; we know there are PR battles Zionists may never win. But we also know that what matters most happens not in the air but on the ground.
Israel’s Memorial Day begins at sundown on April 21, followed immediately by Independence Day. For those who have experienced it, the contrast is mesmerizing.
As the hours and minutes ticked off on Tuesday, and an anxious world waited for the 8PM EST showdown, rumors began to fly that perhaps the Persian civilization wouldn’t die that night after all.
Passover gives us a chance to unpack freedom, to see its many sides, to ask the right questions.
As the Iranian people yearn for their liberation, a reflection on the improbable connection between ancient Persian civilization and the Jewish holiday of freedom.
Attacks against Jews keep rising, but this does not mean it is our destiny. Here is what we must do to ensure a thriving Jewish future.
We can’t depend on Jew-haters to unify us. It’s one thing to share common enemies; it’s quite another to share an extraordinary story that connects us through the generations.
The director of security at Temple Israel was injured in the attack, the Reform congregation said.
