Each can be read as a stand-alone account, but taken together they provide a rich glimpse of Zionism and the complicated and miraculous birth of Israel.
I choose now as my first priority to be building bridges rather than building bigger and better weapons to lob at the other side.
In a major policy speech, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt doubled down on his argument that anti-Zionism is antisemitism, emphasized the threat to visibly Orthodox Jews and accused The New York Times of an “antisemitic attack” in its coverage of Hasidic movements.
Curated and presented by The Braid’s NEXT Emerging Artist Fellows, “What a Surprise!” is a collection of mostly true stories that take the audience on a theatrical journey into the Jewish soul.
What happens when the values of your community are not in line with your own?
Among other customs, Lag B’Omer is celebrated by participating in family outings, picnics and bonfires.
On April 26, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and Los Angeles city leaders ushered in the State of Israel’s 75th birthday by proposing a resolution recognizing the historic importance of Israel’s anniversary of independence.
In 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed May to be “American Jewish Heritage Month.”
We decided we would bring in the greatest babysitter/pacifier of them all. The king of shut up – TV, lollypops, and cookies.
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