Jay Lefkowitz is a lawyer in New York City. There is a cartoon circulating on the Internet these days that captures the monotony of self-isolating life during the covid-19 pandemic. The image is of a ...
Observing Shabbat means going radically against today’s culture. For 25 hours each week, you’re putting down your cell phone, leaving your car in the driveway and not worrying about money or work.
The pandemic is inspiring a rabbi to appreciate the Jewish practice of Shabbat in new ways. By Avi S. Olitzky Rabbi Olitzky is a senior rabbi of Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park, Minn. Two ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Some Staten Island Jewish congregations will be participating in Shabbat Across America/Canada on March 4. This year's theme at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, West Brighton, is, ...
(JTA) — Contestants on an episode of Jeopardy that aired Wednesday night were stumped when presented with a photo of chulent, a stew traditionally cooked over the course of Shabbat. The clue, for $400 ...
Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. (JTA) – Mara ...
Elie Kligman, chosen by the Washington Nationals, is the second Orthodox Jew to be drafted in Major League baseball. News about Jacob Steinmetz’s selection to become the first orthodox Jew to play ...
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Prominent NYC rabbi urges congregants to vote against Zohran Mamdani in Shabbat sermon
This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, JTA’s daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City ...
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