The High Holydays
We will be closed for Rosh Hashanah starting 2 October and reopening on 5 October 2024. For Yom Kippur, we…
Resources for the Anniversary of October 7th
These materials include readings, interviews, and more that reflect on the year that has passed since the October 7th attacks. Readings:…
JBI and Rabbinical Assembly announce first-ever braille edition of ‘Siddur Lev Shalem’ prayerbook
JBI announces the first-ever braille edition of “Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat and Festivals,” commonly used in Conservative/Masorti communities. JBI,…
Lag B’Omer, Politics, and International Courts
On Wednesday, I received a horribly anguished call from an acquaintance. She was angry with me, with us, with the Jewish community. She had seen the just-released horrific October 7 footage of several bloodied female soldiers in Nahal Oz in the hands of the monstrous Hamas terrorists.
NYC Council Member Julie Menin, NYC Council Jewish Caucus, Gray Foundation, and Museum of Jewish Heritage to Launch Groundbreaking $2.5 million Holocaust Education Program for NYC 8th Graders
Amid Rising Incidents of Antisemitism, the Initiative Will Educate Youth on Holocaust History
Biden issues Jewish American Heritage Month proclamation
“We celebrate the immeasurable impact of Jewish values, contributions and culture on our nation’s character,” the president said.
A German soldier looted postcards from doomed Jews in Poland. 80 years later, his granddaughter brought them back.
When Karla McCabe was a child in East Germany in the 1970s and ‘80s, she knew her grandfather had been a German soldier in World War II. But exactly what he did during those years was not a topic of discussion in her family.
Pro-Hamas Jews are Jews for antisemitism
The presence of Jews among those demonstrating for Hamas and supporting the surge in antisemitism doesn’t vindicate the “pro-Palestine” cause.
News Never Stops, But…
The news never stops, it’s an unending grind that demands constant attention and sacrifice. However, the news cannot come before…
Pesach Message From Rabbi Moshe Hauer: A Seder Lesson From The Hostage Families
Everything you have taught us over these six torturous months can be summarized in a biblical phrase, vayima’ein l’hitnacheim, “(they) refused to be consoled.” You put your lives on hold and dedicate your every moment to advocating, traveling, and speaking on behalf of your loved ones held captive. You have demonstrated what true commitment to family looks like. It is a lesson we badly needed, and we hope we have begun to learn.