#Judaism

BERLIN (AP) — Weinberg, who was born in Rhauderfehn, near Leer, on March 7, 1925, survived incarceration at the Auschwitz, Mittelbau-Dora and Bergen-Belsen camps as well as three death marches at the end of World War II.

(RNS) — As part of a congregation that lost 11 members in a violent antisemitic attack, I know the pain of loss through terror. The death penalty is not the answer.

Sohali was reportedly fixated on converting to Judaism and, after facing rejection from several Nj synagogues, targeted the Crown Heights hub on the anniversary of the Chabad movement’s leader&#821…

The Moon Was Never Meant to Shine Like the Sun Why the “lesser light” may have become the one humanity loves most In Jewish tradition, the sun and moon were not originally created differently …

(RNS) — As the national director of the Anti-Defamation League for almost three decades, he built up the organization into a formidable agency that tracked antisemitism and extremism, both on the right and the left.

A prominent pro-Israel activist is urging fellow Jewish leaders to boycott a Jewish heritage event Mayor Zohran Mamdani is hosting at Gracie Mansion next Monday.

From Nypost RSS Feed: Jewish American Heritage Month is an opportunity to fight the surge of hate

BERLIN (AP) — In a unique way, the shiny brass squares that are embedded in the pavement make passersby stop and interrupt their daily lives for a moment as they bend down to read the names of those who perished.

DJERBA, Tunisia (AP) — Visitors came from France, China, Ivory Coast and Italy, including France’s ambassador to Tunisia, a symbolic gesture after two French citizens were among those killed in the 2023 attack.

NEW YORK (AP) — The ADL tallied 1,694 antisemitic incidents on U.S. college campuses in 2024, after pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist student protests proliferated due mostly to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

(The Conversation) — Three women sat for an exam administered by Israel’s Rabbinate, the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious leadership within Orthodox Judaism.

Incidents were reported in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., with the highest totals in New York, California, and New Jersey.

Witnesses from ⁠the Jewish community told the public inquiry into December's mass shooting that they felt unsafe amid rising hostility since the start of the war in Gaza.

(RNS) — She is not Philip Roth. She did not need to be. She touched lives, and she healed souls.

Critics say Mohamed Alharbi’s “terror schmatta” sartorial selection represents another example of mayor’s office of enabling antisemitism.

(RNS) — What if a food insecure senior felt coerced into joining in prayer or saying grace before receiving food from a church program supported by tax dollars?

From RNS: Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of American-Israeli killed by Hamas, is a modern symbol of faith

(RNS) — In her new book, ‘When We See You Again,’ Rachel Goldberg-Polin explores the Jewish traditions her modern Orthodox family has leaned on in mourning their son, and she paints an endearing portrait of Hersh, a mystic of sorts who was forming his own…

LONDON (AP) — Counterterror police are investigating whether the stabbings are linked to recent arson attacks on synagogues and other Jewish sites in the British capital.

From Nypost RSS Feed: Applauding a speech that labels Jews as supremacists is not principled: It’s hatred — and wrong