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A Confluence of Observances: 9/11, Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1016+ words) Ethel G. Hofman | JNS Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — falls this year on the evening of Sept. 11: the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks that rocked America and the world. And it’s Shabbat to boot. That means a trifecta of events…...
D'var Torah: Both Boys Lived
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (499+ words) By Rabbi David Levin Nobody is sacrificed on either morning. We move past that faster than it deserves. Begin with what they were called, because neither boy was given a name of his own. Yishmael, “God will hear,” is assigned…...
Opinion: Family Wants Nonprofit to Stop Using a Holocaust Survivor’s Name
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (699+ words) By Warren H. Cohn Imagine a Philadelphia organization calling itself the Marian Anderson Institute for Concert Hall Exclusion. You wouldn’t need a lawyer to explain the problem. Nobody in this city would. There’d be a statement from her family by lunch,…...
Editorial: Abbas’ New Ra’am Party
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (471+ words) The Ra’am Party is not an obvious place to look for an experiment in Jewish-Arab political partnership. The United Arab List grew out of the southern branch of Israel’s Islamic Movement and historically represented conservative Muslim Arab voters. Its leader,…...
Editorial: The Rebbes Go to Washington
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (378+ words) An extraordinary procession of Hasidic rebbes and Orthodox leaders descended upon the White House last week, some arriving by private jet, for what was billed as an opportunity to exchange Rosh Hashanah greetings with President Donald Trump. And then, naturally,…...
Editorial: Choosing Party Over Principle
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (453+ words) Every election, we are told, is too important for principle. It was an extraordinary formulation, but a familiar political temptation. El-Sayed has now apologized more fully for his response to the March terrorist attack on Temple Israel outside Detroit. After…...
Opinion: Taking Stock of Rosh Hashanah for the Next Generation
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (702+ words) I love being in synagogue for the High Holidays to take stock of where we have been and where we are going, seek forgiveness, look toward renewal and welcome the new year with optimism. The High Holidays are filled with…...
Opinion: For Jewish Charities, a Chance to Serve Without Leaving Faith at the Door
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (282+ words) By David J. Benger Same meal. Same neighbors. Different rules. On Aug. 25, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel concluded that this arrangement is not merely strange. It is unconstitutional. The Office of Legal Counsel is the component of the Justice…...
New Chief Strategy and Impact Officer at the Federation Looks to Listen, Learn and Execute
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (574+ words) Before taking on a role as the chief strategy and impact officer for the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, Brian Rothenberg served as senior director of planning and agency relations at the Jewish Federation of Detroit. While the two communities…...
Overbrook Park's Robin Schatz Leads Jewish Philly's Public Affairs
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (788+ words) Robin Schatz leads the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s public affairs at a time when the Jewish community arguably has more issues before local, state and federal governments than ever before. As the Jewish Community Relations Council of the federation’s…...