At JC3, Judaism Blossoms Among the Expats of San Miguel
Much like the Mexican town in which it’s located, JC3 is freewheeling, nonconformist and unabashedly unaffiliated.
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May
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Apr
Is Holocaust Education Feeding Antisemitism?
Some say efforts to educate children of all backgrounds about the most evil result of antisemitism may actually be fueling.
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Mar
Alarming Rise of Antisemitic Behavior in Schools
Celebrities? Social media? Video games? Antisemitic bullying and graffiti in school is nothing new, but why are these incidents on the rise?
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Jan
Meet the Five New Jewish House Members
Forget about the ‘Jew-ish’ guy. These five new members of Congress have real lives worth noting.
15
Nov
Talk of the Table | Falafel: The Crunch that Binds or Ball of Confusion?
Let’s face it, Canada and the United States are not in conflict over the origins of the donut and which national brand is superior, Dunkin’ or Horton’s.
04
Nov
From the Newsletter | The Jewish Vote in the Midterms
Midterm elections are just five days away. For Jewish and non-Jewish voters alike, it’s hard to think of a non-presidential election in recent history that has more riding on it. Will voters, many of them women, turn the election into a referendum on abortion rights? Or on the GOP’s continued embrace of former President Donald Trump’s election denial? Or will the 2022 contests adhere to a more traditional pattern: a judgment on the current president (and the party in power on Capitol Hill)?
Jews make up just 2.4 percent of the U.S. population, but their political involvement is robust; they vote at rates of 80 to 85 percent. (By contrast, the national average for 2020 was between 65 and 68 percent.) In a neck-and-neck election year where a few votes can make a large difference, the Jewish vote...
29
Sep
Midterms ’22: What Our Jewish Voters Are Thinking
With the clock ticking down to midterm elections on November 8, Moment checked in with the participants in our Jewish Political Voices Project (JPVP).
01
Sep
Montana Jewish Project Succeeds in Buying Back Historic Helena Synagogue
Helena’s synagogue was sold to the state in 1935, but now Temple Emanu-El is back in Jewish hands.
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Jul
From the Newsletter | Exploring Jewish Community in Far Flung Places
As a kid, I was fascinated by the existence of Jews in remote places.
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Jul
Amid Antisemitism, Jewish Montanans Seek to Buy Back Historic Synagogue
The Montana Jewish Project hopes to purchase Temple Emanu-El—constructed in 1890 during a colorful, obscure chapter of Jewish history—from the Diocese of Helena.