27
Jun
The Year Israel Qualified for the World Cup
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By
Anis Modi
The Israeli national team has qualified for the tournament only once—the 1970 games held in Mexico.
24
Jun
Start-up aims to boost financial inclusion across Arab world
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By
Sala Levin
According to a recent study by the World Bank, Arabic nations have experienced a surge in adults who are accessing banking services. The World Bank...
22
Jun
In ‘209 rue Saint-Maur,’ Family Separation in Occupied France
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By
Molly Cooke
209 rue Saint-Maur, Paris, 10ème—The Neighbours opens with shots of a Parisian tenement building as a mother tells her child the story of the three little pigs. The comforting voice-over drifts off as the mother pig tells her children that she cannot care for them any longer, foreshadowing themes of separation, struggle, threat and terror that are still relevant today.
22
Jun
Is Israel Choosing the Devout Over the Diaspora?
“The Orthodox monopoly on Israel treats Reform and Conservative denominations as second-class Jews, which is another reason why the American Jewish community is feeling less and less connected to Israel.”
22
Jun
In a New Documentary, Gilda Radner Returns to the Screen
Gilda Radner brought laughter and love to audiences all over with her skits on Saturday Night Live and her one-woman Broadway show.
22
Jun
Remembering Charles Krauthammer
I first knew Charles Krauthammer when I was a wet-behind-the-ears New Republic intern and he was a rising eminence, a scary and impressive senior editor.
22
Jun
The Orthodox Union’s No Good Very Bad Week
“In hindsight,” admits Nathan Diament, the executive director of the Orthodox Union’s policy arm, “our goal would have been better served by us doing it in a different way.”
21
Jun
‘#MeToo Meets the Apocrypha’: Folk-Rock Group Combines Judaism and Activism
Inspired by Jewish biblical texts and themes, the music also comments on a variety of modern American political issues, including environmentalism, women’s empowerment and LGBTQ rights.
18
Jun
Discovering Science in the Zohar
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By
Sarah Breger
Throughout The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown extols the importance of the Zohar, the classic book of Kabbalah, as an incredible source of knowledge from which...
15
Jun
Was Alexander Hamilton Jewish?
Since 2015, Porwancher has spent extensive time researching archives on Hamilton’s life and the possibility that he had a Jewish background.
15
Jun
Why Do Israeli and American Jews See Trump So Differently?
In the nearly 20 months since the 2016 elections, two competing images of Trump have emerged in the Jewish world.
08
Jun
For Jewish Organizations, the Unique Challenge of #MeToo
In the Jewish communal world, addressing systemic harassment and abuse comes with its own complications.