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After San Bernardino, don’t let fear change our daily routines

NEW YORK (JTA) – With the recent shooting in San Bernardino, television and social media have yet again brought images of fatalities and injuries and the grief of those directly affected into our homes. For many Americans, and in particular the … more

PAUL GOLDENBERG | 12/11/15

For Jimmy Carter’s chief of staff, being Jewish was a family secret

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Hamilton Jordan, President Jimmy Carter’s wunderkind adviser and chief of staff, discovered at age 20 that his family’s story wasn’t a straightforward Christian Southern experience. At the cemetery service for his maternal … more

Sarah Wildman | 12/11/15

4 elderly Jewish ladies busted for mahjong game

JTA – Four elderly Jewish women playing mahjong in Florida may not sound like a crime – but that’s what was recently alleged in the city of Altamonte Springs. Lee Delnick, Bernice Diamond, Helen Greenspan and Zelda King – aged 87 to 95 … more

12/11/15

At Reform biennial, focus on social justice and tradition

ORLANDO, Fla. (JTA) – Growing up in a traditional Jewish household, Joan Cubell didn’t really know much about Reform Judaism. But after obtaining ordination a few years ago from a little-known rabbinical institute in suburban New … more

URIEL HEILMAN | 11/13/15

Federations’ General Assembly focuses on healing after Iran rancor

WASHINGTON (JTA) – Think unity. On the heels of this year’s rancorous and polarizing debate over the Iran nuclear deal, organizers of this week’s General Assembly (GA) of Jewish federations wanted their annual conference to be an opportunity … more

Gabrielle Birkner | 11/13/15

Pew survey: 57% of U.S. Jews eat pork, and Torah study more popular

NEW YORK (JTA) – Do you experience feelings of peace and well-being at least once a week? Did God write the Torah? Do you eat bacon? If these questions seem a little personal, don’t fret. They’re all part of a new Pew Research Center … more

URIEL HEILMAN | 11/13/15

Pork taken off menus at federal prisons

JTA – Pork is officially off the menu at U.S. federal prisons. With the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1, the 206,000 inmates housed in 122 federal penitentiaries are no longer being served pork products. Edmond Ross, a spokesman for … more

10/15/15

Shabbos Project rallies 5,000 partners across 500 cities

JNS.ORG – Hundreds of thousands of Jews. Hundreds of thousands of challahs, candlesticks, and zemirot (Jewish songs). Havdalah. From Oct. 23-24, Jews of all ages, levels of religious observance and geographic locations will come … more

MAAYAN JAFFE | 10/15/15

Celebrating Sukkot in a time of drought

LOS ANGELES (JTA) – While preparing for Sukkot in drought-ridden California, I hoped that the holiday’s joy had not dried up alongside much of the state’s water supply. For a holiday also called “the season of our joy,” one … more

EDMON J. RODMAN | 10/1/15

What it means to be a Jewish family in rural Maine

(Kveller via JTA) – For many Jewish parents, the challenges they face raising their children include choosing between Jewish and public schools, planning bar and bat mitzvahs and staying sane while planning big Shabbat dinners. But for … more

COURTNEY NALIBOFF | 8/21/15