Josefin Dolsten, Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Josefin Dolsten

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

New York, NY, United States

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Past articles by Josefin:

Black Orthodox Jews carve out their own space amid a national reckoning over race

“Because of the assumed lack of racial diversity in the Orthodox community, when you show up, often you’re perceived as an oddity,” said one of the founders of Kamochah, which is like the first group catering to Black Orthodox Jews. → Read More

An elusive search for the whole truth in the Chauvin trial

The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd has left us with an ​incomplete story. → Read More

A small but growing number of Orthodox rabbis are officiating same-sex weddings

At least 10 Orthodox-ordained rabbis are already on board. → Read More

Some queer Jews are finding meaning in the laws of family purity, traditionally observed by married Orthodox couples

A small but growing group of queer Jews are adapting the the laws of family purity for their own marriages. → Read More

When Christian is Jewish: Living a Jewish life with a non-Jewish name

Fox News presenter Chris Wallace isn't the only Jew whose name is a reference to the Christian messiah. → Read More

Sukkot, the pandemic and a lynching come together in a multiracial Jewish dancer’s new art installation

An initiative puts art installations in and outside Jewish museums that are closed due to the pandemic. → Read More

How she went from the Notorious RBG to Ruth the Tzadik

Many Americans have been paying tribute to the popularized version of Ruth Bader Ginsberg — the feisty workout-devoted octogenarian Supreme Court justice who had morphed in the past decade from admired legal trailblazer to beloved feminist pop icon, the subject of a Hollywood biopic, a documentary, “Saturday Night Live” sketches and late-night interviews, not to mention T-shirts, mugs and … → Read More

Jews have lived in Bahrain for 140 years. The country's peace deal with Israel changes their lives.

“It just didn’t seem possible," the leader of the island nation's tiny Jewish community said. → Read More

Los Angeles pop-up The Bad Jew serves ‘porkstrami’ and other nonkosher takes on Jewish deli food

The owner says creating pork sandwiches helps her feel connected to the Jewish community. → Read More

‘It’s not the same and everybody knows it’: Jewish campus life goes virtual

Jewish student organizations are hosting online events and providing mental health support for struggling students. → Read More

Taking a page from 'Vagina Monologues,' a new book explores taboos around women’s sexuality and gender in the Orthodox world

Two of the five editors talk about why they took on this project, how the book resonates with their experiences and what they hope readers take away from it. → Read More

They thought a Jewish school in Oakland would be able to accommodate their gender-fluid child. It wasn't that simple.

The story in Oakland underscores the complexity of gender issues in the Orthodox world. → Read More

How BTS and K-pop exploded the world music scene

Tamar Herman on why BTS, the South Korean hip-hop and pop septet, made it big in the United States — and their surprising Jewish connection. → Read More

A rabbi and dad is starting an online Jewish day school to help families get through the pandemic

When Rabbi Jonah Rank first conceived of Yesod, he may have sounded like a pessimist. Now he seems like more of a prophet. → Read More

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is at home and ‘doing well’ after hospitalization – J.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has returned home after being hospitalized with a suspected infection. Ginsburg, 87, is “is home and doing well,” a court spokeswoman said on Wednesday, CNN reported. Ginsburg was hospitalized at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Tuesday after “experiencing fever and chills,” a statement said at the time. “She underwent an endoscopic … → Read More

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is home, ‘doing well’ after hospitalization

The 87-year-old Supreme Court Justice was hospitalized at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Tuesday after “experiencing fever and chills.” → Read More

Jewish communities are finally paying attention to Jews of color. Here’s the long road to how they got there.

Racial justice protests have ignited new conversations about race in the Jewish community. Longtime activists say there's still a long way to go. → Read More

Amid a national reckoning over race, Jews are embracing Juneteenth

First observed in 1866, Juneteenth has experienced a surge of interest this year amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. → Read More

5 Jews From Across the Country Share Why They Joined the Black Lives Matter Protests

This article originally ran on the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. (JTA) — It has been a trying week and a half for Beejhy Barhany. Her Israeli-Ethiopian fusion restaurant, Tsion Cafe, had already been struggling to make ends meet after months of closure due to the pandemic. Then the protests over the death of George Floyd swept … → Read More

I am a rabbi who attended George Floyd’s memorial service. What I heard broke me.

I will never forget the piercing sounds of all the black men who cried there, writes Rabbi Aaron Weininger. → Read More