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“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
The trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd has left us with an incomplete story. → Read More
At least 10 Orthodox-ordained rabbis are already on board. → Read More
A small but growing group of queer Jews are adapting the the laws of family purity for their own marriages. → Read More
Fox News presenter Chris Wallace isn't the only Jew whose name is a reference to the Christian messiah. → Read More
An initiative puts art installations in and outside Jewish museums that are closed due to the pandemic. → Read More
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
“It just didn’t seem possible," the leader of the island nation's tiny Jewish community said. → Read More
The owner says creating pork sandwiches helps her feel connected to the Jewish community. → Read More
Jewish student organizations are hosting online events and providing mental health support for struggling students. → Read More
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
The story in Oakland underscores the complexity of gender issues in the Orthodox world. → Read More
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
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
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
The 87-year-old Supreme Court Justice was hospitalized at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Tuesday after “experiencing fever and chills.” → Read More
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
First observed in 1866, Juneteenth has experienced a surge of interest this year amid nationwide protests against racial injustice. → Read More
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 will never forget the piercing sounds of all the black men who cried there, writes Rabbi Aaron Weininger. → Read More