Ben Sales
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
New York, NY, United States
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Elan Ganeles, American killed in West Bank attack, remembered for his wit and friendship
Ganeles, who was raised in West Hartford, Connecticut, and graduated from Columbia University, was 26. → Read More
'Today, I won't condemn': Some Netanyahu allies are declining to decry Sunday's West Bank settler riot
Some lawmakers in the governing coalition denounced the riot while expressing understanding for the settlers who rioted. → Read More
Young Judaea expresses ‘great concern’ over judicial overhaul
Zionist youth group joins growing number of US Jewish organizations voicing alarm over plan's possible impact on checks and balances, minority rights → Read More
In major step, Israeli judicial reform bill passes first parliamentary vote
The bill would give the Israeli governing coalition full control over the appointment of judges. It would also bar the Supreme Court from striking down basic laws, which are Israel's closest parallel to a constitution. → Read More
Israeli airstrike kills 5 in Damascus, Syrian officials say
Israel has regularly carried out airstrikes in the country aimed at Iranian-backed groups or Iranian weapons transfers to its proxies. → Read More
Israel's dual crises, explained
Israel is simultaneously contending with two things: a wave of Palestinian terror attacks and Israeli military raids in the West Bank, and massive protests of a government plan to constrain the courts. → Read More
Israeli army jails soldier after video of him beating Palestinian activist in Hebron goes viral
The activist, Issa Amro, was taking a New Yorker writer on a tour of Hebron when the incident occured. → Read More
8-year-old injured in eastern Jerusalem car ramming attack dies
The boy's 6-year-old brother was killed in the terror attack at a bus stop outside Ramot, a neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, along with a 20-year-old man. → Read More
A crowdfunding campaign hopes to preserve the shoes of 8,000 children killed in the Holocaust –
The campaign also hopes to give a new generation a tangible way to remember the Holocaust. → Read More
An NYC council member wants public school students to spend a day learning Jewish history –
If enacted, the day would appear to be a unique approach when it comes to teaching the histories of ethnic and religious minorities. → Read More
SoCal Jewish News, a new local publication, goes on hiatus as editor undergoes surgery –
The publication launched last year and will suspend publishing articles until May after its editor, Kelly Hartog, recovers from an organ transplant. → Read More
JCC Manhattan’s new director looks to help people ‘reclaim pre-COVID life’
After a pandemic paradigm shift moved much of her organization's programming online, Rabbi Joanna Samuels wants to bring her community back together - literally and metaphorically → Read More
US synagogues face tough COVID questions (again) as Omicron surges
Despite record-setting transmission rates, vaccines have been a game-changer compared to earlier in the pandemic -- prompting congregations to implement wildly divergent strategies → Read More
NYC Council member apologizes for comparing vaccine mandates to Nazism
Following criticism, Vickie Paladino says her comments were 'ill-considered and inappropriate' → Read More
NYC Jews hoping new mayor will reach out beyond Brooklyn’s Orthodox community
Progressive, non-Orthodox Jewish activists express concern Eric Adams's close ties with the Orthodox could lead to their exclusion from posts in his administration → Read More
Jewish food influencer Jake Cohen named in discrimination lawsuit
Author is accused of racism and sexism, treating Feedfeed's social media staff as maids, shouting at them and making offensive comments → Read More
Eric Adams has deep ties to Brooklyn's Orthodox Jews. Will he reach beyond them as mayor?
Orthodox leaders were part of the outer-borough coalition he mobilized to win the mayoral race last year. → Read More
Incredulous Yeshiva U. fans watch their basketball team continue a 50-win streak
The once little-known NCAA Division III team in a US school perhaps best known for its rabbinic program has gone from nearly empty stands to packed home games and ESPN plaudits → Read More
Fighting anti-vaxxers among Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jews, nurses write 140-page rebuttal
Pamphlet by Emes group addresses issues that surfaced during measles outbreak in 2019, but authors hope it will have impact on COVID vaccine hesitancy → Read More
'Is this really Y.U.?' At Yeshiva U., students get used to their basketball team winning again and again
It's a surprising turn for the Modern Orthodox university, which has historically been famous for rabbinics, not athletics. → Read More