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Judaism
The U.S. Senate has approved Rabbi David Saperstein as Ambassador for Religious Freedom in an attempt to strengthen religious freedom throughout the world. He is the…
Entertainment
The internationally renowned magazine called The New Republic is starting to feel shockwaves after a huge number of its staff have decided to quit. The American…
Judaism
Hanukkah celebrates overcoming European assimilation with Jewish culture, but one of its most popular symbols, the dreidel, may have roots in Europe. Dreidel is a Yiddish…
Judaism
The Menorah is a very important piece of Jewish history and tradition, and it has a miraculous story behind it. The Menorah is at its very…
Entertainment
Nehirim sponsored a conference in San Francisco discussing the contributions from and issues facing the LGBTQ Jewish community. The Torah has been interpreted for many years…
Christianity
Veritas Seminary in Santa Ana receives a 500-Year-Old rare Hebrew Torah scroll from donors Ken and Barbara Larson. In the presence of 1500 attendees at its…
Entertainment
London’s JW3 cultural center is presenting the first UK Jewish Comedy Festival, a weeklong tribute to all things humorous and self-deprecating from an Anglo-Jewish perspective. The…
Entertainment
. A program to introduce better relationships between Judaism and Islam, synagogues with mosques, rabbis with imams, was created in the United States of America in…
Christianity
La Plata High School, where John Wood’s daughter is a student, finds itself under pressure as Wood fights against world history homework about Islam. After confronting…
Entertainment
Some Jews feel uneasy about celebrating Thanksgiving, but the holiday may have more to share with the faith than previously believed. While some people are trying…
Judaism
Albert Einstein’s autographed letter from World War II auctioned off for $12,500 Thursday. Albert Einstein continues to be a huge inspiration for those in the world…
Judaism
Mendy Pellin is an ordained rabbi who plans to show the world that the Hasidic culture can provide many inspirations for comedy gold. Walking carefully between the…