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JTA – In the shadow-filled days that followed 7 October, few things were as clear as the solemn understanding that what was cannot be again, and...
JTA – President Isaac Herzog called leaders of Jerusalem’s Kol HaNeshama Reform congregation on the eve of the Sukkot holiday to express solidarity following a string...
JTA – A decision to bar the “stumbling stone” memorials to victims of the Nazis has touched a nerve in one small German town, and beyond. ...
JTA – Adam Brody, who stars as a rabbi in the Netflix rom-com series Nobody Wants This, for the first time publicly shared his view that...
JTA – Even a powerful northeaster couldn’t stop the crowds from showing up at the North American premiere of the controversial Israeli documentary NAZA on Saturday...
JTA – It took only 25 minutes of play for the Irish national soccer team to build a 3-0 lead over Israel in the countries’ UEFA...
JTA – When Daniel Okrent first proposed writing a biography of Stephen Sondheim for the Yale Jewish Lives series, he had a warning for his publisher. ...
JTA – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called out his and Israel’s enemies as he addressed the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Thursday, labelling New...
JTA – Pop singer Pink is facing more calls – including from Spanish Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem – for her removal as an ambassador for UNICEF,...
JTA – Hundreds of members of New York’s Jewish community competed against stand-still traffic, security details, and dozens of black SUVs on Wednesday night to reach...
JTA – US President Donald Trump called on nations to stay united in their pressure on Iran’s economy, as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly...
JTA – Palestinians are in danger of being pushed off their land as Israel closes off the option of a two-state solution, Palestinian Authority (PA) President...
JTA – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s warning this week that Jewish life in his country “is no longer safe” reflects concerns voiced by some Jews in...
JTA – Iran won’t be bullied by military action or economic sanctions into giving up its nuclear programme, the country’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, pledged to the...
JTA – More than 350 writers and other cultural figures have signed a petition defending the author Ariana Harwicz, who was disinvited from a literary festival...
JTA – The shooter who opened fire on a Belleville, Ontario, synagogue on Yom Kippur committed an anti-Jewish hate-motivated offence, according to the city’s police chief. ...
There was something particularly depressing about the United Nations (UN) General Assembly this week. World leaders gathered in New York to share their wisdom, their concerns,...
JTA – A Palestinian assailant seriously wounded the son of Israeli ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter on Wednesday in a car-ramming attack in the...
A road-rage incident in Norwood, Johannesburg has sparked outrage after an elderly Jewish man hurled racist abuse at a Muslim motorist. The confrontation took place on...
JTA – Canadian leaders have condemned a shooting outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, at the start of Yom Kippur that left a...
JTA – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would advance legislation allowing Israel to revoke the citizenship of people who defame soldiers or the state...
JTA – A 21-year-old man from Valencia, Pennsylvania, suggested poisoning food in synagogues as part of a mass attack in support of the Islamic State group...
JTA – The US State Department has approved a possible $24.3 billion (R394.6 billion) sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, a move that...
JTA – Pop star Ed Sheeran expressed sympathy for “centuries of Jewish pain” while calling what is happening in Gaza “catastrophic and unjustifiable” at a largely...
JTA – Is there still an appetite for Israeli spy stories? That is one question being tested by two different productions arriving in the United States...
JTA – Hundreds of Jewish school pupils, parents, and alumni gathered outside Gracie Mansion on Friday for a morning of singing and prayers in which they...
The Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe starting on Rosh Hashanah and culminating on Yom Kippur, described by the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks as the...
JTA – A third of Israelis describe Jewish rioters involved in recent violence in the West Bank village of Qusra as “Israeli terrorists”, according to a survey...
JTA – US President Donald Trump has an unprecedented track record of opposing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when it comes to advancing the interest of the American people,...
JTA – Sweden’s centre-left coalition has overturned Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing government after a nail-biter election, blocking a far-right party with neo-Nazi roots from its...
JTA – Robert Kraft has found himself in an unusual position: nixing the rapper Macklemore’s appearance at a stadium he owns for what he said was...
JTA – Pop superstar Ed Sheeran said he wasn’t behind his tour’s recent decision to drop opening act Macklemore following the rapper’s recent pro-Palestinian remarks at a stadium...
JTA – A Reform synagogue in Jerusalem was targeted for the second time in a month when a group of Jewish youths threw eggs at worshippers...
JTA – Noah Wyle has won his second consecutive Emmy for playing Dr Michael “Robby” Robinavitch on The Pitt. The win also marked a second victory for one of television’s more...
The Gemara in Yoma 87b asks, What is Ne’ila, this closing service? Rav says it’s an additional Amida prayer. One more final opportunity to pray with all our heart and soul. One more time to appeal to G-d’s rachamim, mercy. ...
Yom Kippur is a personal and solitary experience. We descend into the chambers of our personality and search for what we spend the year avoiding. We...
JTA – We live in the age of the strategic apology. A politician apologises days before an election when an opponent surfaces uncomfortable dirt. A chief executive issues...
A local terrorism expert says it’s “really alarming” that the extremist group Islamic State Mozambique (ISM) took a South African hostage on 3 September. The South African mechanic was among a group of about 20 workers abducted in northern Mozambique...
Chief Rabbi Dr Warren Goldstein has joined thousands of prominent figures from around the world in putting his name to an open letter rejecting the accusation...
While Jews around the world were celebrating Rosh Hashanah last weekend, President Cyril Ramaphosa stood at the podium of a BRICS summit and said that “there must be accountability for the ongoing genocide against the Palestinians”. ...
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