1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (593+ words) Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, offers the promise of a new beginning. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, asks us to examine our actions, acknowledge where we have fallen short and consider what we must do differently. That reflection…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (785+ words) Rabbi Jonathan Glass had a moment of panic when he realized that the entire west side of lower Manhattan, where his Tribeca Synagogue is located, would be shut to traffic at 6 a.m. on Sept. 11, which is also the eve of Rosh…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (322+ words) With the High Holidays approaching, beginning with Rosh Hashanah on the evening of Sep. 11 and continuing through Yom Kippur on Sep. 20, the Jewish Federation of Broward County is providing key resources across Broward County in South Florida. Nearly 180,000 Jewish residents…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (205+ words) Voice of the People, the global Jewish leadership initiative founded by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, opened applications on Wednesday for its second cohort, seeking 150 participants from communities worldwide. The new cohort will include 50 participants from Israel, 50 from the United States…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (269+ words) “The fact that Jewish communal spending has shot up 33% is a measure of how much more dangerous life has become for Jewish Americans,” stated Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America. “The fact that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (522+ words) There is a paradox at the heart of emergency response: The better you prepare, the less visible that preparation becomes. A rescue team that arrives in time looks like it simply arrived in time. Equipment that works when needed looks…...