Analysis
Don’t call them ‘fringe’: New Jewish groups seek mainstream respect
Keshira haLev Fife is well known in the Jewish community of her native Pittsburgh, where she conducts Shabbat services and Hebrew school classes. But…
U.S.
Biden is ready to talk with Iran about a return to the nuclear deal
The Biden administration said it is ready to open talks with Iran toward returning to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. “If Iran comes back into…
History
Is Bonne Maman an anti-Nazi jam?
The heartwarming story has been hard to miss: A law professor is shopping at his local grocery store when sees an elderly woman struggling to get her…
U.S.
Battered by cold, Texas Jews mount relief efforts
One year ago, Dallas’s Jewish community convened a “health crisis management team” to coordinate the local response to the brand-new Covid-19 pandemic.…
Politics
Biden and Netanyahu speak in first phone call since inauguration
President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nearly a month into his first term — a time frame that drew criticism from…
Israel
Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for ‘courageously defending science’
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease specialist, was awarded a $1 million prize from an Israeli foundation for “courageously defending…
Politics
Biden: white supremacists are ‘most dangerous people’ in America
President Biden said domestic terrorism was the “greatest threat” in America and that white supremacists are the “most dangerous people” and pledged to…
California
Jewish camps are ready to open this summer. Will states let them?
Jessica Colvin recalled her two sons’ devastation last year when Camp Tawonga, the overnight Jewish summer camp near Yosemite, announced that it would not…
Politics
Survey: Nearly 3 in 10 Republicans believe central premise of QAnon
Nearly three in 10 Republicans believe the claim driving the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to a survey released last week by a conservative think…