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Ben Harris

Ben Harris is a JTA correspondent.

an old man with a beard holds a volume of Talmud
Posted inObituaries

Adin Steinsaltz, acclaimed scholar who made the Talmud more accessible, dies at 83

by Ben Harris and JTA August 7, 2020August 7, 2020
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg preparing to administer the Oath of Allegiance to candidates for U.S. citizenship at the New-York Historical Society in New York City, April 10, 2018. (JTA/Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg says cancer has returned, chemotherapy ‘yielding positive results’

by Ben Harris and JTA July 17, 2020July 17, 2020
A bearded man in a black hat and casts on both hands speaks at a podium
Posted inCalifornia

Rabbi injured in Poway shooting pleads guilty to tax fraud

by Ben Harris and JTA July 16, 2020
People wearing face masks at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Feb. 27, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Thousands of Israelis in the US called home as coronavirus restrictions tighten in their homeland

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer, Ben Harris and JTA March 12, 2020
Sarah Julia Seldin, left, and Shani Mink are founders of the Jewish Farmer Network. (JTA/Ben Harris)
Posted inU.S., Holidays, Tu Bishvat, Jewish Life, News

How a new wave of Jewish farmers are growing their own community

by Ben Harris and JTA February 26, 2020February 26, 2020
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the 37th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, Oct. 20, 2015. (JTA/Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Posted inSPONSORED CONTENT

In World Zionist elections, American Jews who care about Israel get their say

by Ben Harris and JTA February 20, 2020
Mural of Leonard Cohen in Montreal by artist Kevin Ledo (Photo/Flickr-fredisonfire CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inCulture

A Montreal pilgrimage in the footsteps of Leonard Cohen

by Ben Harris April 24, 2018April 24, 2018
four song leaders with guitars lead a procession of kids through camp
Posted inCommunity, Jewish Life, Travel

These Jewish summer camps are proud to be basic

by Ben Harris April 24, 2017April 24, 2017
Posted inArt

Itzhak Perlman awarded 2016 Genesis Prize

by Ben Harris December 18, 2015November 7, 2017
Posted inNews

U.S. and Israel escalate war of words over Iran deal

by Ben Harris April 10, 2015December 29, 2016

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