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Josefin Dolsten

Josefin Dolsten

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Rabbi Mark Bloom leads an online service at Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland.
Posted inReligion

Conservative movement allows livestreaming on Shabbat and holidays during pandemic

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA May 15, 2020
Renee Godinez had her son pour spring water on her to symbolize immersing in a mikvah. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Godinez)
Posted inReligion

Converting to Judaism during the pandemic: delay — or get creative?

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA May 11, 2020
New Facebook groups have emerged to facilitate Jewish dating during the pandemic. (Photo/JTA-Grace Yagel)
Posted inJewish Life

Young Jews are falling in love during the pandemic — without having met in person

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA May 4, 2020
Shira Haas speaks with Jonah, Henry and Ben Platt during a virtual Israel Independence Day celebration, April 29, 2020. (Screenshot/YouTube)
Posted inYom HaAtzmaut

Shira Haas, Matisyahu and Dr. Ruth send birthday wishes to Israel in virtual Independence Day ceremony

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA April 29, 2020April 29, 2020
A man takes part in a protest to reopen Pennsylvania in Harrisburg, April 20, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Nicholas Kamm-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S., News

Some states are letting houses of worship reopen. Synagogues aren’t going for it.

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA April 23, 2020
A memorial service on the one-year anniversary of the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14, 2019. (JTA/Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

2 years after deadly school shooting, Jews in Parkland still don’t feel secure

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA February 14, 2020
Leslie Wexner (left) and Ed Razek pose backstage at the 2016 Fragrance Foundation Awards presented by Hearst Magazines in New York, June 7, 2016. (JTA/Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Fragrance Foundation)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Report that Les Wexner ignored harassment at Victoria’s Secret renews misgivings among recipients of his prestigious Jewish fellowship

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA February 10, 2020February 10, 2020
A car driving in a tunnel near the West Bank village of al-Walajah, May 30, 2019. (JTA/Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inIsrael

What Israeli engineers have to say about Trump’s Gaza-West Bank peace tunnel

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA January 30, 2020January 30, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jan. 28, 2020. (JTA/Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Here’s how Jewish groups on the left and right are reacting to Trump’s peace plan

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA January 28, 2020
Recovery and clean up crews at the scene of the JC Kosher Supermarket shooting, Dec. 11, 2019. (JTA/Rick Loomis/Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Jersey City shooter called Jews ‘Nazis’ in social media posts

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA December 18, 2019

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