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Philissa Cramer

Philissa Cramer

Philissa Cramer is editor in chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the media in Jerusalem, Aug. 13, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Making good on campaign vow, Netanyahu government introduces bill to diminish Supreme Court

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA January 5, 2023
Target's array of Hanukkah mugs represents just a small swath of the national retailer's 2022 Hanukkah collection. (Photo/JTA-Philissa Cramer)
Posted inU.S.

The Hanukkah merch market has exploded. But are Jews feeling more represented?

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
Rabbi Ben Gorelick measures out a precise amount of psilocybin mushrooms during a Sacred Tribe "Sacrament ceremony" at his home in Denver, Nov. 6, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Andy Cross-MediaNews Group-The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Denver drops drug charges against ‘mushroom rabbi’ who promotes religious psychedelic use

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA December 12, 2022
Police and security personnel at the scene of a terror attack in Jerusalem, Nov. 22, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Fitoussil-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Teenager killed, 22 injured in Jerusalem bus stop bombings, the first in years

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA November 23, 2022
A crowd of Black women of all ages wearing white robes raise their hands in the air
Posted inReligion

Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd gets a boost in the U.S. with picture books and new resources

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA November 22, 2022
An elderly Jewish man in the Dnipro region of Ukraine stands before a delivery of firewood made by JDC as part of an effort to support Ukrainian Jews in advance of a punishing winter. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy JDC)
Posted inNews

With a dark winter looming in Ukraine, Jewish groups send generators and other support

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA November 15, 2022
illustration of hands holding cellphones reaching up as little twitter bird logos flit about
Posted inTech

‘The jokes were fantastic’: Jewish Twitter users reflect on their community as the Musk era sets in

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA November 10, 2022
Supporters of the liberal Labor Party react as the results of the Israeli elections are announced, in Tel Aviv, Nov. 1, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Noam Revkin Fenton-Flash90)
Posted inNews

For some Americans who moved to Israel, this week’s election results are conjuring 2016 deja vu

Philissa Cramer by Deborah Danan, Philissa Cramer and JTA November 3, 2022November 9, 2022
Dani Duek, a leader in Hillel International’s student cabinet, shown at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Chicago. (Photo/JTA-Philissa Cramer)
Posted inNews

As Israelis head to the polls, American Jewish leaders quietly fret about how they’ll respond to the results

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA November 1, 2022November 1, 2022
Pictures of banners  supporting Kanye West's comments about Jews went viral after members of the Goyim Defense League hate group dropped them from an overpass in Los Angeles, Oct. 22, 2022. (Screenshot from Twitter)
Posted inCalifornia

‘Kanye is right about the Jews,’ antisemitic group says on Los Angeles highway banner

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA October 24, 2022

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