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Naomi Tucker, executive director of Shalom Bayit, applauds a new ruling regarding get (Jewish religious divorce) refusal. (Photo/Amanda Martin)
Posted inNews

‘Terrifying dangers’: Shelter in place puts domestic violence survivors at greater risk

by Gabriel Greschler April 21, 2020
Hazon CEO Nigel Savage practices blowing his shofar. (Photo/Courtesy Hazon)
Posted inNews

Jewish environmental group sounds the call: Blow the shofar on Earth Day

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA April 21, 2020
Virtual memorial plaques are projected on the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau for Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Marcin Kozlowski-March of the Living)
Posted inHolidays

Virtual memorial plaques projected on gates of Auschwitz for Holocaust Remembrance Day

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA April 21, 2020
Then-Vice President Joe Biden addresses the 4th National J Street Conference at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2013. (Photo/JTA-Ron Sachs-Pool-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Biden welcomes J Street endorsement, a sign of the liberal pro-Israel lobby’s growing influence

by Ron Kampeas and JTA April 21, 2020April 21, 2020
Instead of her planned bat mitzvah Torah service, Raizel Mahgel-Friedman will have a "Torah learning" ceremony streamed on Zoom on April 24. (Photo/Courtesy Nell Mahgel-Friedman)
Posted inReligion

Orthodox Jews find creative workarounds for b’nai mitzvahs during pandemic

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman April 21, 2020April 22, 2020
she stands at a podium talking
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‘Zoombombing’ disrupts Jewish Community Library lecture

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky April 20, 2020April 20, 2020
Cindy Schlesinger will be the new head of school at Yavneh Day School starting in July.
Posted inEducation

Yavneh’s new head of school takes over at a trying time

by Dan Pine April 20, 2020
Benny Gantz (left) and Benjamin Netanyahu in the Israeli parliament, Nov. 10, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Yonatan Sindel-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Netanyahu and Gantz sign agreement for ‘national emergency government’ that keeps Netanyahu as prime minister for now

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA April 20, 2020April 20, 2020
Barry Finestone, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation, one of the Jewish philanthropies leading a massive nationwide coronavirus emergency fund. (Photo/File)
Posted inPhilanthropy

As Jewish nonprofits struggle, coalition of foundations announces $80 million fund

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA April 20, 2020April 20, 2020
Jesse Bloom leading a workshop in 2016. (Photo/Stephen Flynn)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

For local Jewish food businesses, necessity is the mother of reinvention

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 20, 2020April 25, 2020

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