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My eyes were peeled to the TV as the drama of the release of the hostages unfolded. I cried when the first group made their way into the white vans with the

Dr. Ruth's granddaughter Leora Einleger tied the knot with long-time boyfriend Elan Kane at the Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, NY on June 18

One of the more persistent comments in the kosher restaurant world today is that there aren’t enough Jewish delis.

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This chef, born next to a matzah factory, is delivering meals to Holocaust survivors   Benjamin Kanter David Teyf delivers a Shabbat meal to a homebound Holocaust survivor in New York City, Aug. 21, 2020. (JTA) - Growing up, Passover was always a special time of year for David Teyf. It wasnt just about the holiday. It was also the stories his family would tell about the matzah factory they used to operate behind his grandfathers house in Minsk before they left Soviet Belarus in 1979. Teyf, who...

1 shares David Teyf, CEO and executive chef of Madison and Park, delivers meals to homebound Holocaust survivors who are residents of a MetCouncil building on the Lower East Side in New York City on August 21, 2020. (Benjamin Kanter/JTA) JTA — Growing up, Passover was always a special time of year for David Teyf. It wasn’t just about the holiday. It was also the stories his family would tell about the matzah factory they used to operate behind his grandfather’s house in Minsk befor...

When Lindy Drew posts content online, she aims high. Her goal is understanding, particularly on issues of racial equity, gender equality and LGBTQ rights. Drew is co-founder of the blog Humans of St. Louis. The nonprofit group features the people and places that make St. Louis tick. It is the second most popular “Humans of” site in the United States after the Humans of New York (with 20 million followers).

Every generation carries its unique touchstones and inflection points, moments individuals of a certain age carry with them forever. For those of us in the pro-Israel community who were too young to fully process the weight of the 1967 and 1973 wars, one of those moments arrived in 1991, dur… More Headlines

Last week, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, whose role as head of state is largely ceremonial, stepped into the political limelight and tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government, following last month’s Knesset election. Netanyahu was tapped for the task a day after his criminal trial on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust began in earnest, as the first witness against him took the stand. More Headlines

Most Christmases, many Jews have their own inviolable traditions. For my family — and quite possibly yours — that means a movie (probably one that will be nominated for Oscars and be otherwise unmemorable) and Chinese food (a welcome consolation following dreck like “Benjamin Button”). Obviously this isn’t most Christmases. Yes, I’ve heard tell of some mythical theaters out there, somewhere, willing to let you into a screening of “Mank” and sample two hours of pandemic-vintage r...