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Hadassah, JWI, NCJW, and 56 organizations urge UN to investigate Hamas violence against Israeli women.

A congressman, rabbis and Jewish nonprofit heads also shared some of their personal resolutions for the coming year.The post In divisive times, Jewish leaders mostly optimistic as High Holidays approach

Though ‘not sexy,’ improving technology helps organizations do what they do better, according to one group helped by the Sensers

Good Wednesday morning! In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we profile the Senser Foundation’s efforts to upgrade nonprofits’ technology, and feature op-eds from Shira Ruderman and Jonathan S. Kessler. We’ll start with last night’s United Hatzalah gala in New...

Alexa Bliss discusses her appearance on The Masked Singer and describes what motvated her to say yes to the show.

In 2020, the National Council of Jewish Women couldn't get rabbis to sign onto an abortion rights campaign. Now they're banging down the door.

(JTA) I’ll admit it: Chanukah is a holiday I’ve approached with diminishing enthusiasm over the years. I’m not into latkes; I prefer egg rolls. Dreidel’s not nearly as fun as

KXLY May 18, 2021 11:17 AM Meredith Jacobs, TV Insider Posted: Updated: May 20, 2021 5:08 PM Hulu is taking a look into the world of the Chippendales male dance troupe with its latest straight-to-series order. The streaming service announced that it has ordered the eight-episode limited series  Immigrant, from Robert Siegel (creator of  Pam & Tommy, also coming to Hulu) and Kumail Nanjiani, who will star and executive produce. Immigrant tells the true story of Somen “Steve” Bane...

KXLY May 3, 2021 1:25 PM Meredith Jacobs, TV Insider Posted: Updated: Dick Wolf is adding a new half-hour drama to his roster. IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service, has ordered  On Call, a new series from the man behind the  FBI one over on CBS. The Hitter, Hacker, Thief, and Grifter are back — and joined by a Fixer and Maker. This new series, from Wolf, Universal Television (a division of Universal Studio Group), and Wolf Entertainment, follows a pair of police offi...

KXLY April 29, 2021 10:45 AM Meredith Jacobs, TV Insider Posted: Updated: Girl in the Woods is coming to Peacock. The streaming service has ordered the YA supernatural drama based on Crypt TV’s monster universe, the 2018 short film  The Door in the Woods and the 2020 sequel  The Girl in the Woods. Creator Abe Forsythe is set to write and direct genre-bending series. The eight-episode series is set in the Pacific Northwest and “follows Carrie’s escape from her mysterious, cul...