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Over 250 people gathered at the Santa Fe National Cemetery on Monday morning to honor U.S. military members’ sacrifices.

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The inaugural Midtown Winter Wonderland celebration will transform Midtown into a festive holiday wonderland Saturday, from 4-7 p.m. The event will be held at the Broadway Bubble laundromat at 718 Broadway. The celebration is a partnership between the laundromat operated by Kingston Midtown Rising and The Center for Creative Education, Radio Kingston, […]

The Silent Crisis - complex challenges and implications of intermarriage for Jewish continuity in America, with historical perspectives and realities.

LAJC NEWS RELEASE Hear about Jewish life in Melbourne, Australia and Manchester, England. Pop-up event Monday, July 17, 7pm (6:30 refreshments) with roving rabbis-in-training from Chabad. Located at Los Alamos Jewish Center, 2400 Canyon Road the Jewish Center has plenty of things going on as the summer winds down. Services, classes, shabbat dinners and other…

Wherefore is this Haggadah diff’rent from all oth’r Haggadahs? Martin Bodek, author of the “Emoji Haggadah,” “Festivus Haggadah” and “Coronavirus …

Every death by suicide extends far beyond the individual, affecting each person in their community and leaving loved ones in a state of grief that is unlike any other. On Saturday, local nonprofit SpeakUp ReachOut...

(RNS) — The new leader of the Interfaith Alliance wants to fight for an America that is welcoming and inclusive of all faiths and no faith.

From the blog of Andrew Shaw at Jewish News

Do some of the sacred traditions of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, date back to the first monotheist of ancient Egypt, Akhenaten?

Point of View: The end is near © handout Rabbi Jack Engel Don’t worry, I’m not a fatalist prophesying a doomsday scenario. On the contrary, I’m optimistic about the future. I’m excited the pandemic should soon be waning and we will start returning to relative normalcy. I have confidence the Biden presidency will help bring stability to a polarized nation and the United States will continue its genuine friendship and support of the State of Israel. I also believe it’s incumbent upon...