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Passover this year will be celebrated in Jewish communities in Turkey, Egypt and Iran, and in many more countries throughout the Middle East.

In 2016, Temple Aaron in Trinidad, Colorado went up for sale. In order to save it, members of Colorado's Jewish community and non-Jewish residents of Trinidad had to work together.

From the blog of Eve Silberman at The Times of Israel

REFLECTIONS TODAY Reflections today Jesus declares that he casts out demons by the “finger of God,” that is, by the power of God that he possesses as Son of God. While Jewish exorcists call on God with prayers and rituals to cast out demons, Jesus does it by mere command. But more important than

From the blog of Mira Neshama Niculescu at The Times of Israel

When pursuing "human rights" involves distortion and slander. Tue May 11, 2021 When Robert Bernstein, Aryeh Neier, and Jeri Laber founded Human Rights Watch (HRW) in 1978, they did not contemplate that the Jewish state would become its target for de-legitimization and abuse. At the time of its establishment, not long after the Helsinki Accords were signed that included the signatories from the “Iron Curtain,” the ostensible focus was to report on the abuses of human rights in S...

Going viral overnight is the dream for most aspiring social media influencers. But for Jewish creators on TikTok, it can be a nightmare filled with antisemitism. For May, which is Jewish Heritage Month, TikTok created a #MyJewishHeritage hashtag and featured it on its Discover page, placing several Jewish creators’ videos at the top — even though they had not used the hashtag on their videos. These creators woke up to floods of antisemitic comments on old videos. Two of the top three videos...

Kristen Clarkes historic nomination is being overshadowed by a disingenuous attempt to label her as antisemitic.

Arab nations invaded the new state of Israel a few years before I was born, at a time when the world was still shaken by the fury of World War II. Arab leaders urged their people to flee Israel in advance of the fighting and return once they drove the Jews into the sea. The outcome differed from the plans of the antagonist nations. Arabs who fled could not return and formed a massive surge of refugees that has only grown after 73 years. So it should be only natural that the Palestinians persist...