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New Hope Synagogue Kehilat HaNahar Hiring Janine Jankovitz as New Rabbi

On July 1, Kehilat HaNahar will welcome a new rabbi, Janine Jankovitz, to its community. Jankovitz will replace Rabbi Diana Miller, who served the New...

How Is This Passover Different?

Ma nishtanah haPesah hazeh? How is this Pesah different?

Marking 100 Years: Tiferes B’nai Israel Proud of Its Longevity

Congregation Tiferes B'nai Israel in Warrington is known as ...

Lubavitch of Bucks County Opens New Mikvah on State Street in Newtown

“Do I need to take my wedding ring off?” I asked Rabbi Aryeh Weinstein at the Adele Mermelstein Community Mikvah in Newtown. “Yes,” the rabbi...

Lashon Hara Hurts Us All

This portion is the prism through which I view ...

Inside 10 New Haggadahs for 2024: America and Israel Take Their Places at the...

The creators of new Passover Haggadahs focused on Zionism and American patriotism were working on their projects long before Oct. 7 ...

Making the Past Relevant Today

It happens every year.

Beth Or Enhances the Teen Connection

Aaron Nielsenshultz, the director of religious school and b’nai mitzvah training ...

Congregations of Shaare Shamayim Planning to Move from Northeast Philadelphia to Old York Road

In 1966, Congregation Shaare Shamayim of South Philadelphia merged with the Greater Northeast Jewish Congregation. The unified community later changed its name to Congregation...

Can Jews Sing ‘Dayenu’ While There Are Hostages? The Passover Seder Gets a Post-Oct....

As the American-Israeli poet Marty Herskovitz thought about the upcoming Passover holiday ...