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New Mikvah Coming to Northeast Philadelphia

A new standalone mikvah is coming to Northeast Philadelphia in 2027, according to Rabbi Isaac Leizerowski of Beth Midrash HaRav B’nai Jacob. Leizerowski and other...

Opinion

Warren H. Cohn

Opinion: Family Wants Nonprofit to Stop Using a Holocaust Survivor’s Name

By Warren H. Cohn Imagine a Philadelphia organization calling itself the Marian Anderson Institute for Concert Hall Exclusion. You wouldn’t need a lawyer to explain the...

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Hila Rose: Abrams Hebrew Teacher Returns Home

For Hila Rose, a Hebrew teacher at Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley, a post-Israel Defense Forces trip to the United States was supposed to...

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Overbrook Park’s Robin Schatz Leads Jewish Philly’s Public Affairs

Robin Schatz leads the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s public affairs at a time when the Jewish community arguably has more issues before local,...

Food & Dining

Classic Tzimmes

Sheri Silver | JTA Tzimmes has always been one of those dishes that feels like a hug from the past. It’s cozy, a little sweet...

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National and World

Katz: Israel Won’t Leave South Lebanon Security Zone Until Hezbollah is...

Israel will not withdraw from Southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed throughout the country and the danger posed by attacks from the Land of...

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Thousands of Teens Gather in Israel to Celebrate Their Connection to Jewish Life —...

More than 4,500 teens from North America and Israel gathered last month for an outdoor festival that some have described as “Israel’s teen Coachella.” Part...

Meet the North American families who are moving to Israel right now

At first glance, the recent celebration outside a northern New Jersey synagogue looked a lot like a bar or bat mitzvah party. Dance music...

More Than a GPA: Inside the Movement to End Letter Grades in Jewish Education

At least three times each school year, middle school pupils at the Oakland Hebrew Day School write divrei Torah, or essays on a Torah...