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It’s a New Generation at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Funeral Directors

Many a Jewish Philadelphian has turned to Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Funeral Directors to bury a loved one. The largest family-owned Jewish funeral service in the Philadelphia...

Local Jewish Woman’s Recipe Selected for New Restaurant’s Menu

One-Woman Show About Iraqi Jewish History Coming to Philly

Hebrew Free Loan Society of Greater Philadelphia Takes Fundraiser Online

Jewish Philadelphian Named CEO of Americans for Ben-Gurion University

Opinion

Person holding up a sign that says "Boycott Israeli Apartheid"

Editorial: The Trouble With the Settlement Boycott

Britain, France and Canada have announced plans to restrict goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Several European countries have already taken or...
Attorney General Dave Sunday

Opinion: The Importance of Defining Antisemitism

Israeli soldiers at the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, July 23, 2025.

Opinion: The Missing Context From Casualties Associated With Israeli Campaigns in...

Nira B. Worcman

Opinion: Not Music to Hamas Ears

Fiamma Nirenstein

Opinion: Sanctions Against Israel Mark a Turning Point in International Political...

You Should Know

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...

Hallie Weiner: Old York Road Temple-Beth Am Cantor Finds a Home

Rachael Perice: New Tribe 12 Strategy Director Focuses on Relationships

Rabbi Jacob Lipkin: Temple Beth Sholom’s New Assistant Rabbi Reflects on...

Ellana Cohen: Adath Israel Preschool Teacher Designs New Jewish Calendar

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Last Word

Rabbi Moshe Travitsky: Bensalem Jewish Outreach Center Leader Continues to Build...

Every night when he was a kid, Moshe Travitsky got the same speech from his father, a former rabbi: Don’t become a rabbi. “When you...

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

Tracey Specter: Gladwyne Resident Focuses on Helping Feed the Hungry

Lisa David: Jenkintown Resident, Camp Leader and Jewish Mom

Judy Ron: Fairmount Resident Reflects On 2 Decades With Hadassah

Food & Dining

Sweet, Moist Honey Cake.

A Confluence of Observances: 9/11, Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah

Ethel G. Hofman | JNS Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — falls this year on the evening of Sept. 11: the 25th anniversary...
Barbaresco wine, an Italian wine made from Nebbiolo in Piedmont.

Barbaresco Finally Arrives at the Kosher Table

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Honey Pomegranate Mandelbrot

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National and World

3 Years After Oct. 7, Israel has Overhauled the Defense of...

Josh Hasten | JNS The Israel Defense Forces has implemented major changes to the way it protects Israeli communities and residents in the Gaza border...

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

US House Passes Bill Stripping Federal Funds from Universities that Boycott...

JD Vance Refuses to Disavow Tucker Carlson

Katz: Top Hamas Terrorist Captured in Gaza

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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...