A High Holiday Message from Federation’s President
The High Holidays "offer all of us the opportunity to become better people and to make our community a better place for us and...
Activists Prepare for Climate March
Local Jewish environmentalists of all ages are heading to New York City to advocate for action on climate change.
Michelle Marks, 67, stood out in...
A.J.’s New Rabbi Found Her Calling
From youth group activisim to Adath Jeshurun's pulpit, Rabbi Rachel Kobrin aims to foster Jewish learning, social justice and soulful prayer.
Editor’s Note: This is...
Warming to the Idea
With the convergence of the Shmita and our High Holiday introspection of what we can do better in the coming year, we should be...
70 Years Later, Missing Private Comes Home
Bernard Gavrin was killed in action in Saipan in 1944. Thanks to a Japanese team of researchers, the Pentagon and DNA science, his remains...
Saying Goodbye to Sendak Memorabilia
News that Philadelphia’s Rosenbach Museum would lose the bulk of its beloved Sendak memorabilia hit hard for a former Exponent editor, who admits her...
Saying Shalom to the Sholom Aleichem Club
The club, which served for more than 50 years as an outlet for secular Jews to maintain their identity, will soon disband.
If the ever-dwindling...
Hebrew Loan Society Still Going Strong After 30 Years
The group has granted more than 1,400 interest-free loans to area residents, totaling nearly $3 million — and it has more to lend.
By Jan...
The Jewish Imperative to Tackle Climate Change — and Four Ways to do It
Thousands of demonstrators are planning to descend on New York City to demand urgent action on climate change.
JERUSALEM — Two days before the U.N. Climate Summit, demonstrators, including...
ISIS-inspired Lone Wolves Seen as Posing ‘Significant’ Threat to Jews
Extremists returning from the Iraq-Syria arena may seek to target Jewish institutions abroad.
WASHINGTON — Jewish institutions, which have faced attacks in recent years by...