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BZBI Hit With Hateful Graffiti

Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Center City was hit ...

Weitzman Might Become a Smithsonian Institution

The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History may become a Smithsonian institution. But what does that mean? Consider the name: Smithsonian. What do you think...

Drexel Student Advocates for National Reporting System for Antisemitic Incidents

A group of Jewish university students went to Washington, D.C., on March 19 to join U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) in calling for the...

Jewish Organizations Respond to Schumer’s Speech

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer spoke on the Senate floor on March 14, criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and calling for new elections in...

Beth David Reform Congregation Revives a Forgotten Cemetery

In the heart of Gladwyne, nestled amid whispering woods ...

Exploration Underway to Make Weitzman a Part of the Smithsonian

A bipartisan coalition in Congress is leading ...

You Should Know: Jessie Duke

Jessie Duke of Marlton, New Jersey, drinks ceremonial cacao ...

A New Lease on Jewish Life: Kol Tzedek Finds a New Home

It’s been years in the making: Kol Tzedek, the Reconstructionist community ...

Alli Barash Continues Family Legacy at Camp Saginaw

On campsaginaw.com, Alli Barash, the camp’s director, wrote, “I have never felt more at home than I do at camp.” “Every day, I feel so...

On Purim, How Can We Channel Our Inner Esther During Difficult Times?

In the ancient Achaemenid Empire, Jews faced annihilation. King Ahasuerus’ evil vizier Haman had convinced the king of the rightness of this policy. To thwart...