Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Indicted for Corruption
By Marcy Oster / JTA
Benjamin Netanyahu has been charged in three corruption cases, marking the first time a sitting Israeli prime minister has been...
Akiba Grad Chaim Bloom Takes Top Job With Red Sox
2019 was a good year for Jews playing in Major League Baseball.
Joc Pederson, a young outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, cracked 36 home...
Joseph Levine & Sons Expands to New Location in Montco
Joseph Levine & Sons has provided funeral and burial services to the Philadelphia-area Jewish community for more than 130 years, but they haven’t been...
Neighborhoods Make Pitches to Recruit Orthodox Residents
Philadelphia-area Orthodox communities are looking to strengthen their numbers — and they’re hitting the recruiting trail to do so.
Rabbis and community representatives from Somerton,...
Community Briefs: Har Zion Temple Installs Senior Rabbi and More
Har Zion Temple Installs Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Seth M. Haaz was installed Nov. 17 as senior rabbi of Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley.
Rabbi Adam...
ADL Philadelphia Names Shira Goodman As Its New Director
CeaseFirePA Executive Director Shira Goodman was named the new regional director of the Anti-Defamation League in Philadelphia, succeeding Nancy Baron-Baer, who has been with...
Gantz Fails to Form Government, Paving Way for Possible Third Election
By Marcy Oster / JTA
Blue and White party head Benny Gantz told Israeli President Reuven Rivlin that he is unable to form a government.
Gantz...
FBI: Reported Hate Crimes Decline From Last Year, Jews Still Targeted
The FBI’s newly released 2018 Hate Crime Statistics Act report shows the number of hate crimes down slightly — including those targeting Jews —...
Bari Weiss Talks Future of American Jewry at Main Event
“I want to start by suggesting to all of you that we shouldn’t be here.”
That’s how New York Times op-ed staff editor and writer...
Trump Administration: Israeli Settlements Aren’t Illegal
By Ron Kampeas / JTA
The Trump administration will no longer regard West Bank Jewish settlement as illegal, another dramatic change that aligns it with...