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Ben Harris • JTA World News Service
NEW YORK (JTA)—More than three years ago, following a broad Orthodox backlash to his decision to ordain a woman with the title “rabba,” Rabbi Avi…
Posted June 18, 2013


JNS staff • JNS.org
(JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is not “deluding” itself following the victory of relative moderate Hassan Rohani, who had the backing of…
Posted June 17, 2013


Gil Shefler • JTA World News Service
NEW YORK (JTA)—No earth was moved last month at the groundbreaking of one of the nation’s newest Holocaust memorials. Instead, the gatherers stood silently, symbolic…
Posted June 11, 2013


Ron Kampeas • JTA World News Service
WASHINGTON (JTA)—How do you confront hatred when it has no fixed address? Abraham Foxman, the Anti-Defamation League national director, attempts to pin down an answer…
Posted June 11, 2013


Lisa Alcalay Klug • JTA World News Service
NEW YORK (JTA)—With the creation of David’s Slingshot Hoppy Summer Lager, beer maker Jeremy Cowan is evoking the image of the legendary battle between David…
Posted June 10, 2013


JTA News Desk • JTA World News Service
(JTA)—Organizers of a Jewish festival in Budapest said they will try to set a world record for the tallest kosher sandwich. Many dozens of bread…
Posted June 10, 2013


Ron Kampeas • JTA World News Service
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Susan Rice has said that a “huge” portion of her work at the United Nations was defending Israel’s legitimacy. Her new job will likely…
Posted June 5, 2013


• JTA World News Service
  (JTA)—A former U.S. attorney is moving to the West Bank to help the Palestinian Authority strengthen its justice system in anticipation of statehood. John…
Posted June 4, 2013


Ron Kampeas • JTA World News Service
WASHINGTON (JTA)—In 1982, Frank Lautenberg was running for New Jersey’s U.S. Senate spot at a time when Democrats in the state were down on their…
Posted June 3, 2013


Yaffa Klugerman • JTA World News Service
HIGHLAND PARK, N.J. (JTA)—Over the past few weeks, strangers have begun stopping high school computer science teacher Chaim Cohen on the street. A few accuse…
Posted May 30, 2013


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