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By Grace Gilson (JTA) — The youngest victim of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre is known by just one name — but it’s all that’s needed to make her a symbol for her fellow Australians. “I named her Matilda because … Read More
#JewishFederations are horrified by the antisemitic terrorist shooting in Australia. This was a deliberate terrorist act targeting the Jewish community in Sydney as they celebrated the first night of Chanukah and must be loudly and clearly called out as antisemitism. … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — This is a developing story. At least 15 people were killed during a shooting attack on a Hanukkah event at a beach playground in Sydney on Sunday, where attendees were celebrating the first night of … Read More
By Rabbi Avrohom Litvin I am writing these words while sitting among more than 5,000 of my fellow Chabad Shluchim at the International Conference of Chabad Emissaries in New York. It is a sight that defies description. Rabbis and community … Read More
By Shira Li Bartov (JTA) — The IDF’s chief cantor will be allowed to perform for Hanukkah in Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall — but not for everyone — after tensions over Israel ripped through one of the city’s most popular … Read More
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By Andrew Adler Community Editor Growing up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Judaism occupied both the center and periphery of daily life. At the center was my father’s abiding, multigenerational connection to his working-class Jewish foundations; the periphery … Read More
By Rabbi Gaylia R. Rooks Have you ever heard the comment (kvetch) that “the Jewish holidays are so early or so late this year?” Well, they’re extremely late this year! In fact, the first night of Chanukah is Dec. 25. … Read More
By Sara Klein Wagner I love how the Jewish calendar creates a rhythm and familiarity that adds meaning to our lives. The cadence and consistency of our holidays and traditions enrich us and our work. In Jewish communal life holidays … Read More