The Telegraph

• Day 17 of Jewish American Heritage Month: Send the kids to camp

  By Rebecca Soffer

  Consider giving your kids the chance to go to camp for a summer while also building independence, learning teamwork and maybe even meeting the loves of their lives when they’re not terrorizing the counselors. More ▸

• Day 16 of Jewish American Heritage Month: Learn about ‘Hava Nagila’

  By Rebecca Soffer

  You’ve danced the hora at hundreds of bar/bat mitzvahs and weddings. But do you really know anything about the song you’ve been dancing to — including the rest of the lyrics following the first two words? See director Roberta Grossman’s documentary “Hava Nagila: The Movie,” which has been working its way through the domestic Jewish film festival circuit… More ▸

• Day 15 of Jewish American Heritage Month: Ask questions

  By Rebecca Soffer

  Embrace the most Jewish of traditions by asking questions about a relative’s life. More ▸

• Is Obama George W. — or even Nixon? The secrecy factor

  By Ron Kampeas

  The Obama administration has in recent weeks suffered a 1-2-3 scandal outbreak: The Benghazi tragedy-as-fiasco gained legs when internal emails emerged suggesting the White House tried to change the administration’s talking points; The IRS admitted it focused on conservative groups in delaying the granting of tax-exempt status; The AP furiously revealed that for two months… More ▸

• Help Rebecca Spence write a novel

  By Ami Eden

  I worked with Rebecca Spence way back when at the Forward. Now, lucky me/us/you, she’s started freelancing for JTA. She’s also raising money — to help her pay the bills as she writes a semi-historical novel inspired by her Sephardic Israeli grandmother’s story. Click here for more info on the project (and a video). More ▸