Dov Lipman has staked his budding political career on his reputation as a moderate haredi Orthodox leader, someone uniquely positioned to broker compromise between Israel’s increasingly polarized secular and religious communities. The problem is that Israel’s haredi leaders say he’s not actually haredi.
A Chabad center in Oklahoma City opened its building as a shelter for those displaced by a deadly tornado.
England’s Football Association has trained dozens of Israeli activists who hope to re-create what they view as its success in reducing widespread displays of racism, but recent events have some questioning the F.A.’s ability to instruct others in this arena.
The way the Claims Conference handled an early warning of a massive fraud scheme within the organization is important to understanding who bungled the warning and whether there was a cover-up attempt.
For an ex-musician in the IDF Orchestra, telling untrue stories of gun-toting service in the Israeli army was working out with the ladies. Then he fessed up at a Greenwich Village bar.
Paterson, N.J. raised the Palestinian flag above city hall, marking what may be a historical first. For Israel, that moment came in 1948. More ▸
Six months after the Iron Dome defense system rendered Hamas rockets largely ineffective during Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza, I got a tour of the factory that produces its most vital component: a laser. The system, which can shoot down rockets within a circumference of 65 sq. miles, takes two trucks to transport… More ▸
Rabbi Abby Jacobson, religious leader of the Emanuel Synagogue in Oklahoma City, offers a prayer for her tornado-ravaged state. More ▸
Religious Jews aren’t the only ones reconciling ancient sartorial traditions with modern fashions, as JTA reported earlier this month. So are some Muslims. More ▸
I recently received a big envelope from The Genesis Prize. Relax, I didn’t win the new $1 million prize. But I was asked to be a nominator. So who should I nominate to win the big money? More ▸
If you need an excuse to join Twitter, follow the Modern Seinfeld feed. More ▸
Steven Silberfein was raised in a Jewish family on Long Island. Today, known as Sridhar Silberfein, he is the executive director of the thrice-yearly gathering of yoga enthusiasts known as Bhakti Fest. More ▸
Dov Lipman has staked his budding political career on his reputation as a moderate haredi Orthodox leader, someone uniquely positioned to broker compromise between Israel’s increasingly polarized secular and religious communities. The problem is that Israel’s haredi leaders say he’s not actually haredi. More ▸
England’s Football Association has trained dozens of Israeli activists who hope to re-create what they view as its success in reducing widespread displays of racism, but recent events have some questioning the F.A.’s ability to instruct others in this arena. More ▸
The way the Claims Conference handled an early warning of a massive fraud scheme within the organization is important to understanding who bungled the warning and whether there was a cover-up attempt. More ▸
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