Culture

JCPA has J Street’s back in Presidents Conference bid

The Jewish Council for Public Affairs is supporting J Street’s effort to join the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Breaking Passover with the Grey Lady

Just hours after observant Jews ended their Passover-mandated abstinence from all things leavened, the New York Times gave them something to chew on: an entire Dining section devoted to bread.

Israel triumphs in the (Mini) World Cup

Israeli athletes beat their South American competitors at an international Jewish soccer tournament for the pre-bar mitzvah set.

Elsewhere: Orthodox, gay and celibate, lost Jewish tribe photos, SF’s Jewish history

Katy Perry, bar mitzvah DJ?

Jew and WASP, in 20th-Century Manhattan

Will Bill Clinton’s grandchildren be Jewish?

Elsewhere: Israel’s silence on Ukraine, Jodi Rudoren speaks, Walter Benjamin’s fan club

This Week in Jewish Farming: Breaking ground

Martha Stewart and the Case of the WASPy Matzah

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