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Building a brighter Jewish future: Harnessing the power of imagination

Trauma has a way of throwing us out of kilter because it upends the world as we know it.

By MICHAEL SCHLANK , WILL EASTMAN
27/10/2024

Balancing mourning and memory: October 7 commemoration risks overwhelming grief

The Jewish calendar blends festive and mourning days; October 7 commemorates Hamas atrocities, but excessive grief risks overwhelming the nation.

26/10/2024
  An illustrative image of lights around the world.

We are the best generation of Jews ever and we chose to forgive God out of love

The people of Israel have clearly demonstrated this year that we are the greatest generation of Jews EVER. This year, we forgive God because we too love Him too much to end this story. 

By AHARON E. WEXLER
26/10/2024

In Philadelphia’s suburbs, an army of canvassers targets Jewish voters

Harris’s campaign sees Jewish voters in seven swing states as critical targets.

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
22/10/2024

The Jewish NBA players to watch as the 2024-2025 season tips off

Two of those players — Deni Avdija and Amari Bailey — have changed uniforms, while All-Star Domantas Sabonis is entering his fourth season with the Sacramento Kings.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
21/10/2024

Emhoff and Torres highlight Kamala Harris' pro-Israel stance to Michigan Jewish voters

The event included get-out-the-vote calls and signups to canvas, along with Jewish-themed efforts to attract young voters, including one that riffs on the name of the first service of Shabbat.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
21/10/2024
 A street full of Sukkot in Jerusalem.

Sublime simplicity: Understanding the message of Sukkot

The message here, for us, is painfully obvious. After a year of national grief and worry, a year of continuous tragedies and trauma, what we really want – and need – is simply to live.

After our repentance on Yom Kippur, will God repent for October 7?

What was God doing as the residents of Beeri were being BBQ'd alive? Why was the Almighty passive as Shani Louk was paraded unconscious and naked — and then decapitated? 

Shas leader Deri knew about illegal funding of Shas party newspaper

Shas chairman Aryeh Deri was aware in 2022 that Haderech newspaper's salaries were funded illegally through the Shas education system.

Historic Prague synagogue used on Yom Kippur for the first time since the Holocaust

The Klausen Synagogue in Prague held its first Jewish service since WWII, symbolizing a resurgence of Jewish life in the city.

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
14/10/2024
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