A bit of whimsy and kitsch to celebrate Hanukkah
Move over Purim. . . Hanukkah is staking its own claim on fun as a Jewish holiday that embraces a bit of silliness and play. From a banana shaped menorah – a Banorah – to Dinokkah the Hanukkah inflatable lighted dinosaur – which stands at six feet tall and...
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The annual United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s 2026 Lion–Tikva–Chai Luncheon is an opportunity to thank and celebrate the leading donors and volunteers of the Federation’s Women’s Division. This year’s lunch welcomed more than 70 women and featured an amazing...
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Oct. 7 spurred this secular private school in Manhattan to start holding an annual Shabbat gathering
The Town School's head of school is also the vice president at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue.
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Trump’s antisemitism envoy rebukes European rabbi, drawing praise from Elon Musk
Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun said mass migration is a key driver of antisemitism, condemning analysis offered by Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt at Davos.
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Rabbi among dozens arrested in faith leaders’ anti-ICE protest in Minnesota
"What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,” one visiting rabbi said.
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2 teens arrested for painting 73 swastikas on playground in Brooklyn area with many Jews
Plus, Mamdani defends Mahmoud Khalil as Trump administration vows again to deport him
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Kathleen Patricia Bronstein
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