Meet the multiracial Bruks of Montana
Josefin Dolsten, JTAOct 01, 2020
BOZEMAN — In many ways, Chavie and Chaim Bruk are the archetype of Chabad emissaries. The couple live in Montana, one of only a handful of observant Jewish families in...
New York Times opinion writer resigns
Josefin Dolsten, JTAJul 16, 2020
NEW YORK — Bari Weiss, the Jewish opinion writer and editor who has been a lightning rod for left-wing critics, has resigned from The New York Times. The author of a...
In LA, synagogues offer their parking lots to the homeless
Josefin Dolsten, JTAJul 09, 2020
LOS ANGELES — Art had been living with his mother for more than 30 years when she lost her apartment a little over a year ago. Though the mother was […]
Popular LA market is central Iran Jews — and non-Jews
Josefin Dolsten, JTAJun 18, 2020
LOS ANGELES — Elat Market has everything needed for a Shabbat meal to make any Persian Jewish grandma proud — from Persian classics like seeded flatbreads, smoked...
Sweden reduces restrictions; Jewish community, not
Josefin Dolsten, JTAMay 21, 2020
STOCKHOLM — Face masks are a rare sight in Sweden. That’s because the country has taken one of the least restrictive approaches to the coronavirus pandemic in the...
Synagogues hesitant to re-open
Josefin Dolsten, JTAApr 30, 2020
NEW YORK — The road to reopening for houses of worship has been paved in a handful of states, even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to kill more than 1,500...
In light of coronavirus, Passover needs multiply
Josefin Dolsten, JTAMar 19, 2020
NEW YORK — The run-up to Passover is the busiest time of the year for Masbia, a nonprofit that operates three kosher soup kitchens in Brooklyn and Queens. The...
Two-year anniversary of Parkland
Josefin Dolsten, JTAFeb 20, 2020
PARKLAND, Fla — It was during Zoey Fox-Snider’s sophomore year that a gunman entered her campus at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School here. The 17-year-old...
Royal Bat Mitzvah
Josefin Dolsten, JTAJan 16, 2020
PHNON PENH — Members of the Cambodian royal family gathered last month at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh for a celebration. There was music, traditional...
Greenblatt’s Middle East ‘exit interview’
Josefin Dolsten, JTAJan 16, 2020
TEANECK, NJ — Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s former Middle East negotiator, made his first public speech since leaving the White House on Sunday night,...
