Uriel Heilman, JTA
Bagel obsession turns profession for New Yorker turned SLCer
Uriel Heilman, JTAMar 10, 2016
SALT LAKE CITY When Robb Abrams first moved to this mountain city from the New York area six years ago, he loved the idea of living in an outdoorsmans […]
Utah’s non-Jewish (Jewish) school
Uriel Heilman, JTAMar 03, 2016
SALT LAKE CITY Its Friday afternoon at the McGillis School in Salt Lake City, and students from the third through fifth grades are gathered for the weekly Shabbat...
Kabbalat Shabbat at 8,000 feet
Uriel Heilman, JTAFeb 18, 2016
PARK CITY, Utah It may be the most elevated Shabbat service in the country, and not just because of the spirited singing. Held in a rustic cabin in the […]
San Bernardino victim was ‘messianic Gentile’ supporting Israel
Uriel Heilman, JTADec 10, 2015
NEW YORK Pictured on his Facebook page wearing a scarf-style tallit prayer shawl, Nicholas Thalasinos, who was killed along with 13 others in last weeks shooting at...
‘Facon’ among innovations at Kosherfest
Uriel Heilman, JTADec 03, 2015
CHANUKAH EDITION 5776 SECTION B PAGE 8 SECAUCUS, NJ Walking around the exhibitors hall at Kosherfest, the annual kosher food trade show, is like finding yourself at...
RCA reaffirms rejection of female clergy
Uriel Heilman, JTANov 05, 2015
NEW YORK When Americas main modern Orthodox rabbinical association voted last week to ban the hiring of female clergywomen by its members, the question wasnt...
Biennial: State of Reform Judaism
Uriel Heilman, JTAOct 29, 2015
NEW YORK Some 5,000 Reform Jews will gather Nov. 4-8 in Orlando, Fla., for the biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism. Read on for more about the...
Do US taxpayers help Jewish terror?
Uriel Heilman, JTAAug 31, 2015
NEW YORK Taxpayer dollars in the US and Israel are subsidizing Jewish terrorism against Arabs, a complaint filed with the New York state Attorney Generals Office...
Hebrew National’s mixed message
Uriel Heilman, JTAAug 13, 2015
NEW YORK It may be Americas most iconic kosher brand, famous for its hot dogs that in the words of its unforgettable ad slogan, answer to a higher authority....
Mismanagement at Claims Conference?
Uriel Heilman, JTAJul 23, 2015
NEW YORK Ahead of its annual meeting in New York, the board of directors of the Claims Conference controversy, again, looked to lead the agenda for the group that...