Arizona: Jewish kids head back to school in sweltering heat
JNSAug 03, 2023
On the same day that public school students in parts of Arizona headed back to the classroom, the city of Phoenix set a record for the number of consecutive days over...
Cricket’s long Jewish history
JNSAug 03, 2023
Crickets are not kosher, but the sport played with a bat and ball certainly is . . . and has a long Jewish history.
Moroccan Jewish teens at JCC Maccabi Games in Haifa
JNSJul 13, 2023
Jewish teenagers from Morocco are participating in the JCC Maccabi Games now underway in Haifa, the first delegation from the North African country to take part in the...
The Einstein effect — our favorite genius
JNSJul 13, 2023
For the past six years, journalist Benyamin Cohen has managed social media for the Albert Einstein estate. “He has more than 20 million followers on Facebook, Twitter...
Tel Aviv Museum nixes Christie’s event
JNSJul 06, 2023
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, a nearly 100-year-old institution that hosted the 1948 signing of Israel’s Declaration of Independence, has come under fire in recent...
Money, culture, climate drive Druze protest
JNSJun 29, 2023
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif on June 24 that construction on the Golan Heights wind farm project will be put on...
Remembering the forgotten Polish-Jewish exodus
JNSJun 29, 2023
“Forgotten Exodus,” a multimedia initiative to collect and share testimonies of Jewish Poles forced to flee the country in 1968, launched last month in London.
Reform movement takes its pulse; restates its values
JNSJun 22, 2023
Leaders of Reform Judaism are sounding the alarm on several issues, including the movement’s growing distance from Israel and the need to prioritize its young...
Cold glass of cowless milk — holy cow!
JNSMay 25, 2023
The Rehovot-based Remilk company, which develops and manufactures dairy protein without animal involvement, has been approved by Israel’s Health Ministry.
Omer counters — space and time
JNSMay 18, 2023
Omer counters have been a staple item of Judaica since at least the 18th century. Today, artists are reinterpreting them.
