Pearl Billings
JTAOct 10, 2019
Pearl “Penny” Billings passed away Sept. 23, 2019, in Denver. Rabbi Steven Kaye officiated at the Oct. 2 graveside service at Fort Logan National Cemetery....
Rosh Hashanah identifies an irreplaceable humanity
JTAOct 03, 2019
By David Bashevkin Rosh Hashanah commemorates the creation of mankind. But if Rosh Hashanah is indeed the collective birthday of humanity, why do we celebrate with all...
Ahead of Yom Kippur, Mayim Bialik’s mea culpas
JTAOct 03, 2019
By Mayim Bialik In the Reform synagogue I was raised in, they taught us a song around the Jewish New Year: “Let’s be friends. Make amends. Now’s the time to say...
Bibi nominated to form government
JTASep 26, 2019
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5780 SECTION A PAGE 9 JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will get his second try this year to form Israel’s government after talks...
Jewish day schools are investing in special needs
JTASep 26, 2019
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5780 SECTION D PAGE 8 By Stacey Ilyse NEW YORK — About five years ago, Jennifer Rosenberg faced a conundrum. As head of a Jewish day school in...
The etrog: Judaism’s best-kept health secret
JTASep 26, 2019
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5780 SECTION D PAGE 6 By Rachel Myerson NEW YORK — For most Jews, the etrog, a thick-rinded citrus, is relegated to a fleeting, supporting role....
Boris Johnson: ‘Shofar so good’
JTASep 19, 2019
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attempted, and failed, to blow a shofar while on a visit to northern England. During a visit on Sept. 13 to meet voters...
Arson in Duluth
JTASep 19, 2019
DULUTH — The homeless man charged with setting fire to a historic synagogue in northern Minnesota told police he tried to spit on the blaze to put it out but walked...
Memoir: Dylan’s best friend
JTASep 12, 2019
By Stephen Silver NEW YORK — Jewish summer camp is such a crucial part of the American Jewish experience that many Jewish adults, even in their older age, likely...
Anton’s secret
JTAAug 29, 2019
By Stephen Silver LOS ANGELES — When movie star Anton Yelchin was crushed between his Jeep and a brick pillar outside his home in June, 2016, the public’s first...
