Features
Jewish shtetl amid Muslim majority
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTASep 12, 2013
KRASNAIYA SLOBODA, Azerbaijan Even at 70, Yedidia Yehuda can negotiate a narrow mountain path in northern Azerbaijan with a confidence easily mistaken for...
What’s with all that chest thumping on Yom Kippur?
Edmon J. Rodman, JTASep 12, 2013
ROSH HASHANAH EDITIONSECTION D PAGE 8 LOS ANGELES On Yom Kippur, when we beat our chests during the confession, maybe we should be knocking instead on our heads....
Rabbis share their Rosh Hashanah messages
Chris LeppekSep 09, 2013
As Labor Day was observed across the country this week, and as many Americans debated and worried about whether the US would soon be fighting against Syria, Denver...
Josh Yeddis, Ben Brettmann of Denver help Ethiopian teens get a grip in Lod
Chris LeppekSep 02, 2013
ROSH HASHANAH EDITIONSECTION B PAGE 6 DENVER native Josh Yeddis once believed that he would never follow the family tradition of working in the real estate business, but...
Honey of a story: Beekeeper’s take on Rosh Hashanah sweetness
Edmon J. Rodman, JTAAug 29, 2013
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION SECTION D PAGE 6 LOS ANGELES Heres the buzz about Rosh Hashanah: Beyond a congregation or family, it takes a hive to have a holiday. You...
Exclusive interview: Foxman reflects on 48 of ADL’s 100 years
Chris LeppekAug 29, 2013
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION SECTION A PAGE 12-13 Hollywood celebrities aside, Abe Foxman might very well be the most recognizable American Jew there is. Popes, princes,...
Husband of terror victim pens memoir of quest to meet bomber
JTAAug 29, 2013
NEW YORK David Harris-Gershon, author of the forthcoming memoir, What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist Who Tried to Kill Your Wife?, is frank about the...
JDate weekend complements online dating experience
JTAAug 22, 2013
KENT, Conn. Summer camp was not among the highlights of my youth. Maybe it was my allergies or camps rampant cliquiness, but the experience just never seemed to...
Could test tube cheeseburgers be kosher?
JTAAug 15, 2013
NEW YORK When the worlds first lab-grown burger was introduced and taste-tested on Aug. 5, the event seemed full of promise for environmentalists, animal lovers and...
Human trafficking: Jews seek to publicize it; aid the victims
JTAAug 15, 2013
NEW YORK It started when she was 13. Sarah became involved with a man 10 years her elder. He began setting her up with his friends. She knew they […]
