9+ hour, 38+ min ago  (183+ words) Repair the World's Nate De Groot welcomed people to the seder. Shared rituals, conversation and hands-on service provided the space to build bridges between neighbors and embody the holiday themes of caring for the stranger. More than 170 Detroiters gathered for…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (988+ words) Being a Jewish psychologist these past few years has involved some of the hardest professional experiences of my life. A sense of betrayal. Incredulity at watching a field I love move away from nuance and toward myopic binaries. A feeling…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (490+ words) In'proclaiming'Jewish American Heritage Month'on May 4, President Trump declared, "This month, we celebrate the contributions that Jewish Americans have made to our way of life, we honor their role in shaping the story of our Nation, and we remember that religious…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (160+ words) Temple Israel in Columbus celebrated its 180th anniversary on May 2 with a gala event that drew hundreds of congregants, community leaders and guests. A while back, a big envelope arrived in the mail. Following the destruction of the Second Temple in…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1378+ words) Weeks like this one, where survivors leave us while their warnings remain, Jewish children in British schools are hissed at with the language of gas chambers, exhibitions documenting the massacre of Jews require extraordinary courage simply to exist in London....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (142+ words) Shavuot begins in Israel on Thursday, May 21, and ends on Friday, May 22, as Shabbat begins. For the rest of the world, Shavuot ends on May 23, when Shabbat ends. Light Candles for Shabbat: 7: 55 p. m. (Friday) Shabbat and Shavuot End: 9: 02 p. m. Light Candles for…...

3+ day, 20+ min ago  (559+ words) (JNS) " At sundown on Thursday, May 21, Jews around the world will start the two-day holiday (which lasts only one day in Israel) of Shavuot. Also known as the Festival of Weeks because it marks the completion of the counting of…...

3+ day, 25+ min ago  (205+ words) A short history of how a movement founded to make synagogues feel less 'Jewy' spent two centuries quietly putting the Jewishness back Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Walk into a Reform synagogue…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (207+ words) Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' Israel desk is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of the start of the holiday of Shavuot in North America, where they are being written now. Shavuot will be directly followed by…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (284+ words) Rabbis in New York City plan to address a wide range of topics on Shavuot, a two-day holiday marking the receipt of the Torah at Mount Sinai that begins at nightfall on Thursday and during which many Jews stay up…...