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More European Carriers Resume Fights To Israel
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (198+ words) Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv. Credit: Papito via Wikimedia Commons. (JNS) Several major European carriers resumed flights to Israel this week, four months after suspending service due to the outbreak of war with Iran. Spanish carrier Air Europa, Germany's…...
A Smaller, Scarred Maccabiah Games Opens in Israel, Carrying the Weight of Oct. 7 and War
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (1201+ words) (JTA) JERUSALEM " Just days before the start of the Maccabiah Games, the Jewish sports competition held every four years in Israel, Australia was officially out of the competition. Australia had canceled its official delegation " typically one of the largest " during…...
Herzog Warns Israel Faces "Civic State of Emergency" Ahead of Elections
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (299+ words) Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned on Tuesday that Israel faces a "civic state of emergency" as the country heads toward national elections amid ongoing war, deep political divisions and growing social tensions. Addressing the 2026 Herzliya Conference at Reichman University, Herzog…...
Rabbinical Seminaries Boast Highest Enrollment In Years, Defying Downward Trend
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (964+ words) This story was originally published in The Forward When a study released last year showed enrollment at major seminaries in a decade-long decline, it fueled concerns about a crisis in the American rabbinate. As the old guard of Conservative and…...
Jeremy Zeltzer's Audition Air Helps Emerging Performers Afford Audition Travel
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (465+ words) Collaborative Pianist Dr. Steven Mc Gee, Baritone Jake Surzyn, Florida Grand Opera Studio Artist and 2025/26 Audition Air recipient Ingrid Kuribayashi entertained with a duet from The Magic Flute at the April "Musical Auction" at Art Leaders Gallery in West Bloomfield....
Canadian Museum for Human Rights Opens "Nakba" Exhibit Amid Pushback From Jewish Leaders
2+ day, 21+ min ago (477+ words) (JTA) After weeks of backlash from Jewish groups and leaders, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights this weekend opened its exhibit on the Nakba, the narrative of Palestinian defeat and displacement upon Israel's founding. The exhibit has drawn fierce condemnation…...
Jewish, LGBTQ and Progressive Groups Denounce Pride Harassment of Jewish Politician Scott Wiener
2+ day, 25+ min ago (1602+ words) (JTA) A growing number of Jewish, Democratic and LGBTQ figures are condemning the harassment of Jewish congressional candidate Scott Wiener by anti-Zionists at the San Francisco Trans March on Friday. Wiener's political opponent, meanwhile, did not condemn the incident directly…...
Yenta Girl Visits Newly Reopened Westside Kosher + Deli!
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (84+ words) thejewishnews. com Support the Detroit Jewish News See inside Westside Kosher There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. Cover | After March 12, Temple Israel Teachers Return for the Children Detroit's…...
Mamdani Says "I Can't Tell You I Support' Israel as a Jewish State
2+ day, 19+ min ago (603+ words) (JTA) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he could not endorse states that privilege one religion over another, including Israel and Saudi Arabia, during a one-on-one interview with ABC's Jonathan Karl on Sunday. "Democratic Socialists of America now says…...
Longtime Pride Volunteers Face Backlash Over Israeli Symbols
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1029+ words) When longtime supporters Michelle and Troy Zukowski-Serlin of Comstock Township arrived at the Kalamazoo Pride festival, they donned their purple volunteer T-shirts and headed to their assigned post, the beer tent. Troy, 62, wore a blue baseball cap with an Israeli…...