12+ hour, 59+ min ago  (813+ words) Helene Berman Karpa, a third-generation Washingtonian whose decades of leadership in Hadassah and other Jewish organizations made her a prominent figure in the capital region's Jewish community, died on March 20 at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. She was 95. Karpa served as…...

12+ hour, 46+ min ago  (272+ words) The Trump administration is instructing immigration officers to deny green cards to applicants who have expressed political views it deems "antisemitic" or "anti-American," including some forms of pro-Palestinian speech, JTA reported. The new guidance, which was first reported by The…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago  (354+ words) A concert to raise money for the victims of the shooting attack on a Chanukah party on Sydney's Bondi Beach has been canceled after the Greek choir that was to take part voted not to sing with a Jewish choir,…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago  (169+ words) A pair of incidents took place outside of Jewish sites in the Toronto area over the weekend, adding to a series of attacks that have left the city's Jewish community unnerved, JTA reported. During Shabbat services on April 25, a man…...

12+ hour, 50+ min ago  (281+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump's red lines for a deal with Iran have been made "very, very clear," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday, following Tehran's latest proposal to end hostilities, JNS reported. "I will confirm the president has…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago  (841+ words) Matan, a national nonprofit co-founded and led by a Gaithersburg resident, is taking the next steps to bridge "major accessibility gaps" in Jewish life. The effort, known as the Matan Alliance for Disability Inclusion, follows a December report by its…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (719+ words) Lag B'Omer is a somewhat lesser-known holiday that Rabbi Miriam Hoffman hopes will make its way into mainstream Judaism. "Not many people celebrate it, which I think is unfortunate," Hoffman, the program director of Am Kolel's Judaic Resource Center, said....

16+ hour, 37+ min ago  (120+ words) On April 25, Eli Saltzman of Leisure World, Silver Spring, Maryland. Beloved husband for over 56 years to Barbara Saltzman; devoted and loving father of Brenda Saltzman and Steven (Diane) Saltzman; adored grandfather of six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. All services entrusted…...

13+ hour, 49+ min ago  (859+ words) Yael Buechler | JTA Matzah is not something I typically give much thought to in the days following Passover. Yet I cannot stop thinking about a piece of shmura matzah I recently encountered. The encounter came on Apple TV's "Your Friends…...

13+ hour, 42+ min ago  (854+ words) More than half of young Jewish American women surveyed indicated they're hiding their Jewish identities post-Oct. 7, according to a new survey by Jewish Women International. Nearly half of the respondents reported dating less as a result of increased antisemitism and…...