Police now probing 3 fires at 2 Boston-area Chabad houses
BOSTON (JTA) — One week, two Chabad centers, three fires. Police in the Boston area have opened a multi-jurisdictional probe…
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90 Years – Celebrating Our History
In the spring of 1929, Jewish jurist Louis Brandeis was serving on the Supreme Court; Louis B. Mayer, Sam Warner and…
Israeli Lives (Also) Matter
By Assaf Elroy I’m not sure I know where to start. Maybe being totally honest with you. On May 4…
ADL Report: Assaults against Jews on the Rise
BOSTON – According to new data released in the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, 2018 was the second…
Filmmaker brings Yiddish Lullaby to Life – With the Help of Students from Lander-Grinspoon Academy
By Stacey Dresner NORTHAMPTON – In 1943, Shmerke Kaczerginski, a poet in the Vilna Ghetto, wrote a song called “Dos…
Our Exodus Story Lives at our Southern Border
By Rabbi Michael Swarttz In late March my wife, Rabbi Carol Glass, and I participated in a Jewish clergy mission…
Battling Food Insecurity on Campus
By Monica Sager Picture a college student. You may see an affluent, young adult who comes from a privileged background…
Bountiful Bowls to be held on May 22
By Stacey Dresner SPRINGFIELD — Rachel’s Table will present “Bountiful Bowls” its biennial fundraiser on Wednesday, May 22, 6:30 p.m.,…
This new novel portrays illegal abortions in an incredibly honest way
By Emily Burrack Author Myla Goldberg is back with Feast Your Eyes, a beautiful and compelling novel about a female…
13 reasons you should eat like an Israeli
By Abigail Klein Leichman Hummus, tomato-cucumber salad, extra-virgin olive oil … these and other staple foods on virtually every Israeli…