Jewish Cancer Patient Spreads Awareness About National Blood Shortage

After battling leukemia, a Jewish woman experienced the severe shortage of blood in Atlanta firsthand and rallied a community to support the importance of donation. The result was surprising. Read here.

Jewish, NewsDave SchechterApril 5, 2022Dave Schechter, Atlanta Jewish Times, blood donation, Secondary FeatureComment

Jews Encouraged To Abandon Zoom Seders This Passover As Pandemic Eases

Passover is a time for the Jewish community to reflect on the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, and hosting a Seder is one way families and communities come together to celebrate this biblical event. OneTable and Haggadot.com have joined forces this year to provide people with the tools needed to host their own unique Seder.

5 Passover Movies You Need To Watch In April

If you don’t know much about the Jewish holiday of Passover and are looking to learn more, you might want to consider watching a movie about it. There are many movies that air on television around Passover, but you can also find them on streaming services year-round.

Film & TV, Jewish, Judaism, ReligionPaige TaylorApril 1, 2022Passover, Passover 2022, Paige Taylor, Moses, movies, film, Jewish calendar, religionComment

A Texas Pastor Wants Evangelicals To Forge Ties With Muslims And Jews

Multi-Faith Neighbors Network was co-founded by a Christian pastor, a Muslim imam and a Jewish rabbi to promote international religious freedom and increase cooperation and understanding between the Abrahamic faiths. The friendship between co-founders Bob Roberts Jr., an evangelical pastor in Texas, and Mohamad Magid, an imam in Virginia, illustrates that mission. “Imam Magid is literally one of the best friends I have on the face of the earth,” Roberts said. “I’d rather hang out with him than most Christians I know.”

Comparisons To Nazis That Minimize Their Evil And Exaggerate Modern Issues Must Stop

(OPINION) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comment to a Jewish MP that, “Conservative Party members can stand with people who wave swastikas” has rightfully drawn sharp criticism and rebuke. Under no circumstances can his comments be justified. Unfortunately, his is but the latest — and worst — misuse of the Nazi image.

Israel Mourns Esther Pollard, Wife Of Convicted Spy Jonathan Pollard

A standing–room only crowd of 500 packed the Heichal Ya’acov synagogue in Jerusalem this week to pay their final respects to Esther Pollard, the wife of convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Jay Pollard. Esther Pollard, 68, died on Jan. 31 of septic shock complicated by COVID-19. She was also battling breast cancer.

Israel, Jewish, Judaism, Middle East, NewsGil ZoharFebruary 9, 2022Gil Zohar, Esther Pollard, Jonathan Pollard, spy Pollard, Jerusalem, Secondary FeatureComment

Texas Christians, Muslims, Jews Pray For Congregation Beth Israel As Community Recovers From Hostage Event

Christian, Jewish, Muslim, atheist and other community members gathered Monday night in the sanctuary of White’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Southlake, Texas, and applauded Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker — just two days after the rabbi and three others were held hostage in Congregation Beth Israel in neighboring Colleyville.

Nearly A Year After Jewish Festival Crush, As COVID-19 Surges, Israel Flip Flops Over Rules

(ANALYSIS) After the mismanagement of a Jewish festival in Meron, Israel in which 45 pious Jews were crushed to death in a stampede and tens of thousands more exposed to COVID-19, there was only one reasonable course for the government to follow in advance of last week’s planned Baba Sali celebration – cancel it. And then flip-flop.

What's Going on with Faith Trends in American Judaism, Nationally and in your Locale?

(OPINION) The media has neglected to portray the cultural and demographic challenges facing Judaism, the nation's second-largest religion behind Christianity. Jewish news coverage in the mainstream press tends to focus on Democratic Party politics, trends in anti-Semitism and attitudes toward Israel and the unending Mideast mess. A new Pew Research Study demonstrates much more.

Opinion, Jewish, JudaismRichard OstlingJune 2, 2021Richard Ostling, Opinion, Judaism, Jewish Comment

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Under Fire For Nazi Comments, Fires Back

Rebuked for linking COVID-19 measures to Jewish suffering at the Nazis’ hands, the controversial Georgia congresswoman was on the offensive the night of May 27. Other Republicans in the House, like minority leader Kevin McCarthy, publicly debunked her comparisons between mask mandates and proof of vaccination to the Holocaust.

Jewish community in Portugal inaugurates Holocaust Museum to remember country's role aiding refugees

A new Holocaust Museum in Porto, Portugal tells the story of the more than 100,000 Jewish refugees who passed through Porto and Lisbon desperate to book passage from the neutral country to the United States during WWII to escape the Nazis.

Mourning two amazing people and journalists: Rachel Zoll and Amy Raymond

This week’s Weekend Plug-in mourns the loss of two incredible people and journalists: Rachel Zoll and Amy Raymond. Plus, catch up on all the week’s best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

A civilian clings to hope in Jerusalem

(OPINION) An Israeli reflects on the recent violence in Jerusalem that has killed at least 30 people, set off when thousands of flag-waving Jewish youth celebrating Israel’s victory over Arabs in the 1967 Six Day War marched down an alley where Muslim activists had arrived during Ramadan to pray at a holy site revered by both Muslims and Jews.

New Director Emma Seligman Plays With Modern Judaism in ‘Shiva Baby’

(REVIEW) Emma Seligman’s “Shiva Baby,” adapted into a feature film from her senior thesis created in 2017 at NYU, immediately takes hold of your nerves and wrings them, preparing you for the comedy nightmare that will be Danielle’s (Rachel Sennott’s) full day spent at a shiva — a post-burial gathering after a Jewish funeral.

Religion, Jewish, Judaism, Film & TV, Arts & CultureMattie TownsonApril 30, 2021movie review, Mattie Townson, JudaismComment

ADL Report Demonstrates that American Jews are on Edge

Measured over the past five years or even this year alone, new Anti-Defamation League Study shows significant percentages of Jews suffered online harassment, in-person verbal attacks, or physical violence.

Atlanta Jewish Council Shows Empathy for Asian Americans

In the aftermath of horrific killings, a local Korean-American leader in Atlanta explained that he appreciated the empathy shown by the Jewish community. She claimed that the Jewish community paved the way for others in the area.

Religion, JewishDave SchechterMarch 22, 2021Dave Schechter, Judaism, Religious Freedom, Asian Americans, Secondary FeatureComment

Exclusive: Museum of the Bible's ancient Hebrew prayer book likely looted from Afghanistan

The National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul claims a 1,200-year-old Hebrew prayer book at the Museum of the Bible was stolen from their collection in the nineties. It’s the latest in a series of scandals about looted and forged antiquities that has rocked the Museum of the Bible since its 2017 opening in Washington, D.C.

Jewish communities rattled by GOP Rep. Greene's words

Incendiary rhetoric has made Georgia Congresswoman, Marjorie Taylor Greene, a controversial figure among Jews not only in Georgia, but nationally. She vows not to back down from her anti-Semitic statements despite her many critics in and out of the Republican party.

Hillel, Georgia Tech to Jointly Oppose Anti-Semitism

Georgia Tech released a statement that explicitly stated that forms of anti-Semitism, based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition, would not be tolerated on or off-campus after a hateful act took place on campus last year, targeting a Jewish student’s faith.

Jewish, ReligionDave SchechterJanuary 28, 2021Dave Schechter, College campus, Hillel, Secondary FeatureComment

Sotheby’s to auction Sassoon dynasty’s Jewish artifacts from India, Iran and more

A collection by the Sassoon family, called the Rothschilds of the East, is going on the auction block at Sotheby’s on Dec. 17. The Sassoon family left Ottoman-controlled Baghdad and built their wealth trading opium and textiles from Bombay, Rangoon, Hong Kong, Singapore and London.

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