By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Nearly every day someone or other on my social media […]
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Parshat Bo — Exodus 10:1–13:16
Efrat, Israel — And God said unto Moses: “Go in unto Pharaoh, for I have […]
From the Pages: January 30, 2025
In the Beginning: 1855 Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the […]
Jews in the News: Comedy Movie, Thriller Movie, TV Series, and Something Really Important
By Nate BloomContributing Columnist “You’re Cordially Invited” is an original comedy film that will begin […]
Today in Israeli History: January 31 – February 6
Jan. 31, 1961 — Ben-Gurion Resigns Over Lavon Affair Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion resigns, triggering […]
Bad Joke of the Week: The High Road
Rabbi Bloom and Father O’Reilly were arguing one day about religion. They went on for […]
Focus and attention: The art and science of concentration
We are and become what we focus our attention on. Over 2,000 years ago Epictetus […]
Lee Yaron’s account of Oct. 7 attacks named Jewish book of the year
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Uri Bareket; St. Martin’s PressIn “10/7,” journalist Lee Yaron profiles […]
On ‘SNL,’ Dave Chappelle recalls uproar over Jimmy Carter’s book ‘Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid’
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: ScreenshotThe comedian Dave Chappelle told an extended anecdote about President […]
Jesse Cogan, ad exec who coined the slogan ‘Turn Friday Night into Shabbos,’ dies at 74
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Courtesy of the Cogan familyJesse Cogan coined several slogans that […]