By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Although once deployed by the alt-right as a disparaging term […]
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Parshat Emor — Leviticus 21:1-24:23
Efrat, Israel – “And the Lord said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons […]
From the Pages: May 16, 2024
In the Beginning: 1855 Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the […]
Jews in the News: Tales of Two Flicks: Check-Out the Small Budget One; Hacks is Back
By Nate Bloom Contributing Columnist “Back to Black,” a big-budget biopic about the famous British […]
Bad Joke of the Week: Medical Inflation
Sol and Abe, both elderly, meet one day in a shop. “So, how’s by you, […]
Today in Israeli History: May 17 – May 23
May 17, 1977 — Likud Wins First Election The right-leaning Likud coalition claims an upset […]
Johnny Chan 2 features best of Chinese-American cuisine
Johnny Chan 2 is a star in the firmament of Chinese-American cuisine. In fact, Chinese […]
A different kind of mother’s day message
Over the 38 years that I have been penning and publishing my weekly column, I […]
Jewish novelist Paul Auster, bard of Brooklyn, dies at 77
(New York Jewish Week) — Jewish novelist Paul Auster, whose “New York Trilogy” in the […]
Beth Israel’s preschool class celebrates Yom HaTorah with kids’ pages from The American Israelite
Submitted by Beth Israel Synagogue Beth Israel Synagogue proudly celebrated Yom HaTorah in May. The […]



