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From the Pages: April 30, 2026
In the Beginning: 1855 Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the […]
Parshat Emor — Leviticus 21:1–24:23
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It’s Zohran Mamdani’s New York now, not Eliot Engel’s
By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) — Former Rep. Eliot Engel outlived the paradigm he once […]
Colleges cracked down on encampments. But antisemitism on campus hasn’t gone anywhere.
By Jonathan Falk (JTA) — We were used to a pretty steady stream of calls, […]
Ohio AG sues HUC to block closure of Reform seminary, new rabbinical school emerges
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Yom HaShoah commemoration calls community to remember — and to speak
Photo credit: Natalie EmersonHolocaust survivor Zahava Rendler lights the fifth candle in remembrance By Natalie […]
AJC’s Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) Accelerator Program Empowering Jewish Advocacy for Teens & Parents
By Jeffrey Catalano Assistant Editor On Sunday, April 26, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., […]