By Melanie Phillips (JNS) — The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has prompted understandable […]
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On a roots journey from NYC to Poland, I packed my great-grandfather’s tallis
- December 19, 2024
By Stuart Schear (JTA) — Like Dave and Benji, the oddly matched cousins in Jesse […]
Parshat Veyeshev — Genesis 37:1 – 40:23
- December 19, 2024
Efrat, Israel — “She is more righteous than I” (Gen. 38:26) The biblical drama of […]
From the Pages: December 19, 2024
- December 19, 2024
In the Beginning: 1854 Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the […]
Jews in the News: Marvel & Disney Flicks; Again, the “Red Munchkin,” and Much More
- December 19, 2024
I start with a catch-up film. “Kraven the Hunter” opened in theaters on Dec. 13. […]
Bad Joke of the Week: Best friends
- December 19, 2024
Arnold and Isaac were residents in a nursing home. Even though they were the best […]
Today in Israeli History: December 20 – December 26
- December 19, 2024
Dec. 20, 1976 — Rabin’s First Government Collapses Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s Labor-led coalition falls […]
Johnny Chan 2 late December destination for Jewish diners-out
- December 19, 2024
Rabbi Joshua Plaut is the author of A Kosher Christmas: ’Tis the Season To Be […]
A keepsake for my grandkids
- December 19, 2024
I do a lot of reading about the fine art of grandparenting. Even so, I […]
Don’t blame the Jews
- December 19, 2024
Q: My daughter told me that, as she’s been walking around campus, she’s overheard people […]






