I go to restaurants for two things. First, of course, is good food — especially […]
Today in Israeli History: December 12-18
December 12, 1920 — Histadrut Labor Federation Is Founded The General Federation of Jewish Labor, […]
Joke of the week: December 11
The local pub was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that […]
Jews in the News
By Nate BloomContributing Columnist James L. Brooks, Dick Van Dyke & Carl Reiner: Three Great […]
From the Pages: December 11, 2025
In the Beginning: 1854 Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the […]
Parshat Veyeshev — Genesis 37:1 – 40:23
Efrat, Israel — “And there passed by Midianite merchants, and they drew and lifted up […]
Israel needs an end to lawfare, not a presidential pardon
By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) — There are some sound reasons for Israeli President Isaac […]
In defense of the Sarah Hurwitz we know — and the nuance we all need in this moment
By Jarrod Bernstein, Chanan Weissman, Shelly Greenspan (JTA) — Over the course of the Obama […]
Chanukah gifts
Courtesy of My Jewish Learning (MyJewishLearning) — Most American Jews can rattle off a list […]
“Spiritual Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto: The Buried Sermons of Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira”
Building photo credit: Betzalel Rosenberg/Google maps. Inset photo courtesy of Congregation Sha’arei Torah By Jeffrey […]




