richards | February 11, 2017
Growing up Kristi Jourdan Blasky witnessed several family members, including her mother, wearing hospital gowns and strapped to IV poles while battling various types of cancer. She was in the hospital only two months ago looking the same but for a different reason. "It was a surreal moment," she said
richards | February 11, 2017
Register now for up close and personal tours of our newest exhibition Atlanta Collects: Art Treasures From Atlanta's Private Collectors. Limited space available, RSVP required
richards | February 10, 2017
A feature of Sefaria.org visualizing connections between the Talmud and Tanakh. Image from screenshot JERUSALEM (RNS) For some, the notion of delving into the Talmud in English for free with the click of a mouse was something they could only dream of. But now that dream is becoming a reality.
richards | February 10, 2017
CBS Local Northeast Philadelphia Synagogue Is Restored Following Trend Of Vandalism CBS Local PHILADELPHIA (CBS) A Northeast Philadelphia synagogue that has been the target of several acts of vandalism over the past few months is starting to bounce back. Since December, Temple Menorah Keneseth Chai has been the target of several acts of ...
richards | February 10, 2017
Nearly 275 years after Alessandro Magnascos death, experts still arent sure what to make of his work particularly four paintings of synagogues. Known as il Lissandrino, Magnasco was born 350 years ago Feb. 4th.
richards | February 10, 2017
A former conservative Jewish synagogue in Warwick, Rhode Island, has reportedly been acquired by the Rhode Island Hindu Temple Society (RIHTS). The synagogue, named Temple Am David, is being converted into a Hindu temple, and it will be the first Hindu temple in Rhode Island
richards | February 10, 2017
My brother, who converted to Christianity, wants to name his kid after me if he has a boy. However, as an Ashkenazi Jew, that idea does not sit well with me
richards | February 10, 2017
Hadas Parush/Flash90 During the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in October 2015, thousands of evangelical Christians wave Israeli, American and other national flags as they march in a Jerusalem parade as part of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem's Feast of Tabernacles festivities.
admin | February 10, 2017
February 10, 2017, Spencer Irvine, Leave a comment The Modern Language Association held a panel discussion of professors who were critical of Zionism and Israel and sympathetic of the Palestinian effort to create a Palestinian state. The four professors focused on the origins of the Balfour Declaration and the creation of the Jewish state of Israel
admin | February 10, 2017
Denver, CO, February 8, 2017 The Anti-Defamation League is concerned about reports regarding an eighth-grade student at West Jefferson Middle School in Conifer, CO who has filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Education after she said the school and Jefferson County Public Schools refused to do anything about anti-Semitic bullying. The student said she has been told she should be put in an oven like the other six million Jews and gassed like the Zika virus
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