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The Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews of 2021 – coming soon – The Jerusalem Post

| August 23, 2021

Who are the worlds most influential Jews? The leaders, the innovators, the creators and the influencers. Each year, The Jerusalem Post highlights the individuals from across the Jewish nation who are doing big things in government and politics, art, medicine, science, technology and philanthropy

Jewish orgs scramble to assist Afghan refugees arriving in Bay Area J. – The Jewish News of Northern California

| August 23, 2021

Until this year, Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley was helping to resettle about 50 refugees per year from all around the world. But the picture has changed suddenly and dramatically with the recent pullout of American troops from Afghanistan and the rapid takeover by the Taliban.

EDITORIAL: Work remains to build a more inclusive Jewish community J. – The Jewish News of Northern California

| August 20, 2021

In a 1963 speech in Chicago attended by Martin Luther King Jr., theologian Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel famously described racism as an eye disease, a cancer of the soul making us see the generality of race, but not the uniqueness of the human face. The two men met at that assemblage, and from then on, King embraced the Warsaw-born rabbi and writer as an ally in the civil rights movement, calling him one of the truly great men and a great prophet.

The Jewish refugees who fled the Nazis and then returned to help defeat them – Haaretz

| August 20, 2021

In November 1944, the Allies managed to gain considerable ground in Europe, including the capture of the key Belgian port of Antwerp.

Metro Detroit Teens Have a New Way to Connect to Jewish Life Detroit Jewish News – The Jewish News

| August 20, 2021

When the Detroit Jewish community leaders discovered an alarming number through research that 70% of Jewish teens in Metro Detroit arent engaging in Jewish life the Jewish Community Center and youth professionals took notice and began to promote positive change. Despite having more than 35 local Jewish youth-serving organizations offering a variety of excellent programs, teen engagement is still low. We began to ask ourselves, what should we be doing, knowing that we have all these wonderful opportunities and were still missing the mark

Last Jew in Afghanistan refuses to give wife Jewish divorce – The Jerusalem Post

| August 20, 2021

Afghanistan's so-called last remaining Jew, Zabulon Simantov, has decided to remain in Afghanistan despite the Taliban's takeover due to his refusal to give his estranged wife a get, a Jewish divorce document.

Rosh Hashanah and the brilliance of the Jewish calendar – The Jerusalem Post

| August 20, 2021

As we approach Rosh Hashanah and begin a new year, we again begin the cycle of holidays and rituals that are the rhythm of Jewish life. I think the brilliance of the Hebrew calendar was its ability to transform itself from an agricultural calendar tied to the seasons to one of both sacred space and sacred time. One of the first things Judaism did was to transform existing agricultural holidays and celebrations dependent on the Land of Israel into celebrations of the life of Israel.

Andy’s Frozen Custard Is Open, a Jewish Cookbook and More Food News | Flagpole – Flagpole Magazine

| August 20, 2021

The Athens location of Andys Frozen Custard, a franchise out of Missouri, is open on Broad Street near Hawthorne Avenue. Frozen custard means ice cream, basically, slow churned and high in butterfat

‘Fragile, vulnerable’ young Jews who join ‘hip hop club’ that supports BDS are crux of new antisemitism David Harris Mondoweiss – Mondoweiss

| August 20, 2021

David Harris, the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, says theres a new nexus of antisemitism: fragile vulnerable young Jews join campus groups such as the hip hop club where they are indoctrinated into anti-Israel attitudes. These antisemitic beliefs are pervasive on campus, Harris explained on an AJC webinar (Facebook, YouTube) about Jew-hatred last week. They penetrate every nook and cranny of the college campus and push students into the anti-Israel crowd.

JCRC shares holiday calendar with schools, civic organizations – jewishnewsva.org

| August 20, 2021

Elka Mednick As summer comes to a close and the High Holidays approach, annual concerns regarding conflicts between the academic calendar and the holidays are brought to the forefront. This year, the usual first day of school for public school students, the day after Labor Day, coincides with the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Yearamong the most religiously and culturally significant observances of the Jewish year.


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