Grade (pronounced GRAHD-uh) focused on the minutiae of Orthodox Jewish life and customs (one of his especially esteemed works ...

Before the high school/college session, Friedman gave a presentation at Tucson Hebrew Academy to 25 middle school students and 16 parents and educators from THA and other schools. Carina Bien-Willner, ...

(JTA) — The text messages started pouring in at 6:30 a.m. as Tracey Rubenstein was getting her kids ready for school. By the end of the day the Boca Raton, Florida-based social worker had spoken to ...

Temple Emanu-El’s Taste of Judaism outreach and education program celebrates its 15 anniversary this year. The free introductory course offers samplings of Jewish spirituality, values and community in ...

Smollett was exiting a restaurant when two men approached him. The Chicago Police Department reported they “gained his attention by yelling out racial and homophobic slurs towards him.” They then ...

The Tucson J International Film Festival is rapidly approaching its 35th year! Established over three decades ago, the festival has become a cornerstone cultural event for Tucsons ...

NEW YORK (JTA) — What’s old is new, and unfortunately this holiday season, wrapped in a bow, is a boycott of things Israeli and Jewish. The relics of the past boycotts — from Nuremberg to Damascus — ...

“Jerry” Jerome Sherwood Sonenblick, formerly of Tucson, passed away in Encinitas, California, on Sept. 8, 2019, after a protracted illness. He is survived by his daughter, Beth Blum and her husband, ...

Palm fronds are a favorite form of schach for sukkahs in the Los Angeles area. (Edmon Rodman) LOS ANGELES (JTA) — His 14-foot-long pole saw in hand, Paul Nisenbaum is ready to head out into the great ...

In March, dozens of rabbis will shave their heads at the Reform movement’s Central Conference of American Rabbis gathering in Chicago. But the 8-year-old boy whose struggle with cancer inspired the ...