-
39 votes
-
California's push for mandatory ethnic studies classes runs into the Israel-Palestine conflict in designing a curriculum
22 votes -
Swiss police probe hotel ski rental ban for Jewish guests
14 votes -
The three-decade saga that led to the Crown Heights tunnels
13 votes -
Citing safety, dozens of Jewish families are leaving Oakland public schools
37 votes -
A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers
50 votes -
Some German Jews say their country goes too far defending Israel – and they find themselves attacked for antisemitism
46 votes -
A replica of a boat that carried Danish Jews to safety in Sweden anchors an exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC
12 votes -
Gilleleje remembers one of the greatest collective acts of resistance of World War II – its role in the flight and escape of over 7,000 Danish Jews
9 votes -
Klaus Härö shines light on deportation of Jews from Finland in ‘Never Alone’ – first look at World War II drama
7 votes -
Letter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information from German Jesuit about Nazi crimes revealed
33 votes -
Growing segregation by sex in Israel raises fears for women’s rights
71 votes -
Sweden: Muslim protester says he never wanted to burn Torah
16 votes -
The woman preserving the endangered cuisine of Indian Jews. Esther David traveled from the spice port of Cochin to the mountains of Mizoram to record this culinary culture.
7 votes -
Why 95% of Denmark's Jews survived the Holocaust
6 votes -
One good way to understand religion is to break it apart
5 votes -
Poland and the Jews. It’s complicated.
5 votes -
Happy Solstice!
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, today is the hiemal solstice. Today is the shortest day of the year, and for the next half of the year, the period of daylight will only get longer....
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, today is the hiemal solstice. Today is the shortest day of the year, and for the next half of the year, the period of daylight will only get longer.
Since ancient times, people have marked this day each year, through celebration and through the construction of buildings that line up with the sun or stars on this day; for instance, Stonehenge in Britain and Newgrange in Ireland both act as solstice indicators. Celtic, Chinese, Indian, ancient Roman, and even ancient Hebrew solstice ceremonies are recorded in various forms, with some (such as Newgrange) dating as far back as 3200 BC.
Today, many of these solstice ceremonies have been wrapped up into the Christian winter holiday of Christmas. For instance, the Celtic tradition of hanging evergreen plants, such as holly and ivy, as a sign of hospitality became the British Christian tradition of hanging mistletoe. Even the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah bears a striking resemblance to the Celtic idea of the Yule Log, a fire that was meant to burn for twelve days without re-fueling.
In addition, the solstice itself remains meaningful to many, both in mainstream religions and in neo-Pagan revival movements. So, to all of you who celebrate, happy Solstice, and may the sun shine warm on your face for the rest of the year.
34 votes -
The Golem and the Jewish Superhero
7 votes -
The Jewish roots of Old Bay Seasoning
7 votes -
Inside the world's largest Jewish cookbook collection
7 votes -
American Pickle: A pickle-shaped void
5 votes -
The history of Jews, Chinese food, and Christmas, explained by a rabbi
11 votes -
'I could show you stuff you wouldn’t believe:' Gravediggers speak out about horrifying conditions
8 votes -
Protest erupts in Orthodox Jewish community over NYC's new coronavirus restrictions
4 votes -
B'nai mitzvah: Instead of a male or female coming-of-age ceremony, one Jewish teen decided to do "something in the middle"
8 votes -
As Coca-Cola’s popularity spread in the United States in the 1920s, rabbis around the country asked, is Coke kosher?
9 votes -
'It’s not easy to believe in a god when people tell you God doesn’t like us'
13 votes -
What Americans know about the Holocaust: Fewer than half can correctly answer multiple-choice questions about the number of Jews who were murdered or the way Adolf Hitler came to power
20 votes -
At a Jewish bakery, desperate demand for Hanukkah doughnuts: 15,000 to 18,000 during the eight-day holiday
5 votes -
America’s Orthodox Jews are selling a ton of the products you buy on Amazon
11 votes -
Shooting near synagogue in Germany leaves at least two people dead, was streamed on Twitch
11 votes -
Jews and Muslims in Sweden outraged over call to ban male circumcision
17 votes -
Raoul Wallenberg is thought to have saved as many as 30,000 Jews but his descendants do not know how, when or why he died
7 votes -
Shalt thou eat an Impossible Burger? The definitions of "halal" and "kosher" are being challenged by new food technology
9 votes -
The Jewish case for open borders
11 votes -
Judge advises $14m in damages to Jewish woman targeted by neo-Nazi ‘troll storm’
11 votes -
8chan is raided by the FBI regarding California synagogue shooter
@swodinsky: lmaooooooo 8chan just got search warranted
13 votes -
To fight anti-semitism, German tabloid prints cutout Kippah
10 votes -
Measles can be contained, anti-semitism cannot: Long-standing stereotypes about Jews have found a new vector in the latest outbreak of the disease
10 votes -
Ignore the Poway Synagogue shooter’s manifesto: Pay attention to 8chan’s /pol/ board
28 votes -
Rabbis express concern about excesses of Purim celebrations
5 votes -
Kindertransport children to get 2,500 euros in compensation from German government
4 votes -
‘I’m Dr. Cohen’: The powerful humanity of the Jewish hospital staff that treated Robert Bowers
9 votes -
Jewish leaders tell Trump he's not welcome in Pittsburgh until he denounces white nationalism
17 votes -
Anti-semitisim comes to a city of tolerance
13 votes -
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting leaves at least four dead, official says
34 votes -
Hidden for seventy years, a new invaluable contribution to Holocaust literature—the diary of Renia Spiegel—was rediscovered inside a desk in New York
13 votes -
The Bosnians who speak medieval Spanish
7 votes -
Considering interfaith relations between Jews, Christians, and Muslims: an interview with Patrick J. Ryan, S.J.
2 votes