For Jewish communities in areas battered by Helene, High Holidays take a backseat to basic safety

“It’s very much a crisis situation for many people here,” said a Jewish leader in Greenville, South Carolina. It’s been days since Hurricane Helene struck her community, and the CEO of Jewish Greenville still doesn’t know who is OK and who still needs help. “It’s very much a crisis situation for many people here,” Courtney […]

Continue Reading

Israeli study uncovers cancer cell findings that may advance treatment for the disease

Researchers at Tel Aviv University found that aneuploid cancer cells are more sensitive to certain anti-cancer drugs, revealing potential targets for new treatments. Cancer cells with an abnormal number of chromosomes, known as aneuploid cells, were extensively examined, uncovering findings that may advance cancer treatment, two studies from Tel Aviv University and the European Institute […]

Continue Reading

LA and Jerusalem rabbis step in as battle rages over who should run German rabbinical schools

Two new schools, named for the rabbis Regina Jonas and Abraham Joshua Heschel, are opening alongside two scandal-ridden ones. BERLIN (JR) — The latest effort to craft a path to survival for Germany’s beleaguered rabbinical schools is underway — with help from thousands of miles away in California and Jerusalem. An American Conservative rabbi and an […]

Continue Reading

Ezra Frech, Ian Seidenfeld, an Oct. 7 survivor and 12 other Jewish and Israeli athletes to watch at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Israel has won 384 medals at the Paralympics dating back to 1960.. The 2024 Paris Olympics have concluded, and now thousands of athletes are preparing to descend on the City of Light for the Paralympics, the Olympic companion competition for athletes with physical disabilities. The Games, which were founded by the late German-Jewish doctor Ludwig Guttman, […]

Continue Reading