Author: Sara Wood

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – Richard Cortes can trace his spiritual development to a class field trip at a Florida theme park. It was 2008 and Cortes was taking classes at a Pentecostal megachurch, on a path toward seminary and eventually leading a congregation, when his group spent the day at Orlando’s Holy Land Experience. The creation […]

US Air Force judge advocate Rena Winick Weinstein wasn’t quite sure what she wanted to do with her life when she graduated high school. As an Orthodox Jew, Weinstein was certain of one thing: She wanted to go to college in a place that would support her religious lifestyle — and help her find her […]

(J. Jewish News of Northern California via (JEWISH REVIEW)) — Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune who is a philanthropist and nonprofit founder, is running for mayor of San Francisco. Lurie is seeking to lead the California city at a time of great challenge. San Francisco experienced a steep population decline during the pandemic; […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — More than 100 Jewish activists have signed a letter appealing to major advertisers to end their relationship with X, the platform previously known as Twitter that is owned by Elon Musk, calling it “a breeding ground for antisemitism” that “represents one of the largest dangers to Jews in years.” The signatories are […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — A high school football coach in suburban Cleveland has resigned after his team used the word “Nazi” in addition to racial slurs in its play calling during a game on Friday against a team in a heavily Jewish town. Tim McFarland, the coach of Brooklyn High School in Brooklyn, Ohio, submitted his […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Featuring 15 water slides, cabanas and an enormous wave pool, the largest indoor water park in the United States is open to all customers almost every day of the year. Almost. The calendar for the DreamWorks Water Park at American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey, features blackout dates a couple […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Israelis were not sure their country would survive. American Jews were not sure how to respond. Fifty years after the Yom Kippur War — which broke out on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar in 1973 and lasted for about three weeks — some of those who lived through that time […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Siggy Flicker, a former Real Housewife of New Jersey, says she often finds herself apologizing when she hangs out with her friend Donald Trump, a fellow reality TV star turned Republican activist. “We’ll talk about the country and how much we love the country,” Flicker told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency this week. […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is in the midst of a massive rebranding campaign. But an ad it posted this week briefly showcased an accusation made by some of owner Elon Musk’s biggest critics. Released Thursday, the two-minute spot begins with a stream of user posts alongside the […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — A person whom police said had been “experiencing a crisis” entered and vandalized the Hillel at the University of Pennsylvania early Thursday. The incident ignited fears on a campus where some Jews were already on high alert because of an upcoming Palestinian literature festival featuring speakers who have been accused of antisemitism. […]