Author: Sara Wood

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — “Nonpartisan.” “Centrist.” The words seem quaint in an era of house-on-fire polarization, but Ted Deutch, marking one year as CEO of the American Jewish Committee, remains committed to what he calls “nuance” in fighting the community’s battles.  “Having been a Democratic member of Congress, I don’t think there’s anyone who better understands […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Dianne Feinstein, the long-serving Jewish senator from California who rose to national prominence when she appeared before cameras with her hands stained with the blood of a murdered colleague, has died. Feinstein, who had recently faced criticism for remaining in the Senate despite clearly failing health, was 90 years old. She died […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) – Elon Musk called himself “aspirationally Jewish,” waffled on a prominent rabbi’s invitation to visit Auschwitz, and insisted that claims of rising antisemitism on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, were “absurd.” The billionaire tech mogul added that antisemitic posts should not be deplatformed, but should instead be met with […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Authorities in Peru have arrested a 33-year-old man who the FBI has charged with making a string of bomb threats targeting U.S. Jewish institutions, including synagogues on Rosh Hashanah. Eddie Manuel Nunez Santos made more than 150 threats, mostly by email, against synagogues, hospitals, school districts and other institutions in five states between […]

WASHINGTON ((JEWISH REVIEW)) — The Biden administration is aiming to counter antisemitic discrimination in federally-funded transit systems, housing, food programs and other areas — one of the most major actions the White House has taken since it unveiled a far-reaching strategy to combat antisemitism in May. On Thursday, the administration announced that it is instructing […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — Israel, which featured large in the first Republican debate, got nary a mention in its sequel on Wednesday night, as the candidates on stage in California instead sparred with each other over other issues. Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and ambassador to the United Nations, once again tangled with Vivek […]

((JEWISH REVIEW)) — An LGBTQ student group at Rice University has cut ties with the school’s Hillel, in the latest instance of backlash from a progressive group against the Jewish campus organization’s support for Israel.  The LGBTQ group, Rice Pride, announced the split last week in a statement on Instagram that said Hillel’s international umbrella […]

((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; […]