Rabbis and other Jewish communal leaders are speaking out as protests over federal immigration raids in Los Angeles stretch into their fifth day and spread to other cities. Rabbi Sharon Brous, the founder of the nondenominational L.A. congregation IKAR, addressed the crowd Tuesday at an interfaith prayer vigil and recalled the story of Exodus and […]
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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have enabled students and parents in Arizona to sue teachers for teaching or promoting antisemitism. “Unfortunately, this bill is not about antisemitism; it’s about attacking our teachers,” wrote Hobbs in a letter announcing the veto on Tuesday. “It puts an unacceptable level of personal liability […]
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BOULDER, Colorado — I noticed the overcast sky immediately but didn’t see the drones above my head until they were mentioned by someone else. Drones were hovering between Star Wars-style speeder-bike moves and others were tethered to rooftops and high enough to capture the full expanse of a college town nestled into the edge of […]
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The director of a new organization founded to advance the priorities of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has extensively promoted the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a famous antisemitic forgery. Leland Lehrman, who last month was named executive director of the MAHA Institute, also believes Israel may have been behind […]
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The Brooklyn 2025 Pride festivities will not include an interfaith service this year after at least one group allegedly pulled out due to the hosting synagogue’s “public alignment with pro-Israel political positions.” Kane Street Synagogue, a historic Conservative synagogue in Brooklyn, was set to host the 15th annual interfaith service on Wednesday before it was […]
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No one voted against a resolution condemning the rise of hate crimes against Jews when it came to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday evening. But two congresswomen declined to vote yes. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, each voted “present” on the […]
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Facing pressure from the Trump administration in part over its handling of antisemitism, Harvard University last week announced the appointment of Shaul Magid as professor of modern Jewish studies in residence at Harvard Divinity School. The role is new for the school, a nondenominational center for the study of religion. Magid had been a visiting […]
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Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old Democratic Socialist mounting a strong campaign in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, has consistently declined to say he would visit Israel if elected, setting the stage for a 75-year-old tradition to potentially come to an end. On Sunday night, at a mayoral forum organized by an array of progressive Jewish […]
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In the wake of two violent attacks on Jewish community events in recent weeks, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security have issued a public service announcement warning of an “elevated threat” to Jews and Israeli communities. In their announcement issued Thursday night, the FBI and DHS cited the two recent attacks — the fatal […]
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More than 230,000 American Jews voted in the 2025 election for the World Zionist Congress, setting a new turnout record and nearly doubling participation compared to the last election five years ago, according to preliminary results released Thursday by the American Zionist Movement. The tally excludes nearly 20,000 votes that the body overseeing the election […]
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