The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/boston/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:33:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Boston | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/boston/ 32 32 Did medieval Jews hide a ‘secret synagogue’ in tarot cards? Boston exhibit turns over clues https://www.timesofisrael.com/did-medieval-jews-hide-a-secret-synagogue-in-tarot-cards-boston-exhibit-turns-over-clues/ Wed, 20 May 2026 15:17:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3808235 'Torah in the Tarot,' named for researcher Stav Appel's book of the same name, runs through June at the Vilna Shul, makes claim the deck was created by early crypto-Jews

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]]> Boston-area Jewish school closing after 25 years, says model ‘no longer sustainable’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/boston-area-jewish-school-closing-after-25-years-says-model-no-longer-sustainable/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:02:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3747037 Framingham's MetroWest Jewish Day School to shutter its doors; head of school cites 'substantially lower enrollment,' as Jewish day schools around the US struggle

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]]> Boxcar of same type used by Nazis to herd Jews installed at new Boston Holocaust museum https://www.timesofisrael.com/boxcar-of-same-type-used-by-nazis-to-herd-jews-installed-at-new-boston-holocaust-museum/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:03:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3698460 Donor's father was transported to Treblinka in same type of railcar, was among death camp's fewer than 100 survivors; museum, opening 2026, will be first of its kind in New England

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]]> In first, voters in Boston suburb back municipal proposal to divest from Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-voters-in-boston-suburb-back-municipal-proposal-to-divest-from-israel/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:07:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3681622 While anti-Israel activists celebrate, mayoral candidate who endorsed measure concedes to rival, Jake Wilson, who did not; Jewish groups ran TV ads against ballot question

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]]> Brick reading ‘Free Palestine’ thrown through window of Boston-area kosher eatery https://www.timesofisrael.com/brick-reading-free-palestine-thrown-through-window-of-boston-area-kosher-eatery/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 02:56:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3574603 Police in Brookline investigating incident at the Butcherie as a hate crime; grocery store says it was 'an attack on the Jewish community'

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]]> Three months after release, Omer Shem Tov deals with guilt of enjoying everyday life https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-months-after-release-omer-shem-tov-deals-with-guilt-of-enjoying-everyday-life/ Sat, 24 May 2025 07:36:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3556583 On trip to Boston, where he threw first pitch at his first-ever baseball game, ex-hostage recounts abuse and starvation, expresses fear renewed Gaza op will kill those left behind

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]]> Jewish slugger Bregman signs $120 million deal with Red Sox https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-slugger-bregman-signs-120-million-deal-with-red-sox/ Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:45:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3481868 Contract marks highest-ever annual salary for a Jewish MLB player as 3rd baseman -- who sported Star of David on hat after Oct. 7 attack -- leaves Astros for Boston

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]]> Brother of suspect in Boston antisemitic arsons pleads guilty to obstructing justice https://www.timesofisrael.com/brother-of-suspect-in-boston-antisemitic-arsons-pleads-guilty-to-obstructing-justice/ Mon, 18 Nov 2024 21:57:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3422477 Former security guard at US embassy in Sweden admits he tampered with documents related to his brother, the prime suspect in a 2019 spree of antisemitic arsons, who died in 2020

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]]> A scientist helps save the world from asteroids. What would the Midrash say? https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-scientist-helps-save-the-world-from-asteroids-what-would-the-midrash-say/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:57:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3306378 Addressing Boston's Vilna Shul as part of its Lifesavers Speaker Series, Dr. Nancy Chabot shows how collaboration in the emerging field of planetary defense proves a rabbinic adage

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]]> Boston man suffering from severe burns after self-immolating outside Israeli consulate https://www.timesofisrael.com/boston-man-suffering-from-severe-burns-after-self-immolating-outside-israeli-consulate/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:08:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3377069 Matt Nelson had warned in a video uploaded to YouTube that he was going to engage in an 'extreme act of protest' due to 'the ongoing genocide in Gaza'

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]]> Ruth Fein, ‘absolute giant of the Boston Jewish community,’ dies at 96 https://www.timesofisrael.com/ruth-fein-absolute-giant-of-the-boston-jewish-community-dies-at-96/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:05:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3234196 Shattering glass ceilings every step of the way, Fein played a transformational role in Jewish communal life, infusing her work with her passion for Jewish and social causes

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]]> Massachusetts man arrested for alleged threats to bomb synagogues, kill congregants https://www.timesofisrael.com/massachusetts-man-arrested-for-alleged-threats-to-bomb-synagogues-kill-congregants/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:54:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3212454 59-year-old suspect left threatening voicemails for two synagogues and a Jewish organization, faces up to 10 years in jail

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]]> Demonstrators demanding ceasefire in Gaza block bridges in San Francisco and Boston https://www.timesofisrael.com/demonstrators-demanding-ceasefire-in-gaza-block-bridges-in-san-francisco-and-boston/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 23:01:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3155874 Protesters accuse Israel of 'genocide' in war against Hamas, call to end US military aid while shuttering major span of Bay Bridge during trade summit attended by Biden

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]]> Meet Eliza Kanner: Israel advocate by day, New England Patriots cheerleader by night https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-eliza-kanner-israel-advocate-by-day-new-england-patriots-cheerleader-by-night/ Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:18:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3039086 Her day job is senior development officer at Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Boston-area Jewish federation. Since 2021, she's also an NFL cheerleader

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]]> ‘Israel shooting itself in the foot,’ Jewish leaders warn Barkat in Boston https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-shooting-itself-in-the-foot-jewish-leaders-warn-barkat-in-boston/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:13:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3034954 Heads of Jewish organizations tell economy minister that government's extremist members and judicial overhaul are making defending Israel a tall task

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