The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/workmens-circle/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Workmen's Circle | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/workmens-circle/ 32 32 A Yiddish retreat in upstate NY unites ‘mamaloshen’ enthusiasts young and old https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-yiddish-retreat-in-upstate-ny-unites-mamaloshen-enthusiasts-young-and-old/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 01:17:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2605782 The Workers Circle's Trip to Yiddishland is a week-long celebration of language, culture, art, music and dance, with dedicated attendees aged 8 to 92

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]]> How Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh may affect issues that matter to Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-may-affect-issues-that-matter-to-jews/ Tue, 10 Jul 2018 20:17:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1887038 Progressive groups concerned Trump's nominee may be threat to reproductive rights while Orthodox group welcome his record on religious liberty

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]]> 72-year-old left-wing magazine Jewish Currents aims for millennials https://www.timesofisrael.com/72-year-old-left-wing-magazine-jewish-currents-aims-for-millennials/ Thu, 26 Apr 2018 23:10:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1832821 With communism and atheism looking antiquated to the younger crowd, the secular publication shifts its stance to a 'non-Zionist' platform focusing on Diaspora social activism

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]]> Jewish groups gear up for Women’s March 2018 https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-gear-up-for-womens-march-2018/ Sat, 20 Jan 2018 01:07:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1774843 The event, which last year took place in cities around the world the day after Trump’s inauguration, is set to kick off Saturday

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]]> 6 Jewish groups to skip Conference of Presidents party at Trump’s DC hotel https://www.timesofisrael.com/6-jewish-groups-to-skip-conference-of-presidents-party-at-trumps-dc-hotel/ Thu, 08 Dec 2016 00:54:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1516194 Some of the liberal organizations cite bigotry they associate with Trump campaign in explaining absence, others point to conflicts of interest posed by his business holdings

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]]> Mass gatherings mark centennial of Shalom Aleichem’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/mass-gatherings-mark-centennial-of-shalom-aleichems-death/ Thu, 02 Jun 2016 03:01:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1401599 In Boston, thousands celebrate the famed Yiddish author who created Tevye the Dairyman, the inspiration for 'Fiddler on the Roof'

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]]> What happened to the Jews of Boston’s ‘Jew’ Hill Avenue? https://www.timesofisrael.com/what-happened-to-the-jews-of-bostons-jew-hill-avenue/ Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:23:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1076342 The rise and fall of Beantown's Jewish boomtown parallels America's urban immigration story

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]]> New study shows US Jews firmly liberal on economic issues https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-study-shows-us-jews-firmly-liberal-on-economic-issues/ Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:25:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=346780 Attachment to Israel made little difference to Jewish voters' recent electoral choices, findings indicate, but economic views explain Jewish support for Democrats

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]]> One in six US Jews expresses faith outside of synagogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/one-in-six-us-jews-expresses-faith-outside-of-synagogue/ Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:38:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=247200 Survey findings reflect active identification among those who describe themselves as 'cultural' and 'spiritual' Jews

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]]> Younger US Jews are more attached to Israel — but less enamored of its leaders https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-shows-younger-jews-are-more-attached-to-israel/ Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:35:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=155796 'Birthright Bump' reverses trend of detachment among non-Orthodox Jewish Americans, while skepticism over peace prospects rises

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]]> Poll shows strong US Jewish support for labor, higher taxes https://www.timesofisrael.com/poll-shows-strong-jewish-support-for-labor-higher-taxes/ Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:34:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=117818 58 percent said they agree that the current Israeli government wants peace, while 78 percent agreed the Palestinians want Israel's destruction

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