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Nadiv Schorer, right, married Ariel Meiri in 2020 with Orthodox rabbi Avram Mlotek officiating. (David Perlman Photography via JTA)
November 6, 2020, 12:45 am
Small but growing number of US Orthodox rabbis officiating same-sex weddings
They’re breaking ranks to perform ceremonies unthinkable until recently in the Orthodox Jewish world
By Josefin Dolsten
Cora Wilburn's novel 'Cosella Wayne: Or, Will and Destiny' is being published in book form for the first time, thanks to Jewish historian Jonathan Sarna. (Library of Congress/via JTA)
November 25, 2019, 4:05 pm
Newly discovered 19th century American Jewish novel includes rare feminist voice
Over 100 years after her death, Cora Wilburn is finally getting her 10 minutes of fame as she is recognized as likely being the first to write a great American Jewish novel
By Penny Schwartz
Todd Berman
January 3, 2018, 3:14 pm
Todd Berman
Don’t rush to say Kaddish for non-Orthodox Judaism
The American progressive denominations are developing engaging programs; we Orthodox should learn from them
Brandeis professor and American Jewish history scholar Jonathan Sarna. (Uriel Heilman)
November 29, 2017, 9:19 am
Brandeis to give American Jewish history scholar Jonathan Sarna rare honor
Title of university professor is conferred on those whose renown cuts across traditional disciplines and who have achieved exceptional scholarly distinction
By JTA
Prof. Jonathan Sarna in an interview following a lecture hosted by the Jewish Federations of North America at Jerusalem's Beit Avichai, on May 28, 2017. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
June 12, 2017, 9:00 pm
Historian Sarna warns of anti-Semitic backlash in US if Kushner indicted
‘It’s good for Jews to worry,’ says renowned American Jewish scholar, while drawing parallels between the news and past events
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Demonstrators hold signs during a rally against a ban on Muslim immigration at San Francisco International Airport on January 28, 2017 in San Francisco, California. ( Stephen Lam/Getty Images/AFP)
February 3, 2017, 7:19 pm
Precedent for Trump’s Muslim ban exists from nearly a century ago
While temporary restrictions on immigration have been put into place in recent times, it has been almost 100 years since religion played a key role
By Cathryn J. Prince
Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, founder of Uri L'Tzedek: Orthodox Social Justice at a November 2014 immigrant rights protest. (courtesy)
January 20, 2017, 4:19 am
Altering prayer to exclude Trump, rabbi taps into history of liturgical dissent
Protesting the new president, a progressive Orthodox rabbi echoes the past by asking others to join him in no longer ‘blessing the Tsar’
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A flag created by Rabbi Jacob Askowith in 1891 for a Boston Jewish group, B’nai Zion (Courtesy of Brandeis University)
December 16, 2016, 3:33 am
How Israel can trace its flag’s roots to Boston, 1891
The ‘flag of Judah,’ paraded in Beantown 125 years ago, quickly captured the imagination of the Zionist movement
By Josefin Dolsten
Leon Wieseltier, Jonathan Sarna and Ruth Calderon in conversation on Wednesday night, November 30, 2016, about Sarna's latest book, 'Lincoln and the Jews,' written with Benjamin Shapell (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
December 2, 2016, 10:40 am
Removing the second ‘L’ from Lincoln
A new book prompts discussion by Jonathan Sarna, Leon Wieseltier and Ruth Calderon on the American president’s legacy and history with the Jews
By Jessica Steinberg
Nazi-themed graffiti found in the town of Wellsville, New York, on the same day that Donald Trump won the presidential election on November 9, 2016. (Twitter/JTA)
November 18, 2016, 1:54 am
US Jews grapple with election-year eruption of anti-Semitism
After Trump’s win, donations to ADL jump 50-fold, while many Jews express anxiety over spike in anti-Jewish vitriol and abuse
By Rachel Zoll
Elie Wiesel arrives for a roundtable discussion on the Iran nuclear deal on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 2, 2015. (Win McNamee/Getty Images via JTA)
July 12, 2016, 6:10 am
After Elie Wiesel, can anyone unite American Jews?
Most US Jews believe Holocaust remembrance is essential to their Jewish identity. Few were as central in crafting that unifying sensibility as the iconic survivor and author
By Ben Sales
Illustrative photo of Israeli master's degree students (Courtesy of the Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies/JTA)
June 25, 2016, 3:07 pm
‘Reverse Birthright’ gives Israelis a look at America’s Jews
Highlight of Haifa U. master’s program, designed to create future leaders, features influencers from Phillip Roth to the Three Stooges
By Ben Sales
Jonathan Sarna at Brandeis University, his undergraduate alma mater and where he has taught for more than 25 years, May 10, 2016 (Uriel Heilman/via JTA)
May 24, 2016, 7:44 pm
Beating health scares, Jonathan Sarna seals status as rock star Jewish historian
The Brandeis professor bounced back to produce his ubiquitous text on American Jewish history — and didn’t stop there
By Uriel Heilman
Former Brandeis University president Frederick Lawrence. (Brandeis University/JTA)
February 5, 2015, 3:54 pm
Amid freedom of speech scandal, Brandeis head steps down
But insiders say it was his lackluster fundraising that made Frederick Lawrence leave the leading ‘Jewish’ liberal arts school
By Uriel Heilman
The University of Massachusetts Amherst. (CC BY-SA Tomwsulcer, Wikipedia)
August 13, 2014, 10:22 am
UMass Amherst scraps fall study programs in Israel
University evacuated six students and one faculty member in Israel last month on an archaeological dig
By JTA
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