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Asaf Elia-Shalev

Protesters with the anti-Israel organization Jewish Voice for Peace block traffic during a demonstration outside the New York office of US Sen. Chuck Schumer, calling for an end to the US-Israel war with Iran and opposing US weapons support on Monday, April 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
April 30, 2026, 3:11 pm
Israel just quintupled its PR budget to $730 million; experts say it won’t work
Skeptic say that country’s image after Oct. 7 has become so tarnished by government policy and dereliction that even with vast public relations funds, it’s too late for a face lift
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Pinchas Cohen speaks at the USC Asian Health and Longevity Symposium on February 27, 2026. (Courtesy via JTA)
April 17, 2026, 2:50 am
Many peptides are named to sound like Yiddish words. Here’s why
Pinchas Cohen is the Jewish USC researcher behind discoveries like SHLP (‘schlep’), SHMOOSE and MENTSH, biological molecules that may help cure ailments and reverse aging
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Rabbi Daniel Kaiman (Courtesy via JTA)
April 9, 2026, 1:10 am
Jewish families and a rabbi ask to join lawsuit to block Oklahoma Jewish charter school
Many local Jews, opposed to what would be country’s first such institution, claim school board can’t be trusted to vigorously defend state’s secular education laws
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Jacob Reses, second from the left, accompanies JD Vance to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via JTA)
March 29, 2026, 4:04 pm
JD Vance’s Jewish chief of staff seems unfazed by GOP antisemitism – though he’s a target
Profile in NY Magazine reveals that Jacob Reses shares the US vice president’s reluctance to draw a line against antisemitic figures on the right, and hopes to see him run for president one day
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Illustrative: A rabbi leads a blessing with wine in hand and tallit draped over his shoulders (Courtesy / Moti Dolgin via JTA)
March 27, 2026, 4:14 pm
As Americans drink much less wine, kosher demand stays strong
A built-in ritual market and evolving consumer base are helping kosher libation outperform the industry, even as fewer secular Jews go the traditional route
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Peter Deutsch, founder of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, addresses the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on January 12, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (Screenshot via JTA)
March 26, 2026, 1:03 am
Supporters of Jewish charter school file lawsuit challenging ban in Oklahoma
Backers of proposed Ben Gamla School hope court proceeding will set stage for the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
650 5th Avenue is reflected on November 13, 2009, in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
March 25, 2026, 6:49 am
After decades, terror victims to receive proceeds from sale of Iran-linked NYC skyscraper
Office tower in Manhattan to be sold as part of $318M settlement, with families of those killed in 2001 Sbarro bombing in Jerusalem among those to be compensated
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Anti-Israel protesters assemble outside of Adas Torah, a synagogue in the Pico Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles, July 23, 2024. (Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images and JTA)
March 21, 2026, 6:24 am
California rep. proposes ‘buffer zone’ bill to limit protests near houses of worship
With anti-Israel protesters targeting synagogues, ‘Safe worship bill’ backed by Jewish groups would create 100-foot zone around religious institutions in the state
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board discussed and rejected an application from the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation on February 9, 2026. (Screenshot via JTA)
March 14, 2026, 4:37 pm
Oklahoma attorney general slams ‘rigged’ vote on proposed Jewish charter school
In a motion this week, Gentner Drummond says the board ‘deliberately hobbled its own legal position’ by issuing a denial that strengthens the institution’s case in federal court
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Oakland High School in an undated image (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
March 14, 2026, 1:23 am
California sues Oakland school district, says it ignored order to address antisemitism
State education department says district failed to send letters to families and staff condemning antisemitism, carry out staff training or hold student assemblies on hatred of Jews
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
US federal agents stand near the site of a shooting, January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
March 13, 2026, 9:15 am
US political standoff over immigration delays security grants for synagogues
Federal security funding program for religious institutions has been stalled due to the nearly monthlong shutdown at the US Department of Homeland Security
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Jewish service members hold a torah scroll while wearing tefillin at the Aleph Institute's Military Symposium in February. 2026 (Yisroel Teitelbaum/Aleph Institute)
March 7, 2026, 3:06 pm
US Jewish groups ask Pentagon to stop Messianic chaplains from wearing Jewish insignia
In combat and remote postings, patches function as a quick signal of religious identity. Mainstream Jews say a group known for Christian proselytization is deliberately misusing them
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
People chat slogans during a demonstration in support of the US and Israeli strikes on Iran on March 1, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP/Jill Connelly)
March 3, 2026, 8:33 pm
Iranian Jews in the US view war with hope, trepidation and dreams of a future visit
Director of Persian synagogue in Los Angeles says congregants praying for ‘freedom not only for the Iranian people but also the possibility of peace in the Middle East’
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Five California gubernatorial candidates — from left, Steve Hilton, Matt Mahan, Tom Steyer, Eric Swalwell and Antonio Villaraigosa — appear on stage at the Jewish California Governor Candidate Forum at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, where antisemitism emerged as a defining issue in the 2026 race. (Asaf Elia-Shalev)
February 28, 2026, 4:00 am
Antisemitism emerges as a defining issue in California gubernatorial race
Leading candidates present themselves as defenders of Jewish community in forum organized by Jewish groups, which is held as 3 antisemitism lawsuits filed against state institutions
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, also known as the Ramchal, is depicted in a wall painting in Acre, Israel. (Yuval Y/Wikimedia Commons)
February 19, 2026, 10:33 am
Letter by famed Jewish mystic sells for nearly $400,000 at auction
Ramchal manuscript was quietly sold by Jewish Theological Seminary during financial crisis; scholar decries transfer of text to private owner as a ‘scandal’
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
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