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Josefin Dolsten
Dafna Michaelson Jenet says her experiences in BBYO and Hadassah gave her 'the underpinnings I needed to be a legislator.' (Sophia Laster/via JTA)
August 11, 2018, 2:25 am
Judaism and a yearlong road trip inspired this Colorado woman to run for office
Dafna Michaelson Jenet, whose severely learning disabled son attempted suicide at age 9, has focused her efforts in Congress on helping disadvantaged youth
By Josefin Dolsten
The Netflix hit series “Orange is the New Black” is set in an all-women’s prison. (Netflix via JTA)
August 2, 2018, 12:37 pm
How an Orthodox mohel snagged a role on ‘Orange Is the New Black’
Well-known New York cantor Philip Sherman takes time out from Congregation Shearith Israel to play trial judge on hit Netflix show
By Josefin Dolsten
Seth Rogen arrives at the LA Premiere of 'Game Over, Man!' on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Los Angeles (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
July 27, 2018, 3:57 pm
Seth Rogen is new voice of Vancouver’s public transit system
Canadian Jewish comedian records announcements for Translink BC saying he's always interested in joining in Canadian culture
By Josefin Dolsten
The Impossible Burger is vegetarian, but it bleeds like a normal meat patty. (Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images/JTA)
July 27, 2018, 3:01 pm
A kosher cheeseburger is now possible. Well, almost
The Impossible Burger is made without animal products but still 'bleeds' thanks to heme, a protein made from the roots of soy plants
By Josefin Dolsten
Karlie Kloss and Joshua Kushner on April 26, 2016 in New York City (Alo Ceballos/GC Images via JTA)
July 25, 2018, 9:32 am
Supermodel Karlie Kloss gets engaged to Joshua Kushner
Kloss reportedly converted to Judaism ahead of her engagement to brother of Trump’s son-in-law
By Josefin Dolsten
Illustrative image of a calf in a pen ahead of slaughter. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images via JTA)
July 24, 2018, 11:58 pm
Orthodox Union says no more beef slaughtered with ‘shackle and hoist’
Following Israel's lead, largest US kosher certifying authority to no longer accept controversial method of killing cows
By Josefin Dolsten
Steven Skybell, center, as Tevye and ensemble in the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” (Victor Nechay/ProperPix via JTA)
July 23, 2018, 11:54 pm
How the cast of ‘Fiddler’ learned their Yiddish in only a month
From changing 'Tradition' to 'Torah' and singing 'If I were a Rothschild,' the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene gives a new twist to the classic musical
By Josefin Dolsten
Rabbi Georgette Kennebrae grew up in a military family that moved between Japan and Oklahoma. (Josefin Dolsten)
July 23, 2018, 3:15 am
Gay, African-American rabbi wants to burst stereotypes of what a Jew looks like
Head of congregation Georgette Kennebrae is sometimes mistaken for a custodian, so she's made it a mission to gain acceptance for the 11% of US Jews who do not identify as white
By Josefin Dolsten
The Iraqi Jewish Archive was found in the flooded basement of the Iraqi intelligence services in Baghdad in 2003. This photo shows items before they were restored by the US (National Archives)
July 19, 2018, 11:32 pm
State Department says working to keep Iraqi Jewish Archive in US
Move comes after group of Senate lawmakers introduce resolution recommending that the US renegotiate the artifacts' return
By Josefin Dolsten
An expert in the US restoring one of the books rescued from the Iraqi Jewish community in Baghdad. (Courtesy: US National Archives and Records Administration)
July 19, 2018, 12:08 pm
Bipartisan bill seeks to keep Iraqi Jewish archive in US
Senators discussing legislation that would prevent State Department from returning trove of historical documents to Baghdad
By Josefin Dolsten
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump on the South Lawn prior to their departure from the White House, May 19, 2017. (Alex Wong/Getty Images, via JTA)
July 12, 2018, 7:44 am
Jared and Ivanka said to avoid harassment by exercising in the dark
Presidential advisers go spinning in a darkened room to avoid the harassment which members of the Trump administration increasingly face
By Josefin Dolsten
Judge Brett Kavanaugh at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, July 10, 2018. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)
July 10, 2018, 11:17 pm
How Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh may affect issues that matter to Jews
Progressive groups concerned Trump's nominee may be threat to reproductive rights while Orthodox group welcome his record on religious liberty
By Josefin Dolsten
In 1898, Nashville’s Congregation Ohabai Sholom decorated its pulpit with American flags in honor of confirmation ceremonies. (Courtesy of The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives/via JTA)
July 4, 2018, 2:44 pm
Why synagogues started putting American flags in the sanctuary
US or Canadian Jews traveling abroad might be surprised to see no national banners in overseas houses of worship -- but it's a unique story how they became so common at home
By Josefin Dolsten
FILE - This Oct. 10, 2012, file photo shows the New York Times building in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
July 3, 2018, 6:00 am
The 7 best Jewish obituaries by New York Times writer Margalit Fox
Veteran writer announces she's leaving the 'Gray Lady,' after writing farewells to some 1,400 people as part of her 'dead beat'
By Josefin Dolsten
Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein wants people of all backgrounds to feel welcome in his Brooklyn community. (Josefin Dolsten/JTA)
July 1, 2018, 2:02 am
Multiracial Orthodox rabbi uses his background to create unique community in NYC
Isaiah Rothstein knows what it’s like not to fit in, so he founded the Union Street Sanctuary, a religious social organization in Brooklyn that welcomes all comers with open arms
By Josefin Dolsten
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