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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks and his book 'Morality,' which will be available Sept. 1 in the United States. (Courtesy of the Office of Rabbi Sacks)
August 28, 2020, 4:43 pm
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks warns ‘cultural climate change’ eroding collective morality
With release of his new book, former UK chief rabbi discusses cancel culture, restoring morality and Israel’s missed opportunities
By LAURA E. ADKINS
Ramy Hassan (played by Ramy Youssef) and Zainab (played by MaameYaa Boafo) in a scene from the second season of the Hulu show 'Ramy.' (A24/ via JTA)
June 28, 2020, 6:49 am
Locked down? Open up to ‘Ramy,’ a religious Muslim who Orthodox Jews understand
With its second season now streaming on Hulu, the show’s protagonist’s funny but poignant struggle with religion is eminently relatable for people of any (or no) faith
By LAURA E. ADKINS
Men pray at the gravesite of the late Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson on his 20th yahrzeit in Queens, N.Y., July 1, 2014. (Adam Ben Cohen/Chabad.org)
June 28, 2020, 12:45 am
100,000 said to mark anniversary of Chabad leader’s death on Zoom
Event held on 45,000 devices in lieu of traditional in-person gathering in New York to commemorate 26 years since passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
By LAURA E. ADKINS
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (3rd R) launches the 'No Hate in Our State' campaign to combat hate, division and anti-semitism in New York State, February 27, 2020 (Courtesy)
February 28, 2020, 8:22 am
In response to rising anti-Semitism, NY’s Cuomo proposes domestic terror law
Legislation will classify mass violence motivated by hate as a felony punishable by up to life in prison without parole; also includes education initiatives
By LAURA E. ADKINS
US President Donald Trump with, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, from left, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump and their children Arabella Kushner and Joseph Kushner, applaud during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House on December 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
February 7, 2020, 3:04 am
Jared Kushner: Redrawing maps street by street while wearing a red string
5 takeaways from his interview with an Orthodox weekly as the author of the Trump peace plan reveals he had no idea he would even be working on it
By LAURA E. ADKINS
An attendee wears a 'Make America Great Again' kippah before President Donald Trump speaks at an annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
February 5, 2020, 1:49 am
How deep is Trump support among US Orthodox Jews? New poll says it’s complicated
What may be the most robust survey of America’s most religiously observant Jewish demographic reveals that even within subgroups, there are massive differences in political opinion
By LAURA E. ADKINS and Ben Sales
Supporters of Donald Trump hold signs in Hebrew and English as the president speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas, April 6, 2019. (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images/via JTA)
February 5, 2020, 1:49 am
‘I think it’s Israel’: How US Orthodox Jews became Republicans
America’s most religiously observant Jewish voters have undergone a diametric shift in the last 20 years — but it may be the political parties themselves that have changed
By Ben Sales and LAURA E. ADKINS
Emergency responders work near a kosher supermarket and a synagogue that were the site of a shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey, December 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
January 14, 2020, 7:51 am
Reported bias crimes in New Jersey up by 65 percent in 2019
944 total is largest number since 1996, biggest year-over-year increase since reporting standards implemented in 1991; figures by bias type not yet available
By LAURA E. ADKINS
Writer Robert Caro speaks at the 2012 Texas Book Festival in Austin about his latest work, 'The Passage of Power' (Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images/via JTA)
January 10, 2020, 12:12 pm
Biographer Robert Caro’s papers to get permanent installation in New York
New-York Historical Society to provide a home for some 200 linear feet of famed biographer’s notes, interview transcripts and once-classified documents
By LAURA E. ADKINS
A view of the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn December 9, 2014 in New York. (DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images via JTA)
December 27, 2019, 10:41 pm
Man enters Chabad world headquarters in Brooklyn and threatens to shoot it up
NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force investigating, with no arrests made yet; incident latest in string of anti-Semitic attacks in New York in recent days
By LAURA E. ADKINS
A Hasidic man stands in front of JC Kosher Supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, the site of a deadly anti-Semitic shooting, December 11, 2019. (Laura E. Adkins/JTA News)
December 12, 2019, 4:07 am
Orthodox Jews tried to build a home in Jersey City, the shooting won’t end it
Kosher store opened by Leah Mindel Ferencz, who was killed in attack, and her husband, was a foundation stone of new community of Hasidic Jews escaping Brooklyn’s high prices
By Ben Sales and LAURA E. ADKINS
Illustrative image of Sushi (Liron Almog/Flash90)
September 27, 2019, 12:50 am
Woman hospitalized after confusing wasabi, avocado
60-year-old suffers ‘broken heart syndrome’ after mistakenly eating spicy dish at wedding, requires a month of treatment before returning to normal
By LAURA E. ADKINS
US President Donald Trump reacts during his a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Biarritz, south-west France on August 26, 2019, on the third day of the annual G7 Summit. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images/via JTA)
August 29, 2019, 11:47 pm
Most voters disapprove of Trump’s ‘disloyalty’ comment about US Jews
In poll for Politico, about half of Republicans approve of president’s questioning of Jewish Democrats’ loyalty to other Jews; Democrats disapprove by overwhelming 81% to 5%
By LAURA E. ADKINS
Mama De La Smallah performs at a 2019 Tel Aviv Pride event at the Desire Club in South Tel Aviv. (Laura E. Adkins)
June 29, 2019, 3:50 am
For this Tel Aviv drag queen, the glitz and glamour are far from the point
Shortly after her release from the military, 20-year-old Mama de la Smallah says her role is to connect people and fight for rights of LGBTQ community
By LAURA E. ADKINS
US President Donald Trump is flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and US Vice President Mike Pence in Washington, March 25, 2019. (Michael Reynolds – Pool/Getty Images via JTA)
June 3, 2019, 12:18 pm
Israeli, French and American Jews agree on much – but not on Trump
While 71% of US Jewish community has unfavorable opinion of the job being done by US president, in Israel he gets much higher approval ratings
By LAURA E. ADKINS
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