Belgrade Jewish Cemetery Chapel Vandalized: Community Dismayed
The Sephardic Jewish cemetery of Belgrade faces a multi-lane street, busy with traffic. Its entry is heavily gated and well secured. The chapel, however, is clearly visible from the street. On...
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How an Ethiopian Israeli mother of seven (and former arms specialist in the IDF) got elected to the Nassau County Legislature by making diversity a priority Mazi Melesa Pillip is a firm believer in...
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Nachman Shai, Israel’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs, came to the United States in December of 2021 on a bridge-building mission. During a whirlwind east coast tour, he met with leaders of major...
View ArticleMiami Jewish Film Festival Kicks off the New Year
Miami kicks off the new year with glorious Jewish cinema. From January 13 to January 27, the annual Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), the largest Jewish film festival in the world, will be kicking...
View ArticleGen X Movies & TV and Jewish Values: BFF
Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980) has been called the middle generation or the forgotten generation. But how can we forget a generation that gave us Chasing Amy, Clueless, Scream, Swingers,...
View Article10 Jewish Tik Tok Accounts to Follow
10 Jewish Tik Tok Accounts to Follow From inspiring messages by an Auschwitz survivor to Torah teachings, and even just fun cultural videos, there are tons of TikTokers with Jewish content. Whether...
View ArticleA Rabbi Most Fashionable
Tobi Rubinstein lives a multifaceted life. The frum fashionista has found a way to balance Torah and tachlis (reality), tradition and temporal. Her recently published memoir, House of Faith and...
View ArticleA conversation with Amy Bressman, President of UJA (United Jewish Appeal) New...
Jewish views was in conversation with Amy Bressman, President of UJA (United Jewish Appeal) New York and Mark Medin, Executive Vice President of the UJA Federation, New York exploring work that “cares...
View ArticleNew Orleans Jewish Food and Culture
The first Jewish immigrant to New Orleans is believed to be a man named Isaac Monsanto. After his arrival in 1724, more immigrants would follow, seeking a new life in this “new” world. The community...
View ArticleJudaism and Psychology
Unlike geology or astronomy or biology, which require special places or instruments to examine rocks or stars or micro-organisms, psychological material is all around us. The world is the...
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