Amy Coney Barrett Replaces Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Supreme Court
BY RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Hours after she was confirmed in a narrow party-line vote in the U.S. Senate, Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in at the White House as...
Poll: Half of Americans Don’t Know What Antisemitism Means
(JTA) — Nearly half of Americans don’t know what the phrase “antisemitism” means.
That’s one takeaway from two surveys published Monday by the American Jewish Committee. The surveys asked Jews...
DHS: White Supremacists ‘Remain Most Persistent and Lethal Threat’
JNS.org – White supremacists “will remain the most persistent and lethal threat in the homeland,” according to the US Department of Homeland Security in its inaugural threat assessment released...
Study: 70% of U.S. Jews Plan to Vote for Biden
BY BEN SALES
(JTA) — The Jewish vote in the upcoming presidential election should be very close to the way it has been split since 2012, a new study by the...
Chabad Rabbi Now National Guard Chaplain in Colorado
BY MARCY OSTER
(JTA) — A Chabad rabbi was sworn in as a chaplain in the Colorado Army National Guard.
Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik, the Chabad director at Colorado State University and a...
Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Replace Justice Ginsburg
BY RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court is Amy Coney Barrett, a devout Catholic and conservative midwestern judge who...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Will Be First Jew, First Woman to Lie in State
WASHINGTON (JTA) — As she made history during her illustrious life, Ruth Bader Ginsburg will do so upon her passing: She will become the first Jew to lie in...
Trump Campaign Launches Outreach Initiative to Jewish Voters
JNS.org – The re-election campaign of President Donald Trump launched a new initiative on Wednesday to target Jewish voters ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.
The board of the “Jewish...
Ginsburg’s Death on Rosh Hashanah Significant for Some Jewish Americans
Just as many Jews in the United States were sitting down to a post-sunset Rosh Hashanah dinner on Friday, preparing to dip apples in honey to signal the sweetness...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87
BY SARAH WILDMAN
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a tireless advocate for gender equality, has died at 87.
A fierce...
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By Ari Brown
As a Jew, and as the son and grandson of Holocaust survivors, and as a proud American, I am deeply outraged and...
Assemblywoman Nily Rozic Secures State Investment for New Hatzalah Ambulance
Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) announced that she has secured $350,000 in state funding for a new ambulance for Chevra Hatzalah, the volunteer emergency...
Magen David Adom and Israel Midwives Organization Join Forces To Expand Community Birth Programs
With over 200 volunteer midwives, Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Israel Midwives Organization have joined forces to ensure safe deliveries in emergency and...