Bene Israel: Jews of Mumbai (Bombay)

In and around Mumbai live nearly 5000 members of an ancient Indian Jewish community with unique customs and culture. Proudly Indian they describe being Jewish in a country free of antisemitism.

Summertime in New York

With the days getting cooler and shorter now, we are more comfortable remembering the long, hot summers of years past. Summertime in the Bronx was somewhat different from the summertime in the slower…

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My Son the Comedian

The President elect of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, was formerly a comedian.

Sounds of the Soul - The Contribution of Jewish Music

The contribution of Jewish writers, composers and performers to the world of music. "Nobody does it better," and some of the Jewish names will surprise you

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11-Year-Old Table Tennis Phenom Chooses Shabbos Over Championship

WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Estee Ackerman is a ping-pong phenom, but when a national championship match fell on a Friday night, she decided to put her faith first. As CBS 2's Vanessa Murdock…

The Mystery of the Jews

Who are the Jews? What impact did they have on the world?

Maimonides: Life and Legacy

Moshe ben Maimon, more commonly referrred to as “Maimonides” as derived from the the Greek translation of “Moses, son of Maimon,” or the equivalent Hebrew word, Rambam (רמבּ״ם), was a Sephardic Jew…

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TWO FRIENDS WERE WALKING THROUGH THE DESERT . DURING SOME POINT OF THE JOURNEY, THEY HAD AN ARGUMENT; AND ONE FRIEND SLAPPED THE OTHER ONE IN THE FACE.

The Shofar that Survived Nazi Extermination

A shofar has been recovered from one of Europe’s oldest synagogues in Worms, Germany that was desecrated by Nazi mobs on Kristallnacht, translated to the English as the “Night of Broken Glass.”

Ukranian Elections

First a comedian, then later the mayor of the city of Vinnytsia, Volodymyr Zelensky won by a landslide in the polls to be elected the first-ever Jewish president of Ukraine, defeating a recumbent…

Am I the Enemy?

Growing up in a Muslim, Palestinian-refugee home in Kuwait, how could he have ever known that one single conversation would turn his world upside down?

Discovering the Kotel

Discovering the Western Wall

ZOA Praises Certain Aspects of President Trump's Plan to End the Arab-Islamic War Against Israel

Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) President Morton A. Klein and ZOA Chairman Mark Levenson, Esq. released the following statement:

Ethiopian Jews of Israel

The amazing story of the Ethiopian Jews of Israel. It's a story about faith, living up dreams and overcoming everything. This is the core of zionism.

Swimming into Trouble-Should Jewish Women Be Left Out to Dry?

There has been some controversy about the women only swimming hours that a pool in New York has offered to accommodate the large orthodox Jewish community for the past 30 years.

UK Jewish Worman Woman Awarded $24,500 Payout After Firm Snubs her Sabbath Observance

A 23-year-old Jewish woman in the U.K. was awarded £16,000 ($24,464) from a potential employer that turned down her application because she refused to work on the Jewish Sabbath.

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