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Two UK Jewish movements vote to become one progressive group

Merger of Liberal Judaism and Reform Judaism will be first in any major religion for more than half a century

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025

Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at Judaism’s holiest site in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing prayer

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

Freed Israeli hostage held onto faith to get through months of captivity in Gaza

An Israeli hostage freed in the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas said faith sustained her during her captivity, and she used the few means that were available to her to observe Judaism

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

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From Jewish summer camp to gospel to Chabad, Bob Dylan’s faith doesn’t fit in a box − but he’s long had a connection to Israel

James Mangold’s film “A Complete Unknown,” nominated for eight Oscars, captures the elusive, enigmatic quality of Bob Dylan in the early 1960s: the years he emerged as a major musical and cultural phenomenon. A scant few years after he came to New York from Minnesota, and legally changed his name…

The Conversation · Feb 13, 2025

‘A moral wreckage that we need to face’: Peter Beinart on being Jewish after Gaza’s destruction

With his new book, the author – once a prominent defender of Israel – hopes to change minds among his peers as he imagines a future of ‘collective liberation’

The Guardian - US · Jan 27, 2025

Simon Benscher obituary

Other lives: Chair of Liberal Judaism who played a key role in the creation of one united progressive Judaism movement in the UK

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025

Court Rejects Title VI Lawsuit Over Alleged Anti-Semitism at Haverford College

"As a result of Plaintiffs' scattered pleading, any serious allegations of actionable discrimination are buried as needles within a haystack of distraction."

Reason · Jan 6, 2025

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Mila Kunis told ‘never’ to talk about her Judaism

Opening up about her childhood, actress Mila Kunis has revealed she was told “never” to talk about her Judaism.

BANG Premier · Dec 27, 2024

In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2024

What to know about Hanukkah and how it's celebrated around the world

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2024

Three Arrested In Connection With Death Of Israeli Rabbi

Israeli rabbi Zvi Kogan's death in the UAE leads to arrests; Israel condemns as terror. Kogan promoted Judaism in the region.

Everything we know about the rabbi missing in UAE who Israel says was murdered

Israel says rabbi was killed in what they branded a ‘heinous antisemitic terror incident’

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2024

When is Hanukkah in 2024 and how is it celebrated? The Jewish festival's important dates

The eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights is fast approaching

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024

British rabbis on the ‘fairly convincing’ portrayal of Jewish life in Nobody Wants This

Religious leaders broadly welcome the depiction of modern Jewish life in the show that has led the world to fall in love with Adam Brody’s ‘hot rabbi’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024

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The Conversation · Oct 22, 2024

‘Nobody Wants This’ amps laughs about intermarriage in Judaism but intended humour hurts

Netflix’s new rom-com Nobody Wants This debuted with great success: it occupied the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 list for two weeks. It has been praised by a range of critics for its humour, “millennial magic” and pitch-perfect casting.

Woman & Home · Oct 15, 2024

Is Nobody Wants This based on a true story and who are the real couple?

You might be curious about whether Joanne and Noah's love story in Netflix's Nobody Wants This is based on a true story

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2024

Israel: what hardliners in Netanyahu’s government want from the war

Much recent media focus has rightly been on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, where Hamas assailants murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and abducted a further 251.

Al Jazeera · Oct 9, 2024

‘Bombs won’t bring quiet’: The antiwar Israeli whose parents died on October 7

‘Those who believe that bombs will bring quiet … and that war will bring security are naive,’ Israeli activist says.

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The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2024

‘People hold me accountable for a fanatical rightwing government’: Jewish Americans on how their lives have changed since 7 October

A year after the attacks, Jewish Americans reflect on losing family members, campaigning for Palestine and a sense of isolation

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2024

It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide

Judaism’s High Holy Days annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews worldwide

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2024

Finding Mr. Right and converting to Judaism led Erin Foster to write a fresh, original rom-com

Erin Foster was inspired by her own experience of meeting her husband and converting to Judaism to create the new series “Nobody Wants This

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2024

Israeli security chief condemns ‘terrorism’ of militant settlers

Ronen Bar sparks row with letter to Netanyahu about actions of ‘hilltop youth’ being a ‘large stain on Judaism’

The Guardian - US · Aug 15, 2024

In my youth, Judaism and Zionism felt synonymous. Now the American Jewish consensus has collapsed

For decades, Israel served as a beacon for organized Jewish life in the US. In his new book, Joshua Leifer traces the history of the American Jewish relationship to the country – and a growing rupture

Salon · Jul 31, 2024

Trump's "sorting" of Jews is a bad sign

"Trump has found a way to put his finger on the Achilles heel of a Jewish community," notes Sharon Nazarian

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2024

After 32 years as a progressive voice for LGBTQ Jews, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum heads into retirement

For more than three decades, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum has led the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ synagogue through the myriad ups and downs of the modern gay rights movement

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