The westernmost member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
20 Years A Jew: One Convert’s Observations in Seven Installments
By Athena DeRasmo
Installment 7 – “And then there was Israel…”
Haifa. I sat in a tiny office in a government building – bleak, institutional, and oppressive. Like most Israeli government buildings, it could have been a set for a… Continue reading
Recipes from Peter Fritz
By Peter Fritz
Stress Baking
Jun 10, 2020
By Peter Fritz
Looking for a distraction that provides comfort? Try baking bread. When you are making bread, the only thing you are thinking about is your bread. You are not thinking… Continue reading
Books By Sof’ers
American Pastimes
A New Book by S.P. Goldstein
Sof Communications chair Sid Goldstein has just published a new book of baseball-themed short stories entitled American Pastimes. Here is the publisher’s press release that accompanied the launch of the book.… Continue reading
- Jews struggle with how to react to seeing keffiyehs in publicThe town of Chapel Hill, The Weather Channel and a Brooklyn co-op have recently become embroiled in discourse over the traditional Palestinian headscarf that has been adopted by protesters on the left. -- The post Jews struggle with how to react to seeing keffiyehs in public appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- Man who attempted terror attack on Jewish New Yorkers in 2022 sentenced to 10 years in prisonIn a separate case, a man suspected of harassing 'Zionists' on a subway during a protest in June had some of his charges dismissed. -- The post Man who attempted terror attack on Jewish New Yorkers in 2022 sentenced to 10 years in prison appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency.