(JTA) — The Israel-based humanitarian group IsraAID, B’nai B’rith International and Chabad are among those pitching in to help the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation, which has killed at least seven people. “We are in the midst of a historic tragedy in parts of the northern… Read more »
Tagged B’nai B’rith International
The Pittsburgh shooting caught the US Jewish community off guard. Can they catch up?
Mourners embrace during a processional outside of Congregation Beth Shalom in Pittsburgh for the funeral of Joyce Fienberg, who was killed at the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, Oct. 31, 2018. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Eliot Engel, a Democrat who reviles President Donald Trump, and Lee Zeldin, a Republican who eagerly embraces the president, happen to have plenty in common. They are Jewish congressman from New York known for their pro-Israel leadership, and they share a distant relative. They were also… Read more »
Why Jewish groups aren’t thrilled about the upcoming tax overhaul
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks as other Republican leaders in the Senate, from left to right, Orrin Hatch, John Thune and John Cornyn, look on, Nov. 28, 2017. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Staring at a massive defeat, Jewish groups dealing with social safety net issues are looking at the tax plan about to reach its final stages in Congress and hoping they can snatch a few small victories. The hope is that lawmakers in reconciling the bills… Read more »
MORE HEADLINES
- Shlicha’s View: An Update from Home in the Golan
- At Tucson J, Israeli Camp Counselors Keep Focus on Fun, Not War
- Of Blessed Memory: William Becker
- Of Blessed Memory: Jim Stuehringer
- Tucsonan Jessica Emerson’s Forthcoming Novel Already Creating a Buzz
- Rein-Solomon Engagement
- United Against Hate Takeaway: Reporting Key to Combating Hate Crimes
- Southern Arizona Jewish Community Made Meaning Together at Meeting at the Mountain in Celebration of Shavuot
- Do You Have a Curious, Compassionate, and Inquisitive Child? Begin Here.
