American Jews
Poll: Muslims most discriminated group in US, but Jews not far behind
By Yonat Shimron — April 2, 2024
(RNS) — The poll, taken in February, reflects changing attitudes toward U.S. Jews in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and the fierce, now 6-month-old war in Gaza.
The zone of indifference
By Joshua Hammerman — March 21, 2024
(RNS) — Elie Wiesel's creed of non-apathy demands that Jews open our eyes to the suffering of innocents on all sides, including Gazans.
Peace pilgrimage takes up war in Gaza as a civil rights issue
By Yonat Shimron — February 13, 2024
(RNS) — Many Black Americans view the Palestinian cause in the context of the African American experience of oppression. This has on occasion strained relations with American Jews.
Reform Jews support ‘just’ war in Gaza but call for two-state solution
By Yonat Shimron — January 31, 2024
(RNS) — The statement is an attempt to thread the needle. It conveys resolute support for Israel while at the same time criticizing some Israeli proposals for the war's aftermath.
The rapper Ye, who has a long history of making antisemitic comments, issues an apology in Hebrew
By Maria Sherman — December 29, 2023
(AP) — The statement arrives less than two weeks after Ye went on an antisemitic rant in Las Vegas while promoting his upcoming album “Vultures,” due out Jan. 12
David Wolpe: The college presidents’ testimony was ‘exquisitely painful’
By Beth Kissileff — December 14, 2023
(RNS) — One of the country’s most prominent rabbis concluded the problem of antisemitism at Harvard was beyond the weight of his wisdom and experience.
Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism
By Omar Suleiman — December 8, 2023
(RNS) — Equating the two is designed to stifle criticism and instill fear in those who speak out, Jews and non-Jews alike.
Hanukkah message of light in darkness feels uniquely relevant to US Jews amid war, antisemitism
By Giovanna Dell'orto — December 6, 2023
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Many feel that having a joyful Hanukkah is another way to show defiance to terror — even though most will include in their family celebration somber prayers for the hostages still held by Hamas.
American Jews listen to harrowing stories of death and disarray from Israel
By Yonat Shimron — October 9, 2023
(RNS) — A daring rescue of a family that had barricaded in their home during a Hamas-led attack is one of many stories now being shared in the American Jewish community.
This Yom Kippur, she’ll pray inside the synagogue, he’ll secure it on the outside
By Yonat Shimron — September 22, 2023
(RNS) — Shana Silverstein and Tom Barbieri are among a growing rank of intermarried synagogue members.
For Jews, pandemic-era online worship has an enduring upside
By Yonat Shimron — August 31, 2023
(RNS) — The embrace of videoconferencing and livestreaming is actually helping Jews engage more fully with their faith.
Adidas is donating Yeezy sales to anti-hate groups. US Jews say it’s making best of bad situation
By Luis Andres Henao, Mariam Fam, and Tiffany Stanley — August 3, 2023
(AP) —Adidas is releasing more Yeezy sneakers this week via an online sale, the second such drop since the company cut ties with Ye in October after he made antisemitic and other offensive statements online and in interviews.
Mourning temples’ demise on Tisha B’Av, some Jews see parallels to Israel’s democracy
By Yonat Shimron — July 25, 2023
(RNS) — Many American Jews are in mourning not only for the temples, but, they say, for Israeli democracy, which has been badly tarnished.
New Jersey man admits posting broad online threat to synagogues
By Associated Press — July 13, 2023
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities have said they did not believe Alkattoul had the means to carry out any specific attack.
Nonbinary genders beyond ‘male’ and ‘female’ would have been no surprise to ancient rabbis, who acknowledged tumtums, androgynos and aylonot
By Sarah Imhoff — July 7, 2023
(The Conversation) — People sometimes assume religious traditions’ ideas about gender have always been conservative and unchanging.
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