(JTA) — JERUSALEM – Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday formally tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming the next government, nearly two weeks after the country held a national election and days after a majority of parliamentary factions said...
(JTA) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday that he will be giving Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot the first shot at forming a governing coalition.
Eisenkot leapt ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week in the...
Authors Marlene Trestman and Rebecca Brandes Gratz will take lead a discussion regarding the Jewish Community Center building at 5342 St. Charles Avenue, the site formerly occupied by the Jewish Orphans’ Home, which later housed the first Jewish Community Center. ...
Temple Sinai Cantor Rebecca Garfein and Cantor Emeritus Joel Colman will be featured performers with the New Orleans Chamber Orchestra and the Loyola Chorale at a special concert to commemorate the anniversary of Kristallnacht, “the Night of Broken Glass,” generally...
(JNS.org) – The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia urged people to “refrain from engaging with any protesters” during an anti-Israel boycott bicycle ride targeting Jewish-owned businesses near Rittenhouse Square slated for Sunday, the day before the anniversary of...
(JTA) — Jewish American voters listed the future of democracy as their top issue in the 2026 midterm elections, with antisemitism ranked third, according to a new national survey by J Street on Thursday.
(JTA) — Yashar Party head Gadi Eisenkot inched closer to wresting the premiership from Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, as he secured the majority support of 67 out of 120 parliamentarians, but was not yet granted the mandate...
(JTA) — A Montreal kosher bakery burnt down following an suspected arson attack on Wednesday morning. This incident was the second of two alleged arson attempts directed at the Jewish-owned bakery, Mimimelon, within 48 hours. In both cases,...
(JTA) — In a major victory for the Israel boycott movement, voters in Providence, Rhode Island, have approved a ballot measure that could result in the city divesting public funds from Israel, according to local media.
(JNS.org) – Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, was reelected to a second term on Tuesday, the Associated Press said.
The AP called the race for Shapiro one minute after the polls closed.
