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  • Forging a New Vision of American Judaism and American Zionism
    American View
    Forging a New Vision of American Judaism and American Zionism
    Forging a New Vision of American Judaism and American Zionism

    ‘The only way Israel will learn from, listen to or care about American Jews is if we show ourselves to be living energetic Jewish lives,’ writes Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove.

    ‘The only way Israel will learn from, listen to or care about American Jews is if we show ourselves to be living energetic Jewish lives,’

  • Jewish Matchmaking? There’s an App For That
    American View
    Jewish Matchmaking? There’s an App For That
    Jewish Matchmaking? There’s an App For That

    A 20-something single searches for her King David on two of the newest and buzziest Jewish dating apps.

    A 20-something single searches for her King David on two of the newest and buzziest Jewish dating apps.

  • Female Athletes Make History at This Year’s ‘Jewish Olympics’
    American View
    Female Athletes Make History at This Year’s ‘Jewish Olympics’
    Female Athletes Make History at This Year’s ‘Jewish Olympics’

    These American women have the potential to write new chapters of Maccabiah history during this summer’s games.

    These American women have the potential to write new chapters of Maccabiah history during this summer’s games.

  • As Refugee Crises Intensify, Jews Aid in U.S. Resettlement
    American View
    As Refugee Crises Intensify, Jews Aid in U.S. Resettlement
    As Refugee Crises Intensify, Jews Aid in U.S. Resettlement

    Synagogues and other Jewish groups have historically mobilized to help resettle refugees—most recently from Afghanistan, and soon from Ukraine.

    Synagogues and other Jewish groups have historically mobilized to help resettle refugees—most recently from Afghanistan, and soon from Ukraine.

  • Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!
    American View Israeli Scene
    Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!
    Orthodox Women Are Saying: Lights, Camera, Action!

    Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!

    Fed up with policies that remove women’s images from publications, a number of Orthodox women are fighting back—with photo shoots!

  • Battling Antisemitism on Campus
    American View
    Battling Antisemitism on Campus
    Battling Antisemitism on Campus

    As antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment heat up on college campuses, new strategies emerge.

    As antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment heat up on college campuses, new strategies emerge.

  • Teen Essay Winner: Speaking Up Against Antisemitism and More
    Teen Essay Winner: Speaking Up Against Antisemitism and More
    Teen Essay Winner: Speaking Up Against Antisemitism and More

    When we band together, the louder our battle cry will be!

    When we band together, the louder our battle cry will be!

American View
Answering the Call: Vigils Inspire Solidarity
by Jenny Powers
A memorial program in a Brooklyn synagogue, one of many held nationwide for the victims of the Pittsburgh shooting, gave locals a space to gather and grieve.
American View
Special Editorial: #WeAreAllJews 
In the wake of the Pittsburgh massacre, Hadassah Magazine joins leading American Jewish publications in condemning anti-Semitism and the climate of hate that is pervading our nation.
American View
The Vera Institute of Justice Honors Its Namesake
by Shira Hanau
Named for legendary Jewish philanthropist Vera Schweitzer, the institute provides legal services and advocates for prison reform.
American View
American View
Making Honey as a Third Career
by Hilary Danailova
by Hilary Danailova
Kara Brook is the honey entrepreneur behind Waxing Kara, a producer of small-batch honey and items from candles to lotions.
American View
The Politics of Spirituality
by Debra Nussbaum Cohen
Should your synagogue be a refuge from—or a home for—political activism?
American View
Cantors in Concert
by Joanne Sydney Lessner
Echoing the Golden Age of Hazzanut of the 1930s and 1940s, female cantors today are creating opportunities to perform outside the synagogue.
American View
Sacred Music in a Female Key
by Joanne Sydney Lessner
Beyond the gender balance, the role of the cantor has evolved to include counseling, community outreach, education and officiating at life-cycle events.
American View
Rachel ‘Ruchie’ Freier
by Gerri Miller
The first Hasidic woman to hold elected office in America, Judge Ruchie Freier is also the founder of an all-female EMT service in New York.

 

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