Young families' Reset and Refresh launches

Reset and Refresh, the Shabbat-centered cohort program for mixed-heritage couples to explore Jewish identity and practice, is debuting a family version.

The first cohort of Reset and Refresh for young families, defined as having children ages 0-5, begins Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. The program�…

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Community steps up to cover SNAP shortage

Sometimes, when government fails, the Jewish community succeeds.

A lapse in federal appropriations by the United States Congress brought many government services to a halt for a record 43 days beginning in October. Nearly one million federal employees were furloughed, many others continued …

Honest Reporting's Hoffman talks 21st century media

A CNN anchor getting the population of Gaza wrong by 350 percent. Another CNN personality, Christiane Amanpour, said on-air that Israeli hostages held by Hamas experienced better conditions than the “average Gazan.” A photographer working for Reuters news wire, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa,…

Beth Israel celebrates Senior Cantor Green

Every cantor of Congregation Beth Israel’s long history was on hand Friday, Nov. 14, for the installation of the newest of their number, Cantor Rayna Green.

Her predecessors, Cantors Judith Schiff and Ida Rae Cahana, not only celebrated her, and handed her Beth Israel’s cherished Czecho…