Rachel Kohn

There is a conversation unfolding this week about aliyah, taking place in the digital shmoozing grounds where Modern Orthodox, Haredi and Hasidic figures mix and mingle and address their online constituencies. On another level, though, it is a

A $28.7 million donation from The Marcus Foundation to Dr. Chuck Murray, director of University of Southern California’s Stem Cell Center, will go toward advancing clinical trials of stem cell-based therapies to regenerate damaged tissue after a

CHICAGO — A violent summer storm typical of the Windy City gave way to clear skies Wednesday evening just in time for the start of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Humanitarian Award Dinner, held at Theater on the Lake overlooking Lake Michigan. This

Charitable giving is expected to drop by $5.69 billion this year, even as the total number of donors is expected to rise by some 8 million households, in light of changes to the tax code made under the White House’s One Big Beautiful Bill, according

Jews around the world gathered yesterday to listen to the Book of Esther: a tale of two Diaspora Jews who, from very different positions of leadership, not only responded to a lethal antisemitic threat to their community with commitment, strategic

After expanding to Los Angeles earlier this year, the Bay Area-based Jewish early childhood education nonprofit EarlyJ is deepening its efforts in the LA community with $1 million in grants to local preschools and daycare centers, the organization

SKOKIE, Ill. — Of the 423 park sites within the U.S. National Park System, which includes national parks, monuments, historical sites and other features, few are named after a Jewish person. But if Dorothy Canter of Bethesda, Md., has it her way,

It was Wednesday evening, last night, and I was scrolling through my social media feeds on autopilot, reflexively flinching, squinting and averting my gaze every time a photo or video or illustration of the Bibas children, Ariel and Kfir, or...

Twelve Jewish nonprofits have been awarded a total of  $575,000 in “field building grants” from SRE Network, the organization announced today.  Connecting over 175 Jewish organizations, SRE Network promotes creating and maintaining safe, respectful and equitable Jewish workplaces and communal...

As one of the largest investors in anti-hunger advocacy, MAZON’s partnership grants are structured to increase or sustain staff capacity at local anti-hunger organizations to allow them to focus on advocacy and policy solutions.

In the course of my Jewish day school education, one of the first classes I ever found genuinely engaging was my seventh grade Prophets class. Susann Codish, who was both my teacher and the mother of my dear friend, Idit, infused our lessons about…

What has a stronger visual association with Lag Ba’Omer than bonfires? I remember learning as a child that we celebrate the 33rd day of the Omer because that is when the plague that killed scores of Rabbi Akiva’s students, a punishment for “not…

CHICAGO (JTA) – At one point ahead of an international conference on Israel education, as raucous anti-government protests filled the streets of Israeli cities, conference organizers considered leaning into the tension created by the news: What if…

CHICAGO – At one point ahead of an international conference on Israel education, as raucous anti-government protests filled the streets of Israeli cities, conference organizers considered leaning into the tension created by the news: What if they…

In sessions and on the sidelines, the more than 500 participants discussed the Israeli government’s proposed judicial overhaul and its far-right cabinet ministers. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV) At one point ahead of an international…

Advertisement CHICAGO (JTA) – At one point ahead of an international conference on Israel education, as raucous anti-government protests filled the streets of Israeli cities, conference organizers considered leaning into the tension created by the…

(JTA) — “What the son wishes to forget the grandson wishes to remember.” That’s … CHICAGO (JTA) – At one point ahead of an international conference on Israel education, as raucous anti-government protests filled the streets of Israeli cities,…

A New York City rabbi recently made national headlines when he announced that, as an act of protest against extremists in the government of Israel, his Conservative congregation would no longer recite the prayer for the wellbeing of the State of…

People who are anxious or hoping for something are often encouraged to “have bitachon” in Hashem, but what does that mean? Generally, bitachon is used interchangeably with “trust” or “faith” in English, and the phrase in Tehillim “va’ani evtach bach”…