By Ron Kampeas Dr. Anthony Fauci encouraged the people on the call to take baby steps toward reestablishing in-person prayer. WASHINGTON (JTA) — Dr. Anthony Fauci,...

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It’s Official: URJ Cancels all Summer Programs due to COVID

Maya Goldman - 05/01/2020 3:00 PM

Union for Reform Judaism runs 15 summer camps spread throughout the country. All Union for Reform Judaism summer programs have been canceled this year due...

National

Reacting to Packed Orthodox Funeral, New York City Mayor Warns ‘The Jewish Community’ and Faces Swift Backlash

Jewish Telegraphic Agency - 04/29/2020 2:27 PM

By Philissa Cramer The second message drew swift criticism from Jews and others who said de New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had unfairly...

Arts & Life

Will There be Camp This Summer? Three Jewish Camps Will Decide This Week, and Likely Delay

Jewish Telegraphic Agency - 04/28/2020 1:40 PM

By Ben Sales Camps are awaiting guidelines on summer camp from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that are due out this week. (JTA) —...

Jewish Culture

Rosh Hashanah by Zoom? Synagogues are Already Planning for a Socially Distanced High Holidays

Jewish Telegraphic Agency - 04/23/2020 8:04 AM

By Josefin Dolsten American synagogues have been conducting services virtually — or not at all — for more than a month. (JTA) — For rabbis, the end of...

Community

Former Detroit Rabbi Recovers from Coronavirus, Donates Blood Plasma to Experimental Treatment

Corrie Colf - 04/03/2020 3:43 PM

Rabbi Daniel Nevins, once of Adat Shalom, hopes to help those affected by the coronavirus.

Community

JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest Is A Coronavirus Victim

Steve Stein - 03/27/2020 4:00 PM

August events in California and New York are canceled by the JCC Association of North America.

Community

The Story Behind That Yarmulke-Wearing Llama At the Wedding

Shelli Liebman Dorfman - 03/10/2020 9:00 AM

A llama at a wedding fulfills a 5-year-old promise.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Known White Supremacist Unfurls Nazi Flag at Bernie Sanders Rally in Phoenix

Jewish Telegraphic Agency - 03/06/2020 2:28 PM

The incident comes the day before Bernie Sanders heads to Michigan.

National

Reporter’s Notebook: AIPAC’s 2020 Conference Tilts Into Partisanship

Benjamin Freed - 03/06/2020 10:44 AM

Despite group claiming to be bipartisan, many voices at the three-day conference displayed a partisan stance.

Metro Detroit

Remembering James Lipton: An Interviewer Both Sympathetic and Probing — with Detroit Roots

Suzanne Chessler - 03/04/2020 11:39 AM

The Inside the Actors Studio host caught the "acting bug" after visits to The Fisher Theatre as a child.

National

UPDATED: A Jewish President in 2020?

Eli Newman - 03/04/2020 10:18 AM

Ahead of Michigan’s primaries, Jewish voters weigh their options.

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