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Harvey Rovinsky, born March 8, 1947, passed away on January 28, 2025, after a cardiac event. A Philadelphia native, Harvey was a beloved husband,...

By Susan B. Tuchman and Morton A. Klein. In these last few weeks of the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights resolved antisemitism complaints filed under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act against Rutgers University, including a Title VI complaint filed by the Zionist Organization of America in 2011.

Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive Holocaust survivor and Israeli military veteran who charmed and educated millions of listeners as the taboo-breaking radio sex therapist “Dr. Ruth,” died on Friday.

3 days ago · Congregation Sha’arei Orah President Susie Ratner and Rabbanit Leah Sarna as Sarna signs her contract (Photo courtesy of Sha’arei Orah) Congregation Sha’arei Orah installed its first spiritual leader late last month, with Rabbanit Leah Sarna taking over as one of five women serving as solo spiritual leaders of Orthodox synagogues around the world.

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Jan 7, 2025 · My husband is a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces, and I lit the first candle alone with our four children. There was a sense of uncertainty and disruption of the stability we once knew. This year, like then, many mothers will stand before the burning candles without their partners — some due to reserve duty, and others, sadly, because their husbands fell or were murdered in the past year.