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Faygie Holt

Faygie Holt

Faygie Holt is the columns editor and editor of the JNS Wire.

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, the chief rabbi of Great Britain, has suggested that Jews take on an extra mitzvah in the merit of the hostages.
“The historic achievement of universal scholarships in Florida is just the beginning,” said Maury Litwack, Teach Coalition founder and Orthodox Union managing director of public affairs.
Some experts say costs are steep even when adjusted for inflation, while kosher-food companies point to other factors, such as staff shortages.
Most, but not all, of the state’s Jewish lawmakers are on board.
The New York nonprofit’s staff will undergo training on antisemitism as part of a settlement
Police search for a man who toppled a wooden menorah, damaged a car and threw bricks at the synagogue’s front door.
“People are all shook up; they are very hurt,” said Rabbi Yosef Gopin, director of the Chabad House of Greater Hartford. “I remember him as a kid … he was such a good, good kid.”
Florida State Rep. Randy Fine, (R-District 53). Credit: Florida House GOP.
Leaders, law enforcement: White supremacists not welcome in Central Florida
“It is an affront to our Jewish community and our general community,” says Rob Lennick, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Counties.
It is crucial to stay vigilant, says CEO of Community Security Service Evan Bernstein, but “we cannot let these groups stop us from practicing our Judaism or going to synagogue.”