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Jewish & Israeli Culture

News about exhibits, developments and those active in the world of the creative arts

A bust of Israeli founding father and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion on the campus of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Photo courtesy of Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU).

120-plus organizations join A4BGU for third annual Ben-Gurion Day in USA

The vision of Israel’s founding father and first prime minister is arguably more relevant than ever amid recovery from the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks.

Dec. 4, 2024

Kids at summer camp. Credit: Foundation for Jewish Camp.

More than 900 participants to attend leadership event supporting Jewish camp

The event, hosted by the Foundation for Jewish Camp, will “celebrate and elevate camp's integral role” in shaping a Jewish future.

Nov. 27, 2024

Table placemat. Credit: Hudsoncrafted/Pixabay.

Gratitude, hope and unity: Bringing Jewish values to the Thanksgiving table

Our core prayers, including the “Shehecheyanu,” are centered on the recognition of blessings in the present moment.

Robin Lemberg

Nov. 26, 2024

Books. Credit: Pixabay.

The publishing industry is canceling Jews

Following the path of old Hollywood, it is time to make our own successes.

Arnon Z. Shorr

Nov. 19, 2024

Jake Cohen. Credit: A+E Networks 2024.

Jewish identity ‘my main reference point,’ television chef Jake Cohen says

“When you group up with a specific cuisine and culture being the vantage point for comfort and love, it becomes so ingrained in your being,” he told JNS.

Anna Rahmanan

Nov. 17, 2024

Rabbi Kalman Bar attends the second round in the elections for the new chief Ashkenazi rabbi in Jerusalem, Oct. 31, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Kalman Ber to be Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi

A moderate rabbi with links to the Religious Zionism movement, he won the second round by a vote of 77-58.

Oct. 31, 2024

Oct. 7 survivors and hostages' families take part in a Simchat Torah celebration at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem, Oct. 23, 2024. Credit: Courtesy.

Simchat Torah Hakafot with Nova survivors and hostage families

"This was an incredible glimpse of the power of the Jewish people to come together despite everything to celebrate life, and to celebrate each other."

Sharon Altshul

Oct. 28, 2024

Matthew Lazar. Credit: Courtesy of Zamir Choral Foundation.

Zamir Choral Foundation launches program to train Jewish choir conductors

After completion, Zamir will provide Lazar Fellows with a certificate and assist them in finding positions.

Oct. 21, 2024

Theodor Herzl leaning over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois (Three King's Hotel/Hotel drei Könige) in Basel, Switzerland, possibly during the sixth Zionist conference there. Credit: The Bettman Archive.

Dangerous linguistic inanity

To strip away the usage of Zionism would lead to the distillation of Judaism.

Yisrael Medad

Oct. 21, 2024