World News
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Robert Kraft pledged $2M to aid Palestinians amid Macklemore row. How will he do it?
(JTA) — Robert Kraft has found himself in an unusual position: nixing the rapper Macklemore’s appearance at a stadium he owns for what he said was hateful behavior — and then taking up the performer’s charity challenge. Macklemore challenged the Jewish pro-Israel billionaire to make a donation in support of the Palestinians days after pressuring…
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Hundreds of Michigan Jews pledge to vote for Abdul El-Sayed
(JTA) — ANN ARBOR – More than 600 Michigan Jews have signed a new open letter pledging to vote for Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate, seeking to grow the Democratic candidate’s rocky Jewish support in what is expected to be a close and pivotal election. The coalition, “Michigan Jews for Democracy,” includes several liberal and…
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Jewish radio host Sid Rosenberg says he ‘charmed’ JD Vance, after slamming his stances on Israel
(JTA) — Conservative radio personality Sid Rosenberg, a vocal critic of JD Vance’s positions toward Israel, left a meeting with the vice president on Thursday giddy with optimism. “I went in there with very low expectations,” Rosenberg told the hosts of WABC Radio’s Cats & Cosby. Noting that multiple people had assured him Vance would…
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Kyrie Irving offers to pay NFL star’s fine for pro-Palestinian eyeblack
(JTA) — NBA star Kyrie Irving said he would cover an $11,941 fine that the NFL imposed on Houston Texans Pro Bowl linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair for writing Hind Rajab, the name of a Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces, on his eyeblack during Sunday’s game. Irving said Wednesday on social media that he would “take…
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Jerusalem Reform synagogue egged in second attack in a month
(JTA) — A Reform synagogue in Jerusalem was targeted for the second time in a month when a group of Jewish youths threw eggs at worshippers arriving for Rosh Hashanah services, in what the congregation described as an escalation in a series of attacks on Reform communities in Israel. The incident unfolded Sunday morning at…
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For author Ben Moser, writing about anti-Zionism is an act of sanity
Benjamin Moser thinks that Theodore Herzl, the acclaimed founder of political Zionism, was mentally ill and that his delusional ideations underlay his theory of the Jewish state. Lest anyone think that this startling claim emanates from a crank or an antisemite, it’s worth noting that the last time Moser wrote about someone’s life, including its…
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Sweden’s center-left wins tight election marred by antisemitism accusations
(JTA) — Sweden’s center-left coalition has overturned Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing government after a nail-biter election, blocking a far-right party with neo-Nazi roots from its bid to join a cabinet for the first time. Kristersson resigned on Thursday after the public broadcaster SVT called Sweden’s general election for the center-left bloc, led by former…
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Why NBA Teams Start Defending Before Half Court
An NBA defender who meets a ball handler near the opposite baseline is trying to interfere with the possession before the offense gets organized. The immediate reward need not be a steal. Making a guard change direction, protect the ball, or find another receiver can interrupt the route into a play. But pressure has several…
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In ex-Knick Michael Sweetney, Jewish friends mourn a beloved coach ‘who knew exactly how to show up’
Tamir Goodman stuck out like a sore thumb, a yarmulke-wearing redhead at a practice for a showcase of Greater Washington’s top high school talent. The year was 2000, and Goodman, an Orthodox Jewish hoops prodigy, had already been on the cover of Sports Illustrated. What he did not have at that practice was a friend. But…
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Sacred fasting meets Ozempic
Millions of people worldwide – as many as 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. – are on GLP-1 medication, such as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Zepbound, for treating diabetes or for weight loss. These drugs are adding a medical twist to religious observances that involve fasting, such as the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur,…
