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Gwyneth Paltrow Draws Backlash After Starring in Ad for Luxury Israeli Development
43+ min ago (706+ words) Kelly Hartog | JTA Gwyneth Paltrow has drawn backlash after appearing in a new advertising campaign for 51 Park, a luxury residential development in the affluent Israeli coastal town of Herzliya. The commercial shows the 53-year-old Oscar-winning actress and lifestyle entrepreneur waking…...
How Teachers Are Harnessing AI to Democratize Israeli Education
1+ hour ago (1012+ words) When veteran Israeli educator Meirav Seror asked her high school literature class in Beersheba how they might use artificial intelligence to study for their matriculation exam, she expected hesitation. Instead, the students pounced. Using prompts, one student asked AI to…...
Netanyahu: Iran Campaign Laid the Groundwork for Fall of the Regime
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (1030+ words) The joint U. S. -Israeli campaign against the Islamic Republic has created the conditions for the regime to fall, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday night, addressing the 2026 JNS International Policy Summit at Jerusalem's Waldorf Astoria. "Together with our American…...
New BZBI Rabbi Annie Lewis "Excited to Come Home to Philly
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (669+ words) After a nine-month search to replace longtime spiritual leader Rabbi Abe Friedman, Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Center City is welcoming a familiar face as the congregation's new senior rabbi. Rabbi Annie Lewis is returning to BZBI this summer after…...
US-Iran Talks Canceled as Vance Postpones Switzerland Trip
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (622+ words) Planned talks between the United States and Iran in Switzerland were canceled on Friday after U. S. Vice President JD Vance postponed a trip to meet Iranian negotiators, amid mounting tensions over the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon. Switzerland's Foreign Ministry confirmed that…...
Alleged White House Attack Plot Singled Out Officials Seen as Tied to Pro-Israel Groups, FBI Says
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (516+ words) Shira Li Bartov | JTA Suspects who planned to attack the White House over the weekend sought to target lawmakers who received money from pro-Israel groups, according to federal law enforcement officials. Five men were charged on Tuesday for allegedly plotting…...
Beyond the Hub: The Push to Connect South Jersey's Quietly Growing Jewish Pockets
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (558+ words) The Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey represents Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties, according to jewishsouthjersey. org. A large percentage of its Jewish community is concentrated on the eastern side of Cherry Hill and Voorhees. That's the landscape of Jewish…...
New Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy Program Focuses on Constructive Dialogue, Jewish Peoplehood
4+ day, 22+ min ago (652+ words) At Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Bryn Mawr, the importance of engaging people through dialogue and focusing on strengthening Jewish civic life and Jewish peoplehood is front and center, thanks to a new initiative. "The Richman Fellowship, thanks to generous…...
Trump Signs Iran Deal in Versailles
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (865+ words) Jessica Russak-Hoffman | JNS U. S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with the Iranian regime at the French palace of Versailles, where he dined with French President Emmanuel Macron after the G7 summit, the White House said. "There have been have…...
Editorial: The Dark Money Double Standard
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (222+ words) Americans are constantly told that democracy is threatened by dark money. Politicians denounce it. Advocacy groups campaign against it. Editorial boards warn that undisclosed funding allows wealthy interests to influence elections while avoiding public scrutiny. They are right. The problem…...