Josefin Dolsten is a New York-based writer who has reported for the Forward, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Times of Israel and other Jewish publications. She currently works as an account director at Fenton Communications, supporting organizations that work to advance racial justice, LGBTQ+ equality, reproductive rights and more. Dolsten earned her B.A. in government from Cornell University and her M.A. in comparative religion and Jewish studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
A new phone number connects callers with Jews living all over the world — whether they are looking for kosher restaurant recommendations, local synagogues or just a chat. Those calling “The Jewish Number,” or +1-323-310-0622 to be exact, can choose to get a “Jewsome answer” from someone in one of 22 registered cities around the…
A rabbi who left his flock after word got out that he went on sauna trips with young male congregants recently reemerged as a psychological counselor at a luxury health center, but his seeming comeback has hit a wall. Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt was once a prominent Orthodox figure as the longtime rabbi of the Riverdale…
Every morning, while her college roommate is still asleep, Hayley Snider gets up and puts on a vest that vibrates and inflates to clear out the thick mucus in her lungs. Later, after evening marching band practice, the 19-year-old student forgoes hanging out with friends to return to her dorm at the University of Houston…
The tale of the Hawaiian busker who got to perform with Matisyahu in an impromptu street duet, captured in a viral video, isn’t over yet. After some legal arrangements, the unlikely pair are scheduled to perform together on Friday in Los Angeles. Last Friday Matisyahu posted a live video on Facebook in which he invited…
Former U.S. senator Joe Lieberman announced he will be voting for Hillary Clinton in November, citing his personal relationship with the Democratic presidential nominee and her efforts to promote bipartisanship in the Senate. “I’m going to vote for Hillary Clinton because [I’ve known] her forever, and her husband back to when they were at Yale…
A rabbi who made headlines for taking young male congregants on sauna trips has found a new job as a spiritual advisor in a health center in Westchester, New York. Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt is providing spiritual and psychological counseling at Scarsdale Integrative Medicine, a medical center that combines traditional Western medicine with alternative treatment according…
Ivanka Trump has made her brand about supporting working women, and she says her father is on board. But how can we take her at her word when her clothing line designers don’t get a single day of paid maternity leave, and her father underpays his female employees? The company licensed to design and distribute…
The chairman of the American Nazi Party said a Donald Trump presidency would be “a real opportunity” for white nationalists to enter into mainstream politics. Rocky Suhayda added that whites should have their own political caucus in Congress, just like African Americans do, and that being pro-white does not mean one is bigoted. “Now, if…
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