As many Jewish Houstonians leave their homes for the relative safety of emergency facilities, the rabbi of Texas’ oldest Jewish community is staying put. His congregants — and their synagogue — need him. Congregation Beth Israel’s sanctuary is is filled with three feet of murky water, Rabbi David Lyon told the Forward. Founded in 1854,…
As Hurricane Harvey nears the coast of Texas, Jewish communities are preparing for what may be record-breaking rainfall and flooding. Synagogues and community centers are cancelling programs and prepping their buildings for the onslaught of water. At United Orthodox Synagogue, which is located in a part of Houston that has experienced millions of dollars of…
Niv, a four-year-old Indonesian black macaque, has made friends with a chicken that wandered into her cage at an Israeli zoo. The monkey has been caressing and holding the chicken for a week. “It seems that Niv, who is four years old and has reached the age of sexual maturity, has difficulty finding a partner,”…
(JTA) — Over 140 Jewish leaders signed a letter encouraging Jewish institutions to support the goals of the Paris climate accord. “We call upon all Jewish federations, JCCs, synagogues, camps, day schools, Jewish organizations, leaders, businesses, and community members to identify ways in which we, the organized and powerful American Jewish community, can and must…
More than half a dozen U.S. presidents have come from New York, including Theodore Roosevelt and Donald Trump. Some have compared the two due to their populist stances. One of Roosevelt’s biggest domestic priorities was focusing on the need to balance development with conservation. This led him to support and sign into law the Antiquities…
(JTA) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will withdraw the United States from the landmark 2015 global agreement to fight climate change, earning statements of dismay from critics, including liberal Jewish groups, who regard the pullout as a diplomatic and environmental disaster. Speaking Thursday at ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, Trump said…
Many Jews who like to think of ourselves as environmentalists often cite Tikkun Olam, or the “fixing of the world” as the Jewish impetus for being ecologically aware, and hopefully, taking action. I think that’s a good start, but there’s a lot more Jewish philosophy than just Tikkun Olam, which can be interpreted very broadly….
There’s a strange, largely unnoticed inconsistency in the Trump administration’s approach to making and remaking policy. Don’t get me wrong — inconsistency has been the rule at nearly every juncture in the chaotic first months of Donald Trump’s presidency. From health care to immigration, from NATO to Australia to the Middle East, measures have been…
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