When Emil and Lili Berkovits moved to Boynton Beach, Florida, from Salem, Massachusetts, in 2014, they were excited to start their retirement after Emil’s long career as a cantor. A … more

HAFTR High School juniors (pictured from left) Ari Gurvitch, Ben Sides and Jacob Steinmetz recently participated in the second annual CIJE Tank competition, sponsored by the Center for Initiatives in … more

On Nov. 21, grades 10 through 12 were privileged to hear from counterterrorism expert Steven Gar, who is committed to protecting Jews worldwide while also working to become a rabbi. Gar educated … more

The Pre1A and 1st grade CAHAL class at the Shulamith School for Girls had a wonderful time learning about Thanksgiving and the concept of expressing gratitude both to people and to Hashem. The … more

These SKA students attended NCSY JUMP (Jewish Unity Mentoring Program) Conference in Connecticut — Rachel Bodek, Kelly Friedman, Kayla Frenkel, Avigail Goldberg, Atara Greenfield, Sarah Leiderman, … more

A decade ago, the tiny Jewish Community of Porto didn’t have enough money to hire a rabbi or even fix the roof of its synagogue. … more

It’s the perennial anomaly of Jewish voter surveys: Vast majorities feel an attachment to Israel, but relatively few are thinking about the Jewish state when they cast their … more

A friend of mine, who’s the daughter of Chinese immigrants and married to another immigrant, recently decided that she would no longer buy her daughter a Barbie doll if it didn’t … more

Back in the 1980s, when polenta was the hot new item on restaurant menus, I was eager to try it. I knew it was a traditional Italian dish, but it was foreign to everyone else, including me. I bought … more

If I’m hosting brunch, it’s a pretty sure bet that I’ll make shakshuka. Saucy, spicy and runny with egg, it’s a universally beloved dish that, to its credit (and my eternal disappointment), … more