National News

Young Israels To National Council: Hands Off Our Assets

02/06/2013 | Stewart Ain | Staff Writer

Delegates representing 140 Young Israel congregations in the United States voted overwhelmingly last week to amend the constitution of their parent body, stripping it of the right to seize the assets of any member congregation that seeks to resign, is expelled or dissolved.

Weinberg Foundation: Project To Set Standards For Home Caregivers

02/05/2013 | JTA

A new $2.95 million project will set national standards and guidelines for home caregivers.

In Jewish Montessori's Niche, Enrollment Is Growing

02/05/2013 | Julie Wiener | Associate Editor

While non-haredi Jewish day school enrollment in general has been flat, the Montessori niche is growing.

In Hearings, Chuck Hagel Expands On 'Jewish Lobby' Apology

02/01/2013 | JTA

In his Senate confirmation hearings, defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel expanded on his apology for using the term "Jewish lobby" and said it also was wrong to suggest pro-Israel groups "intimidate" Congress into doing "dumb things."

For California Mountain Man, Vines Are A Calling

02/01/2013 | JTA

Producing wine atop a tranquil mountain in a remote area of northern California is quite a way to make a living. For Benyamin Cantz, whose one-man operation in the hills of Santa Cruz produces kosher wine from organic grapes, it's also a calling.

Election Buoys Center-Left Here

01/30/2013 | Doug Chandler | Jewish Week Correspondent

Like other veterans of this country’s pro-Israel and Zionist left, Kenneth Bob has seen prospects for a two-state solution rise and fall several times in the past four decades.